#2023 vs. 2024

[aijamisespava]

2023 vs. 2024 Part 2: Semi-Final 1 Countries

Continuing on our little adventure into the competing countries, we now look at the countries performing in the first Semi-Final in this year's contest and determining which entry I liked better...their 2023 entry or their 2024 entry.

Also, while there is one returning country and one non-returning country, I will go into those countries first before moving on to the countries with a 2023 and 2024 entry.

Luxembourg: Fighter. Okay. Yes, I am still sad about Drowning In The Rain not being the song talked about. But we are here to talk about Fighter, so let's do that. It's a cute lil' song that with right staging and running order could be a great performance! BUT, the reason it ranked low is the fact that with all the other shiny songs that came after it, it got lost in the shuffle a little. I do know we are getting a revamp, so maybe that will help the song a little more, we will have to wait and see.

Ukraine: Heart Of Steel vs. Teresa & Maria. Winner: Teresa & Maria. While Heart Of Steel is a wonderful song and great addition to my playlist, it had to grow on me a little bit before I could really appreciate it (thank the revamp too). But Teresa & Maria stays with me. I've seen so many reels of alyona and Jerry singing the song on Youtube reels (per algorithm), so I guess that's fate saying something.

Cyprus: Break A Broken Heart vs. Liar. Winner: Break A Broken Heart. Both are kinda sorta breakup songs. While Liar takes the sassy approach to the end of a relationship, I loved the melancholic feel that Break A Broken Heart has. I'm also a real sucker for high notes (need I remind you that I'm a Gjon's Tears fan?), which Andrew Lambrou does so well too.

Poland: Solo vs. The Tower. Winner: The Tower. There is no denying that Solo has cemented its place in the Eurovision meme world. And while it has grown on me enough to listen to it when someone put it on the aux cord, The Tower just sounds so good. I would literally be sitting around as the song starts and I'm like "wait, what song is this?" and then Luna starts singing and I'm like "ooooo yes!" Needless to say, I haven't tired of The Tower yet and still feel like I'm listening to it for the first time.

Serbia: Samo Mi Se Spava vs. Ramonda. Winner: Samo Mi Se Spava. This was so hard for me to decide as I actually really love both of them (I mean they both ranked 2nd). Ramonda is so beautiful and emotional, and may have changed what my favorite flower is. And Samo Mi Se Spava is an auditory experience. It went onto a WIP soundtrack within MINUTES after first listen, which is really the only thing making the decision. This will certainly fluctuate over time.

Lithuania: Stay vs. Luktelk. Winner: Stay. Luktelk, a great entry in full Lithuanian, a bop, a total dance song with great staging potential. I've liked it since I ranked the Lithuania songs in the NF. But with Stay, it's one of those songs that really came out at the right time, so I'm in emotional debt to that. But it was another tough decision for this country.

Croatia: Mama ŠČ! vs. Rim Tim Tagi Dim. Winner: Rim Tim Tagi Dim. Let 3 brought forth a piece last year that was also an experience. It was certainly an acquired taste, garnering as many fans as people who ranked the song dead last. But Baby Lasagna and Rim Tim Tagi Dim scratches that itch in my brain that I didn't know I had. Listening to it is fun, plus the lyrics kind of resonate with me (as a college student that moves out of her hometown to attend school).

Ireland: We Are One vs. Doomsday Blue. Winner: Doomsday Blue. I don't think there is another country that took such a drastic turn between what they sent in 2023 and what they send in 2024 as Ireland. We Are One was a great safe entry that fell victim to early selection and a bloodbath semi. Doomsday Blue, however, has something more. My biggest complaint with We Are One is that I felt something was missing. Doomsday Blue feels like a complete package that I know Bambie will bring to life on the stage.

Slovenia: Carpe Diem vs. Veronika. Winner: Veronika. Another tough decision here. Carpe Diem is up my alley musically with rock elements mixed with a spice of pop with an infectious attitude that makes me want to get up and dance. But Veronika? That song puts me in such a trance when I listen to it. The operatic spice adds a cinematic feel to it too.

Iceland: Power vs. Scared Of Heights. Winner: Power. Similar to Lithuania, Power came to me at a time where I might have really needed it. It's still such a great song (listened to it just the other day). Scared Of Heights has great energy which should garner some votes too, but only time will tell.

Finland: Cha Cha Cha vs. No Rules!. Winner: Cha Cha Cha. I don't think any entry can top the iconic energy that Käärijä and Cha Cha Cha had. No Rules! is a good follow-up to try and mimic (or better) the success their predecessor had. But I still dance around my room to Cha Cha Cha once in a while.

