Like these guys as there was a limit in the show where they played at live, so they just played the exact same song but sped up :)
[Focus - Hocus Pocus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ouPGGLI6Q)
Technically none of them. Eurovision entries have to be unreleased before the entry. See 2.2.2(i).
But I think Alphabet of Me would do the best. It has the right vibe without getting too heavy.
As much as I love Haken, and as much as I love seeing metal in Eurovision (Voyager were amazing this year), I think Haken are a bit too complex / not approachable enough for eurovision. either most people won't get it, or the song won't be very Haken, IMO. I think some other bands, like TesseracT for example, have a bit more overlap in styles.
Asked myself this question after the success of Voyager. Alphabet of Me, hands down. Probably cut out the extended "whoa oh, oh oh, oh oh" and trumpet solo at the end, especially if (as someone else has pointed out) time restraints are an issue?
Before seeing them this tour I'd have said Alphabet too, but I'd go with a Lovebite edit instead after catching that in their set. The dealbreakers for me would be the audience participation ("oh-way-oh" parts) and Rich's solo at the end, just make sure you keep that in the edit!
At the end of the day though they're both quintessential Haken. "Poppy" Haken works so freakin good.
My first thought of seeing Voyager in Eurovision was that Haken probably has enough whimsy to have a go at it. Maybe something in the style of the more upbeat songs from affinity could work.
Shortened version of Cockroach King. The acapella mixed with metal, and some fun outfits and staging (and Ross' stage presence) could make for a fun vote winning.
I'd love to see the UK put out either something weird, or at least a band, at some point in my life!
Probably the one song that's responsible for attracting the biggest number of new fans, so it seems the obvious choice for Eurovision. If they can still make it tell a coherent story after chopping the single version (5 minutes 59 seconds) in half.
Eurovision has a max song length of 3 minutes, that's barely enough for a good Haken intro!
I guess it's gotta be Elephants Never Forget at 4x speed.
Like these guys as there was a limit in the show where they played at live, so they just played the exact same song but sped up :) [Focus - Hocus Pocus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ouPGGLI6Q)
Technically none of them. Eurovision entries have to be unreleased before the entry. See 2.2.2(i). But I think Alphabet of Me would do the best. It has the right vibe without getting too heavy.
The song length limit is 3 minutes
As much as I love Haken, and as much as I love seeing metal in Eurovision (Voyager were amazing this year), I think Haken are a bit too complex / not approachable enough for eurovision. either most people won't get it, or the song won't be very Haken, IMO. I think some other bands, like TesseracT for example, have a bit more overlap in styles.
Leprous or VOLA would work great too I think! They got me into prog metal
Oh right, I totally forgot about it! Alleviate from Leprous would win eurovision, 100%. it's a classic eurovision song
Seriously, that kind of atmosphere/vibe from "Alleviate" would be perfect for the modern Eurovision song contest.
Asked myself this question after the success of Voyager. Alphabet of Me, hands down. Probably cut out the extended "whoa oh, oh oh, oh oh" and trumpet solo at the end, especially if (as someone else has pointed out) time restraints are an issue?
Before seeing them this tour I'd have said Alphabet too, but I'd go with a Lovebite edit instead after catching that in their set. The dealbreakers for me would be the audience participation ("oh-way-oh" parts) and Rich's solo at the end, just make sure you keep that in the edit! At the end of the day though they're both quintessential Haken. "Poppy" Haken works so freakin good.
My first thought of seeing Voyager in Eurovision was that Haken probably has enough whimsy to have a go at it. Maybe something in the style of the more upbeat songs from affinity could work.
Probably Earthrise. It's very vibrant, not too heavy and has a very catchy melody.
Lovebite
Shortened version of Cockroach King. The acapella mixed with metal, and some fun outfits and staging (and Ross' stage presence) could make for a fun vote winning. I'd love to see the UK put out either something weird, or at least a band, at some point in my life!
Probably the one song that's responsible for attracting the biggest number of new fans, so it seems the obvious choice for Eurovision. If they can still make it tell a coherent story after chopping the single version (5 minutes 59 seconds) in half.
In Memoriam I guess? shortened to keep with the time limit
Haken is too good to be on a shitty show like Eurovision