The Eurovision Daughter

SimonWales · 05-10-2006, 09:05 AM

Just woke up to hear Ray D'Arcy playing The Blower's Daughter in Greek. Sung by the guy who's gonna be presenting Eurovision this weekend....
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UPDATE:
Found it on www.youtube.com . Search for blower sakis. The guy is Sakis Rouvas. There's a live TV version on there, which is pretty true to the original and isn't bad I don't think....then there's the recorded version with a horrible drum-track running through it. I quite liked the piano part he added tho.
Lisa's bit is awful.
And I think he cut off the "'til I find somebody new" line.

A bit of Vodafone product placement in there - I think that's a Vodafone cap, and his camera-phone is pretty obvious. Maybe it's being used in a Greek Vodafone commercial??

Anyone speak Greek here? 2.22 in to the recorded version he sings "I guess I care oh" . Would be interesting to know if he changed the lyrics much.

cille · 05-10-2006, 10:21 AM

Yikes!!

hbhdaem · 05-10-2006, 05:49 PM

i'll second that 'yikes' and raise you an 'oh dear'...

Angela · 05-10-2006, 06:29 PM

Here's a direct link.

This is scary. It demonstrates everything that could have easily gone wrong with the song in a lesser hand.

mestonf · 05-10-2006, 09:26 PM

o my god......that is terrible
what a way to destroy a good song.......
arhgghghhghg!

white zebra · 05-10-2006, 09:29 PM

I 'm downloading just now(sorry but i cannot listen to any of the playstation that play Sakis and i dont watch TV....) I am really curious about the lyrics - but unfortunatelly it must be

.... This guy is a nightmare, his face is everywhere even in sheets and towels and, yes, he is a Vodafone persona.
Oh i feel so angry...

Gatsby · 05-10-2006, 10:03 PM

i watched this with an open mind and didnt read the above comments but my god is that cringe worthy

i ended up shouting at the screen (which i sometimes do) "get a real job!!"

Its horrible and not worthy of playing in an elevator yet alone a music video
So many talented people out there and its wasted on this guy

maybe im gone overboard but im just so shocked at how awfull that was

Yetzirah · 05-10-2006, 10:33 PM

i watched a bit of the clip now first, i was more or less capable of that. but the video is horrible! the studio version is just crap and i physically got sick now!

i heard it this morning as well and thought it was a joke. i couldn't believe that he really would take that song and would just translate the lyrics! i was so glad i had to leave the house then...

but no - that's just disgraceful...

but nevertheless, i would be curious what damien has to say to that... didn't he have to give his approval to that?

SisterMidnight · 05-10-2006, 11:52 PM

lmao! i seriously laughed all the way through that! i'm having a hard time taking that seriously (whether it's meant ot be or not).. his voice is what's cringe worthy and the lyrics don't even translate well into greek, esp. the 'i can't take my eyes off of you' part.. and my god what a poser! how he flexes his arms and purses his lips.. hilarious

what a joke!

damien has been letting people cover his songs but jeez not product placement! noooo damoooo... (i still feel sick whenever i hear lust for life on the cruise ship commercials) that's the only thing that really bothered me, when he flashed that vodaphone and smirked i wanted to slap him

RTibanez88 · 05-11-2006, 01:49 AM

I couldn't decide whether to laugh at the guy or hide under my bed, that guy is kind of creepy

Gatsby · 05-11-2006, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RTibanez88

I couldn't decide whether to laugh at the guy or hide under my bed, that guy is kind of creepy

agreed

auhsor · 05-13-2006, 04:56 PM

Man that really wa terrible... Theres just too many things wrong with it to list them right now.

Karolina · 05-14-2006, 02:47 PM

Is this legal?! Did Damien allow these guy to do this?
It's terrible...

I can't watch it.

#Ian# · 05-15-2006, 06:34 PM

Yes, I doubt it, it is, I wouldn't recommend that you do.

white zebra · 05-15-2006, 09:12 PM

my mother tongue is greek and i cannot understand the lyrics.... totaly nonsense....

Yetzirah · 05-15-2006, 09:24 PM

^

Angela · 05-16-2006, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by white zebra

my mother tongue is greek and i cannot understand the lyrics.... totaly nonsense....

That makes it even scarier!

Closing_Doors · 05-17-2006, 02:24 PM

Meh...at least it was better than your man from Snow Patrol's version

blackrose88 · 05-24-2006, 03:22 PM

i didnt watch the original video until today.. that is freaking funny! what is up with the phone thing?? and him beeing so gay all the time :P i laughed so hard!

cille · 05-24-2006, 09:16 PM

that sakis guy had some clevage at the eurovision eh? i think at times i could see beyond his bellybutton.