Portugal: Ai Coração vs. Grito. Winner: Ai Coração. This is my reminder to listen to Grito some more. Ai Coração jumps around my mind. It's fun, the performance was sassy. It is one of the best Portugese entries I have seen. Grito, however, has a very beautiful tone that should not be slept on either.

Australia: Promise vs. One Milkali (One Blood). Winner: Promise. One thing about me is that I love my ballads, and I love my rock entries. Promise is just that. It's a thrill from start to finish that I enjoy listening to whenever it plays on my playlist. However, I really liked the feel that One Milkali (One Blood) had when I listened to it. For my take, it's best described in the post I made about the song when it came out.

Moldova: Soarele Și Luna vs. In The Middle. Winner: Soarele Și Luna. This feels like an All-Star battle. We have Pasha Parfeni from 2012 and 2023 vs. Natalia Barbu from 2007 and 2024. And while In The Middle has one of the CATCHIEST hooks of this year's selection, Soarele Și Luna was my sister's winner last year. So whenever I hear this one, I tell her and it makes us happy.

#eurovision song contest #esc #eurovision #esc2024 #eurovision 2024 #2023 vs. 2024 #luxembourg #ukraine #cyprus #poland #serbia #lithuania #croatia #ireland #slovenia #iceland #finland #portugal #australia #moldova

[mochiwei]

Art vs Artist 2023! Thanks for another year, see ya in 2024! 💕✨

#art vs artist #my art #illustration #artists on tumblr #fan art #mochiwei #digital art #procreate #zelda #tloz #link #art vs artist 2023 #it me #lots of Zelda per usual #but I’ve been working on secret original stuff behind the scenes!! #more in 2024

[allelitewrestlings]

Eddie Kingston's journey into beating the BCC and earning their respect Grand Slam (2023) ⇾ Worlds End (2023) ⇾ Revolution (2024)

#eddie kingston #claudio castagnoli #bryan danielson #jon moxley #wrestlingedit #aewedit #aew #aew revolution #* #ours: gifs #maker: s #event: grand slam 2023 #event: worlds end #event: revolution 2024 #feud: eddie vs bcc

[riyahartsalot]

First time doing lineless ✨

Remake of this:

#sth fanart #amy rose the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #lineless art #shadamy #first time doing this #remake #2023 vs 2024 #it didnt take long but i sucked so bad bc NO LINESSSS #tmosth #the murder of sonic the hedgehog

[matteodarmian]

#nicolò barella #andré onana #inter #inter milan #serie a #2023/2024 #inter vs cagliari #*

[p0mmia]

Happy new year! I guess? ✦ Well, it's hard to celebrate as if all were well in the world but.. I wish everyone a happier new year, for sure.

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Again, thank you very much for your support this year! 2023 has been full of fanarts so I'll draw more original characters/content next year! Currently working on my own shop too hehehe........

I received lovely messages and met people I truly adore. Every single comment-tag left on my posts was adorable, you guys are gems.

Merci, encore, encore et encore ❤️

(I'm sorry for my picture, I couldn't find a better one and my face right now is a mess haha)

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#happy new year 2024 #happy new year #art vs artist #art vs artist 2023 #year rewind #artists on tumblr #drawing #digital art #digital illustration #art #artwork #illustration #ml fanart #mlb art #ml art #ladybug fanart #fanart #digital fanart #character art

[abybweisse]

Kuro anime in 2024

So... two blogs have messaged me today about this: there's gonna be new Black Butler anime in 2024....

I'm hoping it's "Book of Weston", or whatever they call it for the anime, though there seems to have been another change to the anime staff, because one of the blogs says the look of the animation has changed again.

Crunchyroll is apparently running teaser ads for it.

Guess we'll see... eventually.

#black butler #kuroshitsuji #anime vs manga #anime #2024 #new season #new anime #weston arc #I hope #announcement #crunchyroll #jul 3 2023

[azi-muthal]

the year is almost over and it's time for another art vs artist post! i think this was a pretty good year for me, art wise, and i'm glad i got the time to do some original paintings between fandom stuff and commissions (❁´◡`❁)

#hoping for a kinder 2024 #art vs artist #art vs artist 2023 #artists on tumblr

[j0shm0]

How we all feeling after Japan? With it bringing in spring versus early fall the weather sure was different which lead to some interesting track/racing conditions in my opinion. Yuki sure did deliver a worldy performance in his home race. But that's not what we are here for, we are here to see how the Rookies are improving in their sophomore years.

Logan in 2023 along with a decent amount of others didn't finish the race, and this year in 2024 he was doing well to pressure for points until lap 41 where he went super wide having to reverse onto the tack and put again for new tyres. But outside that one off track event he was still lapping faster than 2023 overall.

