Eurovision Songcontest tomorrow

[3andnomore]

Hi there, am I the only sad person that will be watching it tomorrow?
TV listing

I love it, and I know it's sad, and I know it's even really, really, really sad...but I don't care,lol!
So, anyone else gonna admit to this sadness...lol...

But shock was Switzerland not getting through, when they were favourites to win the whole thing!

Well....essbee...I am also having my own "mini Party"...I suppose today is the day that dh is actually pleased to be in Afghanistan, rather then having to sit through it.
A few years ago, I was visiting my family and friends in Germany, and my best friend had a proper little Eurovision Party...it was that year when the german entry was that weird Guildo or whatever his name was, guy...! The party was fabulous

Well, Serbia won....not that they deserved it!
I voted for Germany, partly because I am german, but also because I htought that, for a change, they actually had a reasonable good entry...wouldn't vote for germany if I truely don't liek their entry, lol!
My es liked Moldivia ( I think) the best...it was the last entry that was seen
Ukraine was just terrible...and France...my oh my....or Sweden...yikes...lol!
Shame scooch didn't get more points...thought they were, compared to what was on offer, quite good, lol!
The russian entry...did they sing someone elses song, or somehting...I am sure it was a chart song they did...it sounded mighty familiar...but then, Scooches song sounded like a Steps song, didn't it?

Was it me, or was everyone gay or extremely camp?

I mean there wasn't much there for a heterosexual housewife was there?

hi did uk acyually get anywhere this year???????????

we got something like 12 points all in all, I htink, lol....

Only Ireland did worse...but they were really rubbish this year, I thought...not as rubbish as Ukraine who did really well, (they came 2.) but well, their entry wasn't for me, lol!

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I am starting a campaign to get a better entry next year. Anyone interested?

TBH I used to love the eurovision song contest but now its just a joke when all the neighbours vote for each other no matter how crap the song is. They should just play the songs and not let anyone know which song was from which country, then just maybe the best song might win rather than the country who has the most friends !!
As most of europe hates the UK its no surprise we never get anywhere! Even if bloody Elton John, George Michael or Robbie Williams entered we would still fininsh in the bottom three. We should do that one year just to prove a point!! Am I taken this too seriously? probably!! But then I am sad

I think we need a proper credible band not Elton John or anybody like that. Our Indie music is the best in the World and I am sure either a young band or a young folk singer from this country would do better than somebody made up for the competition. It would make us be seen to take the competition more seriously otherwise we might as well not bother.

our eurovision entries have been appalling for years. no point in sour grapes when we are so bad.

SHOCK HORROR we did not win

We need some hungry young 4-piece guitar band. Our popular music is exported all over Europe, and yet in the last ten years we have done appallingly badly at Eurovision.

Thing is, it's the public that votes for the entry that goes in....this year there was a fab Celine Dion kind a entry that was runner up to scooch...but ho hum...if I rememebr right, last year ,or was it the year before,the poor girl couldn't even hold a note...!
Scooch , for me, was to much like Steps...!
Now, wouldn't it be cool if Robbie Williams would enter the Eurovision Song contest...!
As for teh voting system, something has to be done, otherwise more countries follow Monaco and will just say, oh sod it...what's the point.

Monaco, now they were a good band. They could have won with "What Do You Want From Me?"

Nobody with any kind of chart career will do it. They approached the Pet Shop Boys, Erasure and Elton John in the lean years of the late 80s/early 90s, but none of them would touch it.

I think Mike Read's idea of having X-Factor style open auditions is an excellent one. There is bound to be an unknown singer-songwriter out there who would do a good job. It's not that long since we did OK - Jessica Garlick came 3rd in 2002.

True the X-factor girl did well...and didn't some famous Bird do it the year before last, or was that only last year...! It's all a fuzz...lol!

Also they ould always have a song written by someone with pop pedigree, e..g Vince Clarke or Tennant/Lowe or Gary Barlow or Cathy Dennis, and performed by an unknown.

1957 All Patricia Bredin
1959 Sing, Little Birdie Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
1960 Looking High, High, High Bryan Johnson
1961 Are You Sure? The Allisons
1962 Ring-A-Ding Girl Ronnie Carroll
1963 Say Wonderful Things Ronnie Carroll
1964 I Love The Little Things Matt Monro
1965 I Belong Kathy Kirby
1966 A Man Without Love Kenneth McKellar
1967 Puppet On A String Sandie Shaw
1968 Congratulations Cliff Richard
1969 Boom Bang-A-Bang Lulu
1970 Knock Knock, Who's There? Mary Hopkin
1971 Jack In The Box Clodagh Rodgers
1972 Beg, Steal Or Borrow The New Seekers
1973 Power To All Our Friends Cliff Richard
1974 Long Live Love Olivia Newton-John
1975 Let Me Be The One The Shadows
1976 Save Your Kisses For Me Brotherhood Of Man
1977 Rock Bottom Lynsey De Paul & Mike Moran
1978 The Bad Old Days Co-Co
1979 Mary Ann Black Lace
1980 Love Enough For Two Prima Donna
1981 Making Your Mind Up Bucks Fizz
1982 One Step Further Bardo
1983 I'm Never Giving Up Sweet Dreams
1984 Love Games Belle & The Devotions
1985 Love Is Vikki
1986 Runner In The Night Ryder
1987 It's Only The Light Rikki
1988 Go Scott Fitzgerald
1989 Why Do I Always Get It Wrong? Live Report
1990 Give A Little Love Back To The World Emma
1991 A Message To Your Heart Samantha Janus
1992 One Step Out Of Time Michael Ball
1993 Better The Devil You Know Sonia
1994 We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony) Frances Ruffelle
1995 Love City Groove Love City Groove
1996 Just A Little Bit Gina G
1997 Love, Shine A Light Katrina & The Waves
1998 Where Are You? Imaani
1999 Say It Again Precious
2000 Don't Play That Song Again Nicki French
2001 No Dream Impossible Lindsay D
2002 Come Back Jessica Garlick
2003 Cry Baby Jemini
2004 Hold On To Our Love James Fox
2005 Touch My Fire Javine
2006 Teenage Life Daz Sampson
2007 Flying The Flag (For You) Scooch

'Twas Javine that I was talking about, I think....!
And the other one I was thinking off, the one that I thought couldn't hold a tune...probably was that Lindsay D....!
Hehe, The first Eurovision I ever watched in the United Kingdom was 1996/ Gina G...and I rememebr I totally didn't get Terry Wogans commentary at all, and was really peed off at it....and now, a few years on...I get it and find it's one of the best parts off it Funny how things change.

Scooch was such a stupid song and such as stupid act. I mean what was all the aeroplane stuff about [apart from being ultra camp and a Steps take off] 'Flying the Flag' for you is nothing to do with bloody flying.

3andnomore - please tell me you googled that

lol ruty!

And Liesel, you will be relieved to hear that I, indeed, googled it...I maybe sad, but not as sad as to know all the UK entries over the years...don't know all the german ones, neither...only thing I remember is that Germany won with Nicole/Ein bischen Frieden (or something along those lines) many, many years ago, and that we had some odd acts over the past few years (but really did like this years entry...but I am a sucker for Big Band stuff anyway

The French could win

if they put in something like

this

well, I watched the clip...song is good, no idea what she is singing, mind....Video is rather Exercise routine like
BUt indeed a million times better then the rubbsih entry they had....made me giggle how they made such a hoohaa of Gaultier designing the costumes...what wiht that complete nutcase running around with that "dead cat" around his neck, lol