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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Laurie on May 14, 2007, 11:54:57 PM
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Oh my god, I just downloaded the semi-finals and finals for Eurovision 2007. This is awfulsome. I love it.
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Yeah - my sister lives in Sweden, and I had an all-day text message conversation with her about it. She got really defensive when I said the Swedish entry, The Ark's, song sounded like a rip-off of Abba's "Waterloo," but had to ultimately admit that they're only good in relative terms (like compared to the English entry - Peeeeee-Yooooo! What a shtinker!!).
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I kind of liked Israel's entry. Are they admitting through a lovely song and dance that they totally have nuclear warheads, wink wink, nudge nudge? Watch out, Lebanon, they'll blow you away... WITH MUSIC! And also bombs.
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I haven't checked out Israel's entry yet, but I plan to sit down and go back through them all over the next couple of days - it truly is jaw-droppingly funny. And by the way - Israel is now part of Europe? What's up with that?
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I'm sad that I couldn't find any BBC rips. I want to hear Wogan get WASTED.
"In the end, it all comes down to dancing in silly hats." Too true, Wogan, too true.
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"In the end, it all comes down to dancing in silly hats." Too true, Wogan, too true.
That's one mode, the other is some vague connection to "folk tradition" backed by a thumping cheezy early 90s house music beat:
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Israel has participated in Eurovision since 1973--a country's eligibility is determined on whether or not they're a member of the European Broadcast Union, not if the country is in the EU or physically in Europe.
Does anyone remember the 1998 Eurovision winner, Israeli Dana International? She ruled. She also happened to be a transsexual, which later became the subject of a few too many conference papers I heard at various MLA conferences.
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Damn, it didn't work. I followed the instructions, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekGwczVBPNI
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Follow the instructions, sans extraneous umlaut.
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Israel has participated in Eurovision since 1973--a country's eligibility is determined on whether or not they're a member of the European Broadcast Union, not if the country is in the EU or physically in Europe.
Man - I guess I'm a Eurovisi-dummy!
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I can't even post YouTube clips correctly, I think I'm the bigger dummy :(
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Ukraine and Romania were the champs!
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Oh my lord. Switzerland's entry: "Vampires Are Alive." No words... None.
Okay, a few words: That one backup dancer had some crazy mohawk/fauxhawk hair. Also, I love the Swedish commentator's disbelief at the act's name. He kept repeating DJ Bobo over and over again: "DJ... Bobo? DJ Bobo... DJ Bobo? DJ BOBO! BOBO! Bobo? Okay, DJ Bobo!" I loved it.
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Wow.
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Okay, I've now watched all of the entries for the semi-finals AND the finals, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE UKRAINE DIDN'T WIN. I mean, look at their performance:
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First of all, the song's incredibly catchy and actually makes me want to dance -- in a good way, seriously. Secondly, just look at those go go boys! Oh wow, I love spastic dancing! That's so great. Also, THE COSTUMES! We've got the weird guy playing the accordion in short shorts, we've got the zaftig ladies in curve-hugging Andrew Sisters wear, we've got super-shiny Don't Ask Don't Tell GO GO BOYS! What's not to love?
Eh, the lesbian part of me kind of loves that Serbia won. Has Marija officially come out? I mean, we've got the back up dancers in Dolce & Gabbana pantsuits embracing each other and clutching their hands together to make the painted hearts whole, and then there's Marija. Come on, guys.
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And, yeah, I hear the ABBA in The Ark, Sweden's act, but man, I love the lead singer. He's wearing culottes, a cropped silver motorcycle jacket with a feather cowl, and a gigantic necklace made of big silver paillettes. Oh, and gloves. I love it.
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You know you love it. Also, I just read on the BBC website that he is openly bisexual. Obviously.
I also kind of liked France's entry. It's catchy! And poppy! I like that.
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So wonderfully gay.
The worst was obviously Ireland's entry. Wow, that was NOT a pleasing vibrato. It sounded like a goat's death rattle. Not good.
Oh, and Belarus had an awful song sung in heavily accented English with super dated choreography -- like a La Bouche video or something. Yikes. It was wonderfully awfulsome, of course.
And what was with that opera lady with the LED hands? That shit was crazy.
And the drums! From I forget which country. With the beatboxing! It was kind of awful, but also pretty awesome! By definition, awfulsome!
Also, Georgia had a pretty solid song. Super Björky. Plus, SWORDS!
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Okay, I should probably go to sleep. I have work tomorrow.
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Bring back Lordi.
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If you insist.
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After all, it is the AROCKALYPSE.
The singer for this year's Finnish submission has a voice just like Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave.
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Uncanny!
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Laurie - I'm realizing that not only is The Ark's song Abba-esque, but it's also a direct rip off of "Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes." It's great that he's openly bi, and he's got nice gloves and all, but as you point out - Ukraine's got zaftig ladies in Andrews Sisters gear (did you notice the butt slaps at around 0:25?), Switzerland's got Vampires, and Georgia's got sword fighting - it's just not up to Eurovision snuff (but don't tell my sister I said so... then again, we're not even Swedish - I don't know what the hell she's so damn worked up about!). (Am I sharing too much?).
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No, you're not sharing too much!
And OF COURSE, I noticed the butt slaps.
I still can't believe Sweden didn't make it to the finals. They took a risk, stealing those mannekins from the Hot Topic at Helsinki Commons! Come on, Europeans! You vote for Belarus, a DICTATORSHIP (in fact, the only one in this contest) that does not tolerate homosexuality? And also, "WORK YOUR MAGIC"? Yes, the back-up dancing was wonderfully stupid, but COME ON GUYS. I could not fathom a a Belarusian victory. If they won, which would never happen, I mean really, but IF they won, I'd say roughly 70% of the audience would not feel welcome. Would they confiscate the fans clad in rainbow wear or waving rainbow flags? I imagine they would. What about all of the countries that pander to the gay vote? The crossdressers and transvestites and transgendered performers? Would they be allowed? Yikes. That would be weird.
Ugh. For shame, Europe, for shame.
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The worst was obviously Ireland's entry. Wow, that was NOT a pleasing vibrato. It sounded like a goat's death rattle. Not good.
Ireland is the only country that still takes it seriously. For the past 5 years or so, there's been a Pop Idol-type competition running for about 3 months.. to find someone to do the Eurovision!
Hopefully things will change for next year and we can just send off a few nutjobs like everybody else.
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The worst was obviously Ireland's entry. Wow, that was NOT a pleasing vibrato. It sounded like a goat's death rattle. Not good.
Ireland is the only country that still takes it seriously. For the past 5 years or so, there's been a Pop Idol-type competition running for about 3 months.. to find someone to do the Eurovision!
Hopefully things will change for next year and we can just send off a few nutjobs like everybody else.
Seriously, people voted for the broad with a lawnmower blade stuck in her throat? That's the best Ireland has to offer? Or is it like a Sanjaya-vote-for-the-worst thing?
I actually fell asleep during Ireland's performance. Awful.
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The UK has the Pop Idol type competition too, at least they did this year.
As for Ireland, they won three times in a row in the mid 90s and then put in a deliberately shit entry because they couldn't afford to win and host the event for a fourth time*.
Also during one of the Irish hosted Eurovisions a short dance sequence was created for the interval entertainment. It was so well received an expanded version toured the world as Riverdance. Thanks Eurovision.
*The guaranteed losing entry was parodied in Father Ted.
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...And people voted for Scooch, Jason? Are you people masochists? There wasn't anything better?
Well, to be fair, I guess the slutty flight host song thing was better than the shit England submitted last year. Oof, that was even worse.
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And, yeah, I hear the ABBA in The Ark, Sweden's act, but man, I love the lead singer. He's wearing culottes, a cropped silver motorcycle jacket with a feather cowl, and a gigantic necklace made of big silver paillettes. Oh, and gloves. I love it.
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You know you love it. Also, I just read on the BBC website that he is openly bisexual. Obviously.
Are you ready to have your mind blown? Take a good look at the singer's pants. My friend... made those pants.
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As for Ireland, they won three times in a row in the mid 90s and then put in a deliberately shit entry because they couldn't afford to win and host the event for a fourth time*.
*The guaranteed losing entry was parodied in Father Ted.
haha, but it's not as though the 3 winners were good... One of them had lyrics probably not even worthy for the Gas Station Dogs:
"we were the rock n' roll kids,
rock n' roll was all we did".
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And, yeah, I hear the ABBA in The Ark, Sweden's act, but man, I love the lead singer. He's wearing culottes, a cropped silver motorcycle jacket with a feather cowl, and a gigantic necklace made of big silver paillettes. Oh, and gloves. I love it.
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You know you love it. Also, I just read on the BBC website that he is openly bisexual. Obviously.
Are you ready to have your mind blown? Take a good look at the singer's pants. My friend... made those pants.
MIND EXPLOSION.
He should really be wearing skintight black jeans, though, not women's wide leg pants purchased at a Talbots. :'( The bottoms don't match the "top."
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I agree that it's not the best match. You can imagine how wild it is for my friend to design stuff for him, though. Anything goes! (Almost.)
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Can your friend put him in a monster fur shrug, teeny tiny hot pants, and go go boots? It's just a suggestion!