Eurovision song contest

[Sydneyfan]

Originally posted by keatings_gal
hey mellowyellow - they were probably booing Russia like i was coz it was those 2 whingers from TATU....

yeah i will tape it & watch it again with the other commentary on saturday

I think the animosity towards TaTu was because the Russian speaking minority in Latvia were protesting during the week how they are being denied the right to teach their children at Russian schools, learning the Russian language, culture, etc. The Russian minority held protests during the week and turned to TaTu in the hope that they would support their cause but TaTu snubbed them. That's most probably why that were booed, that and the fact that ethnic Latvians probably didn't appreciate being annexed by the Soviets for most of the 20th century and were taking their frustrations out on the Russian duo.

 

[mandy]

I thought the funniest part of the night was the apparent statement made by TaTu towards the Germans:

"In Russia we look after our blind and our elderly. We don't send them to Eurovision"

HAHAHAHAHA

 

[Uncle Steve]

Originally posted by M29
Win a war...

Baisez mon cul!

 

[mandy]

Originally posted by GOALden Hawk
Worst of the night - UK by a mile, truly shocking effort. I will be taping the replay just to hear Wogan at his finest.

I'm convinced Jemini was sent purely to punish the rest of Europe for not joining in the war.

 

[happy_in_hell]

Absolutely love the Eurovision Song Contest!
I can't believe I know this but:
'Kiss Kiss' is originally a Turkey song that is NOT the song sung by the Turkish entrant. As it does sound the same thenwe can conclude that ALL Turkish music sounds the same

As for Terry Wogan: I was watching the feedback show on SBS a couple of weeks ago and saw the complaints against Wogan:
'As a fond Eurovision fan, I am appalled at the comments made by Terry Wogan... blah blah blah'
I also saw the comments for: Why not Terry Wogan, he is the ONLY reason to watch the show!
As for me: The show was not the same without the sniping comments made by Wogan., but Des did a good job with what he had.

Oh, and TaTu (although being number one on my list of things to throw into the gates of hell) were told to dampen their act or risk being thrown out.

The best entrant was Belgium (something different) with Austria and the group that sang The 80's repeated coming in third.

 

[PrideofSA]

only saw the Turkey and English entries.....English was aweful....absolute disgrace....The Turkish act was good, but sang a pretty average song. Does songwriting come into it? COz that song did suck.

 

[mattyc2422]

Originally posted by GOALden Hawk

I loved the final judge walking off before giving the votes - what a crack-up.

That guy was hilarious. I can't remember exactly what he said, but it was funny as.

The song from Austria was terrific. I loved the hip movements and the arm waving.

The show needs Wogan. His witty comments are always a laugh.

 

[Mr Eagle]

Having watched my tape of EuroWogan last night, I now feel free to abuse!

Quote of the night: (after Latvia finally got off nil pwah, leaving the UK all alone in last place) "You know what this means...we'll have to send in a gunboat!"


- Is there a better musical act than an Austrian Red Wiggle on crack?
- Thought Germany and Ireland (12th and 11th) got stiffed a bit. Their songs were verging on half-decent!
- Tatu SUCKED. Even at Eurovision, screeching is not an artform. Agreed with the crowd every time they booed when Russia got high marks.
- Wogan is still my hero.
- How exactly does one manage to **** up reading out a sequential list of scores?
- At least some countries have the guts to admit they are voting for their "great friends"...but that last guy still deserves a few pwah for actually making an effort with the delivery


Hans: the rules on how many countries get relegated/promoted have changed often to suit the Broadcasting Union's desires for running time and a weirdo rule system. Suffice it to say that only the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain are immune - because they pour more money into the European Broadcasting Union than the other lowly scum countries....

 

[U-DOG]

Originally posted by Slax
The UK has a pretty poor record in this competition and has consistently avoiding relegation because of the tv rights they pay, but this time they should be banned...

What are you talking about? They're usually around the mark and they won it with Katrina and the Waves a few years back.

Having said that, there can be no doubt that this year's entry was the worst in history!