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8.5.03

20 Poland – Keine Grenzen – Zadnych Granic (No Borders) – Ich Troje
Dave Vanian with a throat infection and some pink hairspray, or P!nk with a sex change. Like Esther Hart, this duo also tried their chances in another country’s final. They won the Polish final with this, which I thought at the time was bloody awful, in Polish and German, and then failed to make the top three in Germany’s final, with a better song. C’est la vie, as they don’t say very much in either country. I particularly resented their win because it deprived one of the best songs in this year's national finals from representing Poland. 'Here I Am' by Wilki is a lush epic that sounds like the best song JJ72 never recorded.
People either love this Ich Troje song or hate it. It’s definitely a grower which doesn’t appeal on first hearing, but there’s no denying Poland are trying very hard. They’ve spent money on the video, producing one of the best (along with Romania and Germany), making extensive use of doves to get the message across. Lyrically, it’s either a plea for harmony and understanding, or trite rubbish in the vein of ‘A Little Peace’, (which I love, I hasten to add). I just can’t help thinking that the male singer’s hair, gruff voice and facial piercings will put so many people off, but the song wedges itself into your subconscious, so it could be a contender.

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