I’ve seen that Dutch bird all over TV for the past month. Yeah, she was all right, I guess. A bit of a platicky blond type, if you ask me.
I just last night saw the background singers, though. My GOD, it’s no wonder we didn’t make the Top 10. She could have been singing the greatest musical achievement since Beethoven composed the 9th, and it STILL would have tanked.
Turkey getting Miss Universe and the Eurovision title in the same year. How’s about that?
[sub]Of course, the Miss Universe entry lives in Almelo, the Netherlands, and has spent only slightly more time in Turkey than me, but oh well. :)[/sub]
I just looked at the video of the Austrian entry again and apart from the funny lyrics it has quite a snappy tune. I think it’s the only one you could hum afterwards. Try remembering the Turkish one, I dare you.
Anahita, that’s right!! Some of us even drink, watch Eurovision and then still have the energy to go out. Even after the British entry
Hey, for me it was on at 3pm… plenty of time left to go drink at night (San Juan Cable-TV customers get TVEspañola; plus, our state-run public-broadcasting station, WIPR, is having one of its periodic fits of Europhilia). So on a lazy Saturday afternoon I had that as background noise while cleaning house.
And yes, Anahita, I was wondering if someone in the Turkish troupe would get entangled in the pink streamers.
BTW, was it me, or were the directors extra-jittery with the cutting during the TATU number. And yes, I’ll confess, there was an element of morbid curiosity there as to how badly Yulia and Elena would dis those who tuned in expecting something kinky (I had suspected that even they realized that just showing up for Eurovision was enough of a stretch).
As to the Austrians, the TVE commentator mentioned that their choice had not been exactly well liked at home. Really? No kidding? But at least they were closer to art than about anything else on the show (which yes, is not saying damn much)
From what I can put together, a huge number of the acts sent to Eurovision arise of “reality” talent-shows of the kind now adopted in the USA as American-Idol. No dis intended, but if this is a sample of where proliferation of those shows leads, I say America is in time to stop it before it’s too late…
And on posting, I see that “No, you’re not” in no way answers the question in question. Ah well…apparently a few brain cells did not survive yesterday’s telecast.
Oh dear Lord – according to this site, there will be a “Eurovision Song Contest for Children” in November, with entrants aged eight to fifteen. As if the adult singing wasn’t bad enough. And worse – no Wogan, as this one will be on ITV (which at a wild guess means Ant and Dec).
As if the news they’re having two contests next year wasn’t bad enough.
What’s next? Pet Eurovision? Songs Performed On Electrical Appliances Eurovision? Naked Eurovision? Eurovision with all the performers living in a container for 40 days?
