i'm a hairdresser more likely
― Ludo, Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:53 (eleven years ago) link
Are we sure this isn't Sasha Baron-Cohen's new character?
― banal like a null (snoball), Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
this rules
― nagl lack (seandalai), Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
My ship is made from rope jism for a bay?
― banal like a null (snoball), Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:56 (eleven years ago) link
hop onto my ship baby, I'll make you fly
― nagl lack (seandalai), Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:56 (eleven years ago) link
lol boat-head-man
― Ludo, Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
A flying ship made from men wearing sheets.
― banal like a null (snoball), Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
This does not rule.
― Three Word Username, Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
WRONG
― nagl lack (seandalai), Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
ALL -- BY-- MY-- SE-ELF, Don't wanna be...
― Three Word Username, Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:00 (eleven years ago) link
He was on Estonian Pop Idol. Nice to know that other countries don't give a shit about sending some unknown Johnny as their entry.
― banal like a null (snoball), Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:02 (eleven years ago) link
That was actually quite lovely.
― Three Word Username, Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:02 (eleven years ago) link
Come on Slovakia!
― nagl lack (seandalai), Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:03 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, I thought this could be good but the singer is too Bon Jovi. False metal!
― emil.y, Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:05 (eleven years ago) link
It's Def Leppard!
― banal like a null (snoball), Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:05 (eleven years ago) link
IT'S THE FI-NAL COUNT-DOWN!!!
― banal like a null (snoball), Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:07 (eleven years ago) link
Please be in tune, i have money on you.
― Just like you, except hot (ShariVari), Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:08 (eleven years ago) link
sharivari otm
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:10 (eleven years ago) link
The best entry tonight so far.
― banal like a null (snoball), Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:11 (eleven years ago) link
BUT THIS RUSSIAN IS MAKING ME STRONGER
― scream blahula scream (govern yourself accordingly), Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:11 (eleven years ago) link
is he talking about putin?
Pitch went all to hell in the last minute.
― Three Word Username, Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:12 (eleven years ago) link
actually I like Sweden better (btw they share 1 x songwriter)
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:12 (eleven years ago) link
She's about the right age to be the lovechild of Joni Mitchell and Ming the Merciless.
― Three Word Username, Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:14 (eleven years ago) link
"Euphoria" is both anthemic + catchy enough to be a bona fide worldwide (well pan-European at least) hit even outside ESC season I think
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:14 (eleven years ago) link
That piano had better transform into a fire breathing robot or I'll fall asleep.
― banal like a null (snoball), Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:15 (eleven years ago) link
Don't want the expense of hosting the contest next year? Simply get someone from a TV talent contest to sing your entry!A tactic more and more countries are using.
― banal like a null (snoball), Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:18 (eleven years ago) link
I'm not sure all ESC-heads regularly check the Bobby Bare thread, so I'll post this fun fact here as well. Just think what might have been, with Engelbert only the second-oldest old-skool star in this year's final...
Bare was a participant in this year's Norwegian selection final for the Eurovision Song Contest, partnering up with some other dude. They finished third.
http://g.api.no/obscura/pub/298x1000r/04173/1329041281000_tooji20120212_4173568298x1000r.jpg
(Bare second from left.)
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:19 (eleven years ago) link
Lithania's answer to Josh Dubovie.
― banal like a null (snoball), Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:20 (eleven years ago) link
Here we voted for Malta, Turkey, Slovakia, Georgia and Indian Joan.
― nagl lack (seandalai), Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
But I'll be happy if we avoid a Balkan power ballad sweep.
I think they'd be happy to avoid that too.
― banal like a null (snoball), Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:36 (eleven years ago) link
Balkan power ballad gold.
― Just like you, except hot (ShariVari), Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
"I left a bowl of shit for you"?!
― banal like a null (snoball), Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:43 (eleven years ago) link
stoked turkey made it through
― scream blahula scream (govern yourself accordingly), Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:00 (eleven years ago) link
Bummed Turkey made it through. Like a bad comedian attempting to act like Marc Almond c. 1989.
