zbd1960 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Shudder - I haven't watched it since I was about 14 back in the 70s and I have no plan to resume anytime soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 I haven't watched it since the one that had Dita Von Teese on some song. Can't remember the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Probably the best thing to watch is the national finals, as it is there that the fun music normally is squeezed out. Here's a contagious little tidbit for my tastes, which got the bottom place in the second semi-final in '14: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9ixkdkbieU&index=4&list=LLLqv73ZIM4nvLJAFStggJsg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 I'd rather watch Nick watching Bubinga's cat having a 5hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 What a fantastic set and light show. Fairly formulaic stuff nowadays but I did like Georgia. You don't get the quaint regional songs any more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agwin Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Next year look out for Canada and Tonga taking part too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 What happened ?? The scoring was all jogging along nicely..... And then BAM!!! We end up with some dross coming from nowhere and winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stance Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Was there a Eurovision contest!?!?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 [quote name='Rich' timestamp='1463260910' post='3050067'] I'd rather watch Nick watching Bubinga's cat having a 5hit. [/quote] Now that's just sick 🤓😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatboter Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Although it smells like Another one bites the dust "my" country had the best bass line in the competition ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMZH2w7IfhM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asambique Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 [quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1463301213' post='3050200'] Although it smells like Another one bites the dust "my" country had the best bass line in the competition ! [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMZH2w7IfhM"]https://www.youtube....h?v=IMZH2w7IfhM[/url] [/quote] That tune reminded me of this too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JZ4pnNtyxQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatboter Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Hadn't heard that before but you have a point...especially the brass section is a copy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Well that's the fun over for another year... Love everything about Eurovision, especially people complaining that the reason we don't win is that we don't put good enough songs in... Here's hoping the US get a go next year so at least there is one country in it everyone hates even more than us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurhenry Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Never thought I would see Yngwie on the Eurovision Song Contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 (edited) I don't enjoy the musak but what great light show's.. was blown away by all that. I almost managed to watch all the songs this time. Forgot to add that, "real" instruments seem to be very out of vouge.Maybe 3 or 4 tracks I could hear hear something close to an electric bass Edited May 15, 2016 by Highfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 [quote name='Rich' timestamp='1463260910' post='3050067'] I'd rather watch Nick watching Bubinga's cat having a 5hit. [/quote]id rather watch Rich watching Nick watching my cat have a sh*t. That would take time to organise. take from that my dislike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 [quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1463305144' post='3050264'] Never thought I would see Yngwie on the Eurovision Song Contest. [/quote] Yeah, that was a surprise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburstjazz1967 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Well they weren't last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 All 10 of us had a great time, dressing up, having fun, eating a lovely meal (thanks MrsB) and drinking too much beer/ wine. Not to mention the Friday evening in the pub and the Sunday morning walk round the lake. The music was incidental to being with old friends and enjoying life. The music's rubbish - the atmosphere is brill. There's an off button for those who'd rather watch their cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earbrass Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I never watch the songs, but I quite enjoy watching the voting. My recipe for improving it would be: 1) Restrict entrants to European countries 2) Require all songs to be sung in (one of) the indigenous languages of the country 3) Real instruments and performances only: no miming, no backing tracks, no use of samples 4) All entries must be versions of traditional songs from the country. I think the result could be a genuine celebration of the rich musical culture of Europe, would help to preserve that culture from the ravages of ghastly homogenized all-pervasive trans-atlantic "pop", and would be much appreciated by me and the other seven people who would tune in to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I agree wholeheartedly with 2 & 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 [quote name='Earbrass' timestamp='1463397773' post='3050949'] I never watch the songs, but I quite enjoy watching the voting. My recipe for improving it would be: 1) Restrict entrants to European countries 2) Require all songs to be sung in (one of) the indigenous languages of the country 3) Real instruments and performances only: no miming, no backing tracks, no use of samples 4) All entries must be versions of traditional songs from the country. I think the result could be a genuine celebration of the rich musical culture of Europe, would help to preserve that culture from the ravages of ghastly homogenized all-pervasive trans-atlantic "pop", and would be much appreciated by me and the other seven people who would tune in to watch. [/quote] Have you heard of WOMAD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I quite liked the Georgian entry, especially the middle bit with the electronica/effects pedals bit. I wanted to see what he was using so put the youtube on full-screen and used the quarter-speed setting to see what was going on. Turns out he's playing through cakes, or possibly plasticine. Ffwd to about 2m07s for the close-up zoom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rviE2-9eiTI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 [quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1463412174' post='3051121']... the middle bit with the electronica/effects pedals... [/quote] It looked, and sounded, to me as if he'd accidentally trodden on the wrong button and spent the rest of the number desperately trying to get it back to something credible, at least, in which (again, to me...) he failed. I'm all for innovation, but any random noise in a storm leaves me a bit cold, I'm afraid. Our eldest uses 'un-guitar' sounds a lot, but there's a certain coherence needed to pull it off, I reckon. Still, if it worked for some... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Stopped taking myself so seriously many years ago and decided Eurovision is in fact a good deal of fun. Because it is. I watched the whole thing on iPlayer last night, as I was out on Saturday, I even avoided spoilers like those kickyball fan people do when they have to watch it later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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