As for Oscar he finished on the podium in 2023 and was not so lucky this year with the improvements across the field with teams like Ferrari on top of George and Checo being on form. Regardless of finishing position it can be seen that Oscar was indeed lapping much much faster then he did last year which just goes to show how tight the field is across the top 5 teams.

#f1 #f1 2024 #f1 analysis #mclaren racing #williams racing #logan sargeant #oscar piastri #data analytics #japan gp 2024 #japanese gp 2024 #suzuka gp 2024 #race lap analysis #f1 2023 #f1 2023 vs f1 2024

[aijamisespava]

2023 vs. 2024 Part 3: Semi-Final 2

Closing out our look at the 2024 songs, we have the songs performing in this year's second semi-final. And just like in the previous post with Luxembourg's entry, I will be discussing Romania's 2023 entry to balance things out and make sure all entries from countries I am willing to cover are covered.

Romania: D.G.T. (Off And On). We all know that I actually liked this song. The music is good, the vocals were great, and Theodor Andrei has great potential to be a star. TVR screwed him over and ruined his experience, so I can only hope that he returns and does really well as revenge for 2023.

Austria: Who The Hell Is Edgar? vs. We Will Rave. Winner: Who The Hell Is Edgar?. We Will Rave will absolutely be a summer hit this year. It is made for that, and Eurovision will give Kaleen the jumping board for the summer hit that her song will become. But, I have a soft spot for Who The Hell Is Edgar?. My sister and I still joke (over a year later) that we are Teya and Salena. Plus, I do love Edgar Allen Poe's work...and he's from Boston where I'm studying...so...yeah.

Malta: Dance (Our Own Party) vs. Loop. Winner: Dance (Our Own Party). Loop is a party song. I could see myself going out with my friends and dancing and singing to this song (we're not professionals, and drinks are involved. Do with that what you will). But Dance (Our Own Party) is an introvert anthem. Much so that as an introvert myself, I added this song to my playlist!

Switzerland: Watergun vs. The Code. Winner: The Code. Switzerland gets off the male ballad train that they've been on and sends a banger, send post. In all seriousness, The Code is an EXPERIENCE when listening. Nemo's mix of so many genres, in my opinion, is an appeal to everyone. I will say that Watergun is beautiful, and a great way to end Switzerland's male ballad era.

Greece: What They Say vs. Zari. Winner: Zari. What They Say and Victor Vernicos deserve a lot more love than the fandom (including myself) give it. It's a wonderful song about anxiety that anyone can relate to. Yet, there's a theme to some of the songs this year where more ethnic pieces. We have a lot of languages returning after not appearing in the contest ever or years before. And Zari adds to the list. While we last saw Greek in 2022, the song (and video) is an ode to Greece.

Czechia: My Sister's Crown vs. Pedestal. Winner: My Sister's Crown. Pedestal has been a steady grower on me for a while. It's got quite the punch, that the revamp didn't kill when it came out earlier this week. But keeping a theme of songs with personal meaning, My Sister's Crown has that between the two.

Albania: Duje vs. Titan. Winner: Duje. Now if we were talking about the Albanian version of Titan, then we may be having a different conversation. Titan is good, but I feel the charm of the original version got a little lost in the song. Maybe that version needs to grow on me a little more. Then with Duje, keeping the song in Albanian worked. The revamp was more of a cleanup to make it sound a little better, which certainly helped.

Denmark: Breaking My Heart vs. Sand. Winner: Sand. Breaking My Heart wasn't as horrible as some may recall. It had a fun hook and was a great song to dance to. But Sand is amazing. The music has a groove, the lyrics hit, it's a complete package! It's a song that I really hope qualifies as some may see it as a glow up for Denmark.

Armenia: Future Lover vs. Jako. Winner: Future Lover. Both Future Lover and Jako prove great arguments either way. Jako is a fun song that feels like I'm at an Armenian party and Ladavina pulled me in to dance with them. Future Lover is a powerful ballad with a gentle mix of genres that I still joke about my future lover listening to.

Estonia: Bridges vs. (N)NETM(K)M *I'm not typing that*. Winner: Bridges. Yeah, no. I'm not typing that title. It's been steadily growing since I first heard it with the Eesti Laul songs. It's catchy, has a dance, and still should close the 2nd semi-final. Plus, the translation of the title alone is enough to send me. But my heart goes out to Bridges. I do love my ballads, and between the two I like Bridges more. But 5MIINUST and PUULUUP definitely have a point.

Georgia: Echo vs. Firefighter. Winner: Firefighter. Yet another tough decision as I liked both Echo and Firefighter. The songs are both iconic and sung really well, which only adds to the difficulty that it is picking. But Firefighter is another one of those songs that have been stuck in my head for a while now, which is great considering it was one of the last songs to be released.

