Eurovision Song Contest (page 6)

One more thing for all the Brits here complaining about Britain being an island as the reason for not getting enough points.

Let's face it: Your Daz Sampson rapper boy was embarrassingly pathetic with his "Teenage life" song. I litterally blushed when he came on stage performing his cheesy hip-hop masterpiece.

Which I guess explains why he sold fewer than 9000 copies of this record in the first week.

Pole

katiekitten

Let's face it: Your Daz Sampson rapper boy was embarrassingly pathetic

Awww Pole, you are being harsh! I thought he was WAY better than some of our recent entries. Do you remember that girl we entered who couldnt sing? Now that was pathetic. Even she was embarrased.

I kept score too, Midwich (!). My favourites were Latvia, which I thought was brilliant, and Germany. But I forgot Germany is about as popular as the UK in Europe, so they suffered from the 'everone hates you' vote. My daughter voted for all the ones with violins in.

Yes, LT, I think Scotland and Wales should have their own entries, if only so they too can show us how much they hate us by pointedly awarding Nil Point.

In fact, in view of the politics I think the UK should have its own Englovision Song Contest. Its the only way were going to get any points.

Gill

This year was the very first year I ever boycotted Eurovision. I did not want to watch a load of crap so opted to do other things.

Lo and behold, a good song finally gets to win!

I'd rather go scratch my ass in the pouring rain!

ballistic

I must admit I find the whole thing a bit embarrassingly pathetic. Except for Abba and ~~Fucks Bizz~~, Bucks, F... Bucks Fizz.

katiekitten

PAH - you people with 'Better Things To Do on a Saturday Night'. I frown in your general direction.

For us lesser mortals with children and no social life, we have to find living room based entertainment and you cant get better than watching every country in Europe and a few more ritually humiliate themselves with appaling songs, hilarious lyrics and, frankly, drug inspired costumes.

You wait til you spawn, Balistic, then you will think its a GREAT nights entertainment!

Gill

It's funny you say that Katie. My kids and my husband loved it! However, I like more human drama.

The couple who have just moved in across the road had a humungous fall out. They were scrapping like crazy and I found it quite entertaining. Finally, he runs to his car and locks all the doors. She tries to get in but he begins to reverse. She rushed to the front door and pulls down her pants and trousers and Moons at the poor guy! My God! I nearly had a stroke! But I'm still laughing now. Especially as I got to recount the story to my husbnd and kids. They were disappointed to have missed the action!

Serves them right for watching Eurovision!!!!

Abaddon

I love Eurovison...

I rarely hear anything I'd normally consider listening too, but that's not the point.

The voting in itself is hilarious; it used to be by a jury in each country. Then they moved to telephone voting; the results were still as partisan. Ukraine obviously want to have gas next winer as they gave Russia 12 points! If you share a border or share a language, give extra points. Turkey were given 12 points by both the Netherlands and Germany due to canny voting by the large Turkish populations in those countries.

The UK attemp was a bit crass; pseudo-St. Trinian's school-girl fetish with the ultimate anathema; a white guy rapping. How more bad can you get?

Lots of classic Euro-pop like Sweden, getting lots of votes like always.

Lativia were really good, as was Bosnia-H.

But Finland; I'd heard it before and thought it rather jolly, liking that sort of shit. But I had no idea what they looked like - my jaw quite literally dropped, and I'm glad they won.

It was quite fab; and they won because of the 'rock triangle' and Scandinavian solidarity; they got 10 or 12 points from all other Nordic countries and any country in the 'rock triangle' (start in the Balkans, draw a line to Norway, and then to Russia before going back to the Balkans) gave them good points. You would not believe the unreconstructed rock music that is still loved there, from poodle hair to Spinal Tap to Death Metal.

I think accusations they're Satanists would come as a surprise to the band members - it's a band okay? Eurovision is about theatrical music; it's not about a song you hear a few second of and are entranced by (like when we turned over at the end and caught the end-titles of something with some beautifully ethereal girl singing with a guitar as end music).

Expect too much and you'll be disappointed; it's a $ucking laugh, that's what it is, but no more an indication of musical qaulity than winning Pop-Idol.

The Finnish entry are actually an established proper band, it wasn't some get-up for the night. I love it... and the fact the Finns voted for it to represent them is even funnier... shit like that restores my faith in human nature...

ballistic

They are replaying "The Office" on BBC2 right now - one of my favourites.

GermanXJW

>But I forgot Germany is about as popular as the UK in Europe,

Yeah, but we are one of the Big Four that participate each year - because we pay the whole thing.

But I still enjoy this.

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