Eurovision Uberthread

[mypost]

the russian entry were the best looking

My vote for Eurovision Beauty Queen this year was Sabrina for Portugal. If only she had got 3 more points, we could have studied :D her again in the final. Karolina Goceva for Macedonia, took a very close second.

As for Cathy Jordan, she is a contender too, but only for the Barbara Dex award. :D

[Magicme]

Same here, I was very stoned at the time though. ;)

Note - I had to watch it as my girlfriend was over there working at it.

KOH

Your girlfriend is Kathy Jordan? :eek:

[Green Tribe]

Wtf is that supposed to mean? Do we turn Eurovision now into a hetero v homo contest?

I.[/QUOTE]

What I meant (and you know rightly) was that Greece and Turkey had very camp songs, and the gay audience would more than likely vote for them. Can i make it any clearer? :rolleyes:

Bulgaria were God awful :eek:

[mypost]

What I meant (and you know rightly) was that Greece and Turkey had very camp songs, and the gay audience would more than likely vote for them. Can i make it any clearer? :rolleyes:

Yes, you can. How do you know what the homo audience like? The Greece and Turkey songs featured both male and female performers, so how does that make it "camp"?? :confused: I didn't like either song anyway, they were "Have a break, Have a Kit Kat" songs, and didn't watch them.

The Bulgarian song was called Voda, or Water in English, which should have been emphasised by the water background during the performance. One of my favourites, it was a Eastern European version of Safri Duo really. :) About time there was such a song in Eurovision.

Re: our entry, yet again RTE say they will review the process for the show. But we heard that 2 years ago, and 3 years ago, and in 2001 following relegation. The reality is that RTE are stuck in the stone age, when it comes to selecting artists and songs for Eurovision. Our result this year, and in recent years, has been an insult to the many hundreds of talented songwriters and groups in this country. Throw out this theory, that the song must appeal to 50 year olds, the majority of Eurovision viewers are well below that age, and those that vote are well below that age. They don't want ballads, trads, haunting melodies, and nervous performers, they want an appealing, upbeat, catchy 3 minute professional entertainment show. You have got to hit the ground running in the first 10 seconds, and not take a 1 minute warm-up to get into the chorus. First impressions are everything, and we take too long to make that impression, by then the viewer has fell asleep.

The Eastern countries have demonstrated how to approach the contest, choose, market, perform, and win it. That's the model, we must follow suit. Until then, we'll never even compete.

[Cymro]

Well as it turned out, without your 7 points plus 12 from our good friends in Malta, we'd have had nil points.

All the Balkans voted for each other....again.

I doubt I will watch it next year.

[Green Tribe]

bump

http://www.rte.ie/tv/eurovision2008/

[CollegeTillIDie]

Green Tribe

Take it from Partizan and take it from me, the way to beat the Balkans at the voting at Eurovision is as follows. The best band in Serbia are called the Orthodox Celts who come from Belgrade and play Irish music and they write their own songs. If we had them singing an original Irish song in the Eurovision all the Balkans would vote for them. We would end up with around 60 points in total which should avoid embarrassment and qualify for the final proper in 2009.

[DaveyCakes]

The way for Ireland to compete again is to find a foxy Russian girl and get her to sing a disco song. Simple as that.

[Green Tribe]

Green Tribe

Take it from Partizan and take it from me, the way to beat the Balkans at the voting at Eurovision is as follows. The best band in Serbia are called the Orthodox Celts who come from Belgrade and play Irish music and they write their own songs. If we had them singing an original Irish song in the Eurovision all the Balkans would vote for them. We would end up with around 60 points in total which should avoid embarrassment and qualify for the final proper in 2009.

perhaps, i remember you mentioning this before :D

[Green Tribe]

The way for Ireland to compete again is to find a foxy Russian girl and get her to sing a disco song. Simple as that.

or how about a foxy ukrainian even (http://ukraineanalysis.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/serduchka.jpg) :D

[DaveyCakes]

Phwoarrrrr!:eek:

[Green Tribe]

Phwoarrrrr!:eek:

her/his song was funny as hell

[mypost]

That's Dustin's cry for help before tonight's selection of the Irish entry for Eurovision in Belgrade.

Officially there are 6 finalists, but in reality, only one. With the Dublin accent, the OTT rave music, and the questionable cheoreography :D all on show, the turkey basically has the vote and show all to himself. "Irlande Douze Points" is about as Irish to culture, as driving on the right.

Now, I'm off to enquire where "the Danube flows through France"? :confused: :D

[Green Tribe]

That's Dustin's cry for help before tonight's selection of the Irish entry for Eurovision in Belgrade.

Officially there are 6 finalists, but in reality, only one. With the Dublin accent, the OTT rave music, and the questionable cheoreography all on show, the turkey basically has the vote and show all to himself. "Irlande Douze Points" is about as Irish to culture, as driving on the right.

