Here orhttp://www.eurovision.tv/medialounge/video/596
It's a pity that Italy, a country of almost systematically almost overqualified but under-appreciated entries, has been absent from Eurovision for a number of years. So now it's up to San Marino to continue the legacy of musica italiana. There have been times where in hindsight I've regretted putting so much effort in college in learning Italian instead of, say Spanish, but it was such a sexy language to know in the mid-80s in - and still is... And Miodio's song just does exactly what Italian to this day does to me: send shivers down my spine à la John Cleese in Fish Called Wanda.
Another aspect that I like about this entry is that it makes me think of one of my favourite pop/rock groups: Depeche Mode. Light pop with dark, mysterious, if not downright sexy undertones: mamma mia!
OK, so San Marino may be lilliputian in size, but could it be this year's brobdignagian surpise? (See, I read more than Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in college...!!)
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Wow, it's almost as if Italy's back on the ESC scene! And there's Switzerland singing in Italian, too. I liked both songs. Mellow, melancholy, melodious. Elegant! Their chances depend a lot on how cute they look on stage. I really hope San Marino does well so they don't drop out as suddenly as they've joined the Eurovision family.
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