Eurovision (spoilers)

[Evil Smurf]

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WHAT I LIKED
I watched Eurovision this year, and I love it. I've watched it for 5 years now and I've the last 4 albums. My favourite act was Norway with their song "I feed you my love" I wanted this to win. This is what Electro music should sound like.
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My next favourite was Greece with "Alcohol is free". This was a surprise because normally Greece is shit. It hurts my Greek heritage to listen to them normally, not today. It has a catchy tune, and combines Greek folk with ska
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The winner (Denmark) I placed third, because the singers voice is amazing, she had stage presence, also she is hot. There I said it.
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I loved France, because she looks like Courtney Love, and sings naturally with zest and power.
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Israel had a beautiful song and the dress helped. She looks kinda like Bayonetta
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The Crazy
You don't watch Eurovision for good songs, you watch it for the crazy. So may I present Montenegro. Who else had dubstep spacemen? This is their song "Who See?"
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Romania had a dubstep constrato Dracula, you'll love it
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What songs did you like?

 

[NinjaDeathSlap]

I liked Denmark, Iceland (who got shafted), and Greece. That was pretty much it.

Thing is, there weren't even very many bat-shit insane 'What has been seen, cannot be un-seen.' moments this year, which are at least entertaining. That Romanian entry was basically the only one in the final. Beyond that, it was just one long list of forgettable ballads, that all merge together in my memory into this bland, tepid soup of mediocrity.

So yeah, wasn't a big fan this year.

 

[Evil Smurf]

I liked Denmark, Iceland (who got shafted), and Greece. That was pretty much it.

Thing is, there weren't even very many bat-shit insane 'What has been seen, cannot be un-seen.' moments this year, which are at least entertaining. That Romanian entry was basically the only one in the final. Beyond that, it was just one long list of forgettable ballads, that all merge together in my memory into this bland, tepid soup of mediocrity.

So yeah, wasn't a big fan this year.

Eurovision should go back to insanity, the UK needs to embrace the crazy particularity. Bonnie Tyler was too safe.

 

[NinjaDeathSlap]

I liked Denmark, Iceland (who got shafted), and Greece. That was pretty much it.

Thing is, there weren't even very many bat-shit insane 'What has been seen, cannot be un-seen.' moments this year, which are at least entertaining. That Romanian entry was basically the only one in the final. Beyond that, it was just one long list of forgettable ballads, that all merge together in my memory into this bland, tepid soup of mediocrity.

So yeah, wasn't a big fan this year.

Eurovision should go back to insanity, the UK needs to embrace the crazy particularity. Bonnie Tyler was too safe.

I know, we should either camp it up to eleven, or we should actually enter acts that are genuinely popular here and represent what people here actually listen to outside Eurovison. I really couldn't give 2 shits where we come, in fact I hope we never win. Hosting Eurovison is far more trouble than it's worth.

Speaking of safe, what the hell was so special about the Italian entry. It got so bigged up, apparently being at #1 in Italy for 8 weeks, and already going multi-platinum, and when it was over I was like "Wait... that's it?!".

I thought it was hilarious that this is the first time I've seen Ireland actually try and enter a respectable Eurovison song... and they came dead last. xD They should bring Drustan the Turkey back.

 

[Evil Smurf]

I know, we should either camp it up to eleven, or we should actually enter acts that are genuinely popular here and represent what people here actually listen to outside Eurovison. I really couldn't give 2 shits where we come, in fact I hope we never win. Hosting Eurovison is far more trouble than it's worth.

Speaking of safe, what the hell was so special about the Italian entry. It got so bigged up, apparently being at #1 in Italy for 8 weeks, and already going multi-platinum, and when it was over I was like "Wait... that's it?!".

I thought it was hilarious that this is the first time I've seen Ireland actually try and enter a respectable Eurovison song... and they came dead last. xD They should bring Drustan the Turkey back.

Italy was a nostalgia trip to old school eurovision. That's what the big deal was.

I want someone to have a huge dragon dress on and use a smoke machine to eat their own band next year. I want to feel like I'm on drugs.

