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Eurovision 2018
Am going to try to do a live blogging thing.
Partly because this parade thing (flag ceremony) is fun. Already plenty of odd balls!
1. Ukraine. Postcard: Goth on horse... And the staging is an instant classic! THE STAIRS ARE ON FIRE!!! :D :D :D
2. Spain. Saccharine doesn't begin to cover it! Adorable, but... OH GRAHAM. ("I give it a month." SO SAVAGE)
3. Slovenia. Flashing lights and strobe lighting. My mother is confused by 'the people doing gymnastics'.
4. Lithuania. Simple but beautiful ballad according to Graham Norton. ("It's bring your husband to work day... *DIES*)
5. Austria. Darcy: "This man brought his own RnB gospel choir. That's a thing right there."
6. Estonia. Opera and DRESS. Daaaaaamn. Like, no words.
7. Norway. Alexander Rybak. So adorbz. V catchy, but no fairy tale.
8. Portugal. Pink hair. I think I like it, but I can't think of much to say.
9. UK. Oh dear not looking forward to this. Um, what just happened? Well, she kept it going, good girl!
10. Serbia. Graham: "Slightly like a cult leader with his three sister wives." And a mad professor on a dais.
11. Germany. Graham: "Germany's answer to Ed Sheeran." And my mother informs us that he speaks fluent Danish. 30 seconds in, Darcy: "He's already better than Ed Sheeran." Oh this is beautiful and heartbreaking. <3
12. Albania. Very competent & yelling. Where's the fire?
13. France. Merci. I like it, like, it's a lovely lovely song. I think...
14. Czech Republic. This kid's fly. Darcy: "Everything about this is perfect. That was value for money, right there!"
15. Denmark. Mood in the room: "This is awful, we love it!" "KEY CHANGE!" (But there are better Viking songs - *literally*.)
16. Australia. My mother: "It's not just, they're not in Europe!" That... was a song.
17. Finland. *watches first 30 seconds* god I love Eurovision. Graham Norton thinks it may have suffered from following Australia - I think the opposite. Finland was fun, spectacle and fabulous. :D
18. Bulgaria. The Bad Guys in a futuristic dystopia, but hell, they're giving it their all. Graham is shady as ever: "Some people like this song." Shut up Graham, I'm one of them.
19. Moldova. I have no words, that was AMAZING. (Graham's description: 'Like some children's TV presenters got drunk...')
20. Sweden. Very competent, but am not particularly taken?
21. Hungary. This one was my mother's favourite! (Spot the babyboomer...) Nice METAL.
22. Israel. What the hell was that? Anime + madness.
23. The Netherlands. This is... pretty good. I like it. Great beat. I'll be listening to this again. Bit Elle King, bit Guns'n 'Roses?
24. Ireland. Graham: "Does everyone have a tear in their eye, or is it just this old fool?" Aw, twas v sweet.
25. Cyprus. Her outfit is very nice and doing most of the work. Graham said something about fire-retardant hairspray...
26. Italy. A dance about fear? I don't remember many songs about terrorism... Good on them.
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Salvador (last year's winner) - ♥ ♥ ♥ Now this is actual, real music. Crazy thing amongst all the madness. But very very beautiful.
~~~
Wtf Sweden? It was not great and shouldn't win. Austria was good. Israel was... weird. C'mon. Wait what? The Hungarian jury gave Denmark 12 points?
~~~
AHAHAHAHA The People did not like Australia or Sweden!
~~~
3 left!!
*bites nails*
Please not Cyprus. At least Israel was interesting.
~~~
OK, well done weird not-Bjork. Bring on the chicken song. Dana International's heir, 20 years later...
Morning after ETA:
On the winner, my immediate thoughts (when first seeing her) were:
1. Hurrah someone who's not a size zero (and looks pretty good too!!)
2. Holy cultural appropriation Batman.
And then, when she won.
3. Well, next year will be... interesting, politically. How many countries might boycott the whole thing? If Israel carries on the way it does now.
I'm sure there was something else, but I can't remember it.
ETA2: Graham Norton, when there were about 3 of the audience results left to announce and everyone was on tenterhooks: "This is SUCH a good voting system!"
I very much agree. It keeps the suspense going, and the differences between the jury votes and the audience ones are fascinating.
Partly because this parade thing (flag ceremony) is fun. Already plenty of odd balls!
