Eurovision Song Contest 2022

well, SER *is* a personal fav, but I don’t consider it a contender. (and AUS is neither)

Ireland was awful. I don’t understand anyone who liked it. Dated af.

Moldova should make a strong showing on that placement. The train song is fun!

I'd much rather be watching dated upbeat pop than the raft of sad whining men that got through, so I supported Ireland. Also I liked the synth line that came in at times.

Am absolutely going to be voting for Moldova tonight, the video for the song is so great. Have yet to hear any of the big five but almost everyone I know is really excited about the UK’s entry?

Oh dear god the UK entry sucks so bad. I like France's entry, and Spain seems like a banger but a bit by-the-numbers. Don't think I've heard more than mini clips of the other two?

I think people are excited about the UK entry because he's tiktok famous so might not crash and burn? But we've had name recognition before and it didn't help.

I don't care for the UK entry, but have to say it is an improvement on the last few years, it at least has a memorable hook.

Also having a young fanbase across the continent will help.

it at least has a memorable hook

Does it, though?

I've heard it once, a couple of weeks ago, and can still remember it, which is my test.

also the previous "name recognition" gambit was "let's assume most countries in Europe have thousands of diehard Englebert Humperdinck fans who will vote for any old tosh if he's involved"

Yeah the name recognition is dependent on also having a semi decent song. Blue did ok, Humperdinck and Bonnie Tyler, not so much.

Radio 4 talking about Eurovision just now, seem to be excited not that the UK have a chance of winning but that they are likely to finish in the top half of the leaderboard.

I can remember the hook ("space... maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnn") but not the rest of it.

remember last year when the hook was [generic EDM trumpet sample 001] and they decided to highlight this by having him perform between two giant trumpets

It’s better than average for a UK entry but I have doubts about how well it will do on stage. Also the hook that’s in my head is actually the Babylon Zoo hook.

tonight is the first time in 17 years that I’m not watching live :(

xxp maybe when he sings the hook they can hoist him up in the air on wires.

Here we go then

I like this little parade of nations thing, so I can remember the entry before they’re actually on

Serbia got a nice cheer there

Who's in then?

10 seconds in and I ask my first 'What does this sound like" of many this evening

This is such a banger but going first is such a killer

Think it was 'Titanium' it reminded me of

Portugal is so dreary..

I quite like it for a slow one!

Surely only Portuguese people get that one?

Idk why the Rasmus opened with the IT vibe. This is not good.

Sounds like Bon Jovi.

Not surprising since it was co-written by Desmond Child.

Finland is the worst so far

Only liked Romania so far (didn't see the first entry)

It’s so bad.

Oh no. Switzerland. 💤

Disaster strikes as a bee has apparently stung the Swiss singer's tongue, still he's soldiering on.

France is next, no idea about it except it’s in Breton

That was the worst so far

Jesus, that Swiss thing.

Not surprising since it was co-written by Desmond Child.

France sounds exactly nothing like a French Eurovision song.

There’s a pretty insane entry after this (Norway)

Regional French banger

Idk why the Rasmus opened with the IT vibe. This is not good.

I hope the singer gave that lollipop man his coat back.

What does the first 2 lines of this sound like?

That was one of the better French entries.

It might be Shakira - She Wolf that I'm thinking of re Norway. BIG COINCIDENCE IF SO

Norway spent too long on the concept and not enough time on the tune.

The song kind of repeats a bit but the audacity carries it.

Armenia is the kind of ballad that has won in the past