{"id":15438,"date":"2022-05-14T22:16:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T20:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1645852"},"modified":"2022-05-14T22:40:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T20:40:08","slug":"eurovision-2022-fans-complain-about-final-ballads-as-they-call-songs-dull","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eurovision-2022-fans-complain-about-final-ballads-as-they-call-songs-dull\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision 2022 fans complain about final ballads as they call songs \u201cdull\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>We\u2019re well into the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/eurovision-2022-final-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Eurovision 2022 final<\/a>, and the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/eurovision-2022-line-up-countries\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Eurovision 2022 line-up<\/a> is definitely making an impression on fans. Though, as always, some acts are not doing so in the way they might have hoped. Particularly those who have chosen to go for a ballad.<\/p>\n<p>Though France managed to capture audiences with last year\u2019s \u2018Voil\u00e0\u2019, slow songs are generally a tough sell. Especially if they don\u2019t pull out all the stops. After all, the over-the-top, bizarre energy of it all is one of the main reasons we tune in.<\/p>\n<p>Eurovision fans took to Twitter to lament the number of ballads this year in true Eurovision style.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/marius-bear-eurovision-2022-switzerland\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Switzerland<\/a> was especially singled out, with singer Marius\u2019 Boys Do Cry likely proving its own point.<\/p> <p>One Twitter user said: \u2018switzerland i don\u2019t know how u got the final but pls stop #Eurovision\u2019<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">switzerland i don&#8217;t know how u got the final but pls stop <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eurovision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Eurovision<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/xeUSp12Ofw&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/xeUSp12Ofw<\/a><\/p>\u2014 madfeleo (inetto era) (@madfeleo) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/madfeleo\/status\/1525560787737231360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>\u2018Oh god not another ballad #Eurovision\u2019 another Tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">oh god not another ballad <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eurovision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Eurovision<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/doxo2aRzYi&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/doxo2aRzYi<\/a><\/p>\u2014 reni (@lizmitches) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/lizmitches\/status\/1525560418944565248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>\u2018Eurovision has two types of songs, ones you desperately try to think of jokes about and then dull ones where you browse Twitter looking at other people\u2019s jokes about the last song. #Eurovision\u2019 another added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Eurovision has two types of songs, ones you desperately try to think of jokes about and then dull ones where you browse Twitter looking at other people\u2019s jokes about the last song. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eurovision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Eurovision<\/a><\/p>\u2014 TwistedDoodles (@twisteddoodles) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/twisteddoodles\/status\/1525560879277821955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Another fan called these type of songs the \u2018snack and phone break\u2019 songs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">All these ballads are good for are phone and snack breaks ????<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eurovision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Eurovision<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/RJ1g5KPHlk&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/RJ1g5KPHlk<\/a><\/p>\u2014 rachel???? (@raaachel_b) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/raaachel_b\/status\/1525560622741585920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Luckily, there\u2019s plenty of variety in store this year to mix things up, including from Norway and Spain which, unsurprisingly, is one of the bookies\u2019 favourites in the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/eurovision-2022-odds\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Eurovision 2022 odds<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2022 Eurovision Song Contest aired on the BBC from Tuesday 10th May to Saturday 14th May \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/tidal.com\/browse\/playlist\/5e111910-a071-4809-b300-7998d9bb3739&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">listen to all of this year\u2019s Eurovision songs on TIDAL<\/a>, while the full album of tracks is <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Eurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-2022\/dp\/B09TMSBP93?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FEurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-2022%2Fdp%2FB09TMSBP93%3Ftag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-1640182&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">available on CD<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Eurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-VINYL\/dp\/B09V2BYXX1\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FEurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-VINYL%2Fdp%2FB09V2BYXX1%2F%3Ftag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-1640182&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">vinyl<\/a> now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>You can also check out the full list of<\/b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/eurovision-song-contest-winners\/&quot;\"> <b>Eurovision winners<\/b><\/a><b> and<\/b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/uk-eurovision-winners-how-many-times\/&quot;\"> <b>how many times the UK has won Eurovision<\/b><\/a><b> here. 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