Eastern European Funk
Eastern European Funk (also known as East European Funk , both German "Osteuropäischer Funk" ) is a song by the Lithuanian group InCulto . It was the contribution of Lithuania to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and won in the Lithuanian preliminary decision on March 4, 2010 both by the audience and the jury. However, Lithuania was ultimately eliminated in the second semifinals of the competition due to fewer votes.
Controversy
Because of the provocative text (especially a line of text that says: “We survived the Reds and two world wars” ) it was checked by the European Broadcasting Union , but the text did not have to be changed.
content
The lyrics and music were written by Laurynas Lapė, Jievaras Jasinskis, Sergej Makidon, Aurelijus Morlencas and Jurgis Didžiulis (members of the InCulto group). The content of the text can be roughly based on the following two sentences from the lyrics:
“Yes sir, we are legal, we are, though we're not as legal as you. / No sir, we're not equal, no, though we're both from the EU. "
“Yes, sir, we are legal, we are, even if not as legal as you. / No, sir, we are not the same, no, although we are both from the EU . "
The text contains a protest against the Western world for forgetting Eastern Europe even though "We [Eastern Europe] build your houses, wash your dishes and keep your hands squeaky clean" .
At the Eurovision Song Contest
As was decided in the semi-final draw on February 7, 2010, East European Funk competed in the second semi-final. There he was given the first starting number, so that the song opened this semi-final. The performance of the song was considered controversial, and the group did not manage to qualify for the finale two days later.
The group InCulto reached the second place in the Lithuanian preliminary decision in 2006 with the song Welcome to Lithuania .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Glen Webb: East European Funk for Lithuania ( English ) In: Eurovision.tv . European Broadcasting Union . March 4, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Lithuania: The song text heats up tempers . In: Eurofire.blog.de . March 10, 2010. Accessed on December 23, 2010. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lithuania: No changes necessary . In: Eurofire.blog.de . March 22, 2010. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ East European funk - info - Diggiloo Trush ( English ) In: Diggiloo.net . Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ a b East European funk - lyrics - Diggiloo Trush ( English ) In: Diggiloo.net . Retrieved December 23, 2010.
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Love Sasha Son |
 Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 |
C'est ma vie Evelina Sašenko |