It approaches.
http://www.eurovision.tv/
Here's your YouTube playlist of the entries:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmWYEDTNOGUL3Q6L4o5jwyPSjWHbRfrAq
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 30 March 2017 16:28 (seven years ago) link
Your three hosts!
http://www.eurovision.tv/save-files/resizes/90/da/b8/80/eb/14/1b/3d/7c/cc/e2/a0/9f/89/cd/60/ILS_9280.jpg
Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk, and Timur Miroshnychenko by name.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 30 March 2017 16:29 (seven years ago) link
Pretty sure you cut and pasted those names and didn't type them from memory, Ned...
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 30 March 2017 16:40 (seven years ago) link
Rather.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 30 March 2017 16:44 (seven years ago) link
All male presenting team is unusual.
― Bill Teeters (Tom D.), Thursday, 30 March 2017 17:18 (seven years ago) link
will give all these a listen todayrunning order for the semis has just been announced http://esctoday.com/143533/eurovision-2017-semi-finals-running-order-revealed/
― nxd, Friday, 31 March 2017 10:09 (seven years ago) link
italys is soooooo good!
― nxd, Friday, 31 March 2017 10:20 (seven years ago) link
Italy's is indescribable.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 31 March 2017 13:25 (seven years ago) link
playlist links to the music video, but the live seems a bit more milder in a good way! love the orchestra chanting ALLEZhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmpc3fcrNJQ
― nxd, Friday, 31 March 2017 14:08 (seven years ago) link
fan service is not the ESC's best look but it's very far from the worst worst so I guess I'm happy to see San Marino and Moldova resurrect their most memetic stars
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Saturday, 1 April 2017 12:30 (seven years ago) link
other crucial fact: Romania's entry is called "Yodel It!"
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Saturday, 1 April 2017 12:31 (seven years ago) link
Really pissed I wasn't able to get tickets this year (grrrr, fuming) because I was looking forward to going OFF to Montenegro, who have provided the nearest thing the contest will ever see to "What What (In the Butt)". Also into Iceland, Israel, Montenegro, Azerbaijan and, weirdly, Cyprus.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Sunday, 2 April 2017 10:23 (seven years ago) link
So I've been binging on all the rehearsals and more from last week (and a lot of the promo stuff for the last few weeks -- the Eurovision team are kinda killing it on the social media front, they know how to feed the beast with all the formal clips and interviews and promo things and etc.)
Pretty much at this point if Norma John from Finland fully dark horse it to the top I will be pleased as punch; it's easily my favorite song by a mile, plus a pretty great actual video to go with it, and the duo have amazingly dry senses of humor in their promos and the like. Belgium's entry is my number two in studio form as is but I can't see it getting anywhere as a live performance based on the rehearsal clips.
Beyond that I have a clutch of entries I enjoy well enough (Montenegro, Australia, Iceland, Germany, Denmark, Macedonia, some others) and others which I don't exactly but have their staging/meme quality down (Moldova, Romania, Italy). If Spain's entry ranks high anywhere the night of the final I will throttle someone.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 8 May 2017 04:38 (six years ago) link
Half hour to go!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 18:36 (six years ago) link
I quite like Monatik.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:03 (six years ago) link
yo
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:09 (six years ago) link
get to Montenegro already
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:27 (six years ago) link
I like Belgium's entirely monotone effort tbh.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:27 (six years ago) link
Belgium not really bringing the attitude xp
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:28 (six years ago) link
She looks distraught for no apparent reason,
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:29 (six years ago) link
MONTENEGRO TIME
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:30 (six years ago) link
*Pumps fist*
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:30 (six years ago) link
I hope he sang better last night
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:33 (six years ago) link
very much feeling the presenters tonight
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:34 (six years ago) link
Yeah, I think if I heard the Belgian one out I might quite like it. Whereas Montenegro had the old-school Eurovision fun factor.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:35 (six years ago) link
great real names: The Australian entrant is called Isaiah Firebrace
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:36 (six years ago) link
Azerbaijan is good in this company.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:44 (six years ago) link
AZE is good but I keep humming Roisin Murphy "Primitive" over the chorus
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:44 (six years ago) link
Azerbaijan <3 <3
― emil.y, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:44 (six years ago) link
Fire/desire/higher!
She p much hits her notes, though, I think only two or three have done so before her?
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:55 (six years ago) link
(Poland, that is)
bit sad that "can sing" is going to be enough to get these people through
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:57 (six years ago) link
most famous living Moldovan?
He has been working on that riff for nine years and is finally ready to unleash.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 19:59 (six years ago) link
Nothing wrong with Armenia but I miss Inga and Anush
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:20 (six years ago) link
I liked Armenia, but it needed to be bigger sounding, I think. Having said that, I think Armenia and Azerbaijan are the only two I'm that fussed about seeing go into the next round. So obv they'll both get knocked out.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:23 (six years ago) link
feel a bit churlish to write this but I'd like Latvia a lot better if they had a song
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:28 (six years ago) link
Could do with some decent Ukrainian pop as a palate cleanser tbh.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link
Expected rank according to Betfair markets, snapshot right after the reminders:
Top ten: SWE, ARM, POR, MDA, AZE, BEL, GRE, FIN, AUS, CYPThen: LAT, GEO, SLO, ISL, MNE, ALB, CZE
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:38 (six years ago) link
(To be precise, that is not necessarily the actual ranking order of the entries as such, but a ranking of the probability of going through. A ranking of the probabiliby of winning the semifinal might turn out slightly different.)
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:40 (six years ago) link
feel Sweden are due a DNQ maybe just wishful thinking
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:40 (six years ago) link
ISL has a decent shot I'd say
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:41 (six years ago) link
They can have the place of MDA, which I found pretty unbearable
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:45 (six years ago) link
Georgia should probably be ok.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:46 (six years ago) link
Jamala is so fucking good.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:55 (six years ago) link
The new one is very good.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:56 (six years ago) link
Yeah, definite highlight of the evening right there.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:56 (six years ago) link
Good god, Spain.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:59 (six years ago) link
Whoops, I missed POL in the market ranking. They were at #11, top non-qualifier.
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:09 (six years ago) link
So market was 9 for 10, had Finland instead of Poland.
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:10 (six years ago) link
These are intriguing odds:
Germany to give UK 0 points (Jury + Televoting Combined) 5/4France to give UK 0 points (Jury + Televoting Combined) 13/8Italy to give UK 0 points (Jury + Televoting Combined) 2/1
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:11 (six years ago) link
Would this have done any better for Iceland?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpLp9nRmS7U
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:14 (six years ago) link
Which is how it should have been.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:14 (six years ago) link
Faves among qualifiers -- Belgium, Azerbaijan, Australia (with caveats)
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:15 (six years ago) link
xps going for uk getting 4 from roi and 1 each from san marino and malta
― nxd, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:17 (six years ago) link
From the clip they played during the "waiting for votes" section, I didn't hate the UK entry. Spain, on the other hand...
― emil.y, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:26 (six years ago) link
Spain not only needs to die in a fire, but drown.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:28 (six years ago) link
... in a fire?
― PJD PDJ DPJ (DJP), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:30 (six years ago) link
Burning oil on water, whatever works.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:32 (six years ago) link
Okay, second semi in half an hour...
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 May 2017 18:25 (six years ago) link
TMI
― StanM, Thursday, 11 May 2017 18:55 (six years ago) link
I have heard a rumour Ruslana is the interval act today, which would be great.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:00 (six years ago) link
It's all very well being sniffy about this, but in 1997 we nearly entered a song called Yodel In The Canyon Of Love https://t.co/o1abJEkHWe— Kit Lovelace (@kitlovelace) May 11, 2017
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:29 (six years ago) link
This is painful tho.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:30 (six years ago) link
That last one was good but I was too busy calling him 'Yahtzee Popeye' to notice what country it was. Any help?
― emil.y, Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:41 (six years ago) link
Hungary
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:42 (six years ago) link
Cool, thanks.
― emil.y, Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:42 (six years ago) link
As a side note, given the direction the country is going in, it's good to see a Roma singer performing for Hungary. Decent song too.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:43 (six years ago) link
routinely check to see if ruslana has blotted her copybook in re the darkside of maidan (as a sometime MP etc), but so far she seems to be more or less on the side of good
― mark s, Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:44 (six years ago) link
Denmark: reliably awful
YODEL IT
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:47 (six years ago) link
San Marino: reliably Valentina
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:50 (six years ago) link
Valentina in dgaf "what are you going to do, stop selecting me?" mode
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:52 (six years ago) link
And now Croatian Josh Gad.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:54 (six years ago) link
This is remarkable.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:55 (six years ago) link
Croatian Jekyll and Hyde: "I am an opera singer"/"I will put mustard on you and eat you"
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:56 (six years ago) link
Simultaneously the campest performer at Eurovision 2017 and "the biggest homophobe in Croatian showbiz".
