Eurovision Uberthread

[mypost]

I have nothing against Finland, or Lordi themselves, they are an established band in their own country, however I have a problem with the song they performed in the contest. Even the Finnish Prime Minister objected to their participation in the contest. :eek:

At their aftershow press conference, they asked for no copycat acts of theirs in future contests. I hope that when the circus moves to Helsinki, the focus will shift from masks back to music.

[finlma]

I hope that when the circus moves to Helsinki, the focus will shift from masks back to music.

If the focus shifts to music then that will be a first for the Eurovision. I would hardly call the tripe that is played at the Eurovision music. Its more like noise for the musically inept.

[LeixlipRed]

however I have a problem with the song they performed in the contest. Even the Finnish Prime Minister objected to their participation in the contest. :eek:


first of all what is your problem with the song? di u read the lyrics posted on the first page of this thread? theyre about as offensive as the Teletubbies song. what the hell sort of eejit thinks these guys are actually scary or dangerous? theyre a god damn pantomine. im a big heavy metal fan and i wouldnt listen to that crap anyday. i think you read in the paper that this band were "heavy metal" and dressed up as "monsters" and decided you werent going to like them because you're small minded. you probably didnt even watch the eurovision, you had your argument pre prepared after reading about them in the Sun or whatever crap you probaby read.

Secodly, if the Finnish Prime minister walked of a cliff would you walk iff it with him?? worst argument ever :mad:

[REVIP]

I thought Lordi were brilliant - a complete contrast to the banal supermarket muzak that usually fills Eurovision.

I thought there was one of them that was more Orcish than Klingon - they were certainly nowhere near as scary as Lord of the Rings, and the cinema was full of kids when it was screened.

The lyrics are fairly pale and inoffensive compared to most Metal bands - and are completely clean compared to the stuff turned out by many rappers.

If anyone out there is old enough, do you think there was a touch of Alice Cooper about them?

[LeixlipRed]

im old enough to know who alice cooper is but too young to remember what he was like :D they do have shades of Kiss about them. a really woeful Kiss tribute band would be just about at their level! and one of em did have an orcish twang to his appearance alright. their costumes are awfully unoriginal giving the fact that they seemed to be based on creatures from popular sci-fi/fantasy and the seem to be just ripping off the slipknot image as well. particularly the part were the're never seen out of costme. thats been done before. they're pure crap but hundreds of times better than Brian "i used to do backing vocals for Van" Kennedy

[gustavo]

If anyone out there is old enough, do you think there was a touch of Alice Cooper about them?
Melody is quite similar to "Poison"

[mypost]

didn't i tell ya mypost, you were so wrong AS USUAL about our brian :rolleyes:

Where have you been lately?? :confused:

He did well, but with a better song, he might have finished less than 199 points behind the winner. As Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Israel showed again this year, ballads very rarely score well at Eurovision. And they have plenty of neighbours to collect points from too. Our failure to win the contest this year, means it's now our longest run without a win, since entering in 1965.

I liked the slick new voting procedure, it cuts out a lot of tedious time-wasting. But surely, they should reduce the maximum points available from 12 to 10. With more countries voting now, it's usually over as a contest with 10 countries to go. Under the 1-12 point system, Russia lost by 40-odd points this year, Greece won by a similiar margin last year, Ukraine won by a comfortable margin the year before. If they introduced a system from 1-10 points, we might have a few more nail-biters, and would be more exciting to watch.

[CollegeTillIDie]

and this is coming from someone who says that the contest lost its meaning in the late 80's.

WTF. :eek:

In the 1980's it was just so behind the times it was funny... now it hasn't even got that kitsch value!

