Eurovision Uberthread

[Green Tribe]

no the st vincents current no1 KT :rolleyes: :p

ya!

:mad:

i thought maybe you meant the henry girls......so you haven't seen/heard what we are sending, hee hee!!!!

Beware, you may be traumatised after watching this

:

http://www.keithm.utvinternet.ie/home.htm

look around on

http://www.keithm.utvinternet.ie/LateLateDonnaJoeBB.wmv

The site is down at the moment, try it but i can't get onto it :mad:

:D

older version of the song
http://www.rte.ie/tv/star/this_week.html

joseph and donna song- love?

[paul_oshea]

whats the point in posting something i cant watch????

ah no only messin thanks will try it later. post the henry girls if they are anything worth looking at as well! :)

[Gerrit]

I never pretended I don't watch it ;) It may sound strange for a goth fan, but I do watch Eurovision every year, it's a tradition since childhood years for me. I first watched it in 1991 when I was 9 years, and never skipped a year.

My favourite songs since then:

Youddiph - Eternal wanderer (Russia 1994)
Eimaer Quinn - The voice (Ireland 1996)
Secret Garden - Nocturne (sounds a bit goth, doesn't it ? :cool: ) (Norway 1994)
Frances Ruffelle - Lonely symphony ; We will be free (UK 1994)
Kasia Kowalska - I want to know my sin (Poland 1996)
Anna-Maria Jopek - Ale jestem (Poland 1997)



and to a lesser extend as the above I also liked these ones a lot:

Katrina & The Waves - Love shine a light (UK 1997)
Brainstorm - My star (Latvia 2001 if I remember the year right)
Ines - Once in a lifetime (Estonia 2001)
Debbie Scerri - Let me fly (Malta 1997)
Urban Trad - Sanomi (Belgium 2003)
Frederic Etherlinck - La voix est libre (Belgium 1994)
Michelle - Out on my own (Netherlands 2002 - not sure of the year)
Lindsay Dracass - No dream impossible (UK 2002)
Ruslana - Wild dances (Ukraine 2004)


Think my ultimate favourite of the last 15 years if I really must pick one will be Youddiph (Russia 1994).
Don't know which entry I will support this year. Haven't heard any participator yet. It's more of a surprise anyway if I hear them for the first time the evening of the contest itself, so I am very curious and looking forward to it.

[Green Tribe]

whats the point in posting something i cant watch????

ah no only messin thanks will try it later. post the henry girls if they are anything worth looking at as well! :)

Clear aff!! :D

Dunno, site was ok yesterday, not sure, maybe check it later, you could use this to listen to the other countries

I like Poland, Austria, Hungary, Cyprus is so hilarious, it will get the gay vote :D (exact replica of Greece's entry last year :eek: )

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovision/2005/contestants/

for henry girls who i think should have went for Ireland
:

ok, click on henry girls - dreaming view clip
http://www.rte.ie/tv/star/20050305week.html

[Maz]

We all know you are their secret fan Maz!! :D I thought the Henry Girls would have did well, Europeans always fall for that traditional style Irish music. This song however is really weak, I could write better myself, and I'm no Elton John!! :D

Not fair as the semi final is only on BBC3 and I don't have digital tv, i won't see it over here.. :mad:

No i aint a fan but if i was id be rubbish at keepin it secret wouldnt i :p
Henry girls were frumpy and they werent all that great and the state of your man..........your on about image oh god No to the Henry Girls so

[Green Tribe]

No i aint a fan but if i was id be rubbish at keepin it secret wouldnt i :p
Henry girls were frumpy and they werent all that great and the state of your man..........your on about image oh god No to the Henry Girls so

But at least their song was better even if it was basically nicked from The Corrs. McCauls's song is weak lyrically and Joseph, God love him, cannot dance, he needs to get rid of the earring, he said it brings him luck, so there is not hope of that happening!! :mad: In fairness, the Henry girls are much older, so you may find them 'frumpy'. I don't think so, one is 30 or something mind and has children. The guy with the guitar lurking about is funny. :D But, regardless, I hope they get through to the final and I wish them all the best, I would love to see them win, such bad lyrics do not deserve to win, but I'll be supporting them anyway.


