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24 May 08 - 03:11 PM (#2348304) Subject: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Rasener What did I do wrong. Stuck at home and my daughters have insisted (nay demanded) that we all watch The Eurovision Song Contest. What is it with this competition. My kids don't like folk music, but they like this. What did I do wrong? |
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24 May 08 - 03:20 PM (#2348312) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Peace It could be a rap music competition, Villan. Count yer blessings. |
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24 May 08 - 03:22 PM (#2348314) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Def Shepard I think it was Paul Simon who wrote, a different generation throws a hero up the pop charts. You have your music, your children have theirs. |
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24 May 08 - 03:23 PM (#2348315) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Rasener But Def The Eurovison Song Contest at the ages of 11 and 16 !!! I can't even get a word in. |
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24 May 08 - 03:33 PM (#2348322) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Acorn4 Get your own back by becoming a Morris Dancer if you're not one already. |
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24 May 08 - 03:34 PM (#2348324) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Rasener he he I am not a morris dancer LOL |
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24 May 08 - 03:41 PM (#2348332) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Def Shepard Acorn said, Get your own back by becoming a Morris Dancer. I personally have never waved a hanky in anger at anyone, I think Terry Pratchett said that as well :-D Umm I have vague recollections of watching the Euro at the age of 11 but not at 16, I think the medications had kicked in by that time :-D |
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24 May 08 - 03:46 PM (#2348334) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Rasener >>Acorn said, Get your own back by becoming a Morris Dancer. << Well I think I would come off worst with my arthritic knees! |
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24 May 08 - 05:03 PM (#2348385) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST Dustin was railroaded! Up the turkey! |
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24 May 08 - 06:07 PM (#2348421) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Rasener From Russia with love UK the strongest who came bottom :-) |
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24 May 08 - 06:10 PM (#2348423) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Acorn4 A school I worked in once had some Norwegiam visitors, and a note appeared on the staffroom board the night before:- "Don't mention the Eurovision Song Contest!" |
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24 May 08 - 06:23 PM (#2348430) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: skarpi and the UK ended in last place |
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24 May 08 - 06:56 PM (#2348446) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Acorn4 But that was politics! |
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24 May 08 - 07:40 PM (#2348463) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Bonzo3legs A useless song of course had nothing to do with it! |
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25 May 08 - 02:28 AM (#2348590) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Dave Hanson No one wants to win it, if you win you have to go to the trouble and expense of staging it next year. If we really wanted to win it we could have emloyed any of the great songwriters we have in the UK [ of course this applies to any country ] but no, we put out a pile of amateur crap yet again. eric |
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25 May 08 - 02:56 AM (#2348595) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: alanabit It's supposed to be crap, isn't it? No young group, which wanted to build up a real following among young people, would touch the tawdry spectacle with a barge pole. It's all about the costumes, the dance routines and the luvvies preening in front of their home audiences. My condolences to you for having to undergo that ordeal Villan! |
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25 May 08 - 03:21 AM (#2348604) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Rasener Thanks Alanabit LOL :-) |
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25 May 08 - 03:45 AM (#2348612) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: fat B****rd I hope you're better now, Les. I read that the Russian winner had Timbaland as producer. Nice to see the two nations working together. Oh, yes. I forgot. Timbaland is a big deal American 'r'n'b' performer. But all you 'Catters knew that already, didn'y you?. |
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25 May 08 - 03:48 AM (#2348614) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Big Al Whittle Don't waste our sympathy Alan. This man's an Aston Villa supporter - 50 years at the Holt End have left him with an involuntary twitch from dodging missiles, and acceptance of defeat and humiliation is second nature. |
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25 May 08 - 03:53 AM (#2348617) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Catherine Jayne We had it on to see how few points the UK got, but I fell asleep!! |
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25 May 08 - 04:00 AM (#2348619) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Jeanie I agree with Alan - it's the excruciating, bizarre awfulness of it all that makes it so wonderful to watch. The Eurovision Song Contest bears only scant resemblance to anything in mainstream popular culture. It needs to be watched and admired as a unique annual entity. I love everything about it - always have. I've been watching it since the era of Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson. Magnificent ! - jeanie |
