I must confess before you all that I have sinned in that which I have left undone. Somewhere in my parenting I have failed and my daughter has just voted for Greece.
10 times.
Mea culpa. Mea maxima, maxima culpa. Etiam culpa filiae meae, sed mea culpa.
I must confess before you all that I have sinned in that which I have left undone. Somewhere in my parenting I have failed and my daughter has just voted for Greece.
10 times.
Mea culpa. Mea maxima, maxima culpa. Etiam culpa filiae meae, sed mea culpa.
Love a bit of Latin at breakfast, also I nearly choked on my coffee laughing as I read this!
Well, it was a night of black and red effects, flashing lights and scary high notes. Everyone seemed to have gone over the top with the staging, apart from the hosts who were so bad they actually seemed to pull the energy out of the room.
Denmark: how to lose your shirt in a perspex box. Decent vocals but not memorable.
Germany: for those who remember Fuego, this is more Away-Go. Cringe lyrics and substandard wiggling around in skimpy costumes.
Israel: nice enough song, well sung but I'm not sure the girls in the black and white leotards belong there.
Belgium: strong performance but the song was as messy as her bizarre outfit.
Albania: big dramatic story about mothers. I have to admit, the woman taking his sunglasses off was actually quite an emotional moment.
Greece: if there isn't a video game of this by now, there should be. Makes Super Mario Brothers look like King Lear. Exhausting.
Ukraine: not sure about the shredded outfit and the black fingers. The 28-second high note was probably the most interesting part of the song, I've forgotten the rest already.
Australia: an assured performance of a big ballad that turns into a stomper. Hope she got to keep the piano.
Serbia: tonight's token angsty screaming band. Not my style.
Malta: so very La La Land - a big romantic ballad by a guy who knows how to smoulder.
Czechia: any song called Crossroads is going to have me wondering where his woolly hat's gone. Decent vocals but a very dull song, only enlivened by the tech problems.
Bulgaria: made me think of 'bangarang' from Hook, but for me this Never Lands... the choreo is impressive though.
Croatia: Handmaid's Tale The Musical. Drama with spooky harmonies.
UK: he gives off a 'Blur meets Matt Smith' energy. A good-natured performance of a quirky song taking the mickey out of British stereotypes. We still haven't learned that humour doesn't translate.
France: OK, so yet more high notes, but this woman handles them with a confidence beyond her years. An impressive performance.
Moldova: the equivalent of the Butlins entertainment team getting everyone pumped up for the week ahead. Not sure where they got the Homepride flour doll.
Finland: another red and black drama, this time with a violin. Evidently Vanessa Mae walked so Linda could - well, mostly stand there in her impractical silver boots while the set perishes in flames around her. Oh, and there's a bloke as well. Next!
Poland: she's a gospel diva singing 'Pray', while modelling the Bible verse about the breastplate of righteousness. The dancers are practicing for the Gladiators' travelator.
Lithuania: ah, the Tin Man appears. Sadly he's put more effort into his makeup than his vocals, which are often wildly out of tune.
Sweden: I don't think we're ready to be reminded of masks just yet. She sings well enough but I can't get past "my head, my heart, my body parts" as a lyric.
Cyprus: when you order Shakira from Temu, you get this. Don't think we'll be in Nicosia next year (although knicker-see-ya describes her costume pretty well).
Italy: as cheesy as an enormous wheel of parmegiano, and to be honest I'm here for it. Back to the 70s with an energetic wedding dance that could have come straight off the set of a Julio Iglesias TV special.
Norway: the song is called Ya Ya Ya, and it's a fun stomper with lots of energy. The band look like a maths teachers' convention having fun in the bar after hours. It's a nice change from all the angst.
Romania: and speaking of angst - we're back to operatic vocals and Goth visuals. The song is apparently about feeling choked by mental health demons, and by the end we all know how that feels.
Austria: bless them, this underpowered performance of a forgettable song ensures we won't have to see tonight's hosts ever again.
As for the rest of the night, the medley of Eurovision hits from the last 70 years was the highlight. Put together by someone with the brief of "Let's mismatch acts and songs, it'll be fun" this led to the life-changing spectacle of Lordi, in full monster garb, singing "Save Your Kisses For Me" complete with dance moves. Frankly if Lordi had sung every song in this medley, I'd have been happy with that.
As for the rest of the night, let's just say the sachertorte gin came in handy. The winner was unexpected but I have to admit, the group's performance in the green room came over well.