I never pretended I don't watch it ;) It may sound strange for a goth fan, but I do watch Eurovision every year, it's a tradition since childhood years for me. I first watched it in 1991 when I was 9 years, and never skipped a year.

My favourite songs since then:

Youddiph - Eternal wanderer (Russia 1994)
Eimaer Quinn - The voice (Ireland 1996)
Secret Garden - Nocturne (sounds a bit goth, doesn't it ? :cool: ) (Norway 1994)
Frances Ruffelle - Lonely symphony ; We will be free (UK 1994)
Kasia Kowalska - I want to know my sin (Poland 1996)
Anna-Maria Jopek - Ale jestem (Poland 1997)



and to a lesser extend as the above I also liked these ones a lot:

Katrina & The Waves - Love shine a light (UK 1997)Brainstorm - My star (Latvia 2001 if I remember the year right)
Ines - Once in a lifetime (Estonia 2001)
Debbie Scerri - Let me fly (Malta 1997)
Urban Trad - Sanomi (Belgium 2003)
Frederic Etherlinck - La voix est libre (Belgium 1994)
Michelle - Out on my own (Netherlands 2002 - not sure of the year)
Lindsay Dracass - No dream impossible (UK 2002)
Ruslana - Wild dances (Ukraine 2004)


Think my ultimate favourite of the last 15 years if I really must pick one will be Youddiph (Russia 1994).
Don't know which entry I will support this year. Haven't heard any participator yet. It's more of a surprise anyway if I hear them for the first time the evening of the contest itself, so I am very curious and looking forward to it.

:eek: No way! That was tragic!!!!!!! :eek: :eek:

[paul_oshea]

Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,409

what did you do before nov 2004?

[Green Tribe]

what did you do before nov 2004?

did not have to put up with smartarses!!! :rolleyes: ;) :D

[paul_oshea]

EDIT, anyone sad enough reading this thread ( sad like me to be actually trying to watch these videos )have a realplayer link for download, as i cant seem to get one working i.e. when i go into the realplayer site it just brings me to the download and nothing happens. i have an older version of realplayer, but when i try to update it, it says it cant connect to realplayer or whatever. anyone having any trouble? :confused:

[Green Tribe]

:rolleyes: men and computers :rolleyes: :D



http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovision/2005/contestants/

for henry girls who i think should have went for Ireland
:

ok, click on henry girls - dreaming view clip
http://www.rte.ie/tv/star/20050305week.html

is the bbc site above not working for ya? :confused:

[paul_oshea]

no i just asked that for a bit of fun!

no it wont work for some reason, it just keeps saying connecting.

EDIT, it is working now.

[Green Tribe]

no i just asked that for a bit of fun!

no it wont work for some reason, it just keeps saying connecting.

EDIT, it is working now.

:mad:

:D enjoy!!!!!!!!! :D

what do u think of the milky bar kid and his momma?!! :eek:

[paul_oshea]

who is the milky bar kid?

ohmygaaaaawwwwwwwd as the americans say!!!

samba/hip-hop/gospel/soul all in one with very poor lyrics.

and waht is your one at, is she advertising for bassetts all sorts with that hat or what??? :confused: :rolleyes: :eek:

your man is a poofter with that ear ring.

lets get the bit of riverdance in there just to not let people forget we still export it

[Green Tribe]

who is the milky bar kid?

:rolleyes:

joseph, the schoolboy geeky brother,


ohmygaaaaawwwwwwwd as the americans say!!!

samba/hip-hop/gospel/soul all in one with very poor lyrics.

and waht is your one at, is she advertising for bassetts all sorts with that hat or what??? :confused: :rolleyes: :eek:

your man is a poofter with that ear ring.

lets get the bit of riverdance in there just to not let people forget we still export it

it has been re-worked and when that keithmutvinternet site is working, check it out there, cos there are new dancers etc, Joseph dances much more in it..... :o Yeah the earring needs to be whipped out ASAP. You see, they're from near Hamish's place so it explains a few things! ;)
But isn't it shocking!!!!