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:57 (six years ago) link
Perfect combo! Uh.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
Yeah, such a shame, I liked the Croatia song. Also quite liked the Switzerland one, tbh, though I'm not sure what makes it stand out from the other mid-tempo belters that I've been dismissing these semis.
― emil.y, Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:05 (six years ago) link
Where are you all watching (US)?
― rb (soda), Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:05 (six years ago) link
Swedish feed
https://www.svtplay.se/video/13572909/eurovision-song-contest/eurovision-song-contest-2017-semifinal-2-11-maj-21-00?start=auto&tab=kommande
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:07 (six years ago) link
i am watching on the bbc bcz i am brexit
― mark s, Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:08 (six years ago) link
switched from BBC to Youtube live stream - so much better when you're doing your own commentary
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:12 (six years ago) link
Sofia 2018 imo.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:15 (six years ago) link
with the "Heroes" stage show? hope not
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:22 (six years ago) link
Betfair market's ranking for reaching final at end of first reminder round:
Top ten: BUL, ROU, NED, ISR, HUN, DEN, EST, BLR, CRO, AUTThen: NOR, SRB, SUI, MKD, MLT, IRL, LTU, SMR
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:38 (six years ago) link
we're not worthy #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/S28ziOyQHQ— Hilary (@exit_everything) May 11, 2017
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:39 (six years ago) link
Nostalgia for buying overpriced fruit at Besarabsky Market is just about making me stay with this terrible BBC skit.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:46 (six years ago) link
Once again, market goes 9 for 10, with the 11th-ranked going through instead of one of the top 10 (#8 on Tuesday, #7 tonight).
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 11 May 2017 21:12 (six years ago) link
Really surprised by NED but what do I know. Drawing a complete blank on what AUT sound like.
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 21:15 (six years ago) link
Never be surprised by me.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 May 2017 21:15 (six years ago) link
I should have learned by now
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 21:18 (six years ago) link
Austria was horrendous, but I knew it'd go through.
― emil.y, Thursday, 11 May 2017 21:43 (six years ago) link
i liked NED
― mark s, Thursday, 11 May 2017 22:34 (six years ago) link
I am perfectly fine with the reincarnation of Wilson Phillips putting my good name forth.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 May 2017 23:48 (six years ago) link
I initially haaated them, but by the end there was definitely something that won me round. Not to the extent of particularly loving it, but definitely dissuading me from hatred.
― emil.y, Thursday, 11 May 2017 23:52 (six years ago) link
I heard a yodelling one, the commentators were all lol, but I thought "it's not that far from Dragostino Din Tei", or however it's spelled..
― Mark G, Friday, 12 May 2017 10:00 (six years ago) link
Gigi Dr'agostino
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Friday, 12 May 2017 10:18 (six years ago) link
I was just all "it's no Edelweiss" about that one. I love the idea of rap yodelling astride big cannons, but it was surprisingly non-interesting.
― emil.y, Friday, 12 May 2017 12:57 (six years ago) link
For those who weren't there -- I was one of the lucky ones! -- Tom Ewing's Pop Conference presentation on Eurovision is now up.
http://freakytrigger.co.uk/nylpm/2017/05/making-your-mind-up-how-eurovision-caused-brexit/
Set aside 20 minutes to watch it all, it's great.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 12 May 2017 17:48 (six years ago) link
Less than two hours to go!
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 May 2017 17:14 (six years ago) link
Are most places only paying out E/W bets on 1/2/3 this year? I could have sworn it was 1/2/3/4 last time.
Italy, Bulgaria and Portugal are all really short. Aus at 150/1 suggests he tanked his jury performance as the song is basically quite decent and they have been top five both times they have been in it.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 17:53 (six years ago) link
Wow, yeah, maybe he had another problem with his voice or something. Pity, he's a good singer for sure.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 May 2017 17:55 (six years ago) link
I kinda want to be called a freelance kulturjournalist now
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_ueDA3XgAAvPmw.jpg:large
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 May 2017 18:19 (six years ago) link
Oh weird, did that not go through?