Looks like we didn’t miss much, but we haven’t watched Eurovision since the wonderful Ray Moore provided radio commentary and that was nearly forty years ago:: has it changed?
I could be persuaded to watch it if a few of us got together to watch it accompanied by cocktails and nibbles (we do a good line in cocktails).
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10 times.
Mea culpa. Mea maxima, maxima culpa. Etiam culpa filiae meae, sed mea culpa.
Love a bit of Latin at breakfast, also I nearly choked on my coffee laughing as I read this!
I seldom successfully predict the winner. I liked Romania best but knew they wouldn't win.
I think Bollywwod and Eurovision were made for each other.
I’m inclined to agree. Distinctly underwhelmed by the whole thing this year. Even if I did spot a Helmuth Alpenhorn lookalike in the interval act.
Well, it was a night of black and red effects, flashing lights and scary high notes. Everyone seemed to have gone over the top with the staging, apart from the hosts who were so bad they actually seemed to pull the energy out of the room.
Denmark: how to lose your shirt in a perspex box. Decent vocals but not memorable.
Germany: for those who remember Fuego, this is more Away-Go. Cringe lyrics and substandard wiggling around in skimpy costumes.
Israel: nice enough song, well sung but I'm not sure the girls in the black and white leotards belong there.
Belgium: strong performance but the song was as messy as her bizarre outfit.
Albania: big dramatic story about mothers. I have to admit, the woman taking his sunglasses off was actually quite an emotional moment.
Greece: if there isn't a video game of this by now, there should be. Makes Super Mario Brothers look like King Lear. Exhausting.
Ukraine: not sure about the shredded outfit and the black fingers. The 28-second high note was probably the most interesting part of the song, I've forgotten the rest already.
Australia: an assured performance of a big ballad that turns into a stomper. Hope she got to keep the piano.
Serbia: tonight's token angsty screaming band. Not my style.
Malta: so very La La Land - a big romantic ballad by a guy who knows how to smoulder.
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Bulgaria: made me think of 'bangarang' from Hook, but for me this Never Lands... the choreo is impressive though.
Croatia: Handmaid's Tale The Musical. Drama with spooky harmonies.
UK: he gives off a 'Blur meets Matt Smith' energy. A good-natured performance of a quirky song taking the mickey out of British stereotypes. We still haven't learned that humour doesn't translate.
France: OK, so yet more high notes, but this woman handles them with a confidence beyond her years. An impressive performance.
Moldova: the equivalent of the Butlins entertainment team getting everyone pumped up for the week ahead. Not sure where they got the Homepride flour doll.
Finland: another red and black drama, this time with a violin. Evidently Vanessa Mae walked so Linda could - well, mostly stand there in her impractical silver boots while the set perishes in flames around her. Oh, and there's a bloke as well. Next!
Poland: she's a gospel diva singing 'Pray', while modelling the Bible verse about the breastplate of righteousness. The dancers are practicing for the Gladiators' travelator.
Lithuania: ah, the Tin Man appears. Sadly he's put more effort into his makeup than his vocals, which are often wildly out of tune.
Sweden: I don't think we're ready to be reminded of masks just yet. She sings well enough but I can't get past "my head, my heart, my body parts" as a lyric.
Cyprus: when you order Shakira from Temu, you get this. Don't think we'll be in Nicosia next year (although knicker-see-ya describes her costume pretty well).
(continued in next post)
Norway: the song is called Ya Ya Ya, and it's a fun stomper with lots of energy. The band look like a maths teachers' convention having fun in the bar after hours. It's a nice change from all the angst.
Romania: and speaking of angst - we're back to operatic vocals and Goth visuals. The song is apparently about feeling choked by mental health demons, and by the end we all know how that feels.
Austria: bless them, this underpowered performance of a forgettable song ensures we won't have to see tonight's hosts ever again.
As for the rest of the night, the medley of Eurovision hits from the last 70 years was the highlight. Put together by someone with the brief of "Let's mismatch acts and songs, it'll be fun" this led to the life-changing spectacle of Lordi, in full monster garb, singing "Save Your Kisses For Me" complete with dance moves. Frankly if Lordi had sung every song in this medley, I'd have been happy with that.
As for the rest of the night, let's just say the sachertorte gin came in handy. The winner was unexpected but I have to admit, the group's performance in the green room came over well.
See you in Sofia next year!
I could be persuaded to watch it if a few of us got together to watch it accompanied by cocktails and nibbles (we do a good line in cocktails).