[paul_oshea]

You see, they're from near Hamish's place so it explains a few things!

ya they are all a bit funny up around galway and galway side of athlone alright.

[Green Tribe]

They're from Athlone :D

[mypost]

Watched the competition videos on RTE. They showed their contempt for the semi-final by only showing a segment of the semi-finalists songs, with the exception of Ireland, obviously, which was left to last. All of the finalists songs were shown in full. Like I said earlier, it will be almost impossible for us to win, but we should be guaranteed the most votes from the British in the semi-final, giving us 12 points at least. I expect most of the Balkan/Baltic bloc countries to qualify, regardless of the quality of the song. But Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus are all in the final, so it frees up some qualifying places for other countries. The voting used to be the most exciting part of Eurovision, now it's the least, due to all the political voting going on.

Among the favourites to win are Spain who have 3 Andalucian Flamenco dancers and a catchy song straight out of the Las Ketchup mode, and UK. Greece are also among the favourites to win, and have a great chance, as their song has everything. An upbeat song, great choreography, A Meditteranean flavour, English language, a pretty girl, and plenty of neighbours for votes. Among the no hopers however, are Andorra, Holland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Monaco, Mary Harney lookalike Chiara, from Malta, and surprisingly Sweden, who normally send a good song to Eurovision, but not so this year. The Bushwhackers among the audience, will like Russia's entry, Nobody Hurt No One.

Ireland's next rehearsal will be the first semi-final dress rehearsal on Tuesday.

[Ash]

Apparently the dancers fell off a table the other day but wernt injured!

[Pauro 76]

favourite part of the Eurovision by far is the voting? Any idea anyone what time the voting finishes at cos finish my bar shift at 10, and wouldnt mind catching the votes bit...

[Green Tribe]

The site is working now

Beware, you may be traumatised after watching this

:

http://www.keithm.utvinternet.ie/home.htm

check this out for the latest version of the re-worked song :eek:

http://www.keithm.utvinternet.ie/LateLateDonnaJoeBB.wmv

:D

older version of the song
http://www.rte.ie/tv/star/this_week.html



oh dear!

[hamish]

Must admit I'm biased towards the McCauls 'cos their uncle is Paddy McCaul of Athlone Town FC - one of the soundest blokes you'll meet. The "song" is embarrassing but then the Eurovision was always embarrassing and ultimately about the voting nonsense at the end.
Wouldn't it be great to have a real contest for, say, rock or folk bands? Just a thought.
Haven't watched it for over 20 years and don't intend to change a good habit.

[hamish]

[QUOTE=CollegeTillIDie]The Mc Cauls are up against it big time. It's a bit like the current Athlone Town team playing in the UEFA Cup... right Sir hamish?

Ahh, very funny and I'm terribly hurt. :p

I hate the er song but biased towards the McCauls because their uncle Paddy McCaul is Athlone Town through and through and a very nice bloke.

Anyway we beat Milan 0-0 in the UEFA Cup, so we did so we did!! :D

[Green Tribe]

there is a rather interesting thread :o in off topic about eurovision already, anyone please merge them..............

please
please
please

:D
I'll keep the torture up til u do....... :D

[Thunderblaster]

I think that the Bosnian group would score pretty well on looks alone. :cool: Voting will be political rather than musical. :o What odds would you give on a female contestant flashing her credentials during an act :D (hopefully not the Mary Harney lookalike! :eek: )?

[CollegeTillIDie]

[QUOTE=CollegeTillIDie]The Mc Cauls are up against it big time. It's a bit like the current Athlone Town team playing in the UEFA Cup... right Sir hamish?

Ahh, very funny and I'm terribly hurt. :p

I hate the er song but biased towards the McCauls because their uncle Paddy McCaul is Athlone Town through and through and a very nice bloke.

Anyway we beat Milan 0-0 in the UEFA Cup, so we did so we did!! :D

Yes in the words of ABC! That Was Then ( 1975) and This is Now! :D
That was so long ago your centre forward's two sons are both playing in the EL now John ( Longford Town) and Robbie ( U.C.D.), and neither of them were born at the time!