Now, I'm off to enquire where "the Danube flows through France"? ::


holy fcuk, we actually agree for once??!!!!?!? :eek::eek:
Go on Dustin..........:D

haven't had a chance to listen to other's countries songs yet

[jebus]

Dustin got booed at the show!! :D

Just for that I'm going to use at least 40 of my free 02 texts to vote for him, quality song too! :D

[Green Tribe]

That was a funny show, with that Marija one being called a man, her calling Dustin a Duck, her calling Marc Roberts old.
I thought Dustin could have been catchier but still voted for him
I loved Leona and Liam. Thought they both had great voices, Leona had the better song, very unique and chucking the coat will help. Liam seemed lovely,bless, sang really well and he really had his heart in it. Voted for the both of them too.
Do like Marc Roberts voice as before, but it was old fashioned song, marija was right
That first guy Donal was ****e, a clone of s club 7/steps p!sh! No thanks!
Leona, Liam or Dustin Please!!!!

[jebus]

First and last guy was rubbish. The Dublin who wrote a song with the guy who wrote one for Duffy was good. The others were no marks, so Dustin gets my vote! :D

Other issues, Louis Walsh liked the young boy with the floppy hair, what a surprise, Dana needs to get a life, and the winner last year was so arrogant for having won it it was funny! :D

[dfx-]

I didn't like either song anyway, they were "Have a break, Have a Kit Kat" songs

:confused:

[Green Tribe]

:confused:


I know dfx I know, I can never agree with him either :D

[Green Tribe]

First and last guy was rubbish. The Dublin who wrote a song with the guy who wrote one for Duffy was good. The others were no marks, so Dustin gets my vote!

Other issues, Louis Walsh liked the young boy with the floppy hair, what a surprise, Dana needs to get a life, and the winner last year was so arrogant for having won it it was funny! :D

you mean the mayo lad? the 17year old?:confused:

[jebus]

Yay for Dustin!!

Who are the muppets that are booing him?

[Green Tribe]

It is in Limerick Jebus :D
fair play dustin, can't believe Marc Roberts is wearing guyliner :eek:

Watch out for another report on sky news, they had a report on dustin this morning!
Guarantee he will win the whole competition now

[Lionel Ritchie]

Am I to take it Dustin is through then? It's a pity the final isn't in Istanbul. The turkey going to Turkey has a nice ring to it as a two fingers to the competition ...though the Turkish might be a bit offended but how bad?

For once I might just root for "us" this year.

proper! :cool:

[Green Tribe]

Raging, the Eurovision final is on the same time and date as the Ireland v Serbia game, in Serbia!
:mad:

[mypost]

Raging, the Eurovision final is on the same time and date as the Ireland v Serbia game, in Serbia!:mad:

We're on the Tuesday.

Tonight wasn't the night we took the pis out of Eurovision, but the night we recognised what we need to compete at the contest. Unfortunately, we and our neighbours can't compete with the Balkans with conventional songs, so we have to send acts like this, or else we'll finish bottom every time, like last year and 4 years ago. It's regrettable, but it's not a song contest anymore, it's an entertainment show, and the weirdest, wackiest, most obscure entries win.

There are people who call for the song to be disqualified, but if monsters can compete in Eurovision, so can Dublinese-screaming puppets. The blame for all this can be put at Svante Stockselius' door, his semi-final and televoting procedures have turned the contest into what it is today.

[strangeirish]

FvxsBG90zzY

[Ringo]

i was always a fan of the eurovision:o. Its a joke these days, nothing to do with a song contest. Obviously the Irish public agree. Two fingers to th eurovision.:)

see the result

http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0223/eurosong.html

[Lionel Ritchie]

http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0223/eurosong.html

I'm offended that RTE have this in their "Arts" section.:)

[OwlsFan]

i was always a fan of the eurovision:o. Its a joke these days, nothing to do with a song contest. Obviously the Irish public agree. Two fingers to th eurovision.:)

I agree with Dana :eek: We shouldn't enter the competition if the Irish public feels that way about it. What's the point in entering a competition to take the p**s out of it? It's like Wenger playing his Under 18 team in the FA or Carling cups. DOn't like it.

I quite liked the song by the one with the short red skirt.

[Lionel Ritchie]

I agree with Dana :eek: We shouldn't enter the competition if the Irish public feels that way about it. What's the point in entering a competition to take the p**s out of it? It's like Wenger playing his Under 18 team in the FA or Carling cups. DOn't like it.

I quite liked the song by the one with the short red skirt.

I too agree with Dana. We shouldn't enter the competition. :cool:

[DaveyCakes]

We're on the Tuesday.

it's not a song contest anymore, it's an entertainment show, and the weirdest, wackiest, most obscure entries win.


Like last year?