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25 May 08 - 04:14 AM (#2348623) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: breezy Lets get back to 'Europe' !! Ireland had the right idea |
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25 May 08 - 04:26 AM (#2348629) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Rasener Well it certainly beats being a Boston United supporter Al LOL :-) |
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25 May 08 - 04:43 AM (#2348640) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Big Al Whittle One night I turned up to the Palace Theatre newark - it said an evening with Brian Johnson - and I thought it was the cricket commentator. However it turned out to be the brother of Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson, and he was another eurovision winner apparently with a song called Singing Hi Hi Hi, Singing Low Low Low. Well struck in years but still sprightly, he came on wearing a red soldiers tunic and the climax of his act was when he said, and now something bang up to date - and he sang Rolf Harris's Two Little Boys. There was still some confusion in the audience (who were even older than me) at the interval as to there being no mention of chocolate cake, or talk of Derek Randal and Garfield Sobers. |
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25 May 08 - 05:26 AM (#2348656) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: goatfell Russia won Good old Russia |
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25 May 08 - 07:33 AM (#2348695) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST,Volgadon The Russian performer is responsible for popularising the mullet across the former Soviet Union, for which he should be drawn-and-quartered. |
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25 May 08 - 07:41 AM (#2348697) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: WalkaboutsVerse Pop is an aspect of American culture - if they were serious, it would have to be a Eurovision folk-song contest. |
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25 May 08 - 08:32 AM (#2348728) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: alanabit Keep this thread going. It's entertained me better than the bloddy Eurovision Song Contest ever did. |
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25 May 08 - 08:53 AM (#2348738) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST Got to say it was really boring this year. Normally, as a family we've sat around boozed up and watched it fully loaded with postmodern irony. After all, it's meant to be camp, over the top and funny ... and half of the joy is in finding the year's most ill-conceived spectacle. But this year's was just beyond irony - dull power ballads and too-knowing attempts to camp it up. Wogan couldn't even be bothered to crack any jokes. It was never about music, was it? But now, it's not even about entertainment. |
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25 May 08 - 12:17 PM (#2348843) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Backwoodsman "What did I do wrong. Stuck at home and my daughters have insisted (nay demanded) that we all watch The Eurovision Song Contest." You committed the stupid sin of giving in, Villan. Grow some cojones and tell 'em it's your telly, you bought it, you pay the licence fee, you pay the Sky Subscription and you decide what's on! :-) :-) |
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25 May 08 - 01:38 PM (#2348883) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: autolycus Won't bore folk lovers with what I've worked out about the ESC (tho I wish Latvia had won, with a cheeky cheerful song about pirates th't at least had a choon. I'd like to know what sort of person really loves that sort of entertainment; and I'm not talking lovers of kitsch or ironic amusement; more those who are in the audience infront of the stage. a friend of ine lived next door to someone who played Abba morning, noon and night, ev-er-ry day. that sort. Ivor |
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25 May 08 - 02:35 PM (#2348898) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST,John from Elsie`s Band Eric the Red, Eric, I understand that we are one of five nations who cough up to pay for it, more fool us. That is why we get automatic entry. Surely there must be something more worthy upon which to spend the money. Perhaps after this year we may get our act together and let the rest just get on with it. Since Russia will be the host they have more than enough serious dosh to front it. |
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25 May 08 - 02:45 PM (#2348904) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST,Volgadon "Pop is an aspect of American culture - if they were serious, it would have to be a Eurovision folk-song contest." Drivel. Pop is an aspect of the culture of all those nations. Also, I didn't know that the Eurovision was ment to be 'serious', I thought it was supposed to be light and fun. That I can't stand most of the songs is irellevant. |
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25 May 08 - 02:50 PM (#2348911) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Big Mick kwitcherbitching!!! You could live here in the States and have to put up with American Idol and Dancing With The Stars. I would even put up with a singing turkey from Ireland to get away from this drek. All the best, Mick |
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25 May 08 - 03:08 PM (#2348919) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Terry McDonald Mick - did you not know that Dancing with the Stars and American Idol are both British programmes, both in origin and in management? It's one of the ways we re-assert our authority over rebellious colonials..... |
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25 May 08 - 03:14 PM (#2348924) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Rasener Backwoodsman I rule the roust as far as football and cricket is concerned and they daren't say boo to a goose. Knowing what side my bread is buttered I let them have the other crap LOL :-) |
