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May 20, 2006 at 10:36 pm #23229glwParticipant
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/shared-blogs/palmbeach/cerabino/media/lordi.jpg
Blimey! The monsters from Finland won!
Yeah, I know they’re “pantomime rock” but doesn’t this tell you something? The tide has turned and what people want is ROCK MUSIC! I personally think it’s brilliant!
What’s the bet’s that next year we see a whole bunch of rock bands in the Eurovision song contest?
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June 7, 2006 at 9:01 am #724601bassleftParticipant
Well, if Cliff entered twice, that totally rules out any “gay” snidies, then.
The above sentence was run through Ironycheck v1 and International Libel v3 and passed both scans. Just goes to show; software is still stupid 😆
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June 6, 2006 at 4:49 pm #72436glwParticipant
Cliff entered twice. “Congratulations” and “Power to all our friends”.
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June 5, 2006 at 6:57 am #72431lee_UKParticipant
2 weeks away and i get all this!! its no wonder my ears were severley sunburnt.
Im sure everyone knows Pantorock died out 3 years ago, but the kings at the time were ‘Gwar’
http://www.gwar.net/
Didnt we win it a couple of times? who remembers the Irish Johnny Logan? 2 times winner? who on earth would enter it twice?
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May 25, 2006 at 7:50 am #724281bassleftParticipant
AFAIK, Lee only wears a mask at gigs to avoid scaring the punters. Perhaps he should appear more in the flesh, and get us some douze points
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May 25, 2006 at 6:04 am #72465MichaelParticipant
I just find it odd that Lee takes holidays before Eurovision. I mean, do we really know who is behind the LORDI masks?
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May 24, 2006 at 5:21 pm #72467glwParticipant
[quote=”Michael”]Do you european folk throw big eurovision parties on eurovision night? Like raising national flags outside your house or in your case, having a big French feast maybe?[/quote]
Well, that can often depend on a person’s sexuality.
Errrmmm… sorry, I’m not trying to sound bigoted. Let’s just say that Eurovision has a large gay following.
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May 24, 2006 at 9:30 am #724121bassleftParticipant
Roundly and soundly ignored in Britain.
Second only to a papal visit in Ireland, though 😛
(Here come the flames)
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May 24, 2006 at 9:25 am #72430MichaelParticipant
Do you european folk throw big eurovision parties on eurovision night? Like raising national flags outside your house or in your case, having a big French feast maybe?
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May 24, 2006 at 9:21 am #724491bassleftParticipant
I was totally unfogged that night 😉 . “Il etait temps” had a chorus melody that I liked, in its typically Gallic way. Probably a bit too formulaic from our “du vin, du pain, du Boursin” chums, but I liked the lilt anyway.
Interestingly, the UK voted highest points to The Orcs from Finland, then Lithuania’s “We are the Winners” nerdmix of The Hives vs Maximo Park. To me, it proves that all our grannies are dead and Eurovision is now watched by undergraduates whose exams are at least a few days off 😉
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May 24, 2006 at 8:58 am #72441MichaelParticipant
Yeah, I think Mrs 1Bass may have… fogged your judgement… on the French choice. 🙂
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May 24, 2006 at 8:36 am #724701bassleftParticipant
Atchly, Greece had a good song, in a Shakira “Underneath Your Clothes” style, but she flunked it on the night.
The concept is (especially nowadays) quite simple.
1) Present really quite crappy song.
2) Rely on politically-orientated votes to carry you.
eg, Latvia votes for Estonia, Lithuania and Russia. Vice versa, etc. Cyprus votes for Greece and vice versa. Bosnia, Slovenia, Macedonia and Croatia swap votes.
3) Watch Britain, France and Germany present really crappy songs. They have no mates, so they do really badly. In fact, they don’t even pretend to try. Britain, for example, has a habit of producing worldwide megasellers on the singles and album charts but (when it comes to Eurovision) manages to find an unknown, fat bloke to represent them.As it happens, I liked the French song (not on the night; fluffed it again), especially the chorus. But I’m a bit Francophile like that. I think they amassed cinque points
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May 24, 2006 at 7:47 am #72410MichaelParticipant
Oh haha, I got sick of them around Greece, or thereabouts.
I love the concept of Eurovision, and am right behind it, whatever it is, but I just cannot stomach 5 Hours of it.
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May 24, 2006 at 7:37 am #724321bassleftParticipant
Michael, as an Australian, if you don’t soon post a “I have finished watching Eurovision Contestant’s videos” reply soon, I shall have to send the dog-pound-catchers after you 😆 .
There are some nuggets of gold (well, iron pyrites) in the pans of shi’ite, but you’ll have to make me type my ops, people… 😛
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May 22, 2006 at 8:33 am #72425MichaelParticipant
Comic book guy: “Best pun ever”
Speaking of Lee, I was contemplating changing his avatar whilst gone. Who on earth to but!
Germany’s performance through me right off. It was too, I dunno, Hans Gruber doing a Yank accent in Die Hard.. And I know I keep using him as an example when ever Germany comes up, but it was.
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May 22, 2006 at 8:22 am #724041bassleftParticipant
Perhaps we could call this the “Best Finnish” thread, while Lee’s still on holiday and can’t whinge about copyright?
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May 22, 2006 at 7:26 am #72438MichaelParticipant
haha you are right Croatia had it all over the others, well the 2 i’ve seen.
Thanks for the video links.
Seriously, Denmark is my fav so far. Still a lot of videos to get through.
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May 22, 2006 at 7:18 am #724261bassleftParticipant
As ever, the BBC comes to the rescue. The video-promo can be viewed here:
Smells like Spleen-Spirit to me, but I had it down as a likely winner. Mrs Bass is a total Euro-mongrel and forces me to sit and watch the darned thing every year.
While you’re at it, check out Croatia’s entry:
Their entrant, “Severina”, harks back to the good old days of Eurovision when songs were barking and the lyrics plain mental. I hate to fill up bandwidth, but in this case I really must. Here come the (English translation) lyrics to Croatia’s “My High Heel”
For the grass has not yet sprouted
Where my high heel has trodden
(Speech: Come, come, come, come, hop, hop, hop, hop, come on, my chicken)Tick-tock ’round half past two
You shall pinch me, but noone will see
I know well guys like you
The devils are your godfathersRing, ring, you shall ask for my number
Knock, knock, go and knock on some other girl’s doorSojka, girlie, do put on your little socks
For the grass has not yet sprouted
Where my high heel has trodden
Oy da da oy da oy da da da
Oy da da oy da
My high heel
(Speech: Sije sete, sije oto, sije nove, sije mine and again, baby, s s s seks, hop, hop, ring ring)Tick-tock ’round half past two
You will nibble me, but noone will see
Golden ring, thin mustache
I know well guys like youRing, ring, you shall ask for my number
Shoo, shoo, go and run to some other girl
Sojka, girlie, do put on your little socksFor the grass has not yet sprouted
Where my high heel has trodden
Oy da da oy da oy da da da
Oy da da oy daIt’s the “come on my chicken” bit that bothers me. Not only is it unhygienic and probably illegal, but it certainly impairs the flavour.
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May 22, 2006 at 6:09 am #72417MichaelParticipant
Good lordi! hah
I need to hear them, but I couldn’t see any samples on their website.
10 points for presentation alone.
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