tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post6042341230425761906..comments2024-03-17T23:08:28.960-07:00Comments on Raybeard: Eurovision........Oh well. Maybe NEXT year!Raybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-85281465622382734872012-05-27T14:02:24.175-07:002012-05-27T14:02:24.175-07:00Exactly Cubby. It's maddening to see what depl...Exactly Cubby. It's maddening to see what deplorable tastes some people have. ;-) <br />But Russia wasn't really that bad, was it? I thought it probably deserved its place - in any case in the Top 5.<br /><br />I'm with you on Albania having been the absolute pits.<br />But, as I tell Paul above, I STILL can't see the attraction of the Serbian entry. To me there's nothing there that we haven't heard before - and done better. <br /><br />For at least a couple of years Australian viewers have been carrying the contest live so it surely can't be long before at least one of the American channels will cover it - AND you'd be able to enjoy it as an afternoon entertainment unlike us who had to wait up until nearly 23.30 before it was over. (It finished at 3.30 a.m. Azerbaijani time!) <br />But now come the mutterings that Britain should pull out as it's been doing so badly in recent years. (We last won in 1997, which really wasn't TOO long ago.) But we've got to stick in there. Quitting will show our behaviour as sour grapes. Anyway, it's all only a game!Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-91492681425919385082012-05-27T13:50:06.080-07:002012-05-27T13:50:06.080-07:00Paul, because of what you say I've just given ...Paul, because of what you say I've just given Serbia another play to see what I'd missed. But sorry - my opinion hasn't improved. It sounds pretty unexceptional to me - standard Eurovision fare. Must admit, though, that I didn't use the translation facility. Maybe that will make all the difference, but I doubt it.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-35263201237377238852012-05-27T09:17:23.269-07:002012-05-27T09:17:23.269-07:00Your comment on Moldova scoring hottie-points gave...Your comment on Moldova scoring hottie-points gave me a good laugh today.<br /><br />Serbia - how did I miss it? Absolutely fantastic! You don't need to understand the language to appreciate the song and performance. After my second listening, I discovered that they provided an English translation which even added more to my enjoyment of the spong and the performer.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085842904367441128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-48292322680839625782012-05-27T08:24:46.281-07:002012-05-27T08:24:46.281-07:00Sometimes I think I don't just live in another...Sometimes I think I don't just live in another hemisphere, but on another planet. Who votes for some this stuff?<br /><br />I think Albania may have been the very worst, just behind Russia. Why are they in the top five? Or even the top twenty!<br /><br />Serbia, on the other hand, I thought was great and deserved its high ranking.<br /><br />I'm keeping my fingers crossed that next year Americans will be able to watch.Cubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419686621818785014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-36929069350641562082012-05-27T07:58:55.993-07:002012-05-27T07:58:55.993-07:00I'm delighted and surprised (but maybe I shoul...I'm delighted and surprised (but maybe I shouldn't be) at your agreement, Paul. I do tend to go for 'happy-sounding' songs rather than the angst-y type which the winner personified. But it does seem that Europe likes to have a big ballad, even if it's a bit derivative. <br /> <br />Yes, 'hottie-points' would be a good idea - in which case Moldova ought to have scored more - but then to have them taken away again for wearing those silly trousers!Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-66159437621041977592012-05-27T06:04:16.661-07:002012-05-27T06:04:16.661-07:00Sweden??? - I don't get it!
I'm in comple...Sweden??? - I don't get it!<br /><br />I'm in complete agreement with your three choices. All were feel-good songs and maximum points should have been awarded for all the hotties performing in them.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085842904367441128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-73834273750206784802012-05-27T02:27:35.017-07:002012-05-27T02:27:35.017-07:00Yes, I find that's the usual thing for me too,...Yes, I find that's the usual thing for me too, Stephen. If the songs were judged on 'forgetability' the final placings would look pretty much the same as they turned out.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-59059539197741256902012-05-27T00:19:38.676-07:002012-05-27T00:19:38.676-07:00It's weird how some songs got so many votes, y...It's weird how some songs got so many votes, yet I dont even remember them being sung!Stephen Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05856125636247364096noreply@blogger.com