Das Gezeichnete Ich: Du, Es und Ich
It's a television based popular music contest, so it only stands to reason that there will be a power ballad in Bundesvision 2010. Hailing from Brandenburg, Das Gezeichnete Ich provides that ballad with Du, Es und Ich. I would be the first to admit that I have never particularly liked ballads. They tend to be overwrought with cliche and to be blatantly emotionally manipulative. Fortunately, though, while Du, Es und Ich sometimes seems at times to teeter on the cusp of going over the top, it manages to have just enough restraint to maintain its sense of self-respect.
It has always struck me as something of a mystery why certain songs are chosen for competitions over others. After listening to some of Das Gezeichnete Ich's other songs (Halleluja, or Innen for example), I think he could have done much better in Bundesvision than he will with Du, Es und Ich.
Prediction: Unlike me, the public at large seems to like music that couples emotional release with the backing of a full orchestra. Du, Es und Ich is certainly not the most contrived song in Bundesvision 2010, but it's not the best either. My prediction is that Das Gezeichnete Ich's Du, Es und Ich will settle comfortably somewhere in the middle of the pack.
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