Eurovision Uberthread

**Lionel Ritchie** · 16/05/2008, 8:24 AM

Originally Posted by SkStu

well ive just messed my head up with that stupid post. Have been humming "Making Your Mind Up" to myself for the last couple of days...

self-ruinification.

Like the drummer I once read about who played with a 70's satanic prog rock outfit but ended up in the Eurovision Song Contest house band -you fcuk with the forces of darkness at your peril.

**Green Tribe** · 18/05/2008, 1:01 PM

Haven't had a chance to hear the entries this year, no sound on computer at home or work

There is a preview programme on RTE tonight about 23:00/23:45 showing all the entries, might watch that. I think I have heard the Azerbaijan entry ages ago, and it's quite catchy. Bit of a Prince character. I'm pretty certain Dustin will get through the semi-final.
I await mypost's expert opinion on the entries

**SkStu** · 18/05/2008, 5:43 PM

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

Like the drummer I once read about who played with a 70's satanic prog rock outfit but ended up in the Eurovision Song Contest house band -you fcuk with the forces of darkness at your peril.

i feel his eternal pain.

**mypost** · 19/05/2008, 4:55 PM

Originally Posted by Green Tribe

I'm pretty certain Dustin will get through the semi-final.
I await mypost's expert opinion on the entries

Dustin's entry will either win the whole thing, or fall flat on his face. It all depends on how the bloc react to a Dubliner in a sink singing about Terry Wogan, the revelations that the Danube flows through France rather than Belgrade, and whether he screeches out FYR Macedonia, instead of Macedonia.

On the genuine entries, Slovenia, Sweden, and Norway have the best songs, there's a Malteser screaming endlessly about how great Vodka is, a Spaniard auditioning for the Manuel role in "Fawlty Towers, The Sequel", and a Poland-singing Yank called Gee.

It could only happen in Eurovision.

**sligoman** · 19/05/2008, 7:22 PM

If Dustin doesn't win, I hope this does

**bellavistaman** · 19/05/2008, 9:13 PM

good press conference

**Pike B** · 20/05/2008, 8:52 AM

Eurovision??? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha and so on and so forth...

**Partizan** · 20/05/2008, 9:20 AM

Originally Posted by sligoman

If Dustin doesn't win, I hope this does

Brilliant. I dont think Spain has won the thing since la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la in '68 which subsequently rigged by Franco in order to prevent Cliff Richard from winning thus saving humanity.

**zenokelly** · 20/05/2008, 8:35 PM

Quick prediction before the semi results:

Dustin to scrape thru' and finish about 15th in the final.

I just don't think he was any more unique than a lot of others and I don't think that he's going to attract the support especially in Eastern Europe who won't get the gag.

**sligoman** · 20/05/2008, 8:37 PM

Got a few boo's from the crowd before and after he sang tonight, not sure if he'll even get through.

**bellavistaman** · 20/05/2008, 8:38 PM

fair enough observation, i say hell get through alright

**micls** · 20/05/2008, 9:01 PM

Gutted

**sligoman** · 20/05/2008, 9:01 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

not sure if he'll even get through.

Another year over!

**pineapple stu** · 20/05/2008, 9:01 PM

And we're out.

Didn't thnk much of the song to be honest. First time I'd actually heard it.

**Pauro 76** · 20/05/2008, 9:04 PM

Well Eastern Europe didnt get the joke. Saturday night, Eurovision party in shreds. Gutted. I'm not even sure I can watch it now. I quite like France's entry though. And the Finland one as well.

**DaveyCakes** · 20/05/2008, 9:08 PM

And they say Europeans have no taste in music!!

**the 12 th man** · 20/05/2008, 9:14 PM

Very hard to hear/understand him tonight which didn't help,it sounded all over the place.

**mypost** · 20/05/2008, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by the 12 th man

Very hard to hear/understand him tonight which didn't help,it sounded all over the place.

It's supposed to be that way.

10 countries qualified, 9 of them from Eastern Europe. No Slovenia, Moldova, Montenegro though,

while all the votes from here got Poland through.

Obviously Norway got the jury vote.

**Billsthoughts** · 20/05/2008, 10:07 PM

It was a bit of an embarressment. The song was atrocious whatever way you look at it. I thought Bosnia Herzegovinia has the best song faollowed by the Azerjaiban one. The rest of it was usual Eurovision fare with Dustin being by far the worst entry of the lot. Norway gets douze points for the mute button viewer.

**mypost** · 20/05/2008, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by Billsthoughts

usual Eurovision fare with Dustin being by far the worst entry of the lot.

It was meant to be that way.

Eurovision remains the only public concert, where no miming and no covers are allowed. It tests the singer to sing it the whole way through. Norway had a good song, and deserved to qualify, shame they had to rely on the jury to make it.