The video for this tepid slice of ethnic-pop-pap was shot at the local
swimming baths. It tells of a budding romance between two school leavers,
and the only thing hot about it, is the roaring fire that seems to have
taken Luiz's eyebrows off. He has more costume changes in three minutes
than Elton John, so I can only presume he had a back hander from a Tiranan
t-shirt manufacturer. I wouldn't mind giving him a back-hander.
Barring a bit of interplay between the fat ethnic chef blowing into a
whales testicle, and Luiz's uncles doing that Orthodox style, arms around
each others shoulders stepping from side-to-side thing, there's little
performace wow factor to be seen. In their brief Eurosong history, Albania
have refused to rely on bang-crash dance routines, and this is no exception.
I'm not convinced that four ruddy-faced blokes in national dress miming
"happy happy happy" will be enough to send the voting hundreds
into a lather. However, it won't bomb, even if
So, all in all, Albania
have proven for the third time that a solid song, sung solidly, with something
unusual to look at is all you really need to avoid ultimate embarrassment,
although I fear it's yet another little eurosong nation who will find
it increasingly difficult to justify turing up for a semi-final. |