Both Walsh and Martin and seem to live in the 1990s, when the Celtic Tiger was beginning to roar, and Ireland could do no wrong at Eurovision. Ireland's entry "Dying to Try" feels like it could fit in to songs from that period.
Brendan Murray "Dying to Try"
I think Ireland is trying for classic, but instead "Dying to Try" comes across as dated.
I also find the singer total mismatched to the words of the song. Murray is a young man who looks a number of years younger than the 20 years his biography says he is. It's kind of hard to buy a love song from a young man who looks like he's just graduated junior high and has barely passed puberty, much less been able to sing lyrics like this:
I'll keep you safe in my arms/
Build a bridge to your heart every day
Build a bridge to your heart every day
The song's not going anywhere, much less the finals of this year's song contest.
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