Electric Callboy wasn't picked for Eurovision 2022

[@NikNocturnal]

*Very disappointing to see Eskimo Callboy not be able to represent the metal scene in Eurovision this year, but huge props to them for making the best out of the situation.*

[@Ja741852963]

A huge shitstorm is going on now in german medias. Its so crazy.Never seen an inpact like that in german music. I hope the best🙏

[@drpaspartu]

trollfest, a norwegian folk metal band, was picked for eurovision and might actually get in and get to actually to participate in eurovision

[@Rain593]

@Painus in Uranus Core in all it's forms are metal subgenres.

[@celticluna1691]

Shit happens

[@luke8558]

Do you think they will still change their name?

[@metfan4l]

As a german we can't risk sending a band like Eskimo Callboy to the ESC, people might get the wrong impression and think we're fun and have a sense of humor... can't have that.

[@noshaim708]

🤣👍🏻 yeah, das stimmt

[@sekory88]

yes you need to keep the stereo typ up to be unfunny and have no sense of humor xD. greatings from the schluchtenscheißer

[@Lycas666]

Germany: our underground music is fire, our radio music sucks so bad that the rest of the world HAS to know

[@edwinderkater8297]

Das ist so true😅

[@X9NIGHTSTALKER6X]

@@Lycas666 im dying xD thsts how it is

[@juleb.5247]

Trust me, we Germans are furious about this!

[@celticluna1691]

German fans are sure

[@aswadrhodes7661]

Gut, Mein Broder

[@KrC_Games]

i just talked about this to my mom, and now i see Germany wont pick this band for Eurovision;/

[@methal0-111]

The past Bands we send in where laughable. No one wants to continue this trend

[@decay4720]

Anzeige ist raus!

[@KABOOMFIN]

Eskimo Callboy literally played on the radio in Finland while I was driving home from work. "Not radio-friendly" yeah right.

[@timv17]

Well but it's..... it's Finland.

[@SayHelloToTheRobots]

Like Bandit radio or some mainstream pop station?

[@fuckingfuck6405]

metal is more mainstream over there, its a very small niche in most countries

[@daniellopez9495]

@@fuckingfuck6405 yeah, here in spain nobody listens to metal sadly

[@BerndosMusic]

Just look at the feedback the responsible people got, even from hardcore ESC fans, not just metal or Eskimo Callboy fans. There's a petition with almost FIFTY THOUSAND signatures to bring them back! Most people here are just tired of out-of-touch radio people choosing radio conform songs, each sounding like the other, that will 100% go under in the contest, once again.

[@niklaspeterschulte5073]

Do you know where to find the petition?

[@BerndosMusic]

@@niklaspeterschulte5073 It's on change org, but I can't post links in the comments. You'll find it

[@KidKat__]

Dude, it isn't even anywhere near as bad as Denmark even. We haven't had any decent picks since Emmelie Dee Forest's song Only Teardrops. Everyone since has just been a copy of an 80's formula. It's honestly sad to see that ESC is supposed to be the forefront of European music, but it's.. So boring. There's occasional good songs that actually stand out (a few examples from 2021 would be Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni, Blind Channel - Dark Side and Go_A - Shum), but it's become so monotonous. It's kinda sad.

[@jempyke]

Signed! huge support from Belgium/Portugal!

[@enzojacobsen4349]

50,000 is more than all of germanys song choices KZbin views combined

[@andreaspatsalides1914]

Eskimo Callboy doesnt need Eurovision, but Eurovision needs Eskimo Callboy

[@Gamingboy96]

Not only did they decline Eskimo Callboy, they ignored every style and genre except for generic pop-songs. What is the point of having nearly 1000 songs submitted, when all selected songs are completely exchangeable? I would have loved to see different styles of music at the national finals and let the people vote for their favorite. But now, all 6 entries just sound, even if they are not (all) bad songs. Even for the nominated artists it is shit, since they seem more and more exchangeable with the way it is. I'm actually curios, what other good songs they completely ignored because they might upset somebody on the radio

[@the_Rade]

It's eurovision... that's what it's all about. No matter what style of music the song is, it has to be pop. Even if it's a metal band, they will 100% play a pop song. I don't get your outrage.

