...the Eurovision song contest?
what is wrong with you people?
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Started by wagtail, Apr 28 2009 03:28 AM
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 03:28 AM
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 04:27 AM
wagtail said:
...the Eurovision song contest?
what is wrong with you people?
what is wrong with you people?
We don't get it over here. I think. Not that I've gone looking for it. I was just glad to get out of Moscow before the event.
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 05:51 AM
Are you kidding? The whole event is a f....g piss take. All those eastern countries vote for the other eastern ones. There's nearly no chance for a good "western" song to win. And if you've ever listened to one of those songs which are presented there you won't ask anymore :rolleyes:
Leave me in peace with that stupid shit (sorry for these words ;))
Leave me in peace with that stupid shit (sorry for these words ;))
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 07:45 AM
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 07:51 AM
I'm just thankful there are no threads about the Creed reunion.
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 08:13 AM
I have watched it almost every year, but Jutta is right, the fun factor is gone with Ukraine giving Russia twelve points and Russia giving twelve points right back to them. The songs are generally quite poor, too.
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 08:56 AM
All it does is to leave you with bleeding ears and a broken spirit. But the voting process is probably vital for maintaining peace between some neighbouring countries!
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 09:00 AM
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And if you've ever listened to one of those songs which are presented there you won't ask anymore :rolleyes:
WHAT???? :eek: the Fatal Picards are true genius ... :p:D:D:D:D
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 09:51 AM
Remember when these guys won?
That was awesome.
That was awesome.
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 11:11 AM
wagtail said:
...the Eurovision song contest?
what is wrong with you people?
what is wrong with you people?
We're not that sad!
In the Corner said:
We don't get it over here. I think. Not that I've gone looking for it. I was just glad to get out of Moscow before the event.
You are so lucky.
lizish said:
I'm just thankful there are no threads about the Creed reunion.
Gotta take the small blessings where we can get them.
Gotta take the small blessings where we can get them.
You could always start one?
Mary said:
Remember when these guys won?
That was awesome.
That was awesome.
????? When was that?
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 11:51 AM
Just goes to show I know nothing about the Eurovision Song Contest!
Although I seem to remember this one winning......
Although I seem to remember this one winning......
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 12:14 PM
stiperules!ok said:
Just goes to show I know nothing about the Eurovision Song Contest!
Although I seem to remember this one winning......
Although I seem to remember this one winning......
Your memory is hazy. I'm too young to remember, but I do remember it being in the news last year. Cliff came second in 1968, but last year there were claims that he was robbed after Spanish dictator Franco rigged the vote:
http://www.guardian....y/06/news.spain
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 12:17 PM
Ha ha ha! Actually, I have to admit that I don't actually remember Cliff winning, I just know that he did!
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 12:20 PM
stiperules!ok said:
Ha ha ha! Actually, I have to admit that I don't actually remember Cliff winning, I just know that he did!
That's what he thinks, too. But coming second didn't hurt his song's success, as I do remember it being played repeatedly on the radio as I was growing up. Not my happiest childhood memory.
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 12:22 PM
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That's what he thinks, too. But coming second didn't hurt his song's success, as I do remember it being played repeatedly on the radio as I was growing up. Not my happiest childhood memory.
No, that & Andy Williams! :eek:
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 10:14 PM
Mary said:
Remember when these guys won?
That was awesome.
That was awesome.
Best contest ever :D :D It was the only time I watched it since I was 12 :rolleyes:
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Posted 29 April 2009 - 12:40 AM
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The whole event is a f....g piss take.
You say that like it's a bad thing. :p
The piss-take is what makes it compelling......the audacity of the eastern block to so blatantly rig the vote is hilarious. If nothing else it ensures Britain is always a no-show in the finals, gotta love that. mwahaha!
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Posted 29 April 2009 - 07:34 PM
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Are you kidding? The whole event is a f....g piss take. All those eastern countries vote for the other eastern ones. There's nearly no chance for a good "western" song to win. And if you've ever listened to one of those songs which are presented there you won't ask anymore :rolleyes:
Leave me in peace with that stupid shit (sorry for these words ;))
Leave me in peace with that stupid shit (sorry for these words ;))
Oh well, excuse me, missy, but Eurovision made spanish singer Sergio Dalma famous in 1991 with his song 'Bailar pegados' (dancing closely), a true classic of the castilian musical culture. You might be asking what's the big deal about that song, so I'm going to recreate the chorus:
'Dancing closely is dancing
just like the sea does,
with the dolphins'
The poetry in this song is a true gem, making it a timeless classic. So next time you criticize Eurovision, please think of that chorus line I've just posted.
Andrea--
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¿Qué soy cuando me comparo con el Universo?
Ah; the Andrea blockage. Sorry to hear that the creative juices have ceased to flow and a danged beaver has dammed the rushing waters of positive thought.Twistedkitemike
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 06:15 AM
the sea touched the dolphins in a close and intimate way. nice.
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