Eurovision Mumble Contest

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
29/05/2010 22:41

Just watched and listened to Cyprus, good tune, good singer as well - but then he comes from Wales so he should be!

How is this working then? EU Song contest enty singer from Wales and backing group from all over the world - including ONE from Cyprus!

Have they changed the rules since Wogan legged it? Or Has the South expropriated Wales at long last and if so where is the UN and the leek line?????



Not staying up beyond Turkey and think that a country that begins with "A" will win - the singer even comes from the same country so that must give them extra points!

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
29/05/2010 23:24

Poland giving the UK points in tonight's Eurovision.



Surely its against the rules to vote for your own country?    

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
29/05/2010 23:31

I find it very ironic showing Britain's Got Talent and Eurovision at the same time don't you think?    

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
29/05/2010 23:42

i realised it was fixed about 35 yrs ago ? wouldnt watch it if it was in my back garden ?

kennyb1


Joined: 06/06/2009
Posts: 88

Message Posted:
29/05/2010 23:49

My monies on Iceland

Keep posting

keep smiling

Kennyb

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 00:11

Yea rowlo...same here...

luvincyprus



Joined: 03/12/2009
Posts: 96

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 01:48

Turkey's musıc was perfect and quality ( even 2 much for eurovision), shame that they couldn't be a winner.

millzer


Joined: 12/04/2007
Posts: 978

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 08:18

I don't know why anyone bothers organizing, taking part, or even watching this pile of 'political' crap.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 09:25

when you've endured a couple of hours kareoke from "the fat bird up the curry house", Eurovision is an absolute breeze.....

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 09:28

well you are all wrong germany won it xx

jacktheladett


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 528

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 09:30

I didn't bother waiting around for the voting as it just winds me up. Our entry this year was absolutely dire, the notes as they were finishing were cringingly bad and they had no personality whatsoever. Thing is, the UK public voted for them!!!



I thought the Abba-like song at the end stood a chance, but as always it's good for a laugh - especially the girl with the heaving chest that was singing about apricots stones. EH???????!!!!.

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 12:36

It was all so second rate what I did glimpse at, simply awfull .... Do we want to win? dont think so....



Do we send in second quality footballers for the world cup, second quality for the olympics, nooooo, most were just Karaoke pub ploders....



Susan Boyle were were you....

Perhaps Simon Cowel should be put to the helm....

BoTanica


Joined: 22/12/2009
Posts: 714

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 12:46

Does anyone know in what position Turkey finished?

Brinsley


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Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 12:55

Turkey came second.



Richard

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 13:13

Lilli,

Not quite, I did say the winner would begin with an "A" and as most of the announcements - for some reason that I fail to understand - have to be given in French, then Allemagne fits the bill quite well. Its about time the French learnt English anyway, theirs was the only announcer that had to say everything in the native tounge!

Its good to see so many negative comments about the show considering that the negative comment makers do not watch it and therefore have no idea how it has changed over the years. Even the voteing at the end gives you insight into the political thoughts across the board - 10 for Turkey and then 12 for Greece from the UK tells you that Phil is still alive! The not so sutble 12 for 12 between Greece and Cyprus is standard now and at least you know that both sides have wasted their own points.



I still think that the bird with the big almonds should have won - or the French who at least looked like they enjoyed it all - did I say that????

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 13:49

Hey Waddo, The Azeri's and TR normally exchange 12 pints, too ;)





Was I the only one to wonder at the acoustics for the UK entrant - sounded like he couldn't sing..



I'm not objective as I'd have voted for the good looking brunettes from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania.....

TimothyCadman


Joined: 13/12/2007
Posts: 1040

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 14:04

Waddo,

Celine Dion represented Switzerland in 1988.

You don't to have a person from the country to represent you.

teatime


Joined: 20/10/2008
Posts: 852

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 14:10

When are we going to learn to put something/someone in this contest who is up to date, instead of trying to recreate a "Eurovision" type song.

The top two finishers were both modern, i.e. the German girl very Lilly Allen, Gabriella Cilmi type and the Turkish a modern group.

Just my opinion ;-)

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 14:33

Re : Msg 16,





"...Was I the only one to wonder at the acoustics for the UK entrant - sounded like he couldn't sing.."



Yes, he was off tune at a 1/2 note and sometimes the whole note the best part of his performance!

Sal1262



Joined: 03/05/2010
Posts: 174

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 14:47

Olivia Neutron Bomb Aussie represented us!

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 15:58

Tim/Sal, Many thanks, I had not understood that bit at all and found it strange that a non-Cypriot was able to represent another country! Acceptable in football and swift country changes for the Olyimpics and I just thought this was different.



Hey ho, live and learn. Thanks again.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 16:49

Msg 20

What has more grease than Olivia Newton John?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXLHUThBib8 !



Richard

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
31/05/2010 00:07

Richard, is that cheese or grease?

Brinsley


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Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
31/05/2010 00:28

Peter

Just for you; you obviously don't do cryptic crosswords, think vulgar!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHFbhhi_XVc

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj5ms9PJDNY



Richard

Stonehousepub


Joined: 21/05/2009
Posts: 755

Message Posted:
31/05/2010 01:42

Obviously the UK dont have many friends...

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
31/05/2010 08:19

Stonehouse,



That's because in the real world English music is pre-eminent, they can't bring themselves to vote for what already swamps the market place...



You only have to look at the charts world-wide to see what I mean...

Corbo



Joined: 13/09/2009
Posts: 627

Message Posted:
31/05/2010 10:31

Blimey I know it's all Euro trash pop but that English entry was complete rollocks and embarrasing. That Keith Waterman should be ashamed.

teatime


Joined: 20/10/2008
Posts: 852

Message Posted:
31/05/2010 15:35

Who's Keith Waterman? Do you mean Pete ;-)

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
31/05/2010 21:13

What do we get out of the competition anyway? We should refuse to participate,it's a complete waste of time.

Snaefell



Joined: 07/06/2009
Posts: 266

Message Posted:
31/05/2010 21:33

Maybe Corbo was thinking of Keith Lemon. It sounded like he could have written it - and that bloke singing it was out of tune half the time!