[@jerm2332]

@@the_Rade Eurovision isn’t supposed to be limited to pop…That’s the point, _that’s_ the outrage.

[@javihernandez2755]

@@the_Rade of course you can label everything as pop and call it a day, and of course when artists from other genres submit a song, they try to use their more commercial/catchy ones. But Maneskin won last year with a rock entry, Lordi did in 2006. We got stuff like Viszlat Nyar by AWS o Something Better by Softengine in recent years. And then, outside of rock, there's always some funk, hip hop, folk/regional music... ESC is 90% pop, but its not so crazy to expect some rock stuff to have a chance in there

[@the_Rade]

Always pop

[@javihernandez2755]

@@the_Rade u really believe Zitti e Buoni is a pop song?

[@TankTheTech]

Shoutout for the shoutout! Thanks buddy. I thought your video was way more insightful than mine, though. Hahahaha

[@jerm2332]

“Thomas had never seen such bullshit before.”

[@NikNocturnal]

Lmao

[@MineMaster0610]

There's a petition to bring Electric Callboy to the Eurovision Song Contest. It says "Our goal is that in this year's preliminary decision is not only the choice between one and the same genre in different packages - we want the diversity much talked about by the jury and thus a real chance with the choice in the preliminary decision to make a difference for success at the ESC." And it already has nearly 50.000 signatures. Edit: Electric Callboy

[@morrisberben3132]

Is there a link? I have to sign

[@Glintingbeetle]

I‘m just gonna call that the petition probably won‘t help as sad as it seems I don‘t think that the decision by the jury was fair, but they just don‘t want EC and not even the win, and that‘s very unfortunate. I tell you why …They don’t want EC: - Not radio suitable The excuse from NRD that it‘s not "Radio suitable" is complete %@$'sht because last year Finland participated with a metal song basically consisting of swear words. The six people who are in the final casting for Germany ESC entrance are 'complete trash' according to some friends (who are, like me, from Germany). Maybe there‘s this whole band name thing, but i don‘t know if that‘s one of the reasons why they can‘t go Even if EC wouldn’t have won the contest they would most definitely won many hearts around the world, but the jury decided to send in some generic pop that won‘t win (99% sure). …They don’t want the win: The contest takes place in the country who won the last contest (in this case Italy) and that country has to organise that contest. Germany apparently doesn‘t want it since the last few years, the jury took artists who weren‘t recommended by the music scouts that took the applications from artists who want to go there. It‘s like Germany doesn‘t even want to win, cause they don‘t want to organise it That‘s so sad, because Germany is always guaranteed to be there and they always end up on the bottom of the ranking EC should‘ve been there. Germany already sent some metal songs to ESC Also funny: Every other German guy i asked after the ESC representatives call the music from the last few years complete trash and don‘t want Germany to win. This would‘ve been the first year since 2015 that i'd actually watch it but… nope That was a long message, sry for bad english I‘m German

[@MineMaster0610]

@@morrisberben3132 Sorry, can't post the link, but you should find it when you search for 'change org eskimo callboy'

[@BradTheThird]

You know, when the word "diversity" is paraded around mainstream events, they don't mean (in this context) "genre". What they really want is everyone to just look different while conforming to the same accepted standard (in this context, "genre").

[@Glintingbeetle]

It hit 50K now, let‘s wait, but i don‘t think the jury will change their minds

[@janjg489]

It's really sad as a German, just that some 74 year old Grandma don't get upset listing to the radio... I really hope that the whole petitons and internet-shitstorm actually lead to something and they put eskimo back on the list.

[@nulle1968]

Sorry, but that has nothing to do with 74 years old - my dad is 76 and he loves Rammstein and Eskimo Callboy. He says that this kind of music is more like the music back in his younger years than Helene Fischer and other Schlagershit. It´s the stock-im-arsch-mentality of the jury from NDR.

[@janjg489]

@@nulle1968 yeah I know that there are some really cool old people but usually there not. (in terms of metal music)

[@janipauls3668]

Not radio friendly? They played it at a Belgian radio station called Studio Brussel. 🤘🏻 🇧🇪

[@jempyke]

As it should be. However SruBru is getting a lot of comp in the harder rock by Willy

[@Jerrremy]

Like Brussel Sprouts

[@samhenderyckx7042]

StuBru plays Eskimo callboy everyday!

