Well I tend to have this kind of belief in a song, but I'm not sure I am right more than about one time in five... :)
(ie I remember being this way about Lena's "Satellite", and have conveniently forgotten my enthusiasms that *didn't* win)
― anatol_merklich, Saturday, 26 May 2012 10:52 (fourteen years ago)
Sure-to-be-wrong prediction:
1. Sweden2. Italy3. Russia
― nagl lack (seandalai), Saturday, 26 May 2012 13:26 (fourteen years ago)
I'm going to go with Norway, Sweden, Serbia, Denmark, Romania.
― Temporarily Famous In The Czech Republic (ShariVari), Saturday, 26 May 2012 13:30 (fourteen years ago)
Having some people round so not gonna be able to liveblog with y'all on this thread tonight. I've decided I'm supporting Albania, though, in goth retaliation for the overbearing sunshine and heat of today.
Been watching the Song for Eurotrash episode from around '98(?), it's pretty good: Edwyn Collins doing 'Ding a Dong', Kenickie doing 'Save All Your Kisses For Me', Shane MacGowan doing 'What's Another Year', Saint Etienne doing 'La La La'.
― emil.y, Saturday, 26 May 2012 17:46 (fourteen years ago)
IT BEGINS
― anatol_merklich, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:09 (fourteen years ago)
Graham Norton, Azerbaijani government spokesman "There have been stories about riots. I've seen no trouble."
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:11 (fourteen years ago)
I still don't like the UK song, but Eng's vocals are better live than on the recorded version.
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:15 (fourteen years ago)
The Hump has a certain... presence, it must be said. Song also Not Bad At All.
― anatol_merklich, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:15 (fourteen years ago)
Also the botox has worn off and he doesn't look like embalmed like he does in the video.
This is probably the best of the ballads, tbh.
― Temporarily Famous In The Czech Republic (ShariVari), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:15 (fourteen years ago)
There are a lot of ballads this year, hopefully Eng's performance has shown people 'how it's done', so to speak, and we'll get some votes out of it.
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:16 (fourteen years ago)
liking hungary a lot more this go-round - getting kind of a nu-george michael vibe (enough with the wobble bass already tho)
― scream blahula scream (govern yourself accordingly), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:18 (fourteen years ago)
Hungary: much effort into what sounds like a bare skeleton of approximately nothing
― anatol_merklich, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:19 (fourteen years ago)
HORSEMEN LAND
― anatol_merklich, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:20 (fourteen years ago)
The person doing the subtitles tonight is a faster typist than whoever was doing it during the semis.
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:20 (fourteen years ago)
TAILPIPE MAN LAND
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:21 (fourteen years ago)
xxp
― scream blahula scream (govern yourself accordingly), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:21 (fourteen years ago)
That long plait of hair going across her chest looks like a turd.
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:22 (fourteen years ago)
markedly less terrible than the semifinal at least
― scream blahula scream (govern yourself accordingly), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:23 (fourteen years ago)
Albania is like alien music on Star Trek...not a gd look.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:23 (fourteen years ago)
emil.y does a mean goth retaliation, it must be said -- this is wtf in all the most fabulous ways
― anatol_merklich, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:23 (fourteen years ago)
CITY OF DRIVE
― anatol_merklich, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:24 (fourteen years ago)
It'd be funny if everyone left the building before he took off the blindfold.
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:25 (fourteen years ago)
Hahahaha!
― anatol_merklich, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:27 (fourteen years ago)
The 'rrrruuuhhhh' bits make him sound like the singer from Bros.
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:27 (fourteen years ago)
would have been better if he'd done those acrobatics with the fold on
― Ludo, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:27 (fourteen years ago)
*does somersault and nuts self unconcious on the floor*
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:28 (fourteen years ago)
The Boz/Herz entry is like a subdued Celine Dion B-side. Really forgettable.
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:31 (fourteen years ago)
For a second I thought 'what are those huge lumps on the Russian grannies' faces?', but then I realised that they were microphones.
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:32 (fourteen years ago)
UDMURT
― anatol_merklich, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:33 (fourteen years ago)
I have a feeling they'll be advertising car insurance for whoever Russia's equivelent of Shelia's Wheels is.
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:34 (fourteen years ago)
Just turned on and those grannies are bluddy awful.
― I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:36 (fourteen years ago)
Iceland = time for a piss break
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:37 (fourteen years ago)
Umpty-tum nonsense. But would have been top 3 10 years ago.
OOH KEY CHANGE
― I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:39 (fourteen years ago)
if you liked that key change, you're gonna love moldova
― scream blahula scream (govern yourself accordingly), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:40 (fourteen years ago)
I wait with bated breath.
This Cyprus thing sounds like a David Guetta b-side.
― I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:41 (fourteen years ago)
I must disagree with Aldo. Rabid grannies for the win!
― Guilty_Boksen, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:43 (fourteen years ago)
But info quite like Cyprus ( actually I seriously do warn Enge to win, I just don't think it will happen)
― Guilty_Boksen, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:44 (fourteen years ago)
France = shit.
― I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:45 (fourteen years ago)
It's a bit 'mid 90's French Eurovision entry'. They've never really moved beyond that.
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:46 (fourteen years ago)
Oh I dunno. It's OK. I'm quite perversely thinking of It Bites.
― Guilty_Boksen, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:47 (fourteen years ago)
it's kinda like the climax of a jodorowsky film
― scream blahula scream (govern yourself accordingly), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:48 (fourteen years ago)
France = ok indeed.
xp lol It Bites!
― anatol_merklich, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:48 (fourteen years ago)
LAND OF CARPETS
Italian woman has annoyed me enormously in the build up, but the song has a chance.
― Guilty_Boksen, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:49 (fourteen years ago)
Cut price Winelodge.
― I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:49 (fourteen years ago)
"you're an independant Roman after all"
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:50 (fourteen years ago)
Yeah, I think your rightXpost
― Guilty_Boksen, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:51 (fourteen years ago)
"Come on audience, sing along to these lyrics that are very likely to be in a language that you don't speak!"
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:51 (fourteen years ago)
"I bought a gunshot"?
― anatol_merklich, Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:52 (fourteen years ago)