Eurovision song contest

Olivier · Post by **Olivier** » Fri May 17, 2002 6:01 pm

A funny question...

The next contest will take place on may 25th, in Tallinn (Estonia).
Of course, France will lose, like every year and for 20 years!

O.

francky · Post by **francky** » Fri May 17, 2002 7:02 pm

What is it??

matt.berlin · Post by **matt.berlin** » Fri May 17, 2002 7:49 pm

It's great eccentric kitsch. It's a brilliant laugh (especially if you've had a few to drink!). I like the new telephone voting element ... though it is unfair how the scandinavians vote for one another no matter how rubbish the songs are!

France tends to deserve its "nil points" .. I remember it had a great title one year, "Où aller?" .. lovely!

francky · Post by **francky** » Fri May 17, 2002 10:24 pm

matt.berlin wrote: .. I remember it had a great title one year, "Où aller?" .. lovely!

Sorry

Olivier · Post by **Olivier** » Sat May 18, 2002 1:48 am

matt.berlin wrote: France tends to deserve its "nil points" .. I remember it had a great title one year, "Où aller?" .. lovely!

Actually, I never remember the songs of the previous years... I couldn't tell you who represented France the years before...

Most of the time, the singers are not known before the contest... and are not also after.

anyway, I like this eurokitsh celebration.

pinguino79 · Post by **pinguino79** » Sat May 18, 2002 1:55 am

Don't like it, sorry! Almost unknown singers, music for old people (nothing to be surprised of, it took inspiration from Italian Festival di Sanremo

)
I prefer MTV Europe Music Awards (though it's mainly commercial stuff)

BossaNova · Post by **BossaNova** » Sat May 18, 2002 2:16 am

matt.berlin wrote: I remember it had a great title one year, "Où aller?" .. lovely!

I remember that song

was great, the singer name, a black girl, was Marie-Line! Lovely "Je na pas ou aller..."

the new telephone vote is very unfair, the scandinavians exchange points with each other, and since then France allways gives the max pontuation to Portugal

some times the only points we get are the 12 from France

it's a unique show, very kitch is true, but I really like it, this year Portugal is going to be absent..

and I tottaly disagree with the rule that every country can sing in english..

probably that's why portugal isn't there this year, in the last one was one of the 2 or 3 countries that didn't sing in english

where's the european diversity???

micro · Post by **micro** » Sat May 18, 2002 2:53 pm

Nothing for me. Too kitchy, too silly.

Evert · Post by **Evert** » Wed Jun 05, 2002 8:12 pm

Maybe Scandinavians just like each others sings =) Hehe.. Finns are so bad they loose every time.

And if you're complaining about scandinavia (ok, Finland doesn't belong to scandinavia as one swede told me) just watch Greece and Cyprus

K3lvin · Post by **K3lvin** » Wed Jun 05, 2002 11:13 pm

Evert wrote:just watch Greece and Cyprus

That band of Greece... OH MY GOD! Check this link for a pic:
http://www.eurovision.tv/en/contestants ... /index.php
G.E.S.T.A.P.O.

LOL

And the sad thing is that they even got more points than Finland. BTW why the heck the contest was partly presented in French? And when France gave their vote, they spoke only French while every other countries gave their votes in English. I'm so sick of that language policy of French people

Evert · Post by **Evert** » Wed Jun 05, 2002 11:34 pm

Yeah, I hate that too. Even the official post language is French.

Olivier · Post by **Olivier** » Thu Jun 06, 2002 2:58 am

K3lvin wrote: I'm so sick of that language policy of French people

Well.. the presidents of this contest are all from ... Switzerland!

Anyway, the kind of songs of this contest is too... "eurovision". A sort of an institution which becomes a bit dusty.

O.

BossaNova · Post by **BossaNova** » Thu Jun 06, 2002 7:40 pm

K3lvin wrote:And when France gave their vote, they spoke only French while every other countries gave their votes in English. I'm so sick of that language policy of French people

Diversity, my friend, diversity... I would like a lot more if the songs and presentings were in the countries' languages...

that was the charm of eurovision.... only latin countries sing in their language.. why is that? do latins love and care more about their languages then northern people?

Evert · Post by **Evert** » Thu Jun 06, 2002 7:45 pm

I think it is just this time, every one are wanting to sing in english. At least many people understand it better. I am sometimes surprised when I see the translated lyrics of some songs and what the words mean.

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Fri Jun 07, 2002 9:21 pm

I don't really like the contest either. It's all just voting for countries you like, not giving a damn about the songs. I think the jury should come back and give points as well as the TV viewers.
I usually just watch it to dis the ridiculous clothes some artists wear. Especially Spain seems to be quite good at this. Nothing personal to the Spanish, but you guys just can't dress your artists quite properly...

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