Here’s a thread for us to discuss the Eurovision finals today/tonight.
Is Albania summoning a demon?
My party game is trying to work out what each one reminds me of. North Macedonia is vaguely channelling Dusty Springfield, Denmark’s song could have been written 40 years ago (but I can see who it would appeal to). And the Czech one… A-ha (sort of)?
I saw both semi-finals and so already know all the songs, and I can say that nothing really stood out. The only song I have a little sympathy for is the “Na Na Na” one from San Marino, which reminded me strongly of Leonard Cohen ca. “First We Take Manhattan”, but of course with a healthy dose of euro-trash thrown into the mix. I’m watching it with muted sound now (and my own music accompanying it, right know Norway’s mighty Motorpsycho) because most songs were trite shit anyway, not even anything really bizarre or eccentric like we all love about the ESC.
So I’m rooting for San Marino which will certainly go home with zero points.
This song now, the Slovenian, is the most boring song I’ve ever heard in my lifetime, and I’ve heard a lot. Don’t know what for the guy is on stage.
Well, Miss Cyprus didn’t get those knickers in Marks & Spencer
I’m not sure if anybody still doesn’t know, so I will reveal it:
The “secret” guest will be Madonna.
Ballerinas with epees. Sure, why not.
I don’t want to spoil anything, but be prepared that Britain’s contribution sucks donkey ass. It’s the greatest tragedy of the competition that the greatest Pop nation in the world always sends their very, very worst.
So… Iceland isn’t technically on Planet Earth, right?
Dear me. The Daleks have moved to Iceland and set up as backing singers.
(Curious how the BBC manages to produce subtitles in the actual language being performed, but no English translation).
It has always been a strange island…
I’d love to see the faces on the current Italian government if Italy wins.
Italy has a government?
My favorite was Denmark. It was chipper and light.
Oh darn, Madonna with an age old song. I expected a new single. And her voice is totally out of tune.
And what’s with the eye patch?
Aaaah, good old auto-tune. That helps a bit.
Well, I didn’t rate the winner, as a song or as a performance, even if it was the bookie’s favourite all along.
But I ceased to be the target audience about 40 years ago, so what do I know.
Delayed broadcast in Australia [yes we are part of Europe for one day a year - its the law].
Few standouts overall this year - San Marino deserved better, Iceland’s Totalitarian Bondage Zombies from the Future act looks like it was stolen from a Jimmy and the Boys show in Sydney in the early 1980s, but they redeemed themselves for managing to flash a pro-Palestinian banner briefly in the final countdown, and Madonna was useless and embarrassing, which is a very high bar at Eurovision, and even more out of place than Australia.