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Hed have done anything for loaf - but he wouldnt do that!
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Lol second to last, UK doing what it does best! let's go!
I think the first thing to remember is this isn’t a music competition, it’s a geo political love fest.
If it were a music competition one would have to be very concerned about the dire levels of euro trash music involved and whilst the winner may not fall heavily into that category the song that nearly won (came second) very much did so again it’s……..
Hell what am I saying….. welcome to NATO Sweden and Finland!!
If it were a music competition one would have to be very concerned about the dire levels of euro trash music involved and whilst the winner may not fall heavily into that category the song that nearly won (came second) very much did so again it’s……..
Hell what am I saying….. welcome to NATO Sweden and Finland!!
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It partly is, that's why the Jury went heavily for Sweden as they mentioned at the end next year will be 50 years of ABBA.
None of the audience votes gave Sweden 12 points as far as I can tell.
isn't a music competition - just a pity x-factor/talent/voice aren't also once a year -
but didn't understand why Ukraine song didn't have a more obvious political content - they'd have won (again) - an opportunity missed.
enough anti-nazi songs from 2nd WW, so, something similar.
but didn't understand why Ukraine song didn't have a more obvious political content - they'd have won (again) - an opportunity missed.
enough anti-nazi songs from 2nd WW, so, something similar.
Very much so.
My Finnish OH feels robbed (doesn't help that it's Sweden lol) but is glad Finland don't have to throw money at it hosting it next year
Loreen’s Tattoo… so similar to Pont Aeri’s Flying Free and ABBA’s The Winner takes it all
Loreen’s Tattoo… why is so similar to Pont Aeri’s Flying Free and ABBA’s The Winner takes it all?Loreen’s Tattoo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b3vJfR81xO0Pon...
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I don't don't agree with the ABBA part as much, but the intro from Pont Aeri is a complete rip off.
Huh? The entire song was about the defence Ukraine put up at the steel mill....
Lords of the Lost (Germany entry) liked Cha Cha Cha so much that they released a cover of it.
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My top 3 favourite entries were Australia, Finland and Norway. Gutted that Oz didn't reach near the top of the leadership board, but glad that Finland got to no.2.
What was the politics behind Sweden though? A lot of the juries gave them max (12) points. I think there were some politics behind Israel too.
What was the politics behind Sweden though? A lot of the juries gave them max (12) points. I think there were some politics behind Israel too.
At the end they said 'ooh how lovely it'll be in Sweden next year for ABBAs 50th anniversary'. That's why the Jury votes were the way they were.
I don't think there was an abnormal amount of politics behind it; it was more that what the Juries look for tends to be different. Specifically the Juries are more likely to reward technical skills than the public. Tedious as it was, she could sing; and displayed a better range of technical skill than most performers.
Why she also came second in the public vote I have no idea.
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I didn't think about technical skill, but I certainly paid attention to the production value of the Eurovision set, as I have a keen interest in club lighting. I liked that the stage floor lit up as a huge LCD panel, which has been a feature of Eurovision for several years now but it seems to get better every year as the technology improves.
If I was rewarding points on production value, they would have gone to Poland ("boxxy" tropical wall washes), Serbia with their blue cyberpunk theme, Cyprus for the realistic water effect, and Armenia for the raised LCD "island" thing in the middle of the stage. It was all really good though.
One thing that does surprise me though is that there are no lasers on the Eurovision set. They can produce some dramatic effects and they often full colour these days, not just green or RGB. I know this because I went to a club in Nottingham 2 weeks ago that had full colour lasers that produced prismatic / spectrum effects.
I didn't think about technical skill, but I certainly paid attention to the production value of the Eurovision set, as I have a keen interest in club lighting. I liked that the stage floor lit up as a huge LCD panel, which has been a feature of Eurovision for several years now but it seems to get better every year as the technology improves.
If I was rewarding points on production value, they would have gone to Poland ("boxxy" tropical wall washes), Serbia with their blue cyberpunk theme, Cyprus for the realistic water effect, and Armenia for the raised LCD "island" thing in the middle of the stage. It was all really good though.
One thing that does surprise me though is that there are no lasers on the Eurovision set. They can produce some dramatic effects and they often full colour these days, not just green or RGB. I know this because I went to a club in Nottingham 2 weeks ago that had full colour lasers that produced prismatic / spectrum effects.
did you read the lyrics (I had before posting) wasn't exactly stand out as either a patriotic song, or anti-putin(satire/ridicule), or anti-war.