Conan is joined on stage by his dancer, João Reis Moreira
and they are dressed similarly in white fluffy gowns and trousers and both have
long gold finger adornments. Conan is also wearing a gold face piece which
covers his chin and cheeks. Also on the stage is a small flight of stairs that
is used through the performance to go up, down and sit on. The background is
fairly innocuous as there is so much on stage to look at but mostly consists of
red flashing lights and the motif of a red rose that is blooming.
The song is a multi-faceted song with nods to minimal
techno, indie, world music and fado. Unlike most commercial songs this doesn’t
really have a reoccurring verse/chorus repetitive structure although the backing
track has certain rhythms and themes that repeat as well as some lines that
come back time and again. The backing track Is really the star of the show with
lots of minor key macro beats with yelps and bells interspersed between them.
It has a real visceral tribal feel to it which is really brought home by the
dancing. The ending of the song is oddly elongated, which creates premature
clapping and keeps it going until the conclusion.
This is a piece of art. Like all art, some people get it
some people don’t. The same is true with this. It is visually and aurally
stunning and intricate but this might just be a bit too much for the everyday
common watcher of Eurovision. It has certainly polarised the fans - even some
of the people who wanted it to win lauded its creativity but are not that fond
of the actual song – but being talked about is always better than not being
talked about. This does need work and if anything he can afford to make this
more outrageous, more strange and more weird. Although the Portuguese language
makes this rather an unintelligible piece to the average listener, it does give
him the scope to focus on the outrageousness of the performance. I just hope
that Conan keeps control of his show and is not persuaded to change or add
things he is not happy with. However odd this might be, you really get the sense
that this is authentic. I personally love its quirks and how I hear or see something different on every play. This is possibly a bit too out there and a bit too alternative for Eurovision but I think it is a really pointer to the way in which the contest is going.
Considering the amount of publicity this has got and will
get during the contest, this will be getting a lot of eyes on sets during its
semi final – the song and its performance went viral before it even got to the
final of Festival Da Cancao. People who love this will absolutely love it and
those who don’t will find it confusing, find it just too weird or find it
absurd. Whichever way it goes this is a must must MUST see event.
ARTIST – Conan Osiris
with
SONG – Telemóveis (Mobile phones)
MUSIC - Conan Osiris
LYRICS - Conan Osiris
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