Sey Kitap Se Kerim

Just a couple of hours ago, Kenan Dogulu has announced his song for Helsinki which is titled Shake it Up Sekerim (Shekerim - Sweety). It is neither admirable nor bad. Perhaps sounds a bit too fabric in an attempt of creating the winning formula - used in his latest hit Cakkidi and also in Sertab Erener's Every Way That I Can. Since Turkey is among the last few countries to share its song publicly, the expectations among Euro-fans were extremely high, and people are now undecided whether they like it or not. The important thing is how it would sound live. (It should.) Besides, it is far far better than Sibel Tüzün's Süperstar, so if she managed to come the 11th in the finals (thanks partly to the votes of the Turkish diaspora), then why not Dogulu? But, first replace those horrible clothes with likable ones!

EDIT: It seems that two third of Turkish public is disappointed with the song, according to the polls opened by major newspapers. (Well, I think this is another new unnecessary trend!) When you peruse the reader comments, you see that the Turkish complex of inferiority has not been resolved (at least, concerning the Eurovision Song Contest). I think this has become an inseparable part of our culture - harsh criticism without any reasonable cause. Actually, even accepting TRT's offer deserves to be appreciated as participating the ESC has the occasional potential to be a career disaster for the singer. (Also, nobody recalls the criticism that Sertab Erener had received before the contest.) I hate to see that we do not praise participating, we always aspire to win. This reminded me of the slight disappointment in the press when Süreyya Ayhan won her first medal in athletism. It was not a gold medal, but silver one and it has been announced not as a big achievement (she was the first one to win any medal in her discipline in the entire history of Turkish athletism), but rather a chance of victory sadly missed. There seems to be excessively crowded block of critics against Dogulu, so, I felt the sympathy towards him and wish him the best of luck - he may even keep that golden jacket if he wants.