[2018] Nederland: Waylon - #73 - Krumpend op het plein

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Op het eindshot kijkt Waylon wat boos in de camera. Wij zouden daar niet voor hebben gekozen. Van songfestivalweblog

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Op zaterdag 5 mei 2018 12:43 schreef grazz het volgende:

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Op zaterdag 5 mei 2018 12:33 schreef GeorgeM het volgende:
Vind het nog steeds raar dattie niks met die 10 sec doet (vooralsnog), het nummer leent zich er juist voor om de 3 min lekker vol te maken.
Maar misschien komt dat nog..

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The focus in the camera work has slightly shifted from the dancers more to Waylon himself. The visual performance of Waylon has definitely improved. The dancers come across less aggressively, especially because they smile more during their dances. The sharp edges have been removed. Vocals were good as before. (escdaily)

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The performance still looks really odd on camera with uncomfortable imagery associated to it. The dancers are now no longer running out to the far catwalk to do gymnastics.
Smoke for the second run through at the start of the performance. The song is still a qualifier, but in the final it’s probably going to struggle to replicate their previous success.
Another good run through, while it may no longer be a contender for victory in the betting odds it will still get through to the final. (eurovoixxx)

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Vandaag was de tweede belangrijke repetitiedag voor Waylon. De grote vraag op ieders lippen was of de act aangepast zou zijn, maar helaas start de zanger met zijn muzikanten op dezelfde manier als tijdens de eerste repetitiedag. Ook aan de kleding is niet gewijzigd. De muzikanten veranderen opnieuw in dansende zombies. Waylon is vandaag minder terughoudend in zijn zingen en komt daardoor beter over dan tijdens de eerste repetitiedag. Het geheel met de dansers oogt echter nog steeds ongemakkelijk en niet bij het nummer passend. De Nederlandse delegatie heeft dus niet gewijzigd aan de act, ondanks de niet altijd positieve commentaren, op het geheel. Of dit een finaleplaats waardig is zal volgende week donderdag moeten uitwijzen, maar de kijker thuis gaat zich ongetwijfeld afvragen waarom deze act gekozen werd voor een country rocknummer. (songfestival.be)

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The staging for the Netherlands is the exact same as in the first rehearsal…yes, the bizarre dancing has been kept in the performance. As a reminder:Waylon is joined by four dancers on a podium. He is standing a bit higher than the others. Waylon is only standing on his higher podium with his guitar and sings while his dancers dance around him. Later one dancer does backflips on the catwalk. In the beginning, his dancers are “playing” guitars and one on the drums, before they drop off the podium. Waylon’s vocals are undeniably perfect for this and the backing vocals work well with the lead singer.Waylon and his backing dancers’ outfits are the exact same as they were in the first rehearsal – Waylon has kept the cheetah print jacket. Camera shots in this performance: 53
To qualify or not to qualify?
We have taken a flash poll from around the ESCXTRA table here in the press centre and 8 out of 9 of us say… YES! (escxtra)

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The song itself is not that bad, it's a light country rock song and has all the decent requisite parts that anyone who listens to this genre expects. It's the staging that's still the problem. The first time round - let's not pull our punches - it came over as racist. It pitched Waylon as the supreme white guy. Everything about the design led by artistic director Hans Pannecoucke said that.
The delegation has, thankfully, played that down somewhat, bu* when the Krumping dancers kick in (who are excellent at what they do, for the record), Waylon points at them, and whilst he is in that leopardskin jacket, it doesn't sit well. Also they still seem to be doing jazz hands towards him in the middle eight, which also looks awkward. Add to that Waylon's 'smug twat' expression ... well, you get the idea.
This will qualify, definitely - and if you close your eyes, it's a serviceable tune - but with all the business going on, it just *feels* wrong. (oneurope)

