COUNTDOWN TO EUROVISION 2015 IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA : DAY 07

COUNTDOWN TO EUROVISION 2015 IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA : DAY 07

With Greece's economy suffering in recent years, it's no wonder that the nation sent a song to Eurovision about free alcohol in the 2013 contest. Obviously, the track is definitely on the bonkers side of Eurovision, but the good kind of bonkers, of course! Lively and energetic, and a judicious use of the Greek language for the verses, Koza Mostra and Agathon Iakovidis proved that singing about their nation's financial crisis can be cheeky and fun as opposed to being negative and depressing. And note to Eurovision: please send more ridiculously good looking European men dressed in kilts for obvious male objectification reasons.

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"Alcohol Is Free" by Koza Mostra and Agathon Iakovidis: Greece's bouncy folk-punk entry for Eurovision 2013, finishing in sixth place with 152 points.

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P.S. I mean, really: you can never go wrong with handsome men singing and dancing in kilts, even if they're not technically Scottish. And let's not forget how lead singer Elias Kozas was basically eye-fucking the camera the entire time during their fantastic performance. Yes, sir, I definitely want some of that free alcohol you're offering! And did I mention they were wearing kilts?

COUNTDOWN TO EUROVISION 2015 IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA : DAY 05

It is a testament to Sweden that they really do take Eurovision seriously, and Loreen's winning entry in the 2012 edition certainly did not disappoint. I think that part of what propelled the song to ultimate victory is because 2012 was a time when EDM was quickly penetrating the global music landscape and establishing itself within the mainstream market, and the track became a fitting and powerful anthem of what electronic dance music represents for millions of fans who love the genre. The song not only truly captured the spirit of great EDM, but also embodied the very essence of a fantastic Eurovision song.

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"Euphoria" by Loreen: Sweden's victorious entry for Eurovision 2012, finishing in first place with 372 points.

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P.S. I love the fact that Loreen's dramatic, minimalist, and fabulous stage performance of the song looks like it was inspired by elemental bending movements from "Avatar: The Last Airbender", with the martial arts choreography and use of wind machines to make her hair and floaty costume billow around while she was dancing. That, and the fact that she's just absolutely gorgeous!

"They’re looking for hope..." — Imperator Furiosa

"Who KILLED the world?" "Our babies will NOT be warlords!" "We are NOT things!"

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The Five Wives of MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as The Splendid Angharad

Riley Keough as Capable

Zoë Kravitz as Toast the Knowing

Abbey Lee as The Dag

Courtney Eaton as Cheedo the Fragile

So yeah, I made a really angsty Thorki/Thunderfrost mixtape and I just... *assumes fetal position and cries*

saudade (n.) : a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound longing for an absent thing or person that someone loves; it often carries a repressed knowledge that the object of longing, whose whereabouts are unknown, may never return.

melancholia (n.) : a deep emotional state characterized by apathy, withdrawal, and gloomy forebodings; it often represents feelings of personal insufficiency, oppressive sorrow, and a tendency to retreat from others when confronted with emotional situations.

civil twilight - letters from the sky

you and i were made for this / i was made to taste your kiss / we were made to never fall away / never fall away

coldplay - atlas

carry your world / i'll carry your world / carry your world / and all your hurt

zero 7 + josé gonzález - last light

yeah, i'll keep you safe and sound / i'll keep you safe and sound / keep you safe and sound / safe and sound

naughty boy + bastille - no one's here to sleep

you were always faster than me / i'll never catch up with you / with you

new radicals - someday we'll know

i bought a ticket to the end of the rainbow / i watched the stars crash in the sea / if i could ask god just one question / why aren't you here with me tonight?

linkin park - in between

i cannot explain to you / and anything i say or do / i hope the actions speak the words they can

midnight sons - if only tears could bring you back

look in my eyes / and you'll see a million tears have gone by / and still they're not dry

natalie imbruglia - identify

your eyes they send me to eternity / your heart may cast me down to hell / i'm gone / but lately it's your love / it's condemnation enough

sarah mclachlan - stupid

everything changes / everything falls apart / can't stand to feel myself losing control / but deep in my senses i know

adele - turning tables

i won't let you close enough to hurt me / no, i won't rescue you to just desert me / i can't give you the heart you think you gave me

alanis morissette - i remain

your very existence becomes my sacred mission's bane / you bow to kiss my hand / and i ignore ignited flame

florence + the machine - breath of life

and i can see below / 'cause there's something in here / and if you are gone / i will not belong here

björk - play dead

it's sometimes just like sleeping / curling up inside my private tortures / i nestle into pain / hug suffering / caress every ache

anggun - want you to want me

should have walked away / 'cause i know that we can't ever be together / should have closed my mind / should have known that this love can't go any further

You can listen to the mixtape by clicking here.

You can’t tell me this isn’t what you thought when you saw the fucking movie. My poor kohai War Boy just wanted his senpai Immortan to notice him LOL.