I've had 12 quid on Portugal because they won the Euros and i like coincidences
― i know kore-eda (or something), Saturday, 13 May 2017 18:28 (six years ago) link
I consider myself a peurist so I don't look at any of the entries until the Final... here we go!(Ok, I don't have any free time or I would live it all year)
― kinder, Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:05 (six years ago) link
OK they're getting the shit/cringey presenter action in early.
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:09 (six years ago) link
Oh God, these presenters are a nightmare. What are those accents?
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:10 (six years ago) link
ukraine dude, keep up
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:11 (six years ago) link
unless you meant graham norton in which case no idea
this is like when rock profile did Shirley Bassey
― kinder, Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:17 (six years ago) link
(Poland)
Those aren't Ukrainian accents but some awful generic pan-European English with overly fastidious vowel sounds.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:20 (six years ago) link
eurovision began in 1956
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:23 (six years ago) link
NATHAN TRENT
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:24 (six years ago) link
White is the new black.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:25 (six years ago) link
Of the two overly-jolly folk-yodel efforts, Belarus is definitely the best.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:25 (six years ago) link
This Austrian entry sounds like the theme tune to a sitcom.
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:25 (six years ago) link
The type of sitcom where the main character is played by an actor who also has a mid-level singing career.
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:26 (six years ago) link
Armenia backing track sounds like something from the Residents' Mole Trilogy.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:30 (six years ago) link
except actually good, unlike anything the residents ever did
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:31 (six years ago) link
NED IS NEXT
As someone said on Twitter, the Netherlands sent all three women from the hair dye boxes.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:33 (six years ago) link
they are sisters so that is handy for the hair dye firm
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:35 (six years ago) link
Moldova - the return of epic sax guy.
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:38 (six years ago) link
Second dancing violinist of the night.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:38 (six years ago) link
http://68.media.tumblr.com/6d1d4a175d4edd1722af61aa72d3aad7/tumblr_inline_no54u5smeL1s5x0ig_500.gif
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:40 (six years ago) link
(xp) Spoke too soon.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:42 (six years ago) link
moldova's entry is a fuckin banger
― The Patricia Routledge Meatspin Gif Has Made You Gay (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:54 (six years ago) link
A Little Schmilsson in Portugal.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:55 (six years ago) link
love the sound of sung Portuguese tbh
― The Remoans of the May (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:57 (six years ago) link
2017: year of the miming violinists
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:04 (six years ago) link
Go Compare need to sign the Croatian entry up for their next series of ads.
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:05 (six years ago) link
Och no, they're there every year.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:07 (six years ago) link
hungarians and croatians weren't miming
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:09 (six years ago) link
They're much more prominent this year, often standing right in front of the singer at the end of the song. I'm waiting for the entry where the violinist pops into the picture from the bottom, right up close to the camera.
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:10 (six years ago) link
at least they weren't in the semis i wasn't watching just now
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:10 (six years ago) link
oh green room wonk..."everybody cheer!" <silence>
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:11 (six years ago) link
Oh god, here we go.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:18 (six years ago) link
Spain easily the worst so far
― i know kore-eda (or something), Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:19 (six years ago) link
this is the worstbackground looks like a Catchphrase question
xp lol
― kinder, Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:20 (six years ago) link
Brexit can't come fast enough
Spain's entry wasn't good but it wasn't terrible either. But so far nothing has really stood out. It's all a bit X Factor-y and safe.
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:22 (six years ago) link
Norway's verses are good but then the chorus is meh
― i know kore-eda (or something), Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:24 (six years ago) link
hungary and azerbaijan are both good (and nothing like x factor)
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:25 (six years ago) link
hungary has a fkn gorgeous voice, azerbaijan is a goth menk
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:26 (six years ago) link
German song co-written by ex-Wimbledon manager, Dave Bassett, it would appear.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:42 (six years ago) link
Germany covering Firework here, didn't know that was allowed
― i know kore-eda (or something), Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:42 (six years ago) link
lol thought Germany was a titanium rip tbh
― nxd, Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:56 (six years ago) link
I liked Belgium a lot.This Swedish Timberlake is bearable.
― willem, Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:59 (six years ago) link
Belgium are often good.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:00 (six years ago) link
where's all the crazy shit? Is it all getting knocked out in the semis these days?