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
Can't believe people voted for Estonia AND Lithuania - how much tedium can one final take?
― nagl lack (seandalai), Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
Had to miss today's coverage but sounds...off.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:29 (eleven years ago) link
You'll see bad comedian attempting to act like Marc Almond c. 1989 on Saturday, though. :p And a Sweden WIN one supposes. (I had high hopes for the song sung in UDMURT, but it is useless alas.)
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:34 (eleven years ago) link
Felt like Loreen's show didn't really come together tonight? I equivocate back and forth as to whether the song has general appeal outside of boshland.
― nagl lack (seandalai), Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:36 (eleven years ago) link
That said, I have a 100% record at failing to predict Eurovision winners.
― nagl lack (seandalai), Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:37 (eleven years ago) link
^^^ I'm sure I'll be sitting here on Saturday night saying "wha? people like this?!"
― banal like a null (snoball), Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:38 (eleven years ago) link
I think it's a pretty decent Eurobosh single but i'm not sure there's enough there to win over the older audience.
― Just like you, except hot (ShariVari), Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:41 (eleven years ago) link
I guess it's between Sweden, Russia and Italy. Beyond that: ??? I don't think we'll see a runaway winner.
― nagl lack (seandalai), Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:42 (eleven years ago) link
Russia is going to run away with this.
― Three Word Username, Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:45 (eleven years ago) link
Kinda happy Italy has gone with the times and entered what is apparently a contender (only heard abt 20 seconds myself), rather than griping about it not being like The Old Days and withdrawing in a huff
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
If the juries vote for Russia they're a lock. But I dunno if they will.
― nagl lack (seandalai), Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:47 (eleven years ago) link
(i'll grant the first 15 seconds of Russia are good, but then it is direct unto oompah crapper, I feel)
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:50 (eleven years ago) link
Oompah hasn't done well for DECADES; but still some countries insist on sending it. Netherlands this year. Idgi.
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:51 (eleven years ago) link
Final draw is up:
01 United Kingdom English Engelbert Humperdinck "Love Will Set You Free" — 02 Hungary English Compact Disco "Sound of Our Hearts" — 03 Albania Albanian[39] Rona Nishliu "Suus"3 Personal[40] 4 04 Lithuania English Donny Montell "Love is Blind" 05 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian MayaSar "Korake ti znam" I know your steps 06 Russia Udmurt, English Buranovskiye Babushki "Party for Everybody" — 07 Iceland English Gréta Salóme & Jónsi "Never Forget" — 08 Cyprus English Ivi Adamou "La La Love" — 09 France French, English Anggun "Echo (You and I)" — 10 Italy English, Italian Nina Zilli "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" Love Is Female (Out of love) 11 Estonia Estonian Ott Lepland "Kuula" Listen 12 Norway English Tooji "Stay" — 13 Azerbaijan (host) English Sabina Babayeva "When the Music Dies" — 14 Romania Spanish, English Mandinga "Zaleilah" — 15 Denmark English6 Soluna Samay "Should've Known Better" — 16 Greece English Eleftheria Eleftheriou "Aphrodisiac" — 17 Sweden English Loreen "Euphoria" — 18 Turkey English Can Bonomo "Love Me Back" — 19 Spain Spanish Pastora Soler "Quédate conmigo" Stay with me 20 Germany English Roman Lob "Standing Still" — 21 Malta English Kurt Calleja "This Is the Night" — 22 Macedonia Macedonian Kaliopi "Crno i belo" (Црно и бело) Black and white 23 Ireland English Jedward "Waterline" — 24 Serbia Serbian Željko Joksimović "Nije ljubav stvar" (Није љубав ствар) Love is not an object 25 Ukraine English Gaitana "Be My Guest" — 26 Moldova English8 Pasha Parfeny "Lăutar"
― nagl lack (seandalai), Thursday, 24 May 2012 22:20 (eleven years ago) link