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The first of today's rehearsals from Waylon sees another vocally impressive performance from there. There's nothing really to complain about there, whether you like the song or not. The screeches are in tune, and very 'rock 'n' roll'. Sadly it's the same slightly bizarre staging, with the four dancers leaping around and body popping as before, complete with the lepoard print jacket. Waylon knows he's good - but it could seem a little bit too smarmy for the voting audience.(escbubble)

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Richard – The Bet Lynch outfit is still there. It hasn’t improved in any sort of way, but it’s bound to qualify.
Bogdan: I like the song, I’m tapping my feet to it. I don’t like the choice for the staging because it just looks a bit too weird. Again, I can’t fault his vocals, but I wish that all made sense – what’s your message Netherlands?
JAMES: A lot of people had high hopes for Waylon’s returning to the Eurovision stage. A country western/rock song was always going to be divisive when it came to votes, but this staging… yikes… literally nothing about this works. In his leopard print house coat, Waylon is joined by a troupe of dancers/musicians but appears above all of them on a platform. Trying to crowbar urban dancing into this number looks awkward enough any way, but the whole number ends up feeling quite unpleasant as Waylon sneers over everyone else on stage. Waylon sings well and it’s a decent enough song, but this staging… (eurovisionireland)

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I still don't like the song, the routine, or anything made of leopard, but here's a few things it has going for it:
Waylon's voice
Waylon's eyes
The six packs on some of the dancers (escnation)

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EsckazChris twitterde op zaterdag 05-05-2018 om 11:55:21 The Netherlands 2nd rehearsal. The concept is still a bit alienating but it's not as harmful as people make it out to be. Better camera angles and less crazy today. #eurovision reageer retweet

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sofabet twitterde op zaterdag 05-05-2018 om 12:10:10 Neth2ndR: slightly less krumping on screen and tighter camera angles. But it still feels very incongruous, and it has the subliminal of the plantation. reageer retweet

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ESCtips_Gavster twitterde op zaterdag 05-05-2018 om 12:02:38 Netherlands looks like the sort of song that will see an in-play odds drift. Dancing still a issue, but has been improved. #Eurovision reageer retweet

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Op zaterdag 5 mei 2018 13:07 schreef Roger_Epiales het volgende:

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Wat is een in-play odds drift?

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Op zaterdag 5 mei 2018 13:07 schreef Roger_Epiales het volgende:

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Wat is een in-play odds drift?

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Op zaterdag 5 mei 2018 13:11 schreef TheVulture het volgende:
Het is sowieso nooit een fanboy-liedje geweest binnen de ESF-bubble, hij moest het sowieso al hebben van de overige kijkers en die zien volgens mij best een toffe performance met vooral geweldige vocalen

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Op zaterdag 5 mei 2018 13:14 schreef yorrick69 het volgende:

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In-play betekent tijdens het evenement. Je kunt van te voren wedden op een voetbalwdstrijd, en tijdens de wedstrijd (in play). Odds drift betekent dat de kansen toenemen en de uitkering bij winst lager. Oftewel, dat Waylon tijdens de finale zal overtuigen en er - in play - veel mensen op gaan gokken, waardoor hij tijdens de finale zal gaan stijgen in de odds. Het in play gokken kan bij de meeste kantoren zelfs nog tijdens het eerste deel van de puntentelling.

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Op zaterdag 5 mei 2018 12:33 schreef GeorgeM het volgende:
Vind het nog steeds raar dattie niks met die 10 sec doet (vooralsnog), het nummer leent zich er juist voor om de 3 min lekker vol te maken.
Maar misschien komt dat nog..

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Op zaterdag 5 mei 2018 12:11 schreef Guanabana het volgende:
Filmpje van second take, voor zolang hij te zien is (?)

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1gqGvpEkWvkxB

Rook is gaaf!

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Op zaterdag 5 mei 2018 13:19 schreef MuscleLover29 het volgende:

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Odds drift betekent volgens mij dat de kansen afnemen (volgens de bookmakers). Shortening odds betekent meer kans en dus lagere uitkering bij winst