[CollegeTillIDie]

The survey on the voting was interesting gets back to a point from way back in this thread. Ireland should invited Belgrade's Orthodox Celts to represent us in 2007 especially if they are not asked by their own country! That's the way to get the Former Yugoslav bloc votes in our favour... right Partizan? :D

[Pauro 76]

Sickened. Was going to put a bet on when first heard about it about 25/1. By the time i finally got a chance to bet, 7/1.... :mad: still won though! ;)

[the 12 th man]

It was sticking out that they had a great chance if people decided to rip the pi** out of the competition.I won 300 euro :D

[Pauro 76]

Thought it was a very decent song, and its just pure theatre and a bit of craic! Even the Irish backing singers seemed to enjoy it juding by the pics the next day. Great stuff, was Finnish Saturday night! Incidentally who was yer one who introduced the Irish votes from Dublin? The Belarus lass with the glasses was amazing! :D

[gustavo]

She was Emer Quinn who won it 10 years ago

[REVIP]

Video of 'Devil is a Loser is online:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tujtNdoB6xQ&search=Devil%20is%20a%20loser'

Alice Cooper without a mask is more terrifying!

http://www.alicecooper.com/gallery/index.html

[gustavo]

I would have voted for the Lithuainain one if I hadnt had voted for the Finnish effort so I dont think think it was all Lithuanians that voted for it here

[carrickharp]

I would have voted for the Lithuainain one if I hadnt had voted for the Finnish effort
Same here thought they were a great laugh!

[Ash]

I suppose the question is should we bother entering it anymore?

Sent the amatures last year and failed miserably, sent a pro this year and
didnt win. It's surely finally been to be a bit of a p!ss take of a competition.
Its a waste of money sending people to it in my opinion.

[Jerry The Saint]

Same here thought they were a great laugh!

I have to say it was a great ballsy idea from the Lithuanians. Probably not the first time someone's tried to brainwash an entire continent into voting for them but definitely the first attempt that featured frantic idiot-dancing from a Harry Hill-lookalike.

I love that it was such a one-off all-or-nothing gamble:


We are the winners. Of Eurovision

No you're not. Which means you can never sing it again and no-one will ever buy your record. Even our Brian will probably make a few quid off his song by playing it safe instead of going down in a blaze of glory/shameless begging.



VOTE. VOTE. Vote for the winners.

[strangeirish]

I thought Lordi were brilliant - a complete contrast to the banal supermarket muzak that usually fills Eurovision.

I Agree, it's amazing when you cross Metallica with Boy George on Steroids.

[Lionel Ritchie]

Sickened. Was going to put a bet on when first heard about it about 25/1. By the time i finally got a chance to bet, 7/1.... :mad: still won though! ;)


Likewise Pauro, as late as Friday I could've gotten 12/1 but missed the bookie and half thought it might drift back out a bit anyway. Same as yourself it was 7/1 by the time I got my tenner on. (high roller me:D )

It was evident by the time the third vote came in that it was on.

[Paddy Ramone]

Did Ireland's 12 votes for Lithuania have anything to do with the large Lithuanian population in Ireland. The same could be said for Germany's 12 for Turkey.:rolleyes:

[paudie]

I suppose the question is should we bother entering it anymore?

Sent the amatures last year and failed miserably, sent a pro this year and
didnt win. It's surely finally been to be a bit of a p!ss take of a competition.
Its a waste of money sending people to it in my opinion.

I think Italy and Luxembourg stopped entering a few years ago.

Just sore losers in my opinion:D

[mypost]

I suppose the question is should we bother entering it anymore?

Sent the amatures last year and failed miserably, sent a pro this year and
didnt win. Its a waste of money sending people to it in my opinion.

The primary aim of the contest now is to qualify for the final of the next one. We did that, so it was a successful contest in 2006 from an Irish point of view.

[finlma]

The primary aim of the contest now is to qualify for the final of the next one. We did that, so it was a successful contest in 2006 from an Irish point of view.

mypost, your devote interest in the Eurovision is quiet worrying. Why do you really honestly care about it - do you have something against music?

For me the primary aim was to make Brian Kennedy look like the pompus **** he is and from what I can see it was mission accomplished.

[Ash]

The primary aim of the contest now is to qualify for the final of the next one. We did that, so it was a successful contest in 2006 from an Irish point of view.