 

[NinjaDeathSlap]

I know, we should either camp it up to eleven, or we should actually enter acts that are genuinely popular here and represent what people here actually listen to outside Eurovison. I really couldn't give 2 shits where we come, in fact I hope we never win. Hosting Eurovison is far more trouble than it's worth.

Speaking of safe, what the hell was so special about the Italian entry. It got so bigged up, apparently being at #1 in Italy for 8 weeks, and already going multi-platinum, and when it was over I was like "Wait... that's it?!".

I thought it was hilarious that this is the first time I've seen Ireland actually try and enter a respectable Eurovison song... and they came dead last. xD They should bring Drustan the Turkey back.

Italy was a nostalgia trip to old school eurovision. That's what the big deal was.

I want someone to have a huge dragon dress on and use a smoke machine to eat their own band next year. I want to feel like I'm on drugs.

C'mon Evil Smurf! We're going to create our own Eurovision. With blackjack... and hookers!

(Also, and I've always wanted this question answered... since when is Israel in fucking Europe?!)

 

[Evil Smurf]

(Also, and I've always wanted this question answered... since when is Israel in fucking Europe?!)

Israel joined the EBU - the European Broadcasting Union.

If Australia was to join it we could contribute!

 

[Daft Time]

I want someone to have a huge dragon dress on and use a smoke machine to eat their own band next year. I want to feel like I'm on drugs.

...I want to see that in every musical performance, not just Eurovision. Especially a music festival where almost everyone is already on drugs, watching the crowd freak out would be added awesome.

 

[cojo965]

Do neither of you remember the year rock took Euovision? That was the shit.

 

[Evil Smurf]

..I want to see that in every musical performance, not just Eurovision. Especially a music festival where almost everyone is already on drugs, watching the crowd freak out would be added awesome.

like this but exciting and dragony?
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[Evil Smurf]

Do neither of you remember the year rock took Euovision? That was the shit.

That's amazing!

I just remember it.

 

[cojo965]

Do neither of you remember the year rock took Euovision? That was the shit.

That's amazing!

I just remember it.

I want to go back in time to a standard Eurovision viewer's house just to see their reaction to Lordi's win.

 

[Evil Smurf]

Do neither of you remember the year rock took Euovision? That was the shit.

That's amazing!

I just remember it.

I want to go back in time to a standard Eurovision viewer's house just to see their reaction to Lordi's win.

I'm so glad they won. because that song is crazy to 11

 

[Aatolviina]

Honestly? My favorite was Denmark's.
Gotta love those Danes.

My second favorite was Norway's, followed by Romania's. I'm disappointed Montenegro didn't make it. I like their act.

 

[manic_depressive13]

Greece was by far the best. That song didn't do wonders for our image right now but it's still less embarrassing than taking eurovision seriously.

Honourable mention goes to Switzerland. They had a hundred year old playing the double bass and looking confused as hell. I like the end when they all put their hands up. Aww, poor grandpa.

 

[Evil Smurf]

Greece was by far the best. That song didn't do wonders for our image right now but it's still less embarrassing than taking eurovision seriously.

Honourable mention goes to Switzerland. They had a hundred year old playing the double bass and looking confused as hell. I like the end when they all put their hands up. Aww, poor grandpa.

Not as cute and the Grandmas from Russia.

 

[purf]

From my twitter feed or something:

Holland accidentally sent a song to the #esc instead of a bunga bunga show. What do you think this is, a song competition?

There. All you need to know.

 

[excalipoor]

Do neither of you remember the year rock took Euovision? That was the shit.

For some reason, people didn't find the joke as funny the second time around. Oh well...

 

[Evil Smurf]

From my twitter feed or something:

Holland accidentally sent a song to the #esc instead of a bunga bunga show. What do you think this is, a song competition?

There. All you need to know.

Silly Holland

 

[Mangod]

Aaand... apparently Lithuanian newspaper 15 Minutes has claimed that Azerbaijan has bribed Lithuanian youngsters with credit cards in order to get them to vote for Farid Mammadovs song ?Hold me?.

I don't know which is more sad. That you're so desperate to win that you'll bribe your way to victory, or that you're bribing your way to victory in the f***ing Eurovision Song Contest. I mean... that's Hemingway levels of depressing.