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Eurovision 2021

Post by karatekid » Sat May 22, 2021 12:03 am

Nil points anyone? Another poor song from the Uk. Is it time to get Simon Cowell involved in our song and artist selection?

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Bin Ont Turf » Sat May 22, 2021 12:56 am

We never got much of a look in before Brexit, we certainly aren't going to now.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Burnley1989 » Sat May 22, 2021 6:35 am

karatekid wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 12:03 am
Nil points anyone? Another poor song from the Uk. Is it time to get Simon Cowell involved in our song and artist selection?
I think it’s a belting song :shock:

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Corky » Sat May 22, 2021 6:54 am

Like stepping back into the 70s.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by ayrshireclaret83 » Sat May 22, 2021 6:55 am

Got to be a Malts or Cyprus win for me

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Vegas Claret » Sat May 22, 2021 7:01 am

karatekid wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 12:03 am
Nil points anyone? Another poor song from the Uk. Is it time to get Simon Cowell involved in our song and artist selection?
you could bring Michael Jackson back from the dead, have him represent the UK, sing the best song ever written and the UK would still get **** all.

Eurovision is the biggest heap of turd broadcast on TV
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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by DCWat » Sat May 22, 2021 7:42 am

Vegas Claret wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 7:01 am
you could bring Michael Jackson back from the dead, have him represent the UK, sing the best song ever written and the UK would still get **** all.

Eurovision is the biggest heap of turd broadcast on TV
I’m amazed it still gets the billing that it does on prime time television. It’s an awful programme to watch, littered with some truly terrible, cringe inducing music, lyrics, contestants and presenters.
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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by BenWickes » Sat May 22, 2021 7:50 am

I've always thought of Eurovision as 'It's a knockout' with music. A bit of fun, cringeworthy moments aplenty and lots of silly costumes but apparently there are people who take it seriously.
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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by SalisburyClaret » Sat May 22, 2021 8:33 am

Our singer this year is from Settle - pretty local
I used to work with his granny - I feel old - I am old!

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by durhamclaret » Sat May 22, 2021 8:37 am

From Settle, maybe a Claret.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Pstotto » Sat May 22, 2021 9:45 am

In the 60s when this music farce started, England was the world leader in popular music and yet by a fanfare of broadcast media pressure, the nation was whipped up to a wannabe state of 'desperate to win' against the likes of Poland or whoever.

What the contest made quite clear is what a bunch of stiffs the rest of Europe was, culminating in the greatest moment of Irish history and the triumph of Dana and the tragedy that followed for the UK as a direct result of the idiot mojo it created.

England then surrendered its sense of humour to Vicky Leandros and the nation has never recovered.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by XDS » Sat May 22, 2021 10:38 am

Toss up between us and Israel who finishes bottom

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Right_winger » Sat May 22, 2021 10:42 am

We aren’t European. Let the rