Eurovision

A ******* week?

 

tbf, it could be argued (by eurovisiophobes) that the unions might be sparing the refugees an even worse ordeal than bombing...

Similar to some Man U fans i know who are looking for any excuse not to go to the strike-threatened cup final, where humiliation surely awaits...

 

I'd rather see the BBC spending money on this crap than wheeling out David bloody Attenborough one more time to give us all yet another lecture about climate change.

 

Amen to that.
Better job for Dave here, according to today's Daily Star:
Brit TV legend wins 'race' to speak to aliens beating Barack Obama and Elon Musk
Legendary TV star Sir David Attenborough is believed to be Earth's ideal spokesperson for any alien life that chose to make contact with out planet - beating a host of high-profile names

 

with any luck, they will then take him away to Planet Zog for anal probing, thus freeing up several hundred hours of bbc airtime for TOTP reruns and (men's) football.

And Bargain Hunt, of course!

 

Well they’d better get in touch pretty quickly then.

I would imagine after an hour of being lectured to they would fear imminent extinction if they set up home here so will instead give us a wide berth. Maybe that’s the idea….a sort of “planetary brexit”.

 

The SF was on tonight. Did the Scouse crowd boo every time the United Kingdom was mentioned?

 

Ha. Although presumably, it's only kings they boo. Anyone at Eurovision must love queens.

 

Going to the Semi Final 2 rehearsal today!

We wandered around Liverpool yesterday, the city is buzzing - a great atmosphere and so many happy faces. A lot of whom are Ukrainian, I have to say Liverpool has done a great job of making it about Ukraine and not themselves, I sincerely hope it's providing a few days of escape from reality for those who need it.

We saw Käajia from Finland and the Italian act in the fan village yesterday, both were incredible. Kääjia is such a lovely man, so funny and innocent, my new favourite - and this comes from a Loreen lover. The Italian guy didn't interact much, but has a great voice. I didn't include him in my list but he's perhaps another to watch for the top 5.

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My God, the amount of scouse drag queens on TV at the moment in the run up to this. Cannot bear scouse accents.

 

Yes. Must be the worst accent on the planet. Doesn’t even have the humour of Geordie, West Country or Brum. Couldn’t bear Lilly Savage …or my former mother in Law (not Lilly Savage).

 

Lilly Savage was one thing, but now every soft magazine programme on TV has a garish, fast lipped Scouse Queen on. They must be about 1 in every 3 people in the city.

 

Apparently our interval act is a series of drag acts, so I think you may be onto something...

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After Brexit we finally get a chance to showcase the UK to a European audience and we choose to invite them all to Liverpool. What a complete FU that must be.

We can never undo the damage 20k visiting Europeans being bombarded with scouse chat will do to our global brand.

 

= I have to say Liverpool has done a great job of making it about Ukraine and not themselves,

Not much of a stretch, though. Ukes must feel right at home in a crumbling dangerous city full of desperate bindippers, led by politicians forever demanding outsiders give them more money...

 

We’re getting Catherine Tate to read out the scores.

It’s the Eurovision equivalent of doing the ‘we are Millwall’ chant.

 

Eurovision Special Bargain Hunt on BBC1!

Crossthread interaction halfway down here:
https://wfcforums.com/index.php?threads/bargain-hunt.58508/page-127#post-3239053

 

'i wrote a song' will sing our entrant.

actually, two other people wrote and produced most of it.

Yet more UK lies about Europe!

 

I think we saw 9, as well as the monument surrounded by sandbags. We also wandered over to Liverpool Cathedral and saw the real-time train ride escaping Izyum, most of the people there were Ukrainian women just watching in silence.

 

So, to update on my previous post. They've all qualifed, which is a bonus!

I'm not so confident about France now, I've heard some of the rehearsals and she's really struggling to hit the notes. If she can't, then 3rd place is extremely unlikely! On the other hand, I wasn't a fan of Italy's entry previously but having heard him live I've completely changed my mind. He'll be up there.

Watching live, Belgium - Because of You - is very, very popular and energetic. It could be one to watch. Australia I was surprised by, I wasn't expecting too much but they absolutely nailed it in the semi-final, it has great staging and a catchy sing-a-long 'Oo-oh, oo-oh, oo-oh, oo-oh-oh-oh' which may prove popular. Finally, I think this is Lithuania's best entry ever and I sincerely hope she gets in the top half.

Oh, and Kaaija of Finland is such a genuine, funny, entertaining guy. The epitome of a Eurovision act.

 

I have bet my mortgage on FINLAND. It's free money!

Also, I have a deep love for Sam Ryder.

 

Here’s the Finnish fella, dressed to visit his Mum.

CHA! CHA-CHA! CHA-CHA! CHA-CHA!

 

Never do it at the big tournaments.

 

Good intell! She was just saying in our press the other day that she needs 'the right outfit' on the night to reach the high notes. Hmm. Pre-emptive excuse-mongering? Like Fergie blaming invisible grey kits before kick-off.

 

Although a cross Sandra Kim wants a word

'How could you forget me, Moose?
And I peaked in the mid-80s, just like Watford'

 

Pobitch emails:

'Eurovision betting thoughts: Sweden are still odds-on favourites and likely to enchant the juries BUT the view count of her semi-final performance on YouTube is nowhere near the view counts of Finland, Croatia and Israel.'

 

Just scanning last years Digital Sky Forums for Eurovision 2022:

8-00 pm Programme starts
8-15 pm First entry starts
10-15 pm Last entry finishes
10-16 pm Voting starts and cringeworthy support acts
11-00 pm The results come in (The only bit worth watching)

I assume the schedule will be similar today.

 

ycnmiu.
Austrian feminist female duo to open show with "a pointed commentary on how hard it is for female songwriters to be taken seriously."
mmm. Is it because their tune has four writers - two of whom are men, who also did all the production?!
Try doing your all own work for once, luvs.

 

I’m besides myself with excitement. One of the best nights of the year. Well done Liverpool. Fantastic and joyous.

Expecting Sweden to win. Finland may come second. Israel dark horses for a top three finish. I reckon somewhere around 8-10th for Mae as she seemed to sing rather flatly last night for the jury voters. Croatia the madhouse entry. Poland could surprise. Don’t tell my German gf but I hate their entry. And poor old Malta missed out.

Enjoy it everybody.