[hamish]

God, you're in feisty form this evening!!!
Note you quoted a 20plus year old band/song from Sheffield to illustrate your point.. :D
Anyway, when our new ground is built we'll be back at the top looking down on you lot.

So there. :p :p

[CollegeTillIDie]

God, you're in feisty form this evening!!!
Note you quoted a 20plus year old band/song from Sheffield to illustrate your point.. :D
Anyway, when our new ground is built we'll be back at the top looking down on you lot.

So there. :p :p

sirhamish
Sure nobody else has used that title for a hit song since. And the song was a hit in 1983, which is 8 years after your club's Golden Moment in Time.

Ah yes the 6,000 seater Field of Dreams... will it be called On Golden Pond II ? :D

[hamish]

sirhamish
Sure nobody else has used that title for a hit song since. And the song was a hit in 1983, which is 8 years after your club's Golden Moment in Time.

Ah yes the 6,000 seater Field of Dreams... will it be called On Golden Pond II ? :D

Better to have had a golden moment than a club with none at all - oh, forgot the 0-0 draw with Everton.

Oh yes, I forgot we also have a couple of league titles plus League Cups, Leinster Cups etc etc.

When you are comfortably sitted in our plush seats in our new stands it will make the pain of your club's inevitable relegation battle a little less painful!!!

Ahhhhhhhhh, I enjoyed that.

:p :D :D

[Green Tribe]

i have a thread on the eurovision opened in off topic if u want to merge it??? :D


http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=22361&highlight=eurovision


any chance to merge mods???? :D

Merci beaucoup!

[mypost]

any chance to merge mods????
Merci beaucoup!

:o

We are 2 days from Eurovision, and all you're worried about, is whether Eurovision threads are merged. If they are merged, let it be in here in the music section, as Eurovision is about a music contest. That's why this thread is in here. Post in here again please, when you have something to say about the actual show itself. :(


Any idea anyone what time the voting finishes at cos finish my bar shift at 10, and wouldn't mind catching the votes bit...

If you mean the semi, you won't catch the votes. There's no formal voting procedure, just the names of the 10 countries who receive the most points will be handed in envelopes to the presenters to announce who has qualified for the final. By 10.30, the semi show will be well over. If you can stomach the long, boring, voting procedure in the final, It will finish at 11.10pm.

[Macy]

Merged, and moved to music. Can't have everything your own way KT :D

[Gerrit]

I think that the Bosnian group would score pretty well on looks alone. :cool: Voting will be political rather than musical. :o What odds would you give on a female contestant flashing her credentials during an act :D (hopefully not the Mary Harney lookalike! :eek: )?

Are you saying they do do some flashing or is that a wish ? :) Not bad, not bad, though the band name Femminem is a bit unlucky and not very original...

[Green Tribe]

:o

We are 2 days from Eurovision, and all you're worried about, is whether Eurovision threads are merged. If they are merged, let it be in here in the music section, as Eurovision is about a music contest. That's why this thread is in here. Post in here again please, when you have something to say about the actual show itself. :(



.

:D That made me cry laughing, you really do take this too seriously...What is wrong with asking for 2 threads to be merged? I really don't care if it is in Off-Topic or Music, but seems like you will huff and puff if it's not. I assumed it would be moved and merged with off-topic as that was the longest and original one. Better not upset you anymore, you need to concentrate and prepare you mind...only 2 days to go, how inconsiderate of me. :rolleyes: Slap on the wrists for me ! :rolleyes:


Merged, and moved to music. Can't have everything your own way KT :D

Sniffle..... :D

[Gerrit]

:eek: No way! That was tragic!!!!!!! :eek: :eek:

Though Katrina & The Waves will never compete for me with Youddiph (my favourite Eurovision entry ever since I first watched the show) I think "Love shine a light" was not that bad. The lyric was simple, as a popsong more or less requires, but it had a nice idea behind it, and the song was a nice tune.

Of course it will never be a nr 1 for me, I'm not really into pop music. But for its style and certainly as a Eurovision entry, it was a nice entry.



