{"id":6154,"date":"2016-07-08T13:01:22","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T13:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=6154"},"modified":"2017-01-20T16:34:16","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T16:34:16","slug":"portugal-vs-france-who-will-win-our-euro-2016-music-face-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/07\/08\/portugal-vs-france-who-will-win-our-euro-2016-music-face-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal vs. France: who will win our Euro 2016 music face-off?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After 4 weeks of footballing fun, Euro 2016 concludes this Sunday with Portugal vs. France.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a funny old tournament. Wales reached the semi-finals, Northern Ireland\u2019s Will Grigg became the star of the tournament without playing a single minute of football and England lost to a supermarket.<\/p>\n<p>But here we are, at the end. And as is tradition on the musicMagpie Blog (well, since the last World Cup), we\u2019re going to predict the winner by pitting some of the finest French and Portuguese artists against each other. Starting with&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Round 1: Buraka Som Sistema (POR) vs Daft Punk (FRA)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpYR7ilLbfo\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Buraka Som Sistema are an electronic music outfit that combines techno with zouk music, and one of Portugal\u2019s most popular artists. <em>Kalemba (Wegue Wegue) <\/em>is a funky little number with a great beat; we\u2019re hearing definite hints of Major Lazer in this one. We\u2019re surprised it hasn\u2019t been a hit over here, to be honest.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a strong start by the Portuguese.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h5EofwRzit0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But wait! Here come the superstars of our face-off: Daft Punk. France\u2019s premier robot techno duo needs no introduction, with countless hits under their belt. <em>Get Lucky <\/em>is one of their best tracks, an unbelievably catchy track with top vocals from Pharrell. It loses a point for being on <em>all the time <\/em>a couple of years ago though.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score: 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winners: Daft Punk (FRA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Round 2: Moonspell (POR) vs Gojira (FRA)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sAn_t_1NdA8\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Moonspell are Portugal\u2019s premier metal band, combining gothic influences with some good old fashioned black metal. Their earlier material is ever so slightly cheesy but <em>Finisterra <\/em>is a brutal, epic beast of a track that any metal band would be proud of.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FNdC_3LR2AI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But once again, France brings out the big guns. Gojira are one of the biggest metal bands in the world, with their most recent release <em>Magma <\/em>receiving critical acclaim and a series of major festival slots lined up. <em>Stranded <\/em>is a brilliant slice of mainstream metal, with crushing riffs and an awesome chorus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score: 9\/10 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner: Gojira (FRA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Round 3: Da Weasel (POR) vs Booba (FRA)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AaahMUy94t0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Da Weasel are a rap collective from Almada, fronted by two chaps named Pacman and Virgul. They\u2019re renowned for using a full band instead of samples, as evidenced on this track, which menacing pulsing bass and a pretty guitar line underpinning the vocals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hwtLqJyhS3Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Booba (stop giggling) is one of France\u2019s biggest hip hop artists, selling over 10 million records. This track is heavily influenced by American hip hop, with a distinct Drake vibe to proceedings. It\u2019s got a great beat although it\u2019s a smidge too heavy on the autotune.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner: Da Weasel (POR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Round 4: Xutos &amp; Pontapes (POR) vs Yelle (FRA)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4QDrLKp-GBM\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Xuto &amp; Pontapes are Portugal\u2019s biggest rock band, with over 30 years of music under their belts. <em>Contentores <\/em>is one of their biggest hits and it sounds like a mix of U2 and Duran Duran, which is kind of a good thing. It would have almost certainly been on the soundtrack to a cheesy 80s comedy (like <em>Twins<\/em>) if it was American. Extra points for the sax too (sax <em>always <\/em>gets extra points).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y99UqvgCmE8\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Facing off against the veterans is Yelle, an electropop artist who is massively popular in France. We\u2019re big fans of this track: it\u2019s bouncy, upbeats and a lot of fun. It makes us want to jump around like goofs and sing along, even though we can\u2019t speak French. The final minute or so with the intense beat and the sweet synth line is awesome too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score: 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner: Yelle (FRA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Round 5: Blasted Mechanism (POR) vs M83 (FRA<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uORJii7DLQk\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Blasted Mechanism are an electro-rock band who throw in some world music influences for good measure. <em>Start To Move<\/em> takes a little while to get going but when it does, it\u2019s a menacing track that sounds quite similar to The Prodigy, which is obviously a good thing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dX3k_QDnzHE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>M83, on the other hand, is one of pop\u2019s biggest upcoming artists. <em>Midnight City <\/em>is one of M83\u2019s most popular tracks, with a gloriously retro verse leading into an anthemic upbeat chorus. You might also recognise it as the theme song from <em>Made in Chelsea<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner: Draw! <\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>It\u2019s been a tough face-off, with great tracks from each side. But there can only be one winner. Here are the overall scores&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Portugal: 40<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>France: 42<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>France wins!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was a valiant effort from Portugal but in the end, France\u2019s sheer star power won out. 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