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The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia/Ex-République Yougoslave de Macédoine
Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata
I have to be very very careful when writing the review for this song, both my team leader and another girl in my department are of Macedonian decent and we have a rule in my department, 'Don't anger the wog', so my day job could be on the line with this song. In saying that I am no stranger to digging myself into holes so, here goes.
First I saw the stage... I was scared... it looked like something out of Max Headroom or something. then I saw the singer. I now know why Macedonians leave Macedonia.... I have nightmares about heads like that... but I think the scariest think was the Macedonian (c)rap in the refrain. From the stage to the song, everything looks like something out of the 1980s, and that is not always a good thing, this being an example of it not being a good thing...
The lyrics aren't bad, the singing and performance need... more than just a little bit of work. A bit seems to be coming out of the former Yugoslav counties in wog-a-nese which could be detrimental to their polling. This should get through the semi though because Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia are both in the same semi, but it wont get much further than that if he sings like he does in this clip... these vocals are almost and act of war, typical bloody mad angry maco's... *hides and prepares to leave country*
Not a single act from Macedonia represented Yugoslavia at Eurovision. Only one Macedonian act ever won the national selection and that was in 1980, then Yugoslavia decided not to enter the contest, testimony to how well Macedonian artist are regarded perhaps? 1998 was Macedonias first attempt to proove musical credibility, then in 2000 they went to Stockholm with '100% te ljubam' by XXL. I dont understand why this was never a hit...
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia/Ex-République Yougoslave de Macédoine
Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata
I have to be very very careful when writing the review for this song, both my team leader and another girl in my department are of Macedonian decent and we have a rule in my department, 'Don't anger the wog', so my day job could be on the line with this song. In saying that I am no stranger to digging myself into holes so, here goes.
First I saw the stage... I was scared... it looked like something out of Max Headroom or something. then I saw the singer. I now know why Macedonians leave Macedonia.... I have nightmares about heads like that... but I think the scariest think was the Macedonian (c)rap in the refrain. From the stage to the song, everything looks like something out of the 1980s, and that is not always a good thing, this being an example of it not being a good thing...
The lyrics aren't bad, the singing and performance need... more than just a little bit of work. A bit seems to be coming out of the former Yugoslav counties in wog-a-nese which could be detrimental to their polling. This should get through the semi though because Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia are both in the same semi, but it wont get much further than that if he sings like he does in this clip... these vocals are almost and act of war, typical bloody mad angry maco's... *hides and prepares to leave country*
Not a single act from Macedonia represented Yugoslavia at Eurovision. Only one Macedonian act ever won the national selection and that was in 1980, then Yugoslavia decided not to enter the contest, testimony to how well Macedonian artist are regarded perhaps? 1998 was Macedonias first attempt to proove musical credibility, then in 2000 they went to Stockholm with '100% te ljubam' by XXL. I dont understand why this was never a hit...