Welcome to the third episode of FAME! I know that for some
of you this may turn out to be the second episode of SAME, but, once again,
life happened – making it impossible for me (Vic – Dillon will be out this week
due to loads of homework) to get this post out this afternoon. But hey, it’s
still Friday in my part of the world, so we’ll say that it still counts. ^_^
Dillon is actually the person who shared this song with me
in the first place because he introduced me to Eurovision.
He’s also responsible for my addiction to foreign music (or at least it’s
foreign to me since it isn’t produced in the states), but that’s another story
haha. Anyways, this song is a product of the Eurovision song contest in 2010.
And, even though I’ve been listening to it for two years, I still love it. Miro
made two versions of this song – one in Bulgarian and another in English. I
usually listen to the English version just so I can know what the lyrics
actually are, but I still enjoy listening to it in its original language as
well. Everyone I’ve shared “You’re an Angel” with has also shared my reaction
and loved the song.
I absolutely love the tone of this song and the lyrics. Yes,
it may be a typical love song, but I’m still a sucker for it since the
soundtrack behind it has so many layers. I’m also a sucker for almost any song
that incorporates an orchestral strings section or a piano track, and this song
uses both. On top of the beautiful piano and strings part, Kostadinov’s voice blends
beautifully with the track. It’s a great piece of modern pop craftsmanship – if
that’s even possible to say (I almost find it an oxymoron since pop music and craftsmanship
rarely go hand-in-hand).
I do have a few complaints though – not pertaining to the
song. The song is gorgeous; the music video however, is, well, I find it rather
atrocious. I can understand musicians being on a tight budget, but this was
made for an international audience. Why does the video look like it was done on
such a tight budget? I mean, half of the backgrounds are really bad computer
animations – as are the special effects when he’s walking around in the
streets. Ok, I get the point that he’s a fallen angel – so he falls from a big
star from space to Earth in the beginning of the video, but couldn’t it have
been slightly more realistic looking? I also like the idea of the wings
throughout the video, but they’re still really fake. It makes me sad. I do like
how people seem naturally drawn to him on the streets, but I don’t see how that
really correlates to the lyrics of the song. The English version of the music
video “You’re an Angel” is nearly completely different from its Bulgarian counterpart. The video is a
bit graphic, but it does seem to have a decent plot to it which matches the
lyrics of the song. It still has a bit of bad computer imaging in it; however
the film quality seems to have drastically improved. It doesn’t seem to be as
low budget as the video officially posted on the Eurovision website/YouTube
channel. There isn’t really much to try to interpret in either video since the
lyrics and the video match up decently. So, no artsy-fartsy comments this week.
The live performances of this song are also great. Overall,
I think Miroslav Kostadinov is a great singer, even if his Bulgarian music
video is bad quality. It seemed rather obvious that he enjoys singing and doing
what he loves – or at least that’s what I gathered from the permanent grin on
his face during his live performances.
As for the English version of this song, I’ll give it a 5
out of 5. I didn’t have any problems understanding any of the lyrics because
his pronunciation was always “spot on”.
And that’s all for FAME this week. Please head on over to
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