― kinder, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:03 (six years ago) link
there wasn't much this year, perhaps the world has sobered ppl up
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:08 (six years ago) link
be nice if a song where the singer didn't BELLOW did well
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:10 (six years ago) link
ie belgium
tho i am angry at all these CHILDREN
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:11 (six years ago) link
Belgium, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the rest can gtf.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:15 (six years ago) link
You forgot the simpering hippie from Portugal.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:17 (six years ago) link
Slay queen
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:17 (six years ago) link
I love Ruslana so much.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:18 (six years ago) link
me too
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:24 (six years ago) link
she validated my entire life's commitment to eurovision
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:25 (six years ago) link
Onuka!
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:26 (six years ago) link
This is unexpected!
what is this, I enjoy
― kinder, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:27 (six years ago) link
Her song Vidlik from last year was a banger.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:28 (six years ago) link
I've never needed any validation, I'm Eurovision till I die.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:29 (six years ago) link
And here it is. xp
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:30 (six years ago) link
This is brilliant
― i know kore-eda (or something), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:31 (six years ago) link
Look away, mark s, it's a bellowing child.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:34 (six years ago) link
Belgium is good! Azerbaijan also ok. Didn't mind UK. Unfortunately, I can see Sweden or Croatia winning. The Croatia and Romania were a little bit batshit, so there's some typical Eurovision.
― kraudive, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:35 (six years ago) link
her dress is astonishingly hideous :0
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:36 (six years ago) link
everyone is being very wogan abt hungary which was excellent
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:38 (six years ago) link
Yes, absolutely otm.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:40 (six years ago) link
An Aussie just mooned during a live performance. I hope it was KBP
― Odysseus, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:44 (six years ago) link
See what happens when you invite them to appear in Eurovision.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:46 (six years ago) link
It paid off
― Odysseus, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:48 (six years ago) link
Ten to midnight and 42 points reveals to go...
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:49 (six years ago) link
lol, San Marino only gave 5 to Italy.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:51 (six years ago) link
dot worry. we know what will happen with cyprus and greece
― Odysseus, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:52 (six years ago) link
oh go away portugal
― kinder, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:52 (six years ago) link
wth Norway
― Odysseus, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:56 (six years ago) link
ugh Portugal
― kraudive, Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:58 (six years ago) link
Fuck this, I'm watching the football.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 21:59 (six years ago) link
Wonder who will get 12 points from Greece...
― Odysseus, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:00 (six years ago) link
haha
― Odysseus, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:01 (six years ago) link
Croatia is getting very few points which can only be due to the singer's fucking horrible personal opinions. I think it'd score high otherwise.
― kraudive, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:01 (six years ago) link
portugal fuckin sucks
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:03 (six years ago) link
still no points for Spain
― kinder, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:04 (six years ago) link
I always wondered what happened to Hinge & Bracket
― Odysseus, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:06 (six years ago) link
We Send Australia our crims and they give is 12 pts haha
― Odysseus, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:10 (six years ago) link
Brexit, Trump and now this.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:25 (six years ago) link
Jesus, Australia got next to nothing,
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:29 (six years ago) link
An Aussie just mooned during a live performance.
fucking hell
― early morning reverse rumplestiltskin rage (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:29 (six years ago) link
how do they assign specific numbers of points from the votes? it wasn't like this in my day
― kinder, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:30 (six years ago) link
I hate the viewers vote.
― Odysseus, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:31 (six years ago) link
Everyone pissed off Portugal won?
I think it's quite good considering they've never won it. Crap song tho..
― Odysseus, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:39 (six years ago) link
OMG, Rockism triumphs at Eurovision.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:40 (six years ago) link
Portugal guy speech belongs on /r/lewronggeneration
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:40 (six years ago) link
haha I knew that speech would get a reaction
― Odysseus, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:42 (six years ago) link
he's been ill
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:47 (six years ago) link
viewers' vote was p good down-table (viz hungary)
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:48 (six years ago) link
also i like the way it makes countries leap up the places, it's exciting
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:49 (six years ago) link
Yeah, voting stage is much better than it used to be
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:51 (six years ago) link
Great to see Hungary coming through at the end. idk how Europe decided Australia was worse than Spain but Austria getting nothing was very welcome.
