To be annoyed at how bad our Eurovision song is?

[AngeloMysterioso]

We have any number of really talented songwriters, singers and musicians in the UK. And yet the best we could come up with is a few minutes of what I could only describe as sonic chaos with three girls yelling
what
the
hell
just
HAPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENED
over and over again.

It’s not even that it’s boring, or not fun or quirky enough. It’s actually annoying, and I find myself getting more and more irritated every time I hear it which thanks to Radio 2 playing it every hour or so is distressingly often.

How have we gone from the fab Sam Ryder to Olly Alexander cavorting in a dirty toilet and now this crap??

Is this your first Eurovision? They're always crap. That's the appeal. Be first or last. Anything in the middle is completely forgettable.

I thought Olly Alexander’s excruciating effort last year was our rock bottom and was delighted it bombed as I find him obnoxious and it was a such a nasty over-sexualised performance. But this year’s entry has managed to lower the bar even more. It is TERRIBLE, definitely the UK’s weakest entry ever IMO. Performed by 3 unremarkable young singers. It’s like something a bunch of drama students wrote for an end of term show.

They failed on The Voice, which itself sets the bar low for success. It’s inexplicable how they were selected for Eurovision, I suspect someone’s Daddy plays golf with someone high up at the BBC.

Dreadful song, no discernible tune, cringey lyrics, vacuous and meaningless.

I can only assume the BBC actively seeks out rubbish entries every year to avoid the trouble and vast expense of ever having to stage the thing again.

It is a dreadful song. But don’t worry it’ll die a death with an hour of Eurovision being over.

Parts of the song are identical to Billy Joel’s My Life, I don’t know how they got away with that.

Right. General consensus seems to be that this year’s UK entry is terrible, so awful it’s difficult to listen to, an insult to music.

That would normally be a bad thing. But as this is Eurovision I think it’s got every chance. I might put a fiver on the UK now.

It is rather a strange one!

Just googled this. it seeing really have a tune just lots of vocal gymnastics

doesn't really

Reminds me of this:

It’s a mishmash of a song that I can’t get my ears around, to be honest. A mix of styles, tempos, you have to concentrate on the lyrics… I can’t see it doing well with the audience vote unless the staging leans in to the humour in the song, perhaps.

Sam Ryder had a memorable song, look, and performed incredibly well. Cracked the formula.

I’m quite happy for this ESC to just pass without incident compared to all the politics and unpleasantness last year behind the scenes. Baby Lasagne was one of few highlights.

Thanks - I knew it reminded me of another song!

It's dreadful, as is Ireland's effort.

I either like a catchy singalong one like Sweden or a big ballad but it has to be sung in their own language - oh and a key change is compulsory 😅

OMG IT's AWFUL.

I am So So sick of Scott Mills banging on about how FABULOUS and AMAZING it is on Radio 2, i will be SO glad when Eurovision is over and i can stop having to hear it.

I HATE IT.

That's not really how it works. You will lose your fiver.

I'm not saying Eurovision winners are artistic masterpieces - but try to name ONE awful, truly awful, song that won in the last 15 years. Try to separate "cheesy" or "not my cup of tea" from "awful".

E.g. Olly Alexander's song was cheesy - but it was also very very very bad.

Sam Ryder's song was also a bit cheesy, but an absolutely lovely song.

Me too. I have to turn it off when he starts on about it.

We've had some howlers in the past but I think this one plumbs new depths, even for the UK

The year we should have won was dominated by politics and war. Bit like Israel being pilloried for entering - how dare they? The whole thing's a farce anyway, when countries even not part of Europe can enter.

I reckon it is. Musical merit in Eurovision turns up about once every 20 years. It’s an annual gathering of terrible songs sung by novelty acts.

I love it, best one since Sam Ryder!

I guess it’s hidden in the eight tempo changes. The flutter of recognition is over as soon as it starts because your brain has to deal with yet another aural assault passing through it at warp speed.

The band didn’t write it. It shows. Their own stuff is OK.

Was last year's winner a "terrible song sung by a novelty act"?

What, the waily rappy one? Yes it’s absolute crap.

I like Kaj too, which is come consolation (Kaj are Swedish-speaking Finns) as Finland's entry this year is godawful...cringe is an understatement. Vulgar, even by Eurovision standards. You can almost smell the performance. All power to Erika Vikman for celebrating her sexuality, but a bit more class, please...😱

Just listened to the UK entry and yes it's a bit lame and a touch cringe, but really not too bad...it's got a slight Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) energy which is quite infectious...

She may be Canadian but she also won Eurovision in 1988 for Switzerland.

I’m Irish and love our entry, I voted for it in the national song contest 😂

I can't agree with the song, Spaceman was just as crap as the rest of the UK entries.