Verzameltopic reacties op inzending Douwe Bob

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Op donderdag 14 april 2016 18:50 schreef TheVulture het volgende:
Ook in Duitsland scoort Douwe goed bij de previewshow, vooralsnog alleen op het web te zien

5,8 van de 12 van het publiek en 8 en 10 van de kenners. Met 23,8 staat hij bij de topscores tot nu toe.

Dit geeft ook wel een indicatie dat de jury's dit wellicht hoger waarderen dan de televoters

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Op donderdag 14 april 2016 19:13 schreef ato het volgende:
Hij is ook weer gestegen bij de wedkantoren, ik dacht dat hij nu 13e staat.

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Op donderdag 14 april 2016 21:03 schreef Em31 het volgende:
Ze geven zichzelf tot nu toe ook de hoogste score.
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Op donderdag 14 april 2016 21:03 schreef Em31 het volgende:
Ze geven zichzelf tot nu toe ook de hoogste score.
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Op donderdag 14 april 2016 22:35 schreef aarontje112 het volgende:

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Een 9 voor San Marino, die neem ik niet serieus

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Op donderdag 14 april 2016 21:03 schreef Em31 het volgende:
Ze geven zichzelf tot nu toe ook de hoogste score.
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Op donderdag 14 april 2016 23:37 schreef ShippedFromTheNetherlands het volgende:
De Britse gratis krant Metro maakt ook reviews van elk lied en ze vonden Douwe goed.

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What’s the song? Given Bob’s influences, it comes as no surprise to learn that Slow Down is a country-tinged, retro-sounding folk pop tune (and there aren’t a whole lot of those in the Eurovision line-up this year) – and not only that, it’s utterly, utterly charming.

OK, so it might sound on the surface like the kind of song you’d hear over the opening credits of one of those British romcoms where Hugh Grant’s character is really struggling to get out of bed on a Monday morning – but ultimately that’s no bad thing. In a year packed with electro-pop and power ballads, this little number is fast shaping up to be one of our favourites.

As for this year – well we’re finding it quite hard to believe that in spite of cranking the adorable factor up to ten, the sheer volume of competition this year means Bob’s presence in the final is by no means a sure thing. Because quite honestly, it should be – and we get the impression that this could be one of those ones the casual voter (i.e that person who hasn’t listened to all the songs 42,000 times before the big night) could well be tempted to pick up the phone for, should it qualify. A dark horse in the making? Let’s just say we wouldn’t be surprised…

Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/0(...)13939/#ixzz45umGZt56

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Op vrijdag 15 april 2016 18:49 schreef grazz het volgende:
and we get the impression that this could be one of those ones the casual voter (i.e that person who hasn’t listened to all the songs 42,000 times before the big night) could well be tempted to pick up the phone for, should it qualify.

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Op vrijdag 15 april 2016 18:49 schreef grazz het volgende:

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It’s not like we approve of those Dutchmen very often in Eurovision, but this year’s artist is different. Being only 23 years old, Douwe Bob already seems well established. He was voted the best singer-songwriter in The Netherlands in 2012, and he has released two records after that, which are both very worth listening to – something we rarely say in Eurovision. While the first one, Born in a Storm, has a happy folk feel to it in a Ryan Adams and Mumford & Sons kind of way, last year’s Pass it On flirts a tiny bit more with blues and rock in a retro way, which is not a bad idea at all.

It’s all very hipster, of course, and pretty cowboy norm core, with Douwe running around in a shirt and waistcoat, ordering pizza from his horseback, getting rose tattoos and bragging about how much bourbon he can drink. But that is fine with us, as long as it seems as genuine as it does. Also, one of us actually wrote a whole novel with bourbon as a key ingredient, so we can totally relate.

For Eurovision, Douwe and his band brings us Slow Down, which is one of the best written songs this year. We’re definitely talking happy folk again, and that’s not something we are often blessed with on that scene. Neither are we always blessed with as good live artists as these guys, who are currently touring The Netherlands as we speak, probably melting quite a few hearts along the way.

As writers we also have to say we really appreciate someone who can write decent lyrics. There’s tons of that where Douwe comes from, Slow Down being no exception. In a world of “you’re the only one” and “I’m holding on” and “let’s stay together, we’ll live forever in the sunlight”, we like someone who can actually tell us a message worth listening to. Not that we need to slow down in Stockholm, but you know, we might need it sometime not so far after that.

While the Eurovisional attention, closely related to early odds and horrendous fanwanks, keeps focusing on France, Russia and, heaven forbid, Austria, we cannot wait to see what Douwe and his crew come up with onstage in Stockholm. Keeping The Common Linnets fresh in mind, we’re guessing those odds will shorten as the rehersals starts. And it probably doesn’t hurt that Douwe promises to open a bar during Eurovision either. That may be just a gimmick related to his stage show, of course, but he has hosted pop-ups in Amsterdam before, so we’re still hoping we will be able to order a decent pour of bourbon in downtown Stockholm.

Nonetheless, there’s bound to not be much slowing down from the Dutchmen in Stockholm. This guy is going somewhere and he’s going fast. And we’d like to be there when it happens.

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Op zondag 17 april 2016 13:58 schreef Greys het volgende:

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En België

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Op donderdag 21 april 2016 23:05 schreef Soren het volgende:

Reacting to SLOW DOWN by Douwe Bob Netherlands Eurovision 2016