Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Discussion
TomCooper said:
Just realised that the Swedish woman couldn't pronounce Azerbaijan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWmjSlOJdMg
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Apparently it was a bit of an inside joke started on the Swedish song qualification thing.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWmjSlOJdMg
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sG8h1EUKew
North West Tom said:
Why can't we use someone like Adele for the Eurovision? Didn't France use one of their pop stars?
It would be a contractural nightmare. Most of the big, established performers are tied into tightly defined contracts with publishers and record companies which would require significant levels of negotiation on who gets what royalties and so on. Then, there's schedules - again, all the big names work on 18 month itineraries as a minimum so the time to allocate to Eurovision both in terms of the run up, competition itself and all other promotional work would be a logistical nightmare.Whilst some of the acts on Saturday were established pop stars, with the best will in the world, none are at the level of someone like Adele.
Equally, all this aside, it wouldn't really be in the 'spirit' of the competition either. Ireland could put in U2 and walk it every year and the UK, well where to start? You could dig out any major heavy rock act from 1985 onwards and sew up the entire baltic and central European vote where such bands remain hugely popular, send in Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Elton John.......a little bit "show offy" really.
StevieBee said:
Equally, all this aside, it wouldn't really be in the 'spirit' of the competition either. Ireland could put in U2 and walk it every year and the UK, well where to start? You could dig out any major heavy rock act from 1985 onwards and sew up the entire baltic and central European vote where such bands remain hugely popular, send in Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Elton John.......a little bit "show offy" really.
As someone said, there is and has been so much original music talent in this country that we don't need to lower ourselves to this 'bingabonga lalala' s
t.I can only suggest, in the great words of Kenny Everett, that we round them all up, put them in a field and bomb the b
ds.StevieBee said:
Ireland could put in U2 and walk it every year
Except of course they would still loose! It's got nothing to do with the "song" whatso ever.Besides, you try telling someone like Bono to perform when there is a good chance he might come last behind the likes of Jedward due to some political warmongering or something that your country may or may not have done!
No established superstar would even think of risking a last place finish in Eurovision, which would be down to dodgy block votes and sweet FA to do with song quality.It would be the end of their credibility!
I thought the "expert" panels were meant to put a stop to (at least 50% ) of the "vote for your mates" stuff, but it hasnt at all-surely ALL the former Sov bloc "experts" didnt think the grannies had a song worthy of 1st place!!
I thought the "expert" panels were meant to put a stop to (at least 50% ) of the "vote for your mates" stuff, but it hasnt at all-surely ALL the former Sov bloc "experts" didnt think the grannies had a song worthy of 1st place!!
Max_Torque said:
Besides, you try telling someone like Bono to perform when there is a good chance he might come last behind the likes of Jedward due to some political warmongering or something that your country may or may not have done!
.....true! And I doubt the organisers would welcome such an entry as their inevitable failure to win would then undermine the whole competition.Mind you, if the Russian can enter a bunch of grannies, what's stopping us putting in Status Quo next year?
The only way to make it fair is not reveal the nationalities until the voting has been done! Quite how that would work though.....
Just found out that not only did the BBC send a crew from Radio 2 out for this ridiculous charade but they also sent a crew from Radio 1 & Five Live. Max_Torque said:
Besides, you try telling someone like Bono to perform when there is a good chance he might come last behind the likes of Jedward due to some political warmongering or something that your country may or may not have done!
They;d also have to extend the show for an hour if U2 won so Bono, in his ivory tower and mink-lined underpants, could highlight human rights issues, poverty and how the right to listen to U2 is a fundamental human right.I think the way forward is taking the p*ss. Send in the Quo with a massiovely over-produced raunchy rocker backed up by Roger Taylor and Brian May.
LuS1fer said:
I wonder why we even bother entering.
The other alternative is to enter Bucks Fizz every year singing Making Your Mind Up....every year. We won't stop fielding it until it wins...it will be a war of attrition.
Or we could wheel out Cliff Richard every year till we get our congratulations.The other alternative is to enter Bucks Fizz every year singing Making Your Mind Up....every year. We won't stop fielding it until it wins...it will be a war of attrition.
Shay HTFC said:
Yeah bloc voting happens, but the 'best' songs still tend to rise to the top imo.
To a degree. The main issue is musical tastes or rather the similarities in tastes across neighbouring regions. Part of the reason for wheeling out good ol' Hump was that he is hugely popular still across much of Eastern Europe and the Baltics - from where more people vote than others.Gassing Station | TV, Film, Video Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff