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  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    I thought all those Eastern Europeans HATE Russia

    well yeah.. but they reaaallly don't wanna piss Russia off.. :o


    and the turkey was YOURS?! I didn't watch the Eurovision, due to not having a telly.. but I heard about the turkey. :p
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    I will openly say it's a damn good song. :o And I still have something of a soft spot for The Voice... but that was cos I had a iddy biddy crush on the girl who sang it. :p
    :o I still can't help but sing along to hold me now whenever i hear it :eek:
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  • brainofmebrainofme Posts: 231
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :D you... liked... that... one????? :eek: that was the one Marty called '4 weddings and 2 eejits'???

    wtf is marty!?

    i like the melody. it's catchy and they don't take themselves to seriously yet it's clearly a song. i don't know what the lyrics are but the little theater-act on stage was nice. better 4 brides than plastic-surgery-victims. lol
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    eMMI wrote:
    well yeah.. but they reaaallly don't wanna piss Russia off.. :o


    and the turkey was YOURS?! I didn't watch the Eurovision, due to not having a telly.. but I heard about the turkey. :p
    Finland voted for us :) I think you gave us 3 points or something. Estonia was our highest voter, giving us 8 and Belgium were next with 6... I could be completely off with the numbers but the order's right. So thank you Em :)
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    brainofme wrote:
    wtf is marty!?

    i like the melody. it's catchy and they don't take themselves to seriously yet it's clearly a song. i don't know what the lyrics are but the little theater-act on stage was nice. better 4 brides than plastic-surgery-victims. lol
    http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42886000/jpg/_42886573_marty_whelan.jpg
    Marty Whelan. Irish tv and Radio presenter. Absolute legend :D
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    brainofme wrote:
    wtf is marty!?

    i like the melody. it's catchy and they don't take themselves to seriously yet it's clearly a song. i don't know what the lyrics are but the little theater-act on stage was nice. better 4 brides than plastic-surgery-victims. lol
    :eek: speaking of surgery... wtf was going on with Sweden's entry? :eek:

    And the Czech Republic (who didn't qualify for the final) had 4 semi naked girls but Marty was saying 'you'd think they'd check their outfit actually FITS before they leave' :D

    Marty Whelan is our eh... what do ya call it? He talks over the whole thing giving his opinion on songs and stuff.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :o I still can't help but sing along to hold me now whenever i hear it :eek:

    Back when it at least resembled a genuine song contest, rather than a low-rent episode of Eurotrash. :p
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :eek: speaking of surgery... wtf was going on with Sweden's entry? :eek:

    And the Czech Republic (who didn't qualify for the final) had 4 semi naked girls but Marty was saying 'you'd think they'd check their outfit actually FITS before they leave' :D

    Marty Whelan is our eh... what do ya call it? He talks over the whole thing giving his opinion on songs and stuff.

    :eek: You listen to Marty Whelan? The only reason to even consider watching it anymore is to hear Terry Wogan slag it off the whole time. :D
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • brainofmebrainofme Posts: 231
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :eek: speaking of surgery... wtf was going on with Sweden's entry? :eek:

    that's what i was talking about. lol. andi knoll - our Marty Whelan - said something like: "i really like her natural looks" after the performance. cracked myself up.
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    Munich, Germany 2007
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    :eek: You listen to Marty Whelan? The only reason to even consider watching it anymore is to hear Terry Wogan slag it off the whole time. :D
    :D Nah, Marty's even better IMO... he gets drunker as it goes along too and towards the end ya think he's gonna have some kinda nervous breakdown or something
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Finland voted for us :) I think you gave us 3 points or something. Estonia was our highest voter, giving us 8 and Belgium were next with 6... I could be completely off with the numbers but the order's right. So thank you Em :)

    I actually listened to the scoring on radio.. don't think you gave us very good points this time?! :mad: so I'll have our 3-or-something points back thank you! :p
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :D Nah, Marty's even better IMO... he gets drunker as it goes along too and towards the end ya think he's gonna have some kinda nervous breakdown or something
    By the end he just doesn't give a shite anymore. He speaks before he thinks and it's hilarious :D
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  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :D Nah, Marty's even better IMO... he gets drunker as it goes along too and towards the end ya think he's gonna have some kinda nervous breakdown or something

    I only watched it for about twenty minutes this year, right at the end of the actual performances. Terry kept talking about how to vote and stuff, and then those idiot presenters would say something similar, and he'd say "Yes, I just said that. Keep up, would you?" :p And my favourite line, as it was showing all the songs with the voting numbers: "Just keep clinging to the wreckage, folks. It's almost over." :D
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    The Eurovision's for hairdressers called Raymondo who carry rubber fists with them when they go out for a night's dancing. And that's not even a stereotype.
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    By the end he just doesn't give a shite anymore. He speaks before he thinks and it's hilarious :D
    By the end? Of the semi final! :D He was slagging all the postcard stuff in the middle too... 'oh yep, that's Olga... painting her box' :D or something like that. 'And here's a couple of girls trying on shoes... and that's about it' :D
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • brainofmebrainofme Posts: 231
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    And, after all, who votes other than the big enthusiasts?

