Eurovision

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AIBU in thinking it's political and everyone is snubbing us again. Just turned over to see that UK is lagging 'again' in second last position - was the song really that bad?

Killer, that must have been one hell of a festival. It must be a comfort to know you had fun even if you have no memory of it!

I wish - I was only 15! There may have been a modest amount of lager involved but that was it. Futurama at Leeds Queen's Hall in 1983. I remember loads of other bands, Death Cult, Killing Joke, Mekons, Chameleons etc etc but not The Smiths. I wish I could....

I used to love Killing Joke - saw them at University of Sheffield...also saw the Fall who will be playing at Bestival this year!!!! (and am going as an old crusty with my children in tow)

Enjoy HMC. Never saw the Fall but liked their stuff. Saw the Cult again last year and they were absolutely amazing so the old bands really can deliver the goods!

There is only one answer and there are five of them. Can't go wrong.

Surely not Girls Aloud??

Nah, he means Take That!

Chap who wrote the Eurovision book arguing on R2 that it isn't necessarily bloc(k) voting, it's just people voting for the kind of music they know and which they and their neighbours listen to. It makes sense. He said if we sent "someone well-known like Elton John" he could win. I'd agree, although I'd say five someones not quite like Elton John and rather more photogenic in a short dress

killer, chip - actually, either would be good.

Of course! Who but Gary Barlow could write a winner????

Gary Barlow, Elton, Tennant/Lowe, Vince Clarke, Cathy Dennis or Xenomania, I'd say.

Anything would be better than what we've entered the last few years.

There is no Emergency Sugababe Exit Protocol Button for Josh, either. I don't think JLS are going to let him in, somehow.

We have Elton John, Paul McCartney, Blur, Deep Purple, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, JJ Cale, Madness, George Michael, Queen, Rod Stewart, etc, etc, etc.

In Europe they have Vanessa Paradis, Tatu, The Scorpions, David Hasselhoff, and various accordion players and tambourineists.

Why do we want to compete with them?

I think Morrissey was being ironic, but what's wrong with that? It's hardly the Ivor Novello awards or nuffink. Perhaps we should get The Hoff to do next years' entry.