And so if we dont win it next year it will be a failure so we have no need to get involved again

[gustavo]

Did Ireland's 12 votes for Lithuania have anything to do with the large Lithuanian population in Ireland. The same could be said for Germany's 12 for Turkey.:rolleyes:
Doubt it really , i think we appreciate the irony a bit more than our continental friends . i would have voted for it and from anyone who watched the semifinals that i was talking to it was the song they all rememebered.

[mypost]

mypost, your devote interest in the Eurovision is quiet worrying. Why do you really honestly care about it - do you have something against music?

Wtf???? :confused:

Some people love Star Trek, some others love BB, I love the Eurovision. What should you worry about? :confused: :rolleyes:

[SligoBrewer]

Doubt it really , i think we appreciate the irony a bit more than our continental friends . i would have voted for it and from anyone who watched the semifinals that i was talking to it was the song they all rememebered.

thats why i have the whole song on my phone as a mp3..its legendary!:D :D

[CollegeTillIDie]

I think Italy and Luxembourg stopped entering a few years ago.

Just sore losers in my opinion:D

Luxembourg won it 5 times despite the fact that none of the singers ever came from there. Winners included Vicky Leandros ( Greek) Ann-Marie David ( French) to name two. Some other entrants representing the Grand Duchy included Plastic Bertand ( Belgium) and Geraldine Branagan( Ireland).
So whatever you can say about Italy ( who I think won it twice) Luxembourg with 5 victories are high up on the roll of honour ... if that is appropriate for the Eurovision Song Contest :cool:

So Luxembourg is famous for 5 Eurovision Wins, Radio Luxembourg and of course Jeunesse Esch :D

[sligoman]

...Sligo band, Dervish, have been chosen to represent Ireland in the 2007 Eurovision song contest. Due to Brian Kennedy doing well in the 2006 competition, they will qualify automatically for the final.

[CollegeTillIDie]

...Sligo band, Dervish, have been chosen to represent Ireland in the 2007 Eurovision song contest. Due to Brian Kennedy doing well in the 2006 competition, they will qualify automatically for the final.

Irish traditional diddlyah folk music is hugely popular in Europe, good call on the choice of band!

[Lionel Ritchie]

...Sligo band, Dervish, have been chosen to represent Ireland in the 2007 Eurovision song contest. Due to Brian Kennedy doing well in the 2006 competition, they will qualify automatically for the final.

Not as well as many of us hoped ...though if I'd been offered Ireland finishing 150 points behind the winners I'd have jumped at it.:p

[Pauro 76]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6244153.stm

that’s a very interesting one. Who’d have thought it. Morrissey for Eurovision. They’d get great support if he went on it...

[Lionel Ritchie]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6244153.stm

that’s a very interesting one. Who’d have thought it. Morrissey for Eurovision. They’d get great support if he went on it...

…and why not? It’d be good to see him drag the standard up rather than the usual bag of butlins redcoats, wedding bands, karaoke finalists and …erm ...paedophiles the Royaume Uni normally sends. Maybe he'll declare for us? Either way Moz has my vote.

I won 70 bucks on Lordi last year and reckon this year Halloween will happen in May there’ll be so many tosspots at Eurovision who just don’t get it.

[Pauro 76]

…and why not? It’d be good to see him drag the standard up rather than the usual bag of butlins redcoats, wedding bands, karaoke finalists and …erm ...paedophiles the Royaume Uni normally sends. Maybe he'll declare for us? Either way Moz has my vote.

I won 70 bucks on Lordi last year and reckon this year Halloween will happen in May there’ll be so many tosspots at Eurovision who just don’t get it.

Hope so! If Morrissey gets it, ill put money that he wins it. Although he may be writing it rather than singing it. Still good though.

[dahamsta]

Just another loser to add to the collection?

[Lionel Ritchie]

Just another loser to add to the collection?

In what sense? Losing a competition that will see virtually no material loss to him in terms of ticket and record sales?

