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Eurovision - Live watchalong.
Graham is on grrrrreat form! :D
Opening is fabulous. And they have three ladies hosting? In a variety of colours!
The two older girls are both doing a shared Eurovision chat with their friends.
My parents are still here. My mother doesn't understand... any of it. (It's all very silly and over the top? *g*)
The little movie things reaching across the world are LOVELY! <3
1. Slovenia - Um. Air violin?
2. France - Well that was a thing. Biiiiig ballad
3. Israel - Bouncy middle eastern boyband. But fun. :D
4. Estonia - Not terrible, just not that interesting. (And the girl cried an actual tear!)
5. It's us!!! - I had not seen nor heard it before. Main reaction: Now that was FUN! Different and distinctive and enjoyable. Yes, I like it. :D
6. Armenia - I was told it'd be a night of ballads. Bells! And keychange! And everyone dressed as if they were from Nightvale (according to Miss M). ETA: Graham's comment: 'Oh! That was worse than I remembered...'
7. Lithuania - Round and round and round. Miss M: 'It's got all the cheese...' Graham: 'Get a room you two.' He will neither confirm or deny whether or not they're dating.
8. Serbia - This year's Conchita, according to Graham. Apparently she's terribly popular. I can see why. Holy crap this is BRILLIANT!!! This is what Eurovision is all about!!
9. Norway - Darcy thinks it's rather David Lynch. Rather srs, but heartfelt. Graham thinks they're dressed like they work in a futuristic hospital... Not a bad song, though.
10. Sweden - I can see why it's the frontrunner. VERY good.
11. Cyprus - very nice, but not exciting.
12. Australia - Perfectly serviceable.
13. Belgium - Whoa. Best song by far! Like, I want to buy it. Darcy said it was like Pet Shop Boys plus Daft Punk plus Franz Ferdinand. (And too good for Eurovision.) Damn.
14. Austria - Aaand, it's 1969. ;) V. cosy? And now my mother screamed when the piano set on fire.
15. Greece - Biiiig ballad. But not as big a ballad as Rise like a Phoenix.
16. Montenegro - Um. Very nice, nothing to add.
17. Germany - Slick, but not exciting.
18. Poland - Very inspirational story. Wish the song were better.
19. Latvia - This is the other favourite, I think? V. dramatic.
20. Romania - 'Don't leave your children behind'. Aw.
21. Spain - A ballad with a CAPE! And a sparkly dress and dancing.
22. Hungary - Srs bsns song. Nice harmonies.
23. Georgia - Seems to have escaped from sci-fi movie. Or dystopian fantasy.
24. Azerbaijan - Not bad, but DANCERS!
25. Russia - More of an anthem than a ballad. Very strong. (Mr Putin - you know your stuff.)
26. Albania - If you can't say something nice, say nothing at all.
27. Italy - Operatic Pop Trio according to Graham. ... SO ITALIAN. Now they're singing about 'Amore'. And they can sing! (My mother likes it! *g*)
Wooooo! I am v. happy with the winner. (Liked the Belgian one *more*, but it wasn't all that Eurovision.) And the Swedish winner was so adorably happy. <3
PS. Sorry 'bout vanishing, Darcy wanted his laptop back. Will reply to comments tomorrow...
Opening is fabulous. And they have three ladies hosting? In a variety of colours!
The two older girls are both doing a shared Eurovision chat with their friends.
My parents are still here. My mother doesn't understand... any of it. (It's all very silly and over the top? *g*)
The little movie things reaching across the world are LOVELY! <3
1. Slovenia - Um. Air violin?
2. France - Well that was a thing. Biiiiig ballad
3. Israel - Bouncy middle eastern boyband. But fun. :D
4. Estonia - Not terrible, just not that interesting. (And the girl cried an actual tear!)
5. It's us!!! - I had not seen nor heard it before. Main reaction: Now that was FUN! Different and distinctive and enjoyable. Yes, I like it. :D
6. Armenia - I was told it'd be a night of ballads. Bells! And keychange! And everyone dressed as if they were from Nightvale (according to Miss M). ETA: Graham's comment: 'Oh! That was worse than I remembered...'
7. Lithuania - Round and round and round. Miss M: 'It's got all the cheese...' Graham: 'Get a room you two.' He will neither confirm or deny whether or not they're dating.
8. Serbia - This year's Conchita, according to Graham. Apparently she's terribly popular. I can see why. Holy crap this is BRILLIANT!!! This is what Eurovision is all about!!
9. Norway - Darcy thinks it's rather David Lynch. Rather srs, but heartfelt. Graham thinks they're dressed like they work in a futuristic hospital... Not a bad song, though.
10. Sweden - I can see why it's the frontrunner. VERY good.
11. Cyprus - very nice, but not exciting.
12. Australia - Perfectly serviceable.
13. Belgium - Whoa. Best song by far! Like, I want to buy it. Darcy said it was like Pet Shop Boys plus Daft Punk plus Franz Ferdinand. (And too good for Eurovision.) Damn.
14. Austria - Aaand, it's 1969. ;) V. cosy? And now my mother screamed when the piano set on fire.
15. Greece - Biiiig ballad. But not as big a ballad as Rise like a Phoenix.
16. Montenegro - Um. Very nice, nothing to add.
17. Germany - Slick, but not exciting.
18. Poland - Very inspirational story. Wish the song were better.
19. Latvia - This is the other favourite, I think? V. dramatic.
20. Romania - 'Don't leave your children behind'. Aw.
21. Spain - A ballad with a CAPE! And a sparkly dress and dancing.
22. Hungary - Srs bsns song. Nice harmonies.
23. Georgia - Seems to have escaped from sci-fi movie. Or dystopian fantasy.
24. Azerbaijan - Not bad, but DANCERS!
25. Russia - More of an anthem than a ballad. Very strong. (Mr Putin - you know your stuff.)
26. Albania - If you can't say something nice, say nothing at all.
27. Italy - Operatic Pop Trio according to Graham. ... SO ITALIAN. Now they're singing about 'Amore'. And they can sing! (My mother likes it! *g*)
Wooooo! I am v. happy with the winner. (Liked the Belgian one *more*, but it wasn't all that Eurovision.) And the Swedish winner was so adorably happy. <3
PS. Sorry 'bout vanishing, Darcy wanted his laptop back. Will reply to comments tomorrow...
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BTW, I'm just back from a course to obtain a certification in advanced English, did I rock that conditional sentence up-thread or did I not? *g* - It's funny because I tended to use them all the time without noticing, just doing it by ear instead of consciously following explicit rules, you know? (All that reading was useful after all.) Which is what I was in the process of doing before I stopped to think about the proper rule to apply. Apparently I would have got it right all the same... :D
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It was EXCELLENT Eurovision!
BTW, I'm just back from a course to obtain a certification in advanced English, did I rock that conditional sentence up-thread or did I not? *g*
... I think you know better than I do. What English 'grammar' I 'learned' was when I was 12 or so. Everything since is just from having lived here since 1996.
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And yes if you ask me now I'd be hard-pressed to identify the rules for Italian conditional sentences myself, after a while you just do stuff by ear: you know when something sounds correct without recalling precisely why... :D
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Hopefully I'll never have to explain English grammar to anyone...