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25 May 08 - 03:49 PM (#2348938) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST,Chief Chaos There's nothing RnB about Timbaland! He's just another Popstar, hopefully one that doesn't last long. Could be worse tho' My daughters' into Rammstein! Everyone here (that doesn't speak German) thinks the worst of them! One of their songs is apparently a recipe/how to make cookies. |
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25 May 08 - 04:33 PM (#2348967) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: sapper82 No TV so didn't watch it. Last year I was picking up the Youtube clips of Eurovisions gone by. Lovely nostalgia trip! |
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26 May 08 - 03:21 AM (#2349192) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Dave Hanson Yo Big Mick, ever heard of the ' off ' button ? Your pal eric |
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26 May 08 - 05:34 AM (#2349235) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Backwoodsman "Backwoodsman I rule the roust as far as football and cricket is concerned and they daren't say boo to a goose. Knowing what side my bread is buttered I let them have the other crap LOL :-)" You need more tellies, Les! :-) :-) |
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26 May 08 - 06:49 AM (#2349261) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Rasener He he I think they can go to the next one in Russia :-) |
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26 May 08 - 06:49 AM (#2349262) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST We watch bits of it. Its hilarious! Surely no one actually takes it seriously? Please tell me you dont! |
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26 May 08 - 07:00 AM (#2349267) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Rasener Of course not. |
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26 May 08 - 08:27 AM (#2349296) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: SouthportFrank In its 50+ years, has the Eurovision Song Contest produced any classic pop songs? Maybe "Waterloo", but I don't consider that to be even in the top ten of Abba songs. |
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26 May 08 - 10:47 AM (#2349362) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Wolfgang Congratulations (C. Richard) was second placed, so was Knock, knock, who's there. A winner, Poupee de cire (comp.: Serge Gainsbourg), was No. 1 for several weeks in several European countries and was (and still is) covered all over the world. Puppet on a string was winner too. The Austrian winning title Merci Chérie can be sung still today by nearly each German speaker. My personal favourite all time winning title was Non ho l'eta. Since the middle of the 80s I can't even hum any of the three first placed. Wolfgang |
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26 May 08 - 12:34 PM (#2349420) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST,Volgadon Dschingis Khan was very popular in Europe, Russia and Israel. And most Israeli entries are popular here. |
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26 May 08 - 02:33 PM (#2349481) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: paula t I think that some of our problem is that for years western European countries ruled the roost and were scathing of other countries and their culture and music. It's payback time!I also suspect that Terry Wogan's commentary has been heard and found offensive I base this on the comment made by the male presenter.He said that he wasn't going to say too much in case the English mocked his accent. What goes around comes around eh? |
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26 May 08 - 03:21 PM (#2349523) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST,Chief Chaos Tell me, did the Numa Numa song come from this competition? It was everywhere here across the pond, totally infectious although everybody thought it was from Japan. |
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26 May 08 - 03:28 PM (#2349527) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Def Shepard WAV says Pop is an aspect of American culture - if they were serious, it would have to be a Eurovision folk-song contest. ' now this is a complete load of old cobblers, we've found next years UK entry for the Euro or none of the above Actually I fell asleep thinking about watching the programme, and you're right this thread is far more amusing :-D |
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26 May 08 - 03:37 PM (#2349530) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Herga Kitty wld - thanks for the nugget of info about Bryan Johnson. According to Wikipedia he came second though (and so did Pearl and Teddy). Kitty |
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27 May 08 - 08:30 AM (#2350029) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Flashmeister If it's in Russia next year might i suggest penning a letter to the ruling mafia, sorry, government and moot the idea of reinstating the Gulag for the losers, or perhaps just contenders per se....like a Russian Eurovison olympic village...? i bet some dead eyed 'reality tv' svengali is alreading copyrighting that idea... |
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27 May 08 - 08:41 AM (#2350035) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: AggieD Tee Hee I woz at Chippenham FF, so got to hear proper music, but hubbie fell asleep watching it. I used to love it as a kid, all the family watched it & we used to really root for the UK no matter how rubbish we thought the song was & back then it was actually a competition. Now it's just a pseudo political event. I'm sure all those countries voted for Russia so they could still keep on getting their gas supplies. |
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27 May 08 - 10:03 AM (#2350092) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST,Meggly Paula T For certain Terry Wogan's comments have been heard and found offensive; I remember a big hoo-ha after the Danish hosted it one year. They talked about repremands; fortunately nothing came of it (sense of humour, folks?) and Wogan was slightly subdued the following year, but still on form. Unfortunately, I would hazard a guess that the majority of people in the UK tune in because of Terry Wogan. If he weren't commenting on proceedings the Beeb's ratings might fall even lower than they did this year. I only tuned in at the end this year and wanted to give Terry a big cuddle; he sounded very dejected. :-( |
