Unconventional and bizarre: the strangest video clips from the Eurovision Song Contest 2023
The Eurovision Song Contest is known for its eccentricity. However, some video clips from 2023 take things to a whole new level. From bizarre scenes to unconventional outfits.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is not just an international singing competition. It is also a showcase for unusual music videos. Whether avant-garde artworks or nonsensical animations, these video clips add an extra element of weirdness to the already extravagant event. I dive deeper with you into the strangest clips of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and try to decipher their hidden meanings (if there are any).
Finland with "Cha Cha Cha"
When it comes to unconventional and quirky content, Finland is always a guarantee. This year, too, they don't disappoint. In contrast to other ESC songs, you won't find any message-laden lyrics here, no drawing attention to war or injustice in the world. "Cha Cha Cha" is strange through and through and that's a good thing. Or as the singer would describe it: Hold on to your piña colada with both hands on the dancefloor.
Austria with "Who the Hell is Edgar?"
Here's the scene: Two women dress up as men and present something in a room full of middle-aged white CIS men. They go crazy and start dancing. Then the women's disguise is noticed and they are arrested. Eventually they emancipate themselves, escape from custody and drive off in a red BMW. If emancipation were as easy as in this video, we would have one less problem.
Croatia with "Mum ŠČ!"
To be honest, I'm almost lost for words: a mum buys a tractor, then the ABC is recited and finally the protagonist goes to war. The pictures make as little sense as the text: A heavily made-up dance group, a military general in front of a waving flag and a guy with a ride-on lawnmower in the Antarctic on an ice floe. A somewhat far-fetched anti-war song with a psychopathic general who stands in for Putin and his war of aggression in Ukraine.
Malta with "Dance (Our Own Party)"
This song is about a guy who suffers from social anxiety and would rather dance alone in his jumper than go to a party with people. So far, so good. But the video shows what goes on in his head when he parties alone: weird.
Denmark with "Breaking my Heart"
The top comment on YouTube describes it perfectly: "This guy looks fake. He looks like he was born by TikTok." But it's not just the singer who looks generic in an unpleasant way. The lyrics consist of random sentences with no context or connection. What's more, the voice has so much autotune that it no longer sounds human. Last but not least, the backdrop: It backs up my suspicion that everything about this video could have been generated by an AI.
Want to see how these songs perform on the big stage in Liverpool? Then book the following dates:
- First semi-final: Tuesday, 09 May 2023
- Second semi-final: Thursday, 11 May 2023
- ESC final: Saturday, 13 May 2023
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