I like songs that reflect on the paths that life takes us down. I also like songs that have catchy musical hooks. Thees Uhlmann's Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf provides both of these things. And really, this is a nice song. There's plenty of emotional power, there's plenty of introspective reflection. But for whatever reason, it seems like the sum total of this song is less than its component parts. Despite its strong points, Zum Laichen und Sterben is musically just a little too repetitive, and its sentiment seems just a little too forced.
Prediction: Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf will appeal to German sentimentality. But I don't think that it will appeal to more than a minority of Bundesvision voters. I predict Zum Laichen und Sterben to do better than some of the competition, but will still dwell in the bottom third.
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