Eurovision 2022

[Foxholer]

Last British winner was Katrina and the Waves. She was half decent in her time

And 'half indecent' since? Not even British!
Eurovision has been farcical for a long time - if not forever! Only positive has been the song selection process - at least the UK one. Sandy Shaw performing on the Rolf Harris show was good TV entertainment for the time - but probably banned now.

 

[Neilds]

I just feel that we've given up as it's all so futile. No decent artist would enter it for us out of embarrassment.

Blue and Bonnie Tyler entered a few years ago and we have also had songs written by Andrew Lloyd Webber (fifth in 2009)in the recent past so it's not through want of big names that we are rubbish

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Yeah but we also had Jemini and the truly awful Scooch
?

 

[Imurg]

But the songs, compared to what else was in that year, weren't appalling. There are always far worse songs on offer and, these days, we still don't get votes because it's political and everyone hates us.
This year, apparently, the winner is a no-brainer.
Who would want to win anything with a sympathy vote...
Waste of time and money

 

[theoneandonly]

But the songs, compared to what else was in that year, weren't appalling. There are always far worse songs on offer and, these days, we still don't get votes because it's political and everyone hates us.
This year, apparently, the winner is a no-brainer.
Who would want to win anything with a sympathy vote...
Waste of time and money

They all hate us is a lazy narrative, if we actually put some effort in and put on a show we'd do ok. Take a look how much last year's winner was different to our entry.

 

[Imurg]

I thought it was a song contest....
Are you saying a really crap song can win if they put on a good show..?
So it's the Eurovision Performance Contest....

 

[theoneandonly]

It's a lot of things , but we seem to think just turning up is enough but it isn't.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I thought it was a song contest....
Are you saying a really crap song can win if they put on a good show..?
So it's the Eurovision Performance Contest....

Don’t get him started on SPOTY for gawd’s sake ?

 

[Italian outcast]

I think the UK sees Eurovision different to Europe - its actually quite an event here (at least in France & Italy)
The lass is currently watching the secnd semi-final now (asfter part 1 the other night) and will be glued to the screen on Saturday night
Its my equivalent of teletubbies

 

[rudebhoy]

Last British winner was Katrina and the Waves. She was half decent in her time

And American.

 

[williamalex1]

Will Ukraine win the world cup too

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Will Ukraine win the world cup too

Not after we knock ‘em out in a couple of weeks time…typical…we have a half decent team for a change and all of the world except Russia and Belarus wants us to lose…?

 

[rudebhoy]

Not after we knock ‘em out in a couple of weeks time…typical…we have a half decent team for a change and all of the world except Russia and Belarus wants us to lose…?

Wales will also be rooting for us.

 

[backwoodsman]

But the songs, compared to what else was in that year, weren't appalling. There are always far worse songs on offer and, these days, we still don't get votes because it's political and everyone hates us.
This year, apparently, the winner is a no-brainer.
Who would want to win anything with a sympathy vote...
Waste of time and money

If it was a sympathy vote, surely the UK would be a shoo-in after our last few results?

 

[BTatHome]

Complete waste of TV time. Why watch something were the voting for many of the countries can be predicted without hearing the song at all .... and don't get me started on that famous European country Australia

 

[Crazyface]

Complete waste of TV time. Why watch something were the voting for many of the countries can be predicted without hearing the song at all .... and don't get me started on that famous European country Australia

Ooooo that's a bit harsh. It's the ONLY thing to keep the licence for at the moment, in my opinion. I struggled to pick 10 to go though last night. Again I stopped watching when the performances ended. Will watch the rest with breakfast this morning.
Malta was the standout song last night for me. ireland was ok. I'm still sulking over Croatia not getting though. Sweden was ok as well. They never put a bad song in.

 

[Crazyface]

Well well well. Thing is you forget from year to year how this works, well I do, or maybe I just block it out, anyhoo it's the "eastern block" countries that vote each other in and nutz to the rest and the better songs. Don't bother to watch on Saturday, it will be on at mine as we are having big party outside, but I will not be watching. God there's some dross that got voted through. No Malta, Ireland, Macedonia, Croatia. Are they really better? You bet your mortgage they are!!!! It's all a big saddening really. Oh well, I'll be proper inebriated as I will be watching the footie before as well. Hic !

 

[theoneandonly]

Well well well. Thing is you forget from year to year how this works, well I do, or maybe I just block it out, anyhoo it's the "eastern block" countries that vote each other in and nutz to the rest and the better songs. Don't bother to watch on Saturday, it will be on at mine as we are having big party outside, but I will not be watching. God there's some dross that got voted through. No Malta, Ireland, Macedonia, Croatia. Are they really better? You bet your mortgage they are!!!! It's all a big saddening really. Oh well, I'll be proper inebriated as I will be watching the footie before as well. Hic !

Crazyface for prime minister.

 

[Pants]

Crazyface for prime minister.

Thought he was


Ooops!!. Sorry Mods. Slip of the finger

 

[Blue in Munich]

I am becoming concerned about the number of people on this board, some of whom I have played golf with and who claim to be music lovers, who appear to have the sort of knowledge of this event only acquired by watching it… ??