Eurovision

Free accomodation in scouseland for me, sorted

 

This is not a love song:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64210427

 

Our entry is going to be Mae Muller with her tune I Wrote a Song.

I’m underwhelmed by what seems a bang average slice of Europop, but I’m hardly the age group. Thoughts?

 

Have we paid enough countries enough to win this time - if not ............

 

Thoughts?

Nil f***ing points. Utter sh*te.

 

I didn’t like to say it, but yes.

 

I think it'll go down well in the arena, but I can't see it getting any 10 or 12 pointers. Unless there's some impressive staging I think it'll be mid-table.

It's a shame really, I was hoping after Sam Ryder's success we'd have somebody exciting (a few big names were hinted), but it seems like the selectors don't want to risk hosting 2 years in a row!

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I think it's OK. It's not a winner, but it shouldn't come last with nil points. It's just like any one of the current chart pop songs.

 

My lovely horse.

 

Dreadful, and therefore perfect for this joke of a competition.

 

You really don’t read the mood of a room very well, do you?

 

I read it perfectly. I’m never bothered whether I’m posting with or against the majority as you know. I’m amazed that grown ups are genuinely excited by this competition. I pop in and make some form of derogatory comment to that effect each year and then leave you guys to it .

 

It is, as Rob Brydon would say, “just a bit of fun”.

 

That’s the thing. Just like any other song. Like Chat GPT was asked to write a Eurovision song.

Here is a Chat GPT effort.

ChatGPT
08:19
Verse 1:
From east to west, north to south
We all come together with a common ground
Different nations, diverse cultures
One language of music that connects us all

Chorus:
Our voices unite, our hearts beat as one
We are the Eurovision, we are Europe's song
Sing out loud, let your spirit soar
Together we'll shine, forevermore

Verse 2:
In every note, in every line
Lies the power to transcend time
To heal the wounds, to bridge the divide
To remind us that we're all on the same ride

Chorus:
Our voices unite, our hearts beat as one
We are the Eurovision, we are Europe's song
Sing out loud, let your spirit soar
Together we'll shine, forevermore

Bridge:
Let the rhythm take you higher
Let the melody set you free
This is not just a competition
This is a celebration of diversity

Chorus:
Our voices unite, our hearts beat as one
We are the Eurovision, we are Europe's song
Sing out loud, let your spirit soar
Together we'll shine, forevermore.

 

Let people enjoy things.

 

I hate autotune. At least the annoying Sam Ryder could sing. This sounds like that really irritating "Cazoo Yeah You Can" radio ad.

 

I used to find it ok in the early days but then countries learned to block vote - started I think with the Scandinavians grouping four or five countries voting for each other - before that att worst it was a couple of countries who liked each other. Once the competition opened up to the eastern European blocks it became a farce.

 

As long as it's not involving WFC ?

 

This is true but if you just enjoy it as spectacle then none of that really matters that much.

 

Good luck with that.

 

I can see why people do - I don't.
As a spectacle it has something to offer but as a contest ....................?

 

Have just heard it. What’s wrong with you? It’s great! Think it could do very well. Bookmark this.

 

Art is all about subjective opinions and we should respect each others, even though, in this instance, you are completely wrong.

 

Instead I wrote a song doo doo doo…

It’s an earworm, I tell you.

 

I think the UKs entry starts excellently.

But falls a bit flat by not going anywhere, being repetitive and the talking bit is weird.

I can see us finishing mid table.

Not a terrible attempt but Sam Ryder’s was better in every way.

 

It's very Eurovision, but also quite commercial.

Agreed, mid table mediocrity due to political voting, it just not having a hook or not not being bonkers enough.

 

So the winner of Eurovision 2023 has been revealed, all hail Loreen.


It's not quite Euphoria, but it's decent, the staging is excellent and it's Loreen. She's going to take some stopping.

The contest for 2nd place should be interesting though.

 

We will finish bottom 3, put your oversized lips on it.

 

I might watch to see what these will do live on stage:

Speaking as a big fan of the mentalists Laibach - there really, really must be something in the water in that part of the world...

 

Sounds like 8 classic Eurovision moments all coming at once, I can't wait! Hopefully they're strategic and keep the Semi-Final performance fairly safe, but unleash in the Final so they don't get booted out.

In other news, I managed to get tickets to the Semi-Final 2 early show. Buzzing. Although all the best acts are in SF1, but oh well.

 

I thought we voted in 2016 to leave all this nonsense?

 

Ban?

 

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, they decide to host it in Liverpool.