[@Glintingbeetle]

They play Pump it in some Rock Radio here in Germany Like 2 or maybe even 3- 4 times a day

[@Kiirabu197]

In Germany we have a radio station called "Bremen Vier" and they have a four hour block of everything rock and metal related (from AC/DC to BMTH and Hollywood Undead) every Sunday night. And though I don't know if they've played anything by EC yet, it's very much possible that they did.

[@ilkab5449]

50.000 German people are still trying their best to turn this around and have Eskimo Callboy get back on the List. We are just as disappointed as you 😔

[@timr.8812]

Actually, as I read through some of the reason the supporters gave there are some non German people within those supporters. They seem like put into Google translate... Edit: although I of course love how many wanted them to be our representatives.

[@mshaftenberg]

Ilka, now there are 70.000 - and even KZbin Germany(!) left a comment at EC's video with "Sieger der Herzen"

[@ilkab5449]

Yes, it's amazing how much support we are getting, i'ts starting to spread to the bigger newssites too 😊

[@mshaftenberg]

@@ilkab5449 I know, as I'm following this topic since Thursday. I'm not a particular fanboy of EC, but I'm so tired of these NDR decisions for years that I really hope this massive feedback leads to a change somehow. Thank you for creating the petition :)

[@qireals]

Almost 130.000 already.

[@Mrburiedalive1]

Kinda sad that they didn't make it to the official competition. I would have loved to give my vote for them in the finals, they're one of my favorite bands.

[@ThisIsMego]

Too high a chance of them actually winning. Which apparently is the primary thing the German committee wants to avoid.

[@olfolfington8978]

You forgot the third one! NO fun!

[@TheNorwegian98]

in Norway we have like 6 prelims and 1 grand final and everything is decided by the public, way better system than a bunch of boomers just deciding 6 entries and basing it on being "radio friendly". Like come on, is Hatari (Iceland entry from 2019) radio friendly? get with the times Germany.

[@amuunrah]

not to mention lordi with their track hard rock halleluyah once won the whole thing i think they're just scared that germany could maybe reach the top half again in the standings so they just wanna send the same bland stuff as every year

[@floriankunde6699]

I'm actually quite sure that our German broadcasters pay a lot of money to make the ESC happen, more than small country like Croatia or maybe Hungary (no offend!) So they only see their economical advantage of "going with the flow" then really present something new to the audience around the continent.

[@Whats-a-Chidi]

I am honestly so jealous and it makes so much sense. There's so much wrong with the German TV system in general, it's infuriating

[@hellraisermask]

Were really trying. But this country is just shit to its core.

[@lukebouwmeester7298]

I lived in Germany for years, getting with the times is not high on their agenda lmao

[@cethien]

As a German, i can confirm our motto for the last 20 years is "The 70's were great, lets keep it this way"

[@JCGver]

Ah well, could be worse "30's were great" for example.

[@cornykova9902]

The actual terrible thing about this situation is the fact that Germany consistently ends at the bottom on the ESC, with very few exceptions. Why not take a risk with something colorful, which has proven to appeal to a broad audience? It's definitely a missed opportunity for Germany to clean up their image among the ESC followers, and even more because Germany has a massive history (and present day) in the underground music.

[@scylor1993]

we might win and would need to host the next esc. Cannot risk that

[@JCGver]

@@scylor1993 Plus it would look like germans have a sense of humour, and we all know "das ist verboten!"

[@Gotenfolks]

I remember the good old days when Lordie and their song 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' won Eurovision... anyway, if you look on EC tour, almost all tickets to their shows are sold out, so I don't think they need eurovision for people to love them \m/

[@paroxynn]

Lordis in a MASSIVE debt, so i wouldent say they are doing too good

[@BramLastname]

Remember literally last year, when Germany got no points because people didn't vote for the generic pop acts.

[@Chris.m.e]

It's so wierd cause years ago Lordi from Finland took it all by storm and went crazy and won the whole shit. I think they won cause people was tired of same old "boring" songs and Lordi was so different.