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27 May 08 - 02:26 PM (#2350293) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Alan Day Wherever did the presenter get his suit? I have never seen such an ill fitting suit in all my life.It was at least two sizes too small for him. Al |
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27 May 08 - 02:59 PM (#2350320) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST,Eurovision Wardrobe Dept "Wherever did the presenter get his suit?" Well 'ere at the wardrobe dept we only 'ave suits in three sizes, small, medium and large. Wot the presenter said woz 'e thought that the large suit made 'is arse look fat, so.... |
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27 May 08 - 03:02 PM (#2350326) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Backwoodsman What, you mean his arse wasn't REALLY that fat? What are you like....? |
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27 May 08 - 03:05 PM (#2350328) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST,Volgadon Well, I was talking with some of my friends and they were all agreed that the reason those countries voted for Russia is because Dima Bilan is the heartthrob of the moment for millions of girls aged 13-28. Also worth remembering is that most of East Ukraine identifies itself as Russian. |
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27 May 08 - 03:07 PM (#2350329) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST,Eurovision Wardrobe Dept Well wot I sez waz, no dearie, it don't make your bum look fat at all, well I fibbed. That'll teach 'im to not leave me a Christmas tip |
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27 May 08 - 03:09 PM (#2350330) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Backwoodsman And what about that woman's voice! You could chop firewood with it. |
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27 May 08 - 03:11 PM (#2350331) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST,Eurovision Wardrobe Dept "You could chop firewood with it" 'ow do yer fink we keep the workroom warm during the winter ducks? |
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27 May 08 - 03:19 PM (#2350338) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST,Tunesmith I haven't read all the above postings so I hope I'm not repeating things.It's pretty obvious to me, that the reason that the Russian entry did so well is that he is so well known! I bet, from Finland to Azebaijan, that guy's poster is adorning 1000s upon 1000s of teenage bedroom walls. All those voters in the Baltic States, Eastern Europe etc weren't voting for their neighbours, they were voting for a pop star they loved. Hungary, for example, gave the Russian entry a big score, and there is no love lost between Hungary and Russia. The rules of the competition are going to have to be changed to stop this sort of thing spoiling - even ending - the contest. |
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28 May 08 - 03:13 AM (#2350741) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: trevek Ah, Russia wins... the rest of East Europe can breathe again... we still have oil and gas for a few months more. However, doesn't it all illustrate a huge difference between Balkan mentality and North-West European mentality? In the Balkans they were killing each other a few years ago and now they giv each other 12 points, whereas Iceland still can't forgive UK for stealing a few fish-fingers in the 1970s. |
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28 May 08 - 08:34 AM (#2350938) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST,Tunesmith The point is - and it's very obvious, the Eastern European countries aren't voting for Russia! They are voting for an artist they know and love! To illustrate the point further, if I say that Son House is my favourite singer, that doesn't mean I support or even like the USA as a country. |
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28 May 08 - 08:41 AM (#2350944) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Mr Happy I blame the Russians! |
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28 May 08 - 08:48 AM (#2350949) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Mr Happy Just listen this:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=t8tuRKUlUS4 hilarious! |
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28 May 08 - 09:53 AM (#2350998) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: theleveller Er... missed it as I was at the Ryedale Folk Weekend. Which Eastern European country won this year? |
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28 May 08 - 12:45 PM (#2351134) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: GUEST,Volgadon Russia won. Dima Bilan is IMMENSELY popular not only in Russia, but in most of Eastern Europe and anywhere with a sizeable Russian minority (such as Israel). Talking with several close Ukrainian friends, they all said that nobody was voting for Russia (except for the eastern part, which identifies itself as Russian), not a chance in hell that they would, but rather for Dima Bilan. As Tunesmith said, his poster adorns the bedroom walls of 1000s upon 1000s of girls. |
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28 May 08 - 01:45 PM (#2351185) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Big Al Whittle I tell you what - if it had been a competition for dancing dogs - England would have won. Britain's got talent, you know! |
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28 May 08 - 02:22 PM (#2351220) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Def Shepard The Eurovision Dancing Dogs Contest definitely has a ring to it. With all the other "talent" shows on television, I don't see how this one could miss. |
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28 May 08 - 03:51 PM (#2351286) Subject: RE: Oh No The Eurovison Song Contest From: Rasener >>Britain's got talent<< Cor just seen those Karate guys and by god they are as fit as i used to be at 21. Oh for those days again :-) |