Douze Points!

Nathan's view
I have just heard the English version of Vrag Naj Vzame called Heavy Weather and I'm finding it hard to decide if Slovenia should sing in English or Slovenian...

The Slovenian version is the best song sung in a country's national language but the English version is one of the best songs in the contest.

It's still undecided whether Slovenia will sing in English or Slovenian but to be honest I'd rather they sing in Slovenian for the sake of the contest, but I want her to sing in English because she'd have a better chance. I like this song and it could have the same impact on the contest as Helena Paparizou did back in 2005, it's the same type of song, upbeat, dancey track so it would do well in English, especially in Semi Final 1, because there are lots of weird and wonderful songs in there.

Hopefully Hannah can make her mind up on which she prefers but I can't!

Hannah's view
Unlike Nathan, I'm not so keen on the English version. I much prefer the Slovenian version. I really like the song itself and I think it'll do well, but i prefer the Slovenia version to the English version because it feels more unique and mysterious; because lets face it, Eurovision is all about uniqueness!

With the English version, i listen to it and half expect the singer to start singing 'Vrag Naj Vzame' when it hits the chorus! That is the confusing workings on my mind. Mid you, that happens with all the songs that have gone from one language to another. Oh well...

"About half of Slovenia is covered in forest, making it the third most forested
country in Europe. Slovenia became independent from Yugoslavia in 1992 and
joined the European Union in 2004. Its people now have a reasonably good
standard of living"

Whitaker's World of Facts - Russell Ash

Nathan's view

Well Slovenia look to be going for it this year with a very upbeat track. Although it is sung in Slovenian I believe that this is to be a big contender this year. It's competing with Iceland for my 'douze points'.

The lyrics are very well written in both Slovenian and English. The song makes so much sense in English and I think it would fit well to the rhythm in English too. 'Vrag Naj Vzame' means 'Let the Devil Take It' or 'To Hell With It'. I prefer 'To Hell With It' as it fits with the rest of the lyrics (translated to English) better.

Rebeka Dremelj is a popular model in Slovenia and other ex-Yugoslav states. I think that she will get votes not just through bloc voting, but from Western Europe too.

Hannah's view

I think that this is a catchy song, and i can definitely tell that by the fact that Nathan continually repeats the phrase, 'Vrag Naj Vzame'. It is started to get annoying, Nathan! But, aside from that, i do enjoy the song, possibly not as much as Nathan.

I do like the fact that a country can sing its song in its native language, i think its a better idea than everyone trying to sing in English just to try and win and impress.

It is a good song, but (as i said before) i prefer others. I think partly why Nathan likes it more than me is because, as he mentioned, she is a popular Slovenia model. Need i say more? And somehow, that doesnt do it for me; where as Belarus on the other hand...