h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

...because, frankly, I'm not sure I can stay awake all through the actual event.

Albania: weak song, preview video reminds me of Finland's contribution from last year (or at least I think it was last year)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybbNQnSPseA

Armenia: 'folksy' especially in the refrain, nice voice

Azerbaijan (going to use the Swedish way of spelling some of the countries, btw): odd preview video, good voice, song composed by Swedes (traitors!)

Belgium (which seems to be a rude expression in American English ): A balad (noooo) with no descirnable refrain, singer has OK voice but needs to shave

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Sorry, doesn't tickle me one bit

After 5 previewed videos, Armenia's Apricots is what I like best.

Bulgaria: nice intro in the video, good voice, catchy refrain melody but appears not to contain any real words

Cyprus: nice voice but not enough sing-along refrain for my taste

Denmark: oooo, getting a flashback from the intro, but to which song?
Refrain feels a bit retro too, but not too bad.

Estonia: big build-up to the refrain that fails to happen

Finland: Nice band name meaning Moonwhisperers
Folksy intro (accordion!) and folksy in a somewhat predated Finnish tradition - nope, no winner here.

10 songs previewed, and Armenia's Almonds is still my favourite

Sorry, apricots

France: music is catchy already in the intro
Very 'dancy' music but not much of a 'sing-along' refrain, but the dancy tune alone might be enough

Georgia: intro ballad style
I prefer them to be more 'catchy'
Nah, nothing to really get my attention

Greece: ooh, great intro
Very 'folksy'
Oh, hunky style dancers, hmmmm
Darn, too familiar with Greek folk music to *not* appreciate this!

Holland (shouldn't that be the Netherlands?)
A bit too cheery-bouncy for me

Ireland (and yes, I'm staying up way too late because I can't stop watching these preview videos):
No, no, no! Not another ballad! Is that all Ireland is able to come up, or are the Oirish just too melancolish in their nature to vote for anything else?

15 preview videos viewed, and Armenia's Apricots still gets my vote

Iceland (there's more than one singer named Björk?):
Good intro, good voice, but why a refrain starting out in French?
Nah, don't like the mix up with languages, sorry