The singer is joined on stage for almost all of the song by some
backing singer/dancers who join him in some gross motor armography as well as
some rhythmic stomping and marching around the stage. They are all wrapped up
well for winter in a similar fashion sporting coats, scarves and hats which all
waft about as the song goes on. In addition the stage has a small ramp that the
singers use at time to time as well as a couple of abstractly designed sails. There is also a
whisper of dry ice or smoke to add atmosphere which is later joined by a force
9 gale AND fake snow. At the very end one of the people on stage starts flag
waving. There is an unmissable ambience created on stage and one that is expressively and unashamedly Nordic.
This feels like it should be the theme tune to a historical Scandi-drama and have a very earthy sensation about it (no pun intended!). The song starts off quite ethereal and after the first verse the drums kick in followed by the first rendition of the chorus. This pattern continues until about the 2 minute mark where the choir joins in with a lot of oh-oh-oh-ing which is possibly the weakest part of the song. Eventually after an instrumental of stomping they get back to the chorus. Rasmussen has a very clear voice and copes really well with selling the story of the song and keeping the character. The only real issue I have is the fact that the vocals were not only pre-recorded but were highly processed and I would love to see how they recreate this live.
This is very much a mood piece. It screams Vikings and Game of Thrones and Medieval seafaring adventures and will be an easy association for anybody with an affinity to any of those. The song has a really infectious hook aurally and visually it is a real stand apart act. Visually there is not much than needs to be changed. Whether they will be able to get away with smoke and wind and snow during the competition is another question. They have 3 months now to work out what they are going to do about backing vocals – the rest is a done deal. Brilliant work Denmark!
ARTIST – Rasmussen
This feels like it should be the theme tune to a historical Scandi-drama and have a very earthy sensation about it (no pun intended!). The song starts off quite ethereal and after the first verse the drums kick in followed by the first rendition of the chorus. This pattern continues until about the 2 minute mark where the choir joins in with a lot of oh-oh-oh-ing which is possibly the weakest part of the song. Eventually after an instrumental of stomping they get back to the chorus. Rasmussen has a very clear voice and copes really well with selling the story of the song and keeping the character. The only real issue I have is the fact that the vocals were not only pre-recorded but were highly processed and I would love to see how they recreate this live.
This is very much a mood piece. It screams Vikings and Game of Thrones and Medieval seafaring adventures and will be an easy association for anybody with an affinity to any of those. The song has a really infectious hook aurally and visually it is a real stand apart act. Visually there is not much than needs to be changed. Whether they will be able to get away with smoke and wind and snow during the competition is another question. They have 3 months now to work out what they are going to do about backing vocals – the rest is a done deal. Brilliant work Denmark!
ARTIST – Rasmussen
SONG – Higher Ground
MUSIC - Niclas Arn, Karl Eurén
LYRICS - Niclas Arn, Karl Eurén
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