Eurovision "Song" Contest

Aren't they like a warm up before each country votes for those it borders?

The one with the most borders wins ?

DS

OTD - DJ One Finger - Niteclub Skool

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"Aren't they like a warm up before each country votes for those it borders? The one with the most borders wins ? "


Not if they hate their neighbours .....

You'll have to help me out here...my first year without a TV. I'm not missing telly in general, but feel a perverse curiosity* about Eurovision.

I hear we got almost no votes because of Iraq. Can this be true? It implies that we had a half-decent song in the first place.

Bubble


*really quite worried about my mental state, now I come to think of it.

"No TV" -- is it not on the Radio anymore ?

"Iraq" -- now the voting is by telephone 'phone in' and only those who really care vote. [At one stage a footballer from a local team in Irealnd was winning an internet poll for 'Greatest Footballer of all Time' because his friends were good at computers and had mechanised voting].

James

Radio - phooey, shoulda thoughta that. I'm not sure if it would be the same without the big hair and multiple bimbo facial expressions, but will consider it next year.

Only those who really care vote - leaves us out then, I suppose. Perhaps they should amalgamate Eurovision with the elections for the European Parliament. Turnout would probably be higher, and we could have witty voiceovers from Tel to keep us interested.

"Radio - phooey, shoulda thoughta that"

I know that lots is visual but Terry Wogan describing one of the presenters as 'Count Dracula from Hammer' was cruel, but could be heard on either radio or TV.

James

I hear we got almost no votes because of Iraq. Can this be true?

Possibly, but I doubt it. We came in just behind France.

My interpretation, greatly assisted by Wogan, saw the Balkans stick together like glue, which is surprising given the shit they knock out of each other every decade; the old USSR vote insestuously; and a little bit of Scandanavian clubbing. Of course Greece, Cypruss and Turkey have a lot in common as well.

I'd like to think that close neighbours like similar musical styles, hence have a natural, musical affinity with each other's style of song.......

50th aniversary next year...

Cheers

Don

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50th aniversary next year...

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I can't wait - yawn!

Isn't it great! What a fantastic celebration of the best music in the whole of Europe. We are privileged to be able to witness it, and as we here are all music connoisseurs I suppose we appreciate it more than most.

No Iraq factor if we got points this year "nul pointe" last year.

Howard

So is this a slightly watered down version of "World Music"

Roy T

Very witty Rasher

How many people do you know who take Eurovision seriously?

The voting is obviously an old pals act and quite comical.

I was watching CSI Miami and Law Order, which are definitely better than Eurovision. More stimulating intellectually.

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Originally posted by Rasher:
Isn't it great! What a fantastic celebration of the best music in the whole of Europe. We are privileged to be able to witness it, and as we here are all music connoisseurs I suppose we appreciate it more than most.

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Rasher,

You are quite right. You and I are obviously on the same wavelength. Unlike PeterC, I actually taped Marshal Law, CSI: Miamai AND Law & Order so that I could watch the Eurovision Song Contest in its entirety.

What's more I believe the voting system to be entirely fair. So there.

Regards,

JonR

There is a way to derive enormous pleasure from the contest, enjoy the songs and make perfect sense of the voting.

A friend of mine holds Eurovision parties. Everyone invited draws a country out of a hat and is charged with buying a bottle of the national beverage of that country.

Everyone drinks the appropriate drink with each song.

It works very well, as far as anyone can remember.

Regards
Steve

Steve Margolis
defy convention - make music

What is the purpose of the Eurovision song contest?

Cheers

Mike

What is the purpose of the Eurovision song contest?

Some people seem to think its a festival of the best music Europe has to offer.......

Others seem to think its some kind of practice run for the European elections....

I have to admit to not watching the singing part, but I wouldn't miss the voting for anything....well, except; HIGNFY; Only Fools..;Vicar of Dibley; My House; New Statesman; Drop the Dead Donkey; Yes Minister; To the Manor Born; Duty Free; ......and Screaming Lord Sutch; Prime Minister's Quetion Time....

...so why did I watch it....?

Cheers

Don

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A friend of mine holds Eurovision parties. Everyone invited draws a country out of a hat and is charged with buying a bottle of the national beverage of that country.

Everyone drinks the appropriate drink with each song.

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Ah - so that's how it's done. Last year I went to a Eurovision party (mainly, I hasten to add, because of who was hosting the party, not because of the show itself. No, really...)

The hostess insisted that the proper technique was for guests to bring booze from the various Eurovision countries, which then had to be mixed together to create a Eurovision Punch.

Then the guests got assigned a country, and every time their country got 12 points, they had to down a glass of this punch.

I was Turkey, who got loads of 12 points scores, and went on to win, I think.

At the beginning, I was only too happy to down the EuroPunch, if only to help me forget the music. But suffice it to say I was not a pretty sight by the end of the voting.

Can anyone tell me if there were any classic "Boom-boomba-boomba-boom-boom" nursery rhyme type songs this year?