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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: River Don on May 14, 2022, 08:36:32 pm

Title: eurovision
Post by: River Don on May 14, 2022, 08:36:32 pm
Who put money on Ukraine as soon as war broke out?

Apparently the UK entry this year ain't bad, the lad has a very good voice. I'm not sure the Europeans are prepared to forgive us yet.

Ukraine nailed on.

As usual I will not switch on until the voting, to see how European politics are going.
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: River Don on May 14, 2022, 08:50:39 pm
Since Abba has there ever been a half decent Eurosong?
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: drfchound on May 14, 2022, 09:26:20 pm
Who could ever forget Save all your kisses for me by Brotherhood of man from 1976.
Two years after ABBA won.
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: Petche on May 14, 2022, 09:35:58 pm
The German entry has been blatantly stolen!
It sounds incredibly like something, just can't put my finger on what it is.
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: ravenrover on May 14, 2022, 09:54:53 pm
Wrong section me thinks
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: drfchound on May 14, 2022, 10:11:51 pm
The German entry has been blatantly stolen!
It sounds incredibly like something, just can't put my finger on what it is.

I heard a snippet of the Ukranian song yesterday and part of it reminded me of the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons song, Beggin (put your loving hands out baby).

I don’t know if it is intended to be in there but if not it sounds very familiar.
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on May 14, 2022, 10:32:06 pm
The German entry has been blatantly stolen!
It sounds incredibly like something, just can't put my finger on what it is.

Watered down Eminem?
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: knockers on May 14, 2022, 10:46:30 pm
My votes for Switzerland
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on May 14, 2022, 11:10:25 pm
Christ THIS is how much Europe hates us. We are going to go down in history as the country that won Eurovision when Ukraine were supposed to win.
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: Bentley Bullet on May 14, 2022, 11:13:37 pm
In your dreams boy!
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: rich1471 on May 14, 2022, 11:13:54 pm
Leading at the minute
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: rich1471 on May 14, 2022, 11:37:32 pm
Looks like the UK will win
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: bpoolrover on May 15, 2022, 12:21:42 am
second how good is that
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: steve@dcfd on May 15, 2022, 12:25:45 am
We’ve been voted the best song finishing second to Ukraine is acceptable
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on May 15, 2022, 12:27:27 am
Well that's a win really coming second to Ukraine.

Another result that Putin will see as an act of aggression by the West.

Thought Spains number was a winner Though.
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on May 15, 2022, 12:28:16 am
https://mobile.twitter.com/jonwillchambers/status/1525569073790259201
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: drfchound on May 15, 2022, 09:00:46 am
Well at least we now won’t be the most hated country in Europe now.
Maybe we got votes because of the amount of backing from UK to the Ukraine war effort.
Or, because we had a decent song.
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: roversdude on May 15, 2022, 09:07:37 am
Saw the snippets for voting - think some would have been worth watching but with the sound off such as Spain
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: wilts rover on May 15, 2022, 09:41:47 am
I was only really half watching it (from Iceland onwards) but is it true that they didn't show the Ukraine act during the re-cap bit during the voting? Wonder why that was?

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/eurovision-2022-viewers-confused-spot-23961956

I also thought that it was interesting the UK jury were one of the few not to give any points to Ukraine. 'Music Industry Professionals' = miserable gits.
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: since-1969 on May 15, 2022, 09:50:47 am
Who put money on Ukraine as soon as war broke out?

Apparently the UK entry this year ain't bad, the lad has a very good voice. I'm not sure the Europeans are prepared to forgive us yet.

Ukraine nailed on.

As usual I will not switch on until the voting, to see how European politics are going.
Honestly… who would assume that a country would be represented at ‘Song Contest’ when their country was being invaded and their countrymen /woman were being slaughter raped . We are all sitting back watching TVs with disbelief!!
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: idler on May 15, 2022, 10:22:09 am
Maybe Ukrainians want to try to be as normal as possible and also put two fingers up to any Russians watching Eurovision on TV.
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: drfchound on May 15, 2022, 10:35:58 am
Why was Australia in the contest.
I thought it was for European countries.
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: glosterred on May 15, 2022, 11:36:57 am
The one year, in recent years, we’ve had a half decent song and it gets beat by the popular vote to a country at war.
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on May 15, 2022, 11:51:22 am
Why was Australia in the contest.
I thought it was for European countries.
Israel too.
Title: Re: eurovision
Post by: Janso on May 15, 2022, 12:09:39 pm
Why was Australia in the contest.
I thought it was for European countries.

They're paid up members of the EBU which I assume gives them the right to enter. The first time was for an anniversary because they love it down there.