Hendrik · 05-25-2006, 08:58 AM

Now I want Tarkan to cover one of Damo's songs.

Yetzirah · 05-25-2006, 05:40 PM

shikerim, shikerim (or however you spell it...)

sahika · 05-25-2006, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yetzirah

shikerim, shikerim (or however you spell it...)

shikidim shikidim

Livo · 05-25-2006, 07:26 PM

how about lordi?

hard. rock. hallelujah.

sahika · 05-25-2006, 07:31 PM

for sure better than all of them.

Yetzirah · 05-25-2006, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sahika

shikidim shikidim

see, wasn't that far away. i knew you would help me out!

sahika · 05-26-2006, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yetzirah

see, wasn't that far away. i knew you would help me out!

do you know what that silly word means?

Yetzirah · 05-26-2006, 11:16 PM

i once knew it. but i would be more interested in what the whole phrase means, that he sings there.

what do you think of 'bu gece son'? it's like an untold hymn, isn't it? i once had the cd (btw, i know that it is a different singer), but i left it in vienna when i moved, couldn't take everything with me... i got it in trabzon, the last station of our tour through anatolia, which was fabulous! do you know where i could find a translation of the lyrics?

sahika · 05-27-2006, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yetzirah

i once knew it. but i would be more interested in what the whole phrase means, that he sings there.

what do you think of 'bu gece son'? it's like an untold hymn, isn't it? i once had the cd (btw, i know that it is a different singer), but i left it in vienna when i moved, couldn't take everything with me... i got it in trabzon, the last station of our tour through anatolia, which was fabulous! do you know where i could find a translation of the lyrics?

lovely anatolia..you are really lucky to visit..

oynama şıkıdım şıkıdım! 'don't dance so hot' (or something like this because actually şıkıdım is just an adverb of a sound which means hot)

bu gece son is one of the best song which has really nice lyrics, exactly like an untold hymn and also you should watch the video of it..

And I am not sure if you can find some translation of the song, but maybe you can ask a friend

Yetzirah · 05-27-2006, 04:32 PM

yeah, anatolia is really beautiful! such a varied landscape and many beautiful places to see! i loved van, with the lake and the ruin of the castle on the long hill, from where you could see the lake and behind it the mount ararat! and the ruin if the church in the middle of the lake. such a place of peace! i really rested there, my body and my soul and i desperately want to go back for another visit some day!

05-10-2006, 09:05 AM	#1
SimonWales Eskimo Regular Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 214	The Eurovision Daughter Just woke up to hear Ray D'Arcy playing The Blower's Daughter in Greek. Sung by the guy who's gonna be presenting Eurovision this weekend.... >>>>>> UPDATE: Found it on www.youtube.com . Search for blower sakis. The guy is Sakis Rouvas. There's a live TV version on there, which is pretty true to the original and isn't bad I don't think....then there's the recorded version with a horrible drum-track running through it. I quite liked the piano part he added tho. Lisa's bit is awful. And I think he cut off the "'til I find somebody new" line. A bit of Vodafone product placement in there - I think that's a Vodafone cap, and his camera-phone is pretty obvious. Maybe it's being used in a Greek Vodafone commercial?? Anyone speak Greek here? 2.22 in to the recorded version he sings "I guess I care oh" . Would be interesting to know if he changed the lyrics much. Last edited by SimonWales; 05-10-2006 at 09:33 AM.

05-10-2006, 10:21 AM	#2
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	Yikes!! __________________ Yeah

05-10-2006, 05:49 PM	#3
hbhdaem eskimo hippie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ys Posts: 125	i'll second that 'yikes' and raise you an 'oh dear'... __________________ see i'm feeling everything - nothing gets by - and if i could be who you wanted...all the time guess im just to young...to keep good love from going wrong im not god - no - im not god.i may love you,but I'm not god -

05-10-2006, 06:29 PM	#4
Angela Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: cloud #9 Posts: 5,029	Here's a direct link. This is scary. It demonstrates everything that could have easily gone wrong with the song in a lesser hand. __________________ Emmett Tinley World Domination Commission (ETWDC), Treasurer.

05-10-2006, 09:26 PM	#5
mestonf Eskimo Regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: England Posts: 4,164	o my god......that is terrible what a way to destroy a good song....... arhgghghhghg! __________________ Damien Rice Fan Society

05-10-2006, 09:29 PM	#6
white zebra Eskimo Baby Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 27	I 'm downloading just now(sorry but i cannot listen to any of the playstation that play Sakis and i dont watch TV....) I am really curious about the lyrics - but unfortunatelly it must be .... This guy is a nightmare, his face is everywhere even in sheets and towels and, yes, he is a Vodafone persona. Oh i feel so angry...

