Van der MoodHoover Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Ah, a bit of annual light hearted relief. It's the annual kitsch camp-fest that is Eurovision. It's the semis......so far, I've been thrilled by the Finnish guy in denim hot pants waving 2 massive sparklers, a shrieking Irish wicca girl and various flexible young ladies bouncing around to electro pop beats. Wouldn't miss it, me. Junior has also got the bug. I quite like not having to think for a couple of hours...... therealhantsram and Alph 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I don't mind a bit of Eurovision. It is all the things that people who dislike it say it is. I think that's why it's so popular Camp, political, hilariously bad at times and makes you cringe. Definitely watching TimRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Didn’t I vote about 8 years ago to avoid this trash? That’s what Boris told me when he knocked on my door. Eddie, ariotofmyown, Van der MoodHoover and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Many, many years ago, a colleague who I worked with at the Stock Exchange used to host very, very 'liberated' parties which coincided with the event. He called it the 'Eurovision Bong Contest'. I never went. i-Ram, EtoileSportiveDeDerby and Van der MoodHoover 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 5 minutes ago, i-Ram said: Didn’t I vote about 8 years ago to avoid this trash? That’s what Boris told me when he knocked on my door. Is that a Boris euphemism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 6 minutes ago, i-Ram said: Didn’t I vote about 8 years ago to avoid this trash? That’s what Boris told me when he knocked on my door. C'mon i-ram, it's just a bit of escapism. Something other than Paul Warnes tactical masterclasses for us plastics to fulminate over from the sanctity of our middle class wingback armchairs......😉 i-Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Love Eurovision, but it's actually too well put together now and you have performances by people who've been around for years and been very popular. You also know who's gonna win as the songs are streamed 24-7 for months before. It's lost the fun amatuer element. I'll be watching though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 51 minutes ago, i-Ram said: Didn’t I vote about 8 years ago to avoid this trash? That’s what Boris told me when he knocked on my door. TimRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I only watch the voting to see how political it is each year. "Be kind" has rarely been more meaningless 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I like the bbc for many things, but I dislike how it's able to choose to make events like this popular, then promote them endlessly. So much great cultural in the world, but the license fee is used to broadcast things like this and Come Dancing into people's home. Chester40 and Archied 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Eurovision has risen in popularity over the years. Millions of people like it across many countries. It’s not my cup of tea but if it brings joy to that many people, I can’t see how it’s a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Light hearted relief,,, isn’t the girl who is representing Israel being booed and worse ? Calls for Israel to be thrown out , let alone the last two British entrants who seem to have a problem with Britain or its flag , votes cast on a political basis rather than the songs merit , not seeing much escapism from the daily grind of politics and culture wars ,, wouldn’t it be nice if it was was a proper contest where people came together under the banner of music to celebrate just being people enjoying themselves in music for a brief spell , it might have some value then🤷🏻♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 27 minutes ago, Archied said: Light hearted relief,,, isn’t the girl who is representing Israel being booed and worse ? Calls for Israel to be thrown out , let alone the last two British entrants who seem to have a problem with Britain or its flag , votes cast on a political basis rather than the songs merit , not seeing much escapism from the daily grind of politics and culture wars ,, wouldn’t it be nice if it was was a proper contest where people came together under the banner of music to celebrate just being people enjoying themselves in music for a brief spell , it might have some value then🤷🏻♂️ I don't know if it's changed completely but her song was called October Rains and made references to the conflict. To be honest I don't care what she sings or whether she's booed or not. It's always been political yet every year people are surprised and outraged. At least a Russian gets to compete this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 9 hours ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said: Make your mind up! Gee SCREAMER !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 2 hours ago, Alph said: I don't know if it's changed completely but her song was called October Rains and made references to the conflict. To be honest I don't care what she sings or whether she's booed or not. It's always been political yet every year people are surprised and outraged. At least a Russian gets to compete this year. Yep and the Irish had to change costumes because it said free Palestine or some such in old Irish script ,,, not taking sides , just noting it’s not light relief as stated😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 53 minutes ago, Archied said: Yep and the Irish had to change costumes because it said free Palestine or some such in old Irish script ,,, not taking sides , just noting it’s not light relief as stated😂 I ignore all that. My Mrs gets annoyed the UK never gets votes but it's never going to change. Although I'd have thought this year the UK might do ok by UK standards. Which probably means half way up the second column Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 8 minutes ago, Alph said: I ignore all that. My Mrs gets annoyed the UK never gets votes but it's never going to change. Although I'd have thought this year the UK might do ok by UK standards. Which probably means half way up the second column It does when we have a decent song and performer (that Sam whatsisname who should have won when Ukraine did). An average pop song with an average performance from somwone you've never heard of just won't cut it. Last year was a decent pop tune but an awful live performance. I expect us to be in the top half this year but don't think the song is memorable enough to do really well. Alph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Come on, My Lovely Horse. GboroRam, Miggins and Rev 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 1 minute ago, Eddie said: Come on, My Lovely Horse. Wasn’t that the plot of Equus? Eddie, i-Ram, Crewton and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 17 hours ago, Van der MoodHoover said: semis......so far, I've been thrilled by the Finnish guy in denim hot pants waving 2 massive sparklers. Me too. Although a semi at my age isn't too shabby. EtoileSportiveDeDerby, Van der MoodHoover and Alph 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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