Netherlands: Burning Daylight vs. Europapa. Winner: Europapa. Europapa is the Eurovision song this year. Every year, there is one Eurovision song that SCREAMS Eurovision, and Joost made it his mission for that to be his song. And his mission was succeeded, and the reward is this win. Burning Daylight was a great song that saw a lot of fans disappointed when it failed to qualify. But when choosing between that and Europapa, Europapa is it.

Norway: Queen Of Kings vs. Ulveham. Winner: Ulveham. This was yet another tough choice as I love both of these songs. Queen Of Kings is a powerful anthem that deserved its spot in the top 5. But as I mentioned when the National Final happened, Ulveham sounds so much like stuff I listen to outside of Eurovision. And I'm still in awe every time I hear it that it is real and it is happening!

Latvia: Aijā vs. Hollow. Winner: Aijā. We all knew this was going to happen. Sudden Lights put me under a trance which ended in my becoming a fan of their other music as well. It topped my Spotify Wrapped, it was my everything in 2023. They're a tough act to follow. Dons does this with Hollow. While it was a good choice for Latvia, I worry still that it may be too safe an entry. But it is a good, slower song in a year of high-energy bops.

San Marino: Like An Animal vs. 11:11. Winner: 11:11. Like An Animal was one of the entries that I didn't like at first, but by the end of 2023, I would be content if someone played it. But 11:11 is quite literally up my alley in the music world. I love rock (especially women-led rock), and I really hope that they get enough votes to bring San Marino to the Grand Final.

Belgium: Because Of You vs. Before The Party's Over. Winner: Before The Party's Over: We end this journey with one of the most obvious choices in the list. Don't get me wrong, Gustaph brought a great song that showed all of Europe (and the world) that Belgium is back to the way it was back in 2015-2017. But HOLY CRAP. I knew I was in for a treat when getting Mustii's first impression, and I was so blown away by Before The Party's Over. I still haven't been able to stop listening to it quite yet!

#eurovision song contest #esc #eurovision #esc2024 #eurovision 2024 #2023 vs. 2024 #romania #austria #malta #switzerland #greece #czechia #albania #denmark #armenia #estonia #georgia #netherlands #norway #latvia #san marino #belgium

[haxxydraws]

art vs artist (fashionably late)

#haxxy stop #not art #art vs artist #2024 #2023 #tagging both bc there’s art from both years lol

[trashyshrew]

#i know i'm kind of missing the whole point here #but every year i see everyone doing these and i just want to feel included #so here's mine #you can use your imagination for the centre square #2023 art vs artist #ship edition? #join me in 2024 for another fun year of shipping 😂 #memes

[merchuu]

.｡° ✧ ART VS ARTIST BEIBIIIIII

Ya el año termina, algo hay que hacer

Recibí mucho apoyo por esta plataforma este 2023, quiero agradecerlo de verdad<3, durante todo este tiempo he estado agradeciendo a los que reposteaban y comentaban--

hay muchos que hablan inglés y no entienden también ANDLBXLXSJB

Thank you so much for your love and support, i appreciate you all<3

#art vs artist #art vs artist 2023 #2024 #2023 #digital art #fanart #art #paint tool sai #invader zim #invasor zim #iz #sun & moon #moondrop #sundrop #boxy boo #awita #jardred #fanart para awita #fanart para jardred #awidred #Un SMP Mas

[riyahartsalot]

Redraw :D

Redraw of this piece:

#sth fanart #amy rose the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #shadamy #amy rose #sonic the hedgehog #shadamy 2024 #redraw #2023 vs 2024

[matteodarmian]

Head coach of FC Internazionale Simone Inzaghi celebrates with Hakan Calhanoglu and Niccolo Barella the win at the end of the Serie A TIM match between Udinese Calcio and FC Internazionale - Serie A TIM at Dacia Arena on April 08, 2024 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)

#simone inzaghi #nicolò barella #hakan calhanoglu #inter #inter milan #serie a #2023/2024 #udinese vs inter

[cheridraws]

art versus artist, 2023

#im not. really in a headspace to talk much right now #but i wanted to make this #2023 has been... odd. #i started college. i got a new job #and i've been stressed #but i also met so many wonderful people. all of you have been so kind to me... #you've kept me going. you've kept me creating #... and i struggle to feel like i deserve it a lot of the time. but I'm working on that. and I appreciate all of you #i love you. thank you for a wonderful year #and I hope 2024 is kind to us all #chdoodles #art vs artist #sorry to be sappy ehehe. I'm in a sappy mood right now