[@voldren]

it's a popularity contest, and interesting personalities play a huge role there, that's why lordi won (somewhat catchy song, even thou i didn't like it too much, and weird costumes with masks were just interesting for the audience), and i don't know why they try to make it anything different i'm sure that even an amazing banger, easily better than every other song there, would not be an easy winner in this contest, if everything around is just generic and boring, because almost everyone has different taste in music so it's more about building sympathy, and eskimo callboys are great doing that (meanwhile their songs are also catchy, even if someone's not a fan, he can't deny that), so gl to germany with these generic picks, that will bore potential voters to death

[@en_sane1607]

@Micha its so true The funny thing is, germany actually won once ( or placed very high) with stefan raab who literally just did comedy. It's so stupid germany has been trying to play safe for the last 3 or 4 years and it never worked while other countries send in musicians who are actually unique and arent just pop. But yeah even tho im german im definitely vote for them if they just keep on with this habit and it seems like others wont vote for them either

[@nnnik3595]

They won because its a fun good song - people still listen to it. Most other songs were just forgotten.

[@metalvisionsongcontest7055]

But Finland had the same issue a few years before, when f-ing Nightwish tried to compete for them (granted, they were less known at that point). The fans voted them to first place, but the jury had nothing better to do than putting them second-to-last. As far as I've heard, Lordi almost wouldn't have been selected to compete for Finland in the first place, either. They won the Finnish national final by a very thin margin - luckily - and the rest is history.

[@Whats-a-Chidi]

They underestimate metal (and rock) fans imo. Nooo other music "fandom" goes crazy like that when they - unexpectedly - hear a heavier song on the radio/TV because it's THAT uncommon and we'll be satisfied with SMALL LITTLE BREADCRUMBS (plus points if they're actually talented, though, like EC). THAT is why Lordi and Maneskin have won (and Blind Channel got that far). OF COURSE THOSE ARE ALL AMAZING ARTISTS!! But we metal fans are fucking powerful. Eskimo Callboy would have gotten so far!

[@TheWurzelx3]

And Maneskin isnt even metal, more rock

[@danielhopkins2277]

Crazy thing in Germany is... You have english pop or hiphop songs with just sex or pro violent behaviour, pro drugs, pro misogynistic behaviour, pro crimes, etc AND they play them on radio because they sound good... But one little bit more aggressiv Rock Song or a german Rock or Pop Song with similar but less stuff than the english ones: "Oh no! No, no, no!!! NO! No, no, no! We can't do that! No, no, no! NO! That's bad! No, no, no! Think about the old people! NO! No, no, no!!! Think about the children! No, no, no! NO! Rammstein? Deutschland? No, no, no! NO! That song sounds Pro N*zi! No, no, no! Snoop Dogg? Can you control your h*e? Sure... why not? Sounds fine.

[@bruynevoker]

Nice to see 2022 carrying on the tragedy that was 2020 and 2021

[@GlenMeye]

It's pronounced 2020 2 for a reason

[@elmonitorrr2978]

This is so sad they didn't even get a chance to play at the pre selections. Just a ridiculous explanation. If you scroll through all entries on the ESC Facebook site, there is only sadness and anger on the german bands while all other nations support their bands and artists. This is bad for all other german bands/ artists in the pre selection because they did nothing wrong but have to handle this wave of disappointment. sad day. sad hundred days till this mess is over...

[@ju.678]

I cant even explain how frustrating this is as a German ESC Fan 😭😭 6 old guys from radio stations decided (yeah makes total sense as @ ESC the performance (!)) matters). Argh

[@BramLastname]

At least in The Netherlands the jury has ex-ESC contestants on it, They still don't listen to the general public, but at least they're qualified.

[@overdev1993]

"Eskimo Callboy" was trending almost the whole day on german twitter cause they didn't got accepted and the comments underneath the ESC twitter posts were well rough :D the german ESC jury seems to be really conservative and don't want to change anything, Cascade and Texas Lightning were cool tho but the other years really sucked. they just need to find an artist that does something different than just radio pop music. nobody cares for that. you need to be memorable.

[@GeodudeSpitsFacts]

This is why radios everywhere are getting sidelined for spotify and other apps. They are completely out of touch with what their listeners want

[@zomskull5571]

We in Germany have 2 rules: -NO winning -and NO good music

[@zomskull5571]

(And also no good movies)

[@geklebt_ichkann5007]

true

[@fuckmylife4403]

same here in spain

[@cephalicwasteland3504]

@Painus in Uranus guess it was meant in terms of Eurovision song contest, cause that's always a catastrophe

[@TheWurzelx3]

Exactly

[@ailemiemanime]

There’s been metalcore on Eurovision before. The band AWS from Hungry made it to the finals 2018 with the song Viszlat Nyár.

