Eurovision 2009
Moonraker 5
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OK, I know it's a little bit early, but the hunt has started. Anyone get the feeling that we're taking it just that little bit more seriously this year? The gloves are off and the sleeves are rolled up, clearly tired of the eastern block that now chum it together at the top of the scoreboard.
We've got the Lord composing the song and jetting round Europe - even meeting the chief European bully himself, Vladimir Putin - a panel of judges and an X-Factor style contest to select the performer on primetime Saturday night TV, and arguably one of the most successful song writers of our time, Diane Warren, to write the lyrics.
Wogan has chucked in the towel because it's become an impossible political contest. Anyone else think this might be our final effort? One more push of "Right, we're taking it seriously, here's our carefully selected effort, and if it sits at the bottom one more time, you can ram your EBU funding and we'll not bother in future, thanks" ?
We've got the Lord composing the song and jetting round Europe - even meeting the chief European bully himself, Vladimir Putin - a panel of judges and an X-Factor style contest to select the performer on primetime Saturday night TV, and arguably one of the most successful song writers of our time, Diane Warren, to write the lyrics.
Wogan has chucked in the towel because it's become an impossible political contest. Anyone else think this might be our final effort? One more push of "Right, we're taking it seriously, here's our carefully selected effort, and if it sits at the bottom one more time, you can ram your EBU funding and we'll not bother in future, thanks" ?
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If we dont do any better this year then it should be our last effort.We're throwing the kitchen sink at it this time plus some!
I've been watching with interest. Jade appears to be the front runner. Pretty girl,booming voice and fab legs ready for a bit of skirt ripping off. Classic Eurovision.
I quite like the twins, though I'm not sure they can sing particularly well and Emperors of Soul will be interesting to watch to see where they fit in.
Mark is bland,( as was Damien) and I just dont get what the fuss is with Charlotte. I thought she sounded out of tune.
After watching Graham Norton on the Royal Variety Performance a few weeks ago,if all else fails we can just stick him on the stage in drag and hope for the best!
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Norway winning in itself is a good sign that the contest has corrected itself. Maybe's in 2010 we can bring it home!
Now, for the contest itself.
I'm with Graham Norton, the boy from Norway has a face you'd never tire of slapping. The song itself? Well, English isn't his first language, bless - neither is it of those of the hundreds of millions of Europeans who vote. If it was, they'd realise the lyrics were sh!t.
What the hell was the German entry all about? Talk about stereotypes, but whips, leather, burlesque and Dita Von Teese???? Life's a cabaret, old chum! Got 12 from me just for being, well, so very German!
Iceland, represented by the Bland Bridesmaids, was rather forgettable for such a high placed finalist.
France...now, I'm quite the closet Francophile, but what the hell?!?! Roxette impersonating Edith Piaf with weird Kate Bush style moves at the end??
Sakis and the Malteser lady, it's maybe time to stop entering and let someone else have a go for your respective countries.
Sweden represented by a body building operatic Ulrika Johnsson??
Denmark represented by a Danish Ronan Keating impersonator, singing a Ronan Keating song (they all sound the same)?
At least le Royaume Uni could mustle up some douze points and together with Norway and Iceland, rescue Eurovision from the former Soviet bloc.
Bias aside, because to be honest I didn't think much of our entry or Leona Clone's performance on the radio, but bl00dy hell did she do us proud, with old melting face on the piano, and she really did deserve her high placing.
I had confidence that Graham Norton wouldn't make us pine for Sir Tel too much - looks like Britain has truly taken another mad Irishman in as one of their own.
Perhaps missing the outright comedy factor of what's gone before, but a great (if not very weird) night from Moscow...
Oslo 2010 here we come! {[]
I thought the Norwegian entry deserved to win.....M5 is spot on about the lyrics though
Graham Norton put in a fine performance too....and he had some big boots to fill as Eurovision was always worth a watch just for Terry Wogan's commentary !
Oslo has a lot to live up too -{
Some of the Russian's attempts at humor were even remotely funny...
Norway is an OK winner, even though it's not my native language either, I agree with M5.
I personally liked Azerbeidijan and Estonia, but have to say I didn't care for the UK entry at all...
Sorry guys.
Two of my favourites Mr W
Also really liked Albania and Sweden.
For the record I think the final was a sadder place for not having The Toppers in it! Pure Eurovision.Three midlle aged men in sparkly suits with backing singers straight out of Hairspray! You were robbed!!
On the whole I think the quality of the songs and the acts were pretty good this year and I am really pleased to see that our efforts are no longer in vain and we stand a fighting chance! The trick is obviously to have someone recognisable representing us. Maybe next year we should put forward Take That or Girls Aloud
Fabulous return to form {[]
Though it was originally going to be even worse than the sparkling suits...
They were supposed to be wearing suits with built in fairy lights, that would have blinked to the beat of the song...
During the dress rehearsal, one of the suits unfortunately malfunctioned, so we had two sparkly guys and one in a blackout.
Furthermore, did you know the backup singers were selected to be as fat as possible?
The reason behind this was to make the Toppers look thin... 8-)
This is precisely why I love Eurovision so much
For those that missed them as they went out in the semi finals ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj0Aw1q8ayY
Actually, I also think the finals could have done with having Hungary's Ádok Zoltan in as well ... Especially as he danced his little socks off ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzvPeJzXw3U&feature=related
Since the german song was presented, I kept on telling myself " Who made the decision to bring a swing number to the Eurovision song contest ?:) "
I truely like the Iceland song (my personal favourite), but it was a bit too slow for a winner, the norwegian number was plain boring, lyrics-wise as well as music-wise.
As much as I liked the UK song, I could hardly watch the singer, I felt to buy her something to eat - immediately! After all the Botox and facelift excesses in the last years, I hope, that this is not a new trend.
Regarding France: I adore Patricia Kaas, she's a hell of a singer, but I thought, that she performed the entire thing a bit too "passionately", she was probably nervous.
But I'll not allow a single bad word about her as she has her merits, which are larger than only being a contestant at the ESC.
ah, and did I mention the happy face of my wife, when this greek Ricky Martin was opening his shirt?
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Well, that was the only reason I voted for Greece
Just too bad his designer was colour blind though...
Nothing wrong with a good swing number.
This just wasn't good.... at ..... all....
Iceland was allright. But the Norwegian song did have that annoying ability to stay in the back of your head that is required to win the Eurovision Songcontest....
Patricia kaas is a lot better than she showed here. Alltough I always have to get over the fact that her name means 'cheese' in Dutch...
She also showed her sense of humor at the Dutch pre-festival party, by taking off her top to reveal a brasier that had at least as many sparkles as the Toppers costume.
Then again, Loyd Webber is better than he showed here as well...
This actually had my wife going:
"Oh puh-lease, piss off..."