And I agree with Dana:eek:

[Green Tribe]

We're on the Tuesday.

.

I know we sing first in the semi-final on the Tuesday, but I actually want to see the final also whether we are in it or not and the final is on the Saturday:eek:

[strangeirish]

Great ****take if you ask me. Dustin can't sing though. As a matter of fact, he's pluckin' awful.

[Réiteoir]

the Sligo / Stoke comment was quite funny

[Green Tribe]

yup :D

[Wolfie]

Great to see us finally treating the Eurovision with the seriousness it deserves.

The Eurovision should have been scrapped years ago. It's way beyond its sell by date. Most of the "songs" have been traditionally woeful but the stage performance and explosions of late tend to hold as much sway as the "song" these days.

Dustin is a logical response to what Eurovision has become.

[lopez]

Just seen it on Youtube. I'm in tears. :D

[Pauro 76]

Me too. A great p!sstake.

'Eastern Europe we love you. Do you like our Irish stew?'

'Please give us another chance. We're very sorry for Riverdance'

Some great digs at Bono and Terry Wogan too!

[Block G Raptor]

I really want him to win as it will be the wake up the committee needs. The public Vote has destroyed Eurovision as a song contest with the Eastern European back slapping and sticking two fingers up to the west, so heres two feathered Claws right back at them. go on Ya Good Thing

[Calcio Jack]

[QUOTE=OwlsFan;884056]I agree with Dana :eek: We shouldn't enter the competition if the Irish public feels that way about it. What's the point in entering a competition to take the p**s out of it? It's like Wenger playing his Under 18 team in the FA or Carling cups. DOn't like it.

I quite liked the song by the one with the short red skirt.[/QUOTE

Why did she sit on the panel , she knew in advance Dustin was one of the contestants and could possibly win..and then she starts to moan and suggest that we now don't enter...pity we couldn't apply the same standards when she got elected as a Euro MEP.... some attitude for someone who was very happy to accept the democratic wishes of the people when it suited her to do so.

[paul_oshea]

the only worry i have about it is, that the countries don't realise that dustin is an actual comedian/regular puppet on Irish TV and think that we are entering in a turkey to make out the show and its contestants are turkeys. Id say most wont realise this you see and be offended by it.

Fair play though, the thing is a joke, the last 5 or 6 years were just a farce.

[Bluebeard]

Am I to take it Dustin is through then? It's a pity the final isn't in Istanbul. The turkey going to Turkey has a nice ring to it as a two fingers to the competition ...

I think that the headline could be the rather chilling Turkey Tramples All Before Him In Serbia, which might rouse a few memories in Serbian minds and hearts, to say nothing of light artillery units...

[Block G Raptor]

I think that the headline could be the rather chilling Turkey Tramples All Before Him In Serbia, which might rouse a few memories in Serbian minds and hearts, to say nothing of light artillery units...

Turkey Gobbles up Serbian Opposition

[Metrostars]

I feel bad for the serious songwriters and performers who see the Eurovision as an oppurtunity for them to get established.

Also on Eurovision Finals voting, is this done by public vote now or still by local committees?

[paul_oshea]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo_EB51AXt0

[jebus]

I feel bad for the serious songwriters and performers who see the Eurovision as an oppurtunity for them to get established.


Yeah, when you think back to bygone years when serious artists like Dana and Abba competited for the coveted title it really makes you wonder how Eurovision became this camp, twee singalong that it is nowadays

[Block G Raptor]

it really makes you wonder how Eurovision became this camp, twee singalong that it is nowadays

It doesn't make me wonder at all it happened because they did away with the serious knowledgeable judging Panel and left it up to Joe Slovak to vote for his neighbour's and vice versa. the only way to break the eastern/central european stranglehold is to either come up with a song/performance that is so amazing that it can not be ignored(very unlikely imo) or to come up with a Gimmik that will stand out from all the rest (Ala Turkey a few years ago or Lithuania last year) Dustin has a great chance this year IMO and hopefully it may lead to a return to the glory day's of the Jury voting

[jebus]

It doesn't make me wonder at all it happened

You should watch Clueless to bone up on your sarcasm detecting skills

[ifk101]

You should see how Eurovision works in Sweden.

There're four qualifying rounds before you can get to the Swedish final. Each of these qualifying rounds are shown live on TV on Saturday nights with a television audience of approx. 3 million (a third of the Swedish population). Most of the acts would be established "stars" in Sweden and Scandinavia and the tabloids are full of gossip and what not leading up to each Saturday night. It's big business.

Compare this to how we approach Eurovision and it's easy to see that we really don't have a hope of winning anything. But luckily Dustin will save the day!

[Block G Raptor]

You should watch Clueless to bone up on your sarcasim detecting skills

Can Never concentrate on any Alicia Silverstone movie for some reason my mind wanders and I slip into erotic daydreams ;)