05-10-2006, 10:03 PM	#7
Gatsby Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,809	i watched this with an open mind and didnt read the above comments but my god is that cringe worthy i ended up shouting at the screen (which i sometimes do) "get a real job!!" Its horrible and not worthy of playing in an elevator yet alone a music video So many talented people out there and its wasted on this guy maybe im gone overboard but im just so shocked at how awfull that was __________________ "Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further…And on fine morning - So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." https://www.twitch.tv/simonjmusic Last edited by Gatsby; 05-10-2006 at 11:24 PM.

05-10-2006, 10:33 PM	#8
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	i watched a bit of the clip now first, i was more or less capable of that. but the video is horrible! the studio version is just crap and i physically got sick now! i heard it this morning as well and thought it was a joke. i couldn't believe that he really would take that song and would just translate the lyrics! i was so glad i had to leave the house then... but no - that's just disgraceful... but nevertheless, i would be curious what damien has to say to that... didn't he have to give his approval to that? __________________ Nothing to declare

05-10-2006, 11:52 PM	#9
SisterMidnight Jellyfishsting Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Is this heaven? Posts: 5,500	lmao! i seriously laughed all the way through that! i'm having a hard time taking that seriously (whether it's meant ot be or not).. his voice is what's cringe worthy and the lyrics don't even translate well into greek, esp. the 'i can't take my eyes off of you' part.. and my god what a poser! how he flexes his arms and purses his lips.. hilarious what a joke! damien has been letting people cover his songs but jeez not product placement! noooo damoooo... (i still feel sick whenever i hear lust for life on the cruise ship commercials) that's the only thing that really bothered me, when he flashed that vodaphone and smirked i wanted to slap him

05-11-2006, 01:49 AM	#10
RTibanez88 Eskimo Baby Join Date: May 2006 Location: southwest VA Posts: 9	I couldn't decide whether to laugh at the guy or hide under my bed, that guy is kind of creepy

05-13-2006, 04:56 PM	#12
auhsor Friend of Eskimos Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 223	Man that really wa terrible... Theres just too many things wrong with it to list them right now. __________________

05-14-2006, 02:47 PM	#13
Karolina Eskimo Friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 30	Is this legal?! Did Damien allow these guy to do this? It's terrible... I can't watch it. Last edited by Karolina; 05-14-2006 at 03:21 PM.

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#Ian# Destroyer of worlds Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,783	Yes, I doubt it, it is, I wouldn't recommend that you do. __________________ One day we will die and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea, but for now we are young let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see

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white zebra Eskimo Baby Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 27	my mother tongue is greek and i cannot understand the lyrics.... totaly nonsense....

05-15-2006, 09:24 PM	#16
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	^ __________________ Nothing to declare

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Closing_Doors Hysterical & Useless Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,329	Meh...at least it was better than your man from Snow Patrol's version __________________ Come clean, come good, repeat with me the punch line 'Just like blood' when those at the back rush forward to say how a little love goes a long long long way. -- Simon Armitage

05-24-2006, 03:22 PM	#19
blackrose88 Eskimo something Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 113	i didnt watch the original video until today.. that is freaking funny! what is up with the phone thing?? and him beeing so gay all the time :P i laughed so hard!

05-24-2006, 09:16 PM	#20
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	that sakis guy had some clevage at the eurovision eh? i think at times i could see beyond his bellybutton. __________________ Yeah

05-25-2006, 08:58 AM	#21
Hendrik Teddy Daniels Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Berlin Posts: 9,693	Now I want Tarkan to cover one of Damo's songs.

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Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	shikerim, shikerim (or however you spell it...) __________________ Nothing to declare

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Livo Eskimo Frames Expert Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: People's Republic of Cork Posts: 2,559	how about lordi? hard. rock. hallelujah. __________________ trying to find a little chaos in the order..

05-25-2006, 07:31 PM	#25
sahika Eskimo Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: berlin Posts: 140	for sure better than all of them.

05-26-2006, 11:16 PM	#28
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	i once knew it. but i would be more interested in what the whole phrase means, that he sings there. what do you think of 'bu gece son'? it's like an untold hymn, isn't it? i once had the cd (btw, i know that it is a different singer), but i left it in vienna when i moved, couldn't take everything with me... i got it in trabzon, the last station of our tour through anatolia, which was fabulous! do you know where i could find a translation of the lyrics? __________________ Nothing to declare

05-27-2006, 04:32 PM	#30
Yetzirah Eskimissima Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in my own little world! :D Posts: 2,746	yeah, anatolia is really beautiful! such a varied landscape and many beautiful places to see! i loved van, with the lake and the ruin of the castle on the long hill, from where you could see the lake and behind it the mount ararat! and the ruin if the church in the middle of the lake. such a place of peace! i really rested there, my body and my soul and i desperately want to go back for another visit some day! __________________ Nothing to declare