Justin Hawkings.... Eurovision!

elevenseventysix · 28 Feb 2007 at 12:49

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6404193.stm

Although The Darkness weren't actually that good, there's no denying how massive they were a few years ago... Does the announcement of Justin Hawkins entering the Eurovision short lists announce the end of his career...?! It seems to have ended a lot of other artists!

jas72 · 28 Feb 2007 at 15:25

Eurovision entrants for UK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6404193.stm

Ok ok so i'm "ghey" and like watching this but look at our possible entrants.

I'd like to see Brian Harvey getting it the guy from Darkness could be a winner for the UK as recent years have seen rock acts doing well.

Disasters would be Harvey or Atomic kitten neither of whom can sing a note.

"andy" · 28 Feb 2007 at 16:12

well i thought his career had already ended so this is more of a "comeback" to me lol

Supercow · 28 Feb 2007 at 16:13

Always hatred them/him, and always kinda though they were a bit too "eurovisioney"

Chronos-X · 28 Feb 2007 at 16:34

I would also like to prejudise this song :mad:

!

Elston · 28 Feb 2007 at 16:35

I think he's perfect for Eurovision, cheesy lyrics to go with his cheesy costumes.

EDIT: Looking at the other contenders it's very much a comeback gig.

jellybeard999 · 28 Feb 2007 at 16:42

Permission to land isnt a bad album, if you take it with a pinch of salt, by no means a classic, but a decent upbeat getting ready to go out album

Welshy · 28 Feb 2007 at 16:42

How can Justin Hawkins be up for it? Doesnt he have a solo record deal?

Definetly has to be him though, faaaaaar better than any of the others in the lineup

Welshy · 28 Feb 2007 at 16:49

I always quite liked the Darkness

Naffa · 28 Feb 2007 at 17:00

Yeah me too. Everyone in the band were fonominal musicians and Justin had/has a simply fantastic voice.

Gilly · 28 Feb 2007 at 19:22

andy said:
well i thought his career had already ended so this is more of a "comeback" to me lol

Aye.

naffa said:
...fonominal...

What?

Phoenix211 · 28 Feb 2007 at 19:34

he has more hair, how!

Naffa · 28 Feb 2007 at 19:54

Gilly said:
What?

noob

cleanbluesky · 28 Feb 2007 at 20:31

Phoenix211 said:
he has more hair, how!

I'm guessing it aint his own

Doohickey · 1 Mar 2007 at 02:47

Have a listen to clips of the entries here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6405743.stm

I have a feeling that the entry by Scooch (it pains me to say this) is the most Eurotrashiest one that might actually do best for us. Even though they may as well be rewinding 10 years with whatever Vengaboys inspired dance-pop that's supposed to be. Ugh. (Having said that, Boom Boom Boom Boom was a choon :cool:

)

elevenseventysix · 1 Mar 2007 at 09:16

God some of those are absolute trash - god knows which we'll eventually pick!

I can't believe that I actually remember Schooch when they released a couple of songs in the 90's.

caff · 1 Mar 2007 at 11:12

Brian 'ran myself over' Harvey should our entry.

JUMPURS · 1 Mar 2007 at 11:20

jas72 said:
Ok ok so i'm "ghey" and like watching this but look at our possible entrants.

I watch it too, its worth it just to hear Terry Wogan get drunker and drunker through the night lol

The problem with the darkness was, they took themselves seriously. Rather than being a parody of a rock band, which they could have pulled off for years, that Justin went up his own rectum. Shame really.

And who spells Beverly 'Beverlei' i mean, whats going on in the world??

Cuchulain · 1 Mar 2007 at 11:24

caff said:
Brian ran myself over Harvey should our entry.

Hahaha .. I remember him doing an interview about that.

caff · 1 Mar 2007 at 11:28

Just how did he manage to run himself over?