[@blakedout]

I haven't watched Eurovision in some years, but I remember the band Aws being there some year ago. I don't think it's the screaming that was the problem

[@Naunet7]

People have started a petition to let Eskimo Callboy join via a wildcard. Which has happened in the past. For anyone wanting to see creativity, diversity and an interesting eurovision, I highly suggest supporting the petition.

[@Fire-Queen]

Not just Germans! This band is so much fun, it would be good to have them on the EC👍🏼

[@fabiansaerve]

@@Fire-Queen you’re right!

[@groooah]

The wildcard was Sisters and as far as I know it was lobbied.

[@danielhopkins2277]

@@groooah Right. And this time Eskimo Callboy didn't get one... Reason from NDR & Co.: It's against the rules. ... Yes...

[@yulligoteckg2]

Ironcly from my countrys swedish eurovision song contest from 10 years ago, a similar band competed called Dead by april moved on to the finals in the competition, but they did not win.

[@simonbuskell1865]

Come and represent UK please! We may do better than last place for a change!

[@Thracian117]

Not forgetting Lordi's career making performance in 2006 with hard rock hallelujah that actually won Eurovision

[@jausephry3080]

Just imagine if they actually signed up for another country to then win the contest, how hilarious would that be

[@MrHaggyy]

We were ready, but the ESC was just not ready for Eskimo Callboy. At least their tour booms like crazy.

[@renissa93]

Finlands entry by the Rasmus is the only reason why il watch this year.

[@WhoAmIWill]

If it’s because of radio friendliness, that means the people in charge are too old to be choosing artists. The only time people listen to radio is when they get XM radio for free when they buy a new car.

[@riploljustforfu9929]

Radio has two target demographics rn: Car drivers who don't put on their own music because they don't care enough and workers in craftsmenship and industry who have to listen to something that won't upset any colleagues. To think that this translates to the ESC target demographic is just idiocy.

[@floriankunde6699]

Yes I'm German, yes I'm a metalhead so of course I would love to see a metal band at ESC for Germany but what speaks the most for Eskimo Callboy representing our country on ESC is, that they live what ESC in the past was all about: The culture and creativity of your country. I'm not surprised they aren't in the competition, I quit the ESC game after Lordi winning for Finland back then. Oh and: Great reaction Nic! Keep on rocking!

[@fabiansaerve]

The last escs were the best ever. I also quit because of the lame songs. Always pop shit but especially the last one was so exotic and many different genres were presented. And now the viewers can vote as well. Viewer voted last year: 1. Rock 2. Techno with traditional music mix 3. Hard-Rock

[@rzaku5536]

I mean have they noticed Hungary 2018? Not only they made it to the final, but the song was in Hungarian.

[@egnato1165]

Eurovision is *bullshit* . I'm Spanish, and not long ago, there was a little festival organized to select whoever would represent us on Eurovision. The was this group of three women, called Tanxugueiras, who showed *immense* talent, interesting vocal techniques and had an amazing show. They also meant to represent their culture, all three native from Galicia, a region from Spain which is known for being a celtic land. This was an amazing contender for the contest, like a display of a fraction of the Iberian cultures. So yeah, they didn't win. The song that will go to Eurovision is the typical pop-ish track: not bad, but not special in any way either. Just completely generic. Tanxugueiras's song is called Terra, by the way. It's not for everyone, but I do recommend listenning to it at list once. It's fascinating.

[@maartenn2217]

So just because your favourite didn't win the nationals the whole ESC is bullshit? Okay then

[@egnato1165]

@@maartenn2217 I don't really watch Eurovision. I just think that Tanxugueiras were great to represent Spain. I'm wasn't gonna watch it anyway. Still, everytime I hear about the contest only one or two songs sound decent to me. I'm not saying those are bad songs. I'm just saying they sound boring to me. Oh and I'll refrase: every major music contest or award show is bullshit.

