I am SO jealous!
When I lived in Germany, I used to invite friends over, have cases of beer and we would hoot and howl at some of the entries!
(Many years ago, there was a song from Finland - I don’t remember the name but it was about a nuclear bomb, with a chorus of “Boom Boom Boom” - and boy did that song bomb. They got zero points.)
To answer the poster from above, yes - Celine Dion did indeed win one for Switzerland.
I wish I could see it here in the US, but unfortunately they don’t broadcast it here…damn, damn, damn!!! It is the epitome of high camp and soap opera drama.
And yes, England - don’t hold your breath for those winning points from France this year…and Germany shouldn’t be counting on those Austrian votes either. (Has nothing to do with the songs, those are just the standard voting policies.)
That’s the nice thing about Eurovision - not political at all, no siree.
I love the Eurovision (another reason to think I’m gay Anahita )
Aren’t Tatu in it this year? Those little minxes should spice things up somewhat. I really hope we win again it as the amount of BS about it over here is hilarious
I too love Eurovision. It’s so delightfully awful.
And an Australia, Gina G (or, Gina Gardner as her parents probably call her), actually WON the darn thing for the UK. I read somewhere that Olivia Newton-John also competed for another nation at some stage, but I can’t dig that up right now.
I’ve been watching it for years now and I always was highly amused by it. (For the record auRa, one of my earliest memories include a really sad looking guy from Finland getting no points. The commentator christened him the “fishstick”. He was really tall and pale)
Nobody over here ever was interested for the longest time. Then two years ago, everybody started watching it as we had comedians winning the spot in the Contest and everybody wanted to know how they were doing.
Since last year, the enthusiasm has waned somehow. But what can you expect when one of the contenders for this year’s Contest seriously calls himself TBWTG (The Boy With The Guitar)?
She only won the UK contest. Although the lovely Ms. G did quite well she was beaten by the Irish (we rule the Eurovision, god bless Johnny Logan ) song I am the Voice sang by some blond bint who sang in riverdance. Loved Gina’s outfit though. Very smutty indeed.
Ahh yes, not for nothing was she called Gina Geeeeeeeeee in our lab at the time
(Where the G in Geeeeeeeee had the same sound as the G in green, rather than the G in giraffe)
Yes, I realise now that probably only the Irish Dopers will understand the difference and yes, I know they probably didn’t need me to explain it.
I’ll shut up now
See, I think Gina should have won. Everything she did was immaculate Eurovision fodder: the song was catchy, inane, and meaningless, with a chorus that combined innuendo with a repetitive onomatopaeic motif. The singer was a slightly-past-her-sell-by-date bird who was still easy on the eye, and looked like she’d go after a couple of chardonnays. She had a not-bad dance routine, and, as yojimbo points out, showed a lot of leg. And she wasn’t even from the UK! Perfect. If someone wanted to create a zeitgeist template by which all other Eurovision entries should be judged, she was it.
Unfortunately, she ballsed up the live performance. Think she was rather nervous, poor love.
The costumes are just the best part of the whole thing.
I can’t wait to see what Mickey wears! Did anyone see his wife? I think I saw her at the Square in Tallaght buying a flourescent top at Japan. Really, though, chalk and cheese.
I personally found the guy with the sideburns very RWAR, but he’s um…significantly younger than me. I judged the lads based purely on who would look the best in a pair of Levis 501. I’m shallow like that. I can’t recall his name, but, hey, isn’t that always the way?
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It’s so delightfully awful.