1. Ukraine. Postcard: Goth on horse... And the staging is an instant classic! THE STAIRS ARE ON FIRE!!! :D :D :D
2. Spain. Saccharine doesn't begin to cover it! Adorable, but... OH GRAHAM. ("I give it a month." SO SAVAGE)
3. Slovenia. Flashing lights and strobe lighting. My mother is confused by 'the people doing gymnastics'.
4. Lithuania. Simple but beautiful ballad according to Graham Norton. ("It's bring your husband to work day... *DIES*)
5. Austria. Darcy: "This man brought his own RnB gospel choir. That's a thing right there."
6. Estonia. Opera and DRESS. Daaaaaamn. Like, no words.
7. Norway. Alexander Rybak. So adorbz. V catchy, but no fairy tale.
8. Portugal. Pink hair. I think I like it, but I can't think of much to say.
9. UK. Oh dear not looking forward to this. Um, what just happened? Well, she kept it going, good girl!
10. Serbia. Graham: "Slightly like a cult leader with his three sister wives." And a mad professor on a dais.
11. Germany. Graham: "Germany's answer to Ed Sheeran." And my mother informs us that he speaks fluent Danish. 30 seconds in, Darcy: "He's already better than Ed Sheeran." Oh this is beautiful and heartbreaking. <3
12. Albania. Very competent & yelling. Where's the fire?
13. France. Merci. I like it, like, it's a lovely lovely song. I think...
14. Czech Republic. This kid's fly. Darcy: "Everything about this is perfect. That was value for money, right there!"
15. Denmark. Mood in the room: "This is awful, we love it!" "KEY CHANGE!" (But there are better Viking songs - *literally*.)
16. Australia. My mother: "It's not just, they're not in Europe!" That... was a song.
17. Finland. *watches first 30 seconds* god I love Eurovision. Graham Norton thinks it may have suffered from following Australia - I think the opposite. Finland was fun, spectacle and fabulous. :D
18. Bulgaria. The Bad Guys in a futuristic dystopia, but hell, they're giving it their all. Graham is shady as ever: "Some people like this song." Shut up Graham, I'm one of them.
19. Moldova. I have no words, that was AMAZING. (Graham's description: 'Like some children's TV presenters got drunk...')
20. Sweden. Very competent, but am not particularly taken?
21. Hungary. This one was my mother's favourite! (Spot the babyboomer...) Nice METAL.
22. Israel. What the hell was that? Anime + madness.
23. The Netherlands. This is... pretty good. I like it. Great beat. I'll be listening to this again. Bit Elle King, bit Guns'n 'Roses?
24. Ireland. Graham: "Does everyone have a tear in their eye, or is it just this old fool?" Aw, twas v sweet.
25. Cyprus. Her outfit is very nice and doing most of the work. Graham said something about fire-retardant hairspray...
26. Italy. A dance about fear? I don't remember many songs about terrorism... Good on them.
~~~
Salvador (last year's winner) - ♥ ♥ ♥ Now this is actual, real music. Crazy thing amongst all the madness. But very very beautiful.
~~~
This year’s bingo sheet was almost a sweep. #Eurovison pic.twitter.com/eMCTbe8t9P
— Kate McIntyre (@McIntyreKmci) May 12, 2018
Hi Mel! #Eurovision
— BBC Eurovision🇬🇧 (@bbceurovision) May 12, 2018
Wtf Sweden? It was not great and shouldn't win. Austria was good. Israel was... weird. C'mon. Wait what? The Hungarian jury gave Denmark 12 points?
Still thinking about this guy from Estonia tbh. #EurovisionGothContest pic.twitter.com/YH9IocSTSa
— BBC Eurovision🇬🇧 (@bbceurovision) May 12, 2018
~~~
AHAHAHAHA The People did not like Australia or Sweden!
~~~
3 left!!
*bites nails*
Please not Cyprus. At least Israel was interesting.
~~~
OK, well done weird not-Bjork. Bring on the chicken song. Dana International's heir, 20 years later...
Morning after ETA:
On the winner, my immediate thoughts (when first seeing her) were:
1. Hurrah someone who's not a size zero (and looks pretty good too!!)
2. Holy cultural appropriation Batman.
And then, when she won.
3. Well, next year will be... interesting, politically. How many countries might boycott the whole thing? If Israel carries on the way it does now.
I'm sure there was something else, but I can't remember it.
ETA2: Graham Norton, when there were about 3 of the audience results left to announce and everyone was on tenterhooks: "This is SUCH a good voting system!"
I very much agree. It keeps the suspense going, and the differences between the jury votes and the audience ones are fascinating.
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