Eurovision

[burntcopper]

I am very giggly, and have spent the last hour or so alternately groaning at the political voting and giggling at Terry Wogan's commentary. All those Europeans not in the UK, do your commentators do this?

Ukraine with their Xena Warrior Princess won this year - and yes, I voted for them. :g:

This year's fashion statement was 'being a bloke' and 'white suit jackets, if not full white suits'. Also eighties ballad/crooning style. As usual, the ones that were actually songs that would sell in the charts got very few votes.

Special mentions go to :

The general Turkish presentation, with Turkish Riverdance (Terry mentioned that Riverdance should sue...), whirling Dervishes and sparkly harem boys.
Greece, who did the Bucks Fizz moment this year - white suits whipped off to reveal silver bikinis.
The French dancer on stilts.
Spain, please stop flirting with your drummer.
Serbia Montenegro, who got obscene amounts of political votes for an okay song (as Terry said, the Mongolian nose flute won them the points)
Netherlands and their absurdly cute curly boys.
Germany's jazz session singer who was really good.
Norway's godawful late eighties Cliff Richard.
Ireland and their Boyzone lookalike-soundalike written by one of the Boyzone members entry.
Turkey - pretty good Ska song.
Bosnia Herzegovnia, with their 'I am the reincarnation of Jimmy Somerville but cuter and moonlight on US QAF' singer.
Russia for a very decent early Christina soundalike-Avril lookalike with dancer in neon combat trousers.
Poland and Romania, whose girls forgot to get dressed and raided Anne Summers.
UK who was frankly shite and had Donny Osmond teeth that didn't move.

:deep breath: I thankyou. goodnight. and I've scarred lazlet by making her turn on the tv and watch the recap. My work here is done. :g:

I'm waiting for next year as being the year the Irish trip themselves up again by putting a drop-dead-gorgeous girl witha stunning voice, stunning gown and stunning song on and accidentally win it, while their tv stations curse them.

Comments

[lazulus]

You are entirely eval. I hope you're happy now.

*wails*

[blue-monday.livejournal.com]

Hee! Och that was funny. I kinda liked the Serbian song because it was mad and totally the sort of Eurovision-y type thing that *would* win it, much like one nearly did last year (can't remember who it was). As was the Ukrainian one, bonkers. and entertaining.

Not like the UK who sent James Fox to stand still and be boring. At least he was better than last year...

[minkboylove.livejournal.com]

The general Turkish presentation, with Turkish Riverdance (Terry mentioned that Riverdance should sue...), whirling Dervishes and sparkly harem boys.

I was fucking FUMING at the Riverdance. It's Turkey, for fuck's sake. Gimme voluptuous belly dancers, not a long line of wooden gits going stomp stomp stomp a la Michael Flatley. I don't give a toss about Anatolian folk dancing, if that's what it allegedly is. I want women in sequins shaking their hips in a sinuous manner, dammit!

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

Well, the belly dancers did do their thang. And god I need to learn that.

[ravurian]

I was disturbed by the Irish guy because he was the spitting image of George W. Bush, down to the facial mannerisms and the ears. I kept expecting him to croon about WMD. Geez.

Was a big fan of the Greek entry - the guy was clearly the love child of Orlando Bloom and Nathan Fillion. That's all I'm sayin'.

[ladydchaos.livejournal.com]

"Russia for a very decent early Christina soundalike-Avril lookalike with dancer in neon combat trousers."

did you notice that the dancers paint wasnt dry enough plus with them sweating *cough* but she ended up with red on her wrist and upper right arm lol

do want to point out that the dancers didnt go with the tune, and what the hell was the extreemly gay guy doing on stage with girls lol singing in the *with lisp* dithgow