That the fortnightlys will turn on him? He's had good support for two albums off them ...their due to turn on him and rubbish the next one whether it's the greatest record ever made or not.

I'm sure it appeals to his nostalgic bent to walk in the foootsteps as it were of the likes of Sandi Shaw. I'm sure the tongue in cheek factor and campiness of it all isn't lost on much on the guys fanbase.

I think he's on a win-win. If he actually wins the thing he's seen as saving and renewing the things (non-existant) credibility. I f he does badly -then it'll be played as proof positve that the things is a joke and should be put down.

The only banana skin I see is him finishing as one the runners up in a tight top five. Not sure how that'd play out.

[dahamsta]

No, in that Morrisey is a loser. A sef-centered, egomaniacal idiot of the highest order.

[CollegeTillIDie]

If Stephen Morrissey ( for that is his name) was a footballer, given his parentage we would be expecting him to declare for the Republic.
Given that he is by birth an Irish citizen, the bloody English are stealing OUR people again. Ed Joyce, Kyran Bracken and now Morrissey? Haven't they got 60 million of their own to choose from for Eurovision? :D

[mypost]

Eurovision junkies should be reminded that the song that Dervish* will perform in this year's Eurovision final, will be decided on the Late Late Show Eurovision special tonight.

*= wtf are they?? :confused:

[Lionel Ritchie]

I thought it was a master stroke on the part of whover the hell decides these things to send a second division trad/folk band to this thing for ...erm .."us".

Better again that the act chosen are fronted by a noteless pixie who slapped hard off every single branch on the way down.

I'm charging my glass and toasting your health mysterious deciding committee.

[CollegeTillIDie]

I thought it was a master stroke on the part of whover the hell decides these things to send a second division trad/folk band to this thing for ...erm .."us".

Better again that the act chosen are fronted by a noteless pixie who slapped hard off every single branch on the way down.

I'm charging my glass and toasting your health mysterious deciding committee.

Yes it was a master stroke, guaranteed not to win :D

[feo123]

anyone see the late late?

[Lionel Ritchie]

Heard the song today on the rayjo! Delighted!

It's as if we're standing on the bow of some great vessel and we've just whipped out our collective national langer for a sly slash -oblivious to the ship turning straight into a force ten sowester.:cool:

:D

[mypost]

It's as if we're standing on the bow of some great vessel and we've just whipped out our collective national langer for a sly slash -oblivious to the ship turning straight into a force ten sowester.

:confused:

Waters' song was one of the best two on show. It remains to be seen how it will do on the night, but the reaction to it around Europe has been mostly encouraging so far. Denmark looks the favourite atm, as the voters tend to like the whole transvestite freak show to go with the song. :rolleyes:

Don Mescall had the chance to get the ticket to Athens last year, and Helsinki this year. Instead he got the ticket back to Limerick both times. :D

[Pauro 76]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6404193.stm

What happened to Morrissey's entry? Spandex Hawkins out of The Darkness for Eurovision? a load of pop rejects being dragged from the depths of the bargain basement?

[CollegeTillIDie]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6404193.stm

Spandex Hawkins out of The Darkness for Eurovision? a load of pop rejects being dragged from the depths of the bargain basement?

Hawkins a Rocker? ''He is on his b*l*i* '' Paul Kimmage on Newstalk 106 :D

[Green Tribe]

Irish traditional diddlyah folk music is hugely popular in Europe, good call on the choice of band!

exactly and they have combined it well to steal a few more east european votes with the lyrics telling of the revolutions in the east :D
Thanks to Brian K last year we don't have to qualify happy days, bring it on, even if they are from Sligo ;) I like the song :D

Oh, I can't believe I was not the one to revive this thread! heh heh

[mypost]

Ireland were drawn as Song No. 4 for the final in Helsinki, while the hosts Finland, were drawn as No.5.

Traditionally, a poor placing, but if omens are anything to go by, Turkey won in 2003, as Song No. 4. ;)

[sligoman]

When is it on?