Here in Sweden we just finished the Swedish version of Eurovision Song Contest. Millions on people watching and sometimes wondering how the hell could that song - artist be the winner. During the existance of this program that started already in 1959 I´ve been a faitful veiwer. My favorites seams to lose most of the time.
So how come some of the songs win, or even is among the songs in the competion. I cant tell, must be someone in the management. Years ago both You and I hade the possility to write a song, that might have a winning ticket and be among the other songs in this competition. Today the team that arrange this program is dicatators. They decide who will be offered to partisipate as composers and artist. No use for me and You to send our super hits!
Year´s ago a Swedish jury and the people shared the possibility to wote for each song. Today this jury is to be found among the compiting countries. Witch song will be the next HIT-song in Europe. This year I had two favorite´s. In fact the best of them was a Heavy Metal singer and a Grand piano set on fire! While the other favorite was some kind of Japaneese Manga doll. The song performed by this "doll" was far from the best Ive heard with that artist, but still it felt like something new!
Talking to me teenage daughter I realised that Her favorite was a Justin Bieber clone, a cute boy who might well be a great artist one day, but he may also follow the crowd of new artist and become forgotten in a short while.
It´s kind of fun to ask the younger generation in regards of their taste for music! Taking a huge step back in time, it stands clear to me that nothing have changed.
In those days it was for a young boy like me, stars like Elvis, Tommy and not to forget Beatles and Stones that was the big Idols. Those artist was our dream. We wanted to be exactly like them, and did almost anything in our struggle to be some kind of copies.
Among the girls, the situation was different. They dream´d of the same artist as their wannbee Partner in life. The perfect MAN! was number one. their music might have been second.
Talking to youngsters today (worked as a music teacher a load of years) it seamed to me that all of them did listen to the same music. But it also seam´d that the girls was hade a liking to the Boys-music. Asking them as a single person their favorites was totaly different. In regards of songs the girls often prefered female artist singing sweet ballads. hope you readers understand what I try to say. There is a differance in male and female music for sure.
Back to the competion where the jury woted for one of the boy-artist, and my favorite was placed way down on the list. When finally the Swedish people woted this manga doll suddenly did get the main part of peoples wotes. Without the foreign jury he-she would have been the winner, not the first runner up.
To be a Rock´n Roll artist seams to be extremly dangerous. If the artist doesnt die and a airplane - car crash He-She seam to become a drug addict. Some of em die young, some survive but dissaperes from the Scene. Reading the news the young Justin seam to have found the joy of drugs. A bit early in my oppinion. What will happen next?
