Anyone watch Eurovision?

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Mr. D

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Eurovision's never been my thing. Too many joke acts, not enough quality. Thanks, Lordi...

I completely lost interest when Finland sent a "punk-band" comprised of retards as their entry. (This was after the bearded lady, Conchita Wurst, won)

Yesterday, though, I caught a glimpse of some show where this bunch were commenting this years songs:
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And here's the new logo:
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Fuck that noise.
 
Traktor

Traktor

 
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Rocha said:
How does this lady did not won in 1971...10/10. What a voice and melody.

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Because Marcelo Caetano never had the vision nor foresight to bribe the jury like his old mate Franco did a couple of years earlier.

It all went downhill for Portugal after that.
 
Traktor

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Two years ago in the company of a very nice Belorusskaya, I sat down to watch the Eurovision. It was the first time I had since Lordi won it way back in 2006. I had a wager on Lordi and I won big. I had a good weekend in Killarney on the back of my earnings.

Anyway, after a painful 2+ hours, I had come to the conclusion that every single song had sounded the exact same. The same timbre, beat, act, rythmn etc. It was trashy Europop flop. My boredom was temporarily relieved by the voting which had since long descended into a political farce. Of all my 35+ years, only two songs stand out for me.

Johnny Logan's win for Ireland back in 1987 is a classic pop ballad that actually topped the charts in many European countries.


And finally, the greatest Eurovision that never was. The lovely Amina from France. Robbed by a dirge from Sweden.


Will I be watching it this year you may ask? Quick answer. No.
 
Rocha

Rocha

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Traktor said:
Two years ago in the company of a very nice Belorusskaya, I sat down to watch the Eurovision. It was the first time I had since Lordi won it way back in 2006. I had a wager on Lordi and I won big. I had a good weekend in Killarney on the back of my earnings.

Anyway, after a painful 2+ hours, I had come to the conclusion that every single song had sounded the exact same. The same timbre, beat, act, rythmn etc. It was trashy Europop flop. My boredom was temporarily relieved by the voting which had since long descended into a political farce. Of all my 35+ years, only two songs stand out for me.

Johnny Logan's win for Ireland back in 1987 is a classic pop ballad that actually topped the charts in many European countries.


And finally, the greatest Eurovision that never was. The lovely Amina from France. Robbed by a dirge from Sweden.

Will I be watching it this year you may ask? Quick answer. No.
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I like oldies, Sandy Shaw in 1967 was a class act.



Also ABBA in 1974.



But for me the best entry ever, simply hypnotizing, Ukraine's Ani Lorak in 2008 with "Shady Lady", came at second unfortunately, if she was a political act she would have won like Jamala last year with a pathetic song.



Speaking of Jamala, Russia's Sergei Lazarev also kicked ass last year...

 
amity

amity

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I had a look at some of the entries, a lot of generic pop ballads, some are abysmal like Sweden's effort, also Israel, Montenegro a bit better but all clearly designed to appeal to the gay vote.
Macedonia too but it has a cheeky appeal, with several hot women in the video wearing not very much.
Denmark is a good value outsider, worth a small wager e/w.
 
amity

amity

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^^ Nice find, not sure how I missed her!
Song's not bad either (by Eurovision standards), it's made the final too so you'll get another chance to see her perform on Saturday!
 
G

Gambler

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amity said:
^^ Nice find, not sure how I missed her!
Song's not bad either (by Eurovision standards), it's made the final too so you'll get another chance to see her perform on Saturday!
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Well Poland failed in the final with only 22nd place. But their singer is still WB 9/10
 
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