What I would like to find out is what happened with all participants afterwards... (maybe a good idea for that Irish Eurovision site ??)
I mean, some artists were already stars in their country and obviously a Eurovision entry will not change that no matter if the result was good or bad. But there have been some talented young singers and bands who made their first appearance to the big public via Eurosong, I wonder if they ever continued succesfully in music... They could be a huge star in their country and even neighbouring countries, or they could have gone back into anonimity... Would be nice to have a "where are they now" section on that site.

[Green Tribe]

http://www.keithm.utvinternet.ie/home.htm



This is a good site Gerrit, but as u say I don't think they tell of past performers, although you could suggest it to the guy by email (he is in the Ukraine now though! :D ) He is open to suggestions etc, I think it is a good idea. I remember one guy, it was a lovely song believe it or not -Mama Corsica in maybe 1993/93 (can't remember) French singer was Patrick Fiori, God I fell in love with him :o Looking back his hairstyle was horrific, he still sings now, but is famous in France, not really here, and he still looks great.... :p

Anyone living in Glasgow who has bbc 3 kind enough to invite me so i can watch the semi-final?? :o ;)

[paul_oshea]

:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

is that :( or what? :rolleyes:

[Green Tribe]

:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

is that :( or what? :rolleyes:

eh? my post or mypost's post? :D

[Pauro 76]

Spotted a very sneaky plug for a Eurovision song while lazing around watching MTV earlier.... an explore Greece tourism ad popped up with the Greek entry song in the background, with the said very attractive lady featuring in the ad too lying on the beach and that sort of thing.... Sneaky votewinner there.... (that said, after the Dana International thing a while ago, hope she is a lady!) :)

[Green Tribe]

Spotted a very sneaky plug for a Eurovision song while lazing around watching MTV earlier.... an explore Greece tourism ad popped up with the Greek entry song in the background, with the said very attractive lady featuring in the ad too lying on the beach and that sort of thing.... Sneaky votewinner there.... (that said, after the Dana International thing a while ago, hope she is a lady!) :)

Yes she is very pretty, there is a lack of male talent though :rolleyes:

[CollegeTillIDie]

Better to have had a golden moment than a club with none at all - oh, forgot the 0-0 draw with Everton.

Oh yes, I forgot we also have a couple of league titles plus League Cups, Leinster Cups etc etc.

When you are comfortably sitted in our plush seats in our new stands it will make the pain of your club's inevitable relegation battle a little less painful!!!

Ahhhhhhhhh, I enjoyed that.

:p :D :D
Between 1995 and 2005 we have been outside the top flight for precisely one season !
We won the FAI Super Cup in 2000 that's right in the current millenium!We also played in the Intertoto Cup the same year. Did you know we are the only current EL team never to lose a home leg in European football ?

Well let me see now the last time Athlone Town won the FAI Cup we still had Pounds shillings and pence not to mention a Lord Lieutenant in the Park.
Longford Town and Derry City had not been founded and the Free State League consisted of 8 teams if I am not mistaken.. NOt having a go Sir hamish just stating the facts... sure Ireland used to win this Eurovision thingey every year... once upon a time ! :D


Yes she is very pretty, there is a lack of male talent though :rolleyes:

Ah but wait till she gets married she will dress in black and pile on the weight
Mediterranean female syndrome! :D

[Pauro 76]

http://www.esctoday.com/annual/2005/page/19

Greece! douze points!!

check same website for Ireland criticism! the Milky Bar kid and his mother! :)

[hamish]

Between 1995 and 2005 we have been outside the top flight for precisely one season !
We won the FAI Super Cup in 2000 that's right in the current millenium!We also played in the Intertoto Cup the same year. Did you know we are the only current EL team never to lose a home leg in European football ?