I had Isaiah at 11/4 to finish in the top ten and he just about held on.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:55 (six years ago) link
oh right the voter points are still based on the ranking 1-12 points
― kinder, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:55 (six years ago) link
I remember when I was first watching all the songs/videos two months back I was thinking that Portugal had the virtue of being thoroughly atypical compared to the rest of the field, if nothing else, and here we are. I do wonder how much the medical backstory played into a sympathy vote and all.
Great to see Hungary coming through at the end.
That one quietly grew on me over time.
My two real favorite results -- Belgium placing fourth (would have loved it to beat Moldova at least but I'll take the rest) and Spain getting so completely trashed.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:57 (six years ago) link
his backstory and portugal's -- and he sang it really well and the arrangement was nice (very 50s strings, like an eartha kitt record or something)
i fear it will create a tsunami of badness next year, assuming the second korean war doesn't take us there first
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 23:00 (six years ago) link
As I said upthread, it reminded me of Harry Nilsson a bit, but it was a pastiche though, it kept threatening to turn into another song.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 23:08 (six years ago) link
So per this article on the winner:
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/television/2017/05/12/historia-erasmus-portugues-atiborro-alucinogenos-mallorca-favorito-ganar-eurovision/00031494588376440908522.htm?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=twgen
...this Google-translated detail:
The Portuguese Salvador Sobral left his country in 2011 with destination to Mallorca . He did it with an Erasmus scholarship, with the clear intention of polishing his training in Psychology. The problem is that the Balearic night confessed to him, and as he himself acknowledged, he ended up walking on the faculty and cramming with hallucinogenic mushrooms and other drugs.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 May 2017 23:17 (six years ago) link
This is not a complaint, mind you, if anything I'm all "Well, yes, sounds right."
Makes you wonder why the songs is so bad.
Then you find out his sister wrote it.
― Odysseus, Saturday, 13 May 2017 23:23 (six years ago) link
women lol
― kinder, Sunday, 14 May 2017 08:18 (six years ago) link
So far, this is the only place on the internet that has any positive reaction to the winner.
― Mark G, Sunday, 14 May 2017 15:50 (six years ago) link
Has the word 'Politics' been mentioned this time around at all?
If not, good and hray!
― Mark G, Sunday, 14 May 2017 15:52 (six years ago) link
Like Australia giving the UK 12 points, you mean?
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Sunday, 14 May 2017 16:39 (six years ago) link
I liked the winner! It stood out from the vaguely EDM songs, and also from the wilder ones. I tend to prefer whatever Eastern Europe comes up with, but this year they were pretty toned down (my family says that there were wilder ones that didn't make the finals). But yay Portugal, which I just returned from last night as it happens.
― droit au butt (Euler), Sunday, 14 May 2017 17:27 (six years ago) link
Latest discovery from Eurovision not-2017:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkiJlyXaGJI
Could imagine this turning up on a Finders Keepers comp
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Monday, 15 May 2017 00:36 (six years ago) link
I vaguely know one of the Australian jurors and I am utterly baffled that she would have gone for the UK entry. She's a singer/songwriter/comedian and the bland UK entry is not what I would have expected would have tickled her fancy. Our jury's fondness for the UK's awful entries is a worry but at least we didn't give anything to Electro Velvet, but then again other country's juries' overfondness for our entry this time is a worry too - roundly rejected by the televoters, the juries propped it up to a bizarre extent for such a blah song (Dami Im was a blah song too but she sang the shit out of it to the extent that I would never bother listening to the studio version as the live version completely blows it away).
On the other hand, the Australian televoters once again did themselves proud and displayed their preference for fun songs, giving 12 and 10 to arguably the most fun songs in the final: Moldova and Romania. Last year our 12 and 10 also went to uptempo fun songs: Belgium's "What's The Pressure" and Bulgaria's "If Love Was a Crime". And in 2015, we went for uptempo Sweden and very fun Serbia in 1 and 3, and Belgium was 2nd (not uptempo but extremely high quality and too good to not be given points).
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Monday, 15 May 2017 08:21 (six years ago) link
probably no need for a 2018 thread just yetbut whigfield has made it to the final 10 for denmarks entry
― nxd, Monday, 22 January 2018 12:46 (six years ago) link
can't think of a better reason to kick off the 2018 season!
― ? (seandalai), Monday, 22 January 2018 13:53 (six years ago) link