    actually every year there are many who vote for their own country. some people will never get the rules.


    i actually laughed out loud when i saw the russian performer with the real stradivari violin (why take a stradivari? the music is playback!!) and the ice-skater. what's the point in this? and at the end the singer opened his shirt. haha. talk about naked women.


    i'm actually glad we didn't even participate this year.
    Vienna, Austria 2006
    Munich, Germany 2007
  • JwmccJwmcc Posts: 451
    I must say, even though I'm from NY and don't get to watch this live, this is a great thread to read. I've watched some highlights from previous Eurovision's on youtube and there are some gems there.


    On a different note:

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    awesome sig quote!
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    brainofme wrote:
    actually every year there are many who vote for their own country. some people will never get the rules.


    i actually laughed out loud when i saw the russian performer with the real stradivari violin (why take a stradivari? the music is playback!!) and the ice-skater. what's the point in this? and at the end the singer opened his shirt. haha. talk about naked women.
    :eek: was that the fucking one that won it? :eek: Oh for fuck sake! That ice skater looked like he's actually the bus driver or something and the REAL (i.e. very sexi semi naked female ice skater) got injured last minute and the bus driver was like 'I can do this... I can fill in for her'... otherwise it made no sense :o

    where are you from?
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • brainofmebrainofme Posts: 231
    Jwmcc wrote:
    I must say, even though I'm from NY and don't get to watch this live, this is a great thread to read. I've watched some highlights from previous Eurovision's on youtube and there are some gems there.

    you can watch this years songs in the correct order here. but this is not the actual performance from the song contest but from some semi-finale or so:

    http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6437CCD72CE97A9F
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    Munich, Germany 2007
  • brainofmebrainofme Posts: 231
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :eek: was that the fucking one that won it? :eek: Oh for fuck sake! That ice skater looked like he's actually the bus driver or something and the REAL (i.e. very sexi semi naked female ice skater) got injured last minute and the bus driver was like 'I can do this... I can fill in for her'... otherwise it made no sense :o

    where are you from?

    you didn't get that. of course that's the one that won. lol.

    i'm from austria.
    Vienna, Austria 2006
    Munich, Germany 2007
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    this is the one I liked

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qZZxgHxYrw&feature=related
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    brainofme wrote:
    you didn't get that. of course that's the one that won. lol.

    i'm from austria.
    I already mentioned I was quite drunk :o I just remembered being very angry about the whole thing, lol... and that it was quite close between Russia and Ukraine... I obviously blocked it out of my memory that Russia won :D
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    Just found out Timbaland produced Russias entry. :D
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    Just found out Timbaland produced Russias entry. :D
    :o why why why?
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :o why why why?

    hmm.. did Russia send the same guy they had the year we won?
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • TowsertunesTowsertunes Posts: 187
    Still have a soft spot for
    "My Lovely Horse" by Father Ted and Dougal.
    "they don't give a shit Keith Moon is dead,
    is that exactly what I thought I read?"


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  • HinnyHinny Posts: 1,610
    Dustin the turkey was definitely my personal highlight. Number 2 would be the Russian chick who was not on stage with the guy but would just celebrate like mad everytime the camera panned to them for the 12 points awarded.

    It's high time us Aussies got a vote. Our Eurovision-watching population would surely be bigger than the combined audiences of Andorra, San Marino, Moldova, Malta, Montenegro and maybe Slovenia too.

    We'd shy away from the Russian bloc vote. There'd be a considerable bunch going for Ireland, UK, Italy, Greece, Croatia, Serbia and Turkey :)
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    I loved Eurovision once again this year... until the voting.

    WTF?! :mad:

    I understand your anger, Hels. It was a fucking joke.

    On the flip side, how great were France?! Arriving on a golf cart, in 80's sunnies and female backing singers in beards!!! Don't get much more kitch and Eurotrash than that :D

    *thinks*

    Except maybe Spain....

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  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    :rolleyes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeZWEFpNBnY

    It's the first time I heard it. It sucks. I assume they didn't make it?

    Anyway, the Russians get so many votes because there are Russian communities everywhere.
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Collin wrote:
    :rolleyes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeZWEFpNBnY

    It's the first time I heard it. It sucks. I assume they didn't make it?

    Anyway, the Russians get so many votes because there are Russian communities everywhere.

    No they didn't.

    That dress is adorable though! :o
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
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