Well let me see now the last time Athlone Town won the FAI Cup we still had Pounds shillings and pence not to mention a Lord Lieutenant in the Park.
Longford Town and Derry City had not been founded and the Free State League consisted of 8 teams if I am not mistaken.. NOt having a go Sir hamish just stating the facts... sure Ireland used to win this Eurovision thingey every year... once upon a time ! :D

Ahh, CTID, I'm just not able for you College boys. We'll be back and you can even sit on one of the new seats I've sponsored and appreciate a real stadium and a crowd to boot. Just wait...you'll see,,,,,,, :p :D :D

Golden Pond 2 = cheek and nerve of you!!! :D

[CollegeTillIDie]

Ahh, CTID, I'm just not able for you College boys. We'll be back and you can even sit on one of the new seats I've sponsored and appreciate a real stadium and a crowd to boot. Just wait...you'll see,,,,,,, :p :D :D

Golden Pond 2 = cheek and nerve of you!!! :D

Well Athlone Town is Ireland's oldest club... just paying due respect to the elderly! :D

Das Griechen Madchen ist sehr huebsch :D

using the most commonly spoken lingo in the EU I said that Greek girl is a babe!

[Green Tribe]

at least he has got rid of the ring, an ear stud doesn't look as bad! (http://www.esctoday.com/multimedia/gallery/107/4#picture)

[hamish]

Well Athlone Town is Ireland's oldest club... just paying due respect to the elderly! :D

Aren't Cliftonville older? Did you know that Castlerea Celtic - Ros Lge junior side are five years older than Town. Founded by a vicar called Coote who then moved to Athlone and founded ATFC. The Roscommon lads who used to come from that town used to call us their juniors when Shane Curran signed from Celtic.

elderly? Dear God!! :o

[Green Tribe]

Das Griechen Madchen ist sehr huebsch :D

using the most commonly spoken lingo in the EU I said that Greek girl is a babe!

The male Greek dancers are stinking though :eek:

[paul_oshea]

http://www.esctoday.com/annual/2005/page/19

Greece! douze points!!

check same website for Ireland criticism! the Milky Bar kid and his mother! :)


she'd get it alright pauro, and she doesnt have the usual big round nose that a lot of greeks have.

hamish castlerea celtic is one of the oldest clubs in ireland. founded in 1887. did ye know that??? there is even a picture of the first game played there!!!!

here KT the picture you sent is that your one on the right? she doesnt look like she has a face for radio, she could even get on TG4 by the looks of things!!!

sorry meant to say could get on TG4 as they are hot on that.

[Green Tribe]

here KT the picture you sent is that your one on the right? she doesnt look like she has a face for radio, she couldnt even get on TG4 by the looks of things!!!

aye that's the brother and sister :rolleyes:

[mypost]

you really do take this too seriously. I really don't care if it is in Off-Topic or Music, but seems like you will huff and puff if it's not. I assumed it would be moved and merged with off-topic as that was the longest and original one.

Why shouldn't I take it seriously? :confused: If more people here took the Eurovision seriously, we might have a better chance of winning! It's one of the few things we are capable of winning. Eurovision is about a music contest, that's why I began a thread in here, and also because the thread is likely to remain longer in here, than if it was in OT.

Saw the Bosnian entry on Saturday with the others. The girls are indeed striking, but the song is poor and cheesy. They are certain to receive 12 points from Croatia on Saturday, as they are all Croatian girls. Bosnia will return the favour to their neighbours on Thursday, as the Croat singer is Bosnian. Eurovision is one of the few times in the year when bitter enemies become friends. Even then, it only lasts 3 hours!! :)

On a lighter note, Greece's Helena Paparizou is one of the favourites to become EBC winner (Eurovision Beauty Champion) 2005, as well as win the contest itself. Her competition will mainly come from Russia's Natalia Podalskaya, and Germany's Gracia. There are lots of glamourous foreign girls competing in Eurovision this year, unlike last year, when it was a male dominated event.

As for Donna McCaul, she's more likely to be a contender for the Barbara Dex award, for the worst-dressed performer. That is a real award. She might be beaten to it however by Malta's Chiara, who is a Mary Harney lookalike singing a ballad alone, therby guaranteeing zero chance of winning for her country, who normally send good songs, and do well in the contest. Well, Malta has to be good at something!!! :D

[hamish]

[QUOTE=paul_oshea]hamish castlerea celtic is one of the oldest clubs in ireland. founded in 1887. did ye know that??? there is even a picture of the first game played there!!!!

I'd say they're even older POS cos Athlone were founded in 1887 and Castlerea were founded by Coote at least 5 years before that. I have the Athlone Town history book - will check it out.