Eurovision

Extugger
Extugger Forum Participant Posts: 1,293
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edited May 2018 in Entertainment #1

Without wanting to promote a political debate, did last night's event not provide even more proof that everyone dislikes us???

I put fresh batteries in my hearing aids, bought nibbles and a few beverages and personally thought our entry was one of the better attempts from recent years.

Yet, even after a stellar performance by SuRie, AND a stage invasion - STILL our song was generally ignored. 

What will happen after Brexit? Oh 'ecky thump!

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  • brue
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    edited May 2018 #2

    Haven't watched Eurovision for years, I think the whole thing is a pretty awful representation of music from everyone in Europe. wink

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited May 2018 #3

    I last watched in 1967. 

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited May 2018 #4

    Double post 

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  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited May 2018 #7

    Unfortunately it would appear that Brexit will be but a pale imitation of what we thought we would get.

  • Extugger
    Extugger Forum Participant Posts: 1,293
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    edited May 2018 #8

    I'm not a 'Eurovision addict' myself Brue, but there was a distinct improvement in the quality of the songs and much less 'cheese, soft porn and dancing Grannies' than normal! laughing

  • MrRoute
    MrRoute Forum Participant Posts: 141
    edited May 2018 #9

    We watched the show and thought a lot of the acts were very good with a good selection of music. You can speculate as to why we didn't to we'll but at the end of the day there were at lease half a dozen acts that were far better than ours. 😂😂

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited May 2018 #10

    We only watched the beginning and end last night as we wanted to see the last two episodes of Salamander, we are in the van so not so easy to record one and watch the other. We did manage to see the UK entry and though it quite good and typical of much of modern UK music. The trouble is that juries and the greater public don't seem to have the same appreciation. Had the Austrian  entry won I would have been quite happy as I thought that quite a good song, well performed. But, it seems that if you dress up in funny clothes it wins you more votes. I am of the view that if the likes of Adele or Ed Shearing performed a song that went on to sell millions of copies that it would not win Eurovision. There is too much partisan voting for the country and not the performance. Unfortunately if we pulled our support of the competition I think that would be just like walking away with our ball!!!

    David

     

  • mickysf
    mickysf Forum Participant Posts: 6,474 ✭✭✭
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    edited May 2018 #11

    Or that some 'people' deliberately, and possible falsely, lead 'us' to believe. Reality may just be even paler than that we see before us now!

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited May 2018 #12

    Euro what? undecided

  • Kennine
    Kennine Forum Participant Posts: 3,472
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    edited May 2018 #13

    I never watch the show.  It's poor television and a waste of time . surprised

    it's never the best singer or song which wins. wink

    K

  • Rocky 2 buckets
    Rocky 2 buckets Forum Participant Posts: 7,101
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    edited May 2018 #14

    “it's never the best singer or song which wins” 

    K

    To know this K you obviously take some interest, you a closet eurovisioner?👍🏻😂😂

  • Kennine
    Kennine Forum Participant Posts: 3,472
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    edited May 2018 #15

    Definitely not R2B--- But I hear about it when the grand kids are discussing the programme.

    K wink

  • Rocky 2 buckets
    Rocky 2 buckets Forum Participant Posts: 7,101
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    edited May 2018 #16

    It’s nothing to be ashamed of K, if it’s your thing then power to you-enjoy👍🏻

  • onepjg
    onepjg Forum Participant Posts: 282
    edited May 2018 #17

    I couldn’t agree more mickysf, I clearly remember being told about an emergency budget within weeks of a leave vote, £15bn tax rises, £15bn spending cuts etc etc. We certainly were lied to weren’t we !!! 

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