[@Alex-hr1ml]

@@maartenn2217 they choose a generic empty souless pop song. That's why there's a lot of people pissed here in Spain, like in Germany. Its not about favourites, its about sending something worthy at least. There's so many empty garbage on the radio already. PD: the reason to choose what they choose was the rights of the song. RTVE (the TV channel who choose) bought the rights time ago. They tried to sell the song before and no one was interested in that. Its really suspicious, that the winner song is THAT song. You understand the movie now?

[@maartenn2217]

@@Alex-hr1ml what movie

[@maartenn2217]

@@egnato1165 so you're not invested at all, just complaining? Okay then

[@Arkale893_0]

Man, this sucks. Me and my buddy have had Pump It blasting while we game since it came out, and he doesn't even like metal, but he loves ECB. We are both excited for more stuff from them :D

[@Kadaj0666]

To be honest, the biggest metal impact in Eurovision for me was Hard Rock Hallelujah by Lordi. This year was magical !

[@Zephiias]

Its not like they werent picked for the ESC... Eskimo Callboy wasn't picked for the effin pre-select. Which makes it even worse :)

[@lou108]

thanks for mentioning Blind Channel. Think we can get a main channel reaction to their next single?

[@isar.trainz]

If there´s one Metal Band that is closest to suit to mainstream radio stations, then it has to be Eskimo Callboy

[@zenex1741]

I live in England, and I'd love nothing more than for EC to be in Eurovision and absolutely smash us.

[@deprxvity4555]

Theres a petition for them to get into esc . It needs 10k more signatures

[@JoaquinGamer1]

Send link, please 🙏

[@deprxvity4555]

2k more!

[@deprxvity4555]

Google it I can't post links its on change org

[@Naunet7]

@@JoaquinGamer1 links will get removed in the comment section but it's on "change org"

[@JoaquinGamer1]

​@@Naunet7ok ok, thanks, I'll look it up 🤙 EDIT: I have already put my signature 🙌

[@alexx.malexx]

As a german i hope for a wildcard for them 🤞🏼

[@pitifulboyrottenboy1479]

Yess! Not a big fan of EC but you have to be blind/deaf to not see the opportunity we lost. It's like we don't want to win but it is fun to be a part of it. Boooring :(

[@grambo4436]

The moment i heard that eskimo wasn't selected to represent germany. That is and should be a huge hell no the metal fans. Especially me because i want to see them to perfom.

[@MariusDumitrescu]

We still have a chance here in Romania with Malere (E-an-na is the name of band). They are a folk-metal band mocking (a-sort-of) traditional music in Romania. Give it a try. Pretty damn catchy XD. If we send them to Eurovision... that would be awesome XD . Cheers! p.s. Eurovision sucks anyway.

[@methal0-111]

German here. Everyone is mad about the ppl in charge. Whole Germany is laughing/ashame of the past few acts no one understands why we keep sending these acts that are mediocre at best.

[@MrTrolltan]

We sent a solid metal band a few years ago from Hungary, because we gave no f*cks, yet that band (called AWS) did not receive Europe's love :( anyways, I was proud that we sent them that year. We should do it with a band called Subscribe, cause they are fun and original, but they just don't care about these things. I hope we will see more bangers soon in the Eurovision, otherwise it's just a mainstream nonsense contest with only a few gems now and then.

[@DennisPlaysBass]

AWS were amazing, I still remember them. I still check their socials every one in a while. Sad that they ended up like this, RIP Örs

[@stin_irch]

AWS was AWSome. I really loved their sense of humour and how much they care about other people. And still shout out to Örs, what a human, filled with power. It's still unbelievable he's dead :,(

[@mato8494]

Well as germans we shouldn´t forget the fact, that there was a song in the Charts about a Crocodile named schni schna schnapi...... round about fucking 10 weeks...

[@schwarzcarbuncle]

It still haunts me to this day…and I am not even german:))

[@mato8494]

@@schwarzcarbuncle Oh feel u bro 😅 its even more worse than Hit & Country Music...

[@hex_a_lexa]

You missed that the guy was actually listening to Pump It but came to deny them 😂😂

[@ItsJustMetrion]

Welp, thats unfortunate, but honestly I'm not surprised by this!

[@tielphinstone3556]

They already got 55K signatures in the petition

[@InVisionsOfficial]

Definitely some straight up BS! Eskimo Callboy fucking rule! Main stream pop culture is definitely becoming more accepting of metal but still using it as a gimmick and not taking it seriously!

[@DerKomischeTyp]

And these people who didn't want Eskimo Callboy in are the reason everyone says germans don't have humour. By the way I think theres still a wildcard slot so if enough people talk about it there's still a chance. There is even a change org petition to put EC in it which like 30.000 people signed and is trending now.

[@marvintimke3978]

In Germany, we say ,,Danke Merkel" if somethimg bad happened. But she isn't in charge anymore.

[@Sl1mb]

I mean, if boring pop radio music like you've heard thousands of times before is what represents us Germans, maybe I should emigrate to Finland lol

[@octaviosander8898]

Ich kann nicht mehr Dancing monkey ertragen

[@wllulu]

The only reason i had to watch eurovision

[@Weasellybadger]

Eskimo Callboy really wants to be on ESC, they even changed their name to be more radio friendly

[@Blyatuber]

Meanwhile in the Norwegian selection they allowed TROLLFEST to take part

[@justjulia02]

Yeah, we're mad too. This is just ridiculous. I have hopes for the petition tho xD

[@shona5512]

This is an absolute travesty. Whoever was in charge of the selections really dropped the ball for their country.

[@celticluna1691]

What because one very popular band didn't get on shit happens life goes on

[@emdove]

@@celticluna1691 their whole job is choosing an act that will perform well in Eurovision. They did drop the ball, cause they pushed their best bet out of the running 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@celticluna1691]

@@emdove they didn't get in it's not the end of em

[@emdove]

@@celticluna1691 Nobody said that 😊

[@celticluna1691]

@@emdove the y'all act sometimes y'all think it is

[@geklebt_ichkann5007]

someone made a petition where people can sign and it is like 24 hours old and already has like 45.000 signings...

[@lepenseur8191]

I live in Germany, watch the ESC every year and I'm a metal head... The decision of the ARD is really sad but it was 100% clear how they would decide. The whole public radio and TV organization in Germany is run by conservative, old-fashioned people. Every kind of (heavy or provoking) music they don't know or that has some shouting in it isn't what they call "radio-friendly". And that's what every German household has to pay 220€ for per year...

[@chonk442]

My friend who knows absolutely nothing about genres LOVED Pump It and Hypa Hypa. Such a huge mistake for them to not choose EC!

[@Kacenka35]

Thanks for introducing me to the song. It’s fucking banger 😂

[@ReinyaVonMorte]

I’m honestly hoping they might get a wildcard but hopefully they will try next year! D;

[@maxmeier196]

They wont try again, they will be to big next year.

[@maxmeier196]

They wont try again, they will be to big next year.

[@nikiardo]

At least Germany had some interesting choices. When it came to Spain we had to decide between shit and more shit. There was only one song I liked from the ones my country picked as posible choices for Eurovision since it had a flamenco style which is our national music genre but no, they picked a generic reggaeton song where the singer sings about how hot she is and how much money she has.

[@dudemantype]

Maybe i missed the boat on eurovision but i've seen the shows on occasion ever since the early 2000s and I remember Jack sh*t from them. I'm surprised Eskimo callboy even bothered.

[@seine_pestilenz2979]

I think the most hilarious thing is that the radio guy actually listens to pump it in his car 😂

[@KoRnflake123]

Thx for your Support Nik, Love from Germany ♥️

[@ReefZA]

If I'm not mistaken, Keep Of Kalessin did fairly well in Eurovision. over a decade ago though...guess times change

[@behemothnemoth]

i cant wait for my first concert with We've got the moves and everyone simultaneously bobbing their heads

[@z240m3]

There's always next year and that means at LEAST hopefully another album 😍🤣 these guys are legends and they definitely deserve to get there

[@nikowritesstuff9505]

Germany, you know you are starting another war, right?

[@amy7392]

LMAO

[@justjulia02]

Haha well the judges definitely are! We were actually rooting for them and now I think over 5000 signatures were gathered togheter to get the media's attention. With success xD maybe they will overthink it

[@Tedger]

Yeah.. they would have had good chance and they would have fitted the ESC athmosphere perfectly with their antics :)

[@Fragmented_Mask]

Them saying that this wasn't radio friendly enough... Iceland in 2020 literally sent up an act who looked liked they'd just stepped out of a BDSM club 😂 Germany can do so much better than generic pop.

[@civarim]

hope they make a song out of that :D like completely a fun song about how devastated they are now ..idk

[@epicadventureturtle1363]

Enjoy your radio friendly last place again germany. 🤣

[@HeavyMetalfps]

There's a petition to get them in, they already have a ton of people signing on.

[@LexiPixeL_]

I love that they have a good sense of humor about it at least, even though they didn't get in.

[@lihavalokki5705]

Last year Germany placed at a whopping 25th out of 26 contenders in the finals, so they didn't want to pick an actually good song, because then they wouldn't be able to reach their goal of 0 points and last places

[@janzeller9070]

thanks for your reaction vid. Let´s hope that EC are going to start a second hype - a petition hype. One thing i wanna say: it´s not only EC fans who protest; the majority of german ESC fans dislike that decision made by the NDR broadcasting station. The ESC fanbase reacts because of an obvious lack of diversity in the song choice, being dishonest about the NDR´s own motives and ignorant towards the ones who simply love the idea of ESC as something unique and open-minded.

[@Hikaeme-od3zq]

Man their performance would be unforgettable...I bet they'd do some crazy shit.

[@fabisto5693]

germany wants to keep his long tradition to be the last one

[@Florin_A]

Another similar song(in the parody way that Eskimo does) would be Malere from E-An-Na, a band from Romania, surprisingly they were selected by the Romanian Eurovision jury, hope they make it to the grand finale.

[@M4rk_is_Q]

(im german) i showed that song to my mother and she doesnt really like metal. after listening she was like: "thats a fun song" and went on to signing the petition

[@ethanrocks8159]

It’s cause the other contestants wouldn’t stand a chance winning against them

[@jeppej4265]

You might want to check band called Lordi. Thats metal and it won back in the day Euro Vision. After that it was all thw grannies banging their heads to Lordi tunes at least back here in Finland =)

[@worshipguitardictionary7677]

Come on man why did get fckin denied?! The are so good at it! It's just some fun hype music man. They are my favorite band. They srsly deserve. 3:09 new way of communication. They are people of my kind, like I literally just behave how they behave LMAO. But still there's the best.

[@JisatsuArchives]

They’ve had metal in their before so I doubt it’s the screaming. It prob is the name tbh

[@make8652]

And again the last place for us

[@moztar6247]

Bro, if you wanna support, I suggest to make a HypaHypaChallenge, the first break from dance to CHONKKK

[@mspally9542]

Stupid thing is, I first heard these guys playing ON THE RADIO!!

[@SniperMayer]

Just for the record: my 80+ grandma laughed her ass off when I showed her the Pump it video.

[@jolly_r]

I don't feel hate. I just feel sorry. (But really...Wtf Germany?!) EC would have been the only reason to watch ESC. So why did we choose to lose instead?

[@MyBroSux24]

i see what you did there, Jolly :D

[@_dgdrums_]

I'm from Germany and I think that the 'Commitee' wich picked those musicians and songs simply didn't have the balls to pick Eskimo Callboy. I imagine their meeting like this: 'Uh, it's a loud band with crazy people and lyrics you can't understand. Also, they use the F-Word. We can't pick them. We would definitly win with them, but we are cowards. Let's pick some stuff no one ever heard about and go for a new record with zero Points (or below).'.

[@metalvisionsongcontest7055]

Don't forget the "they have the word Eskimo in their band name, that's a slur, ew - protect us from the woke Twitter mob, please! But of course, we won't admit that to the German public, who by and large couldn't care less about the wokeness of the anglosphere". So they come up with some BS excuse about the song supposedly not being radio-friendly. ;)

[@riploljustforfu9929]

@@metalvisionsongcontest7055 You actually think those fossils sitting in the committee know what a Twitter is? xD

[@BramLastname]

@@riploljustforfu9929 Yes, they use it to block all the people who tweet about EC. (I wish that was a joke)

[@riploljustforfu9929]

@@BramLastname That's the PR agency they hired.

[@BramLastname]

@@riploljustforfu9929 It's all part of the same group of people.

[@Venduhl]

It's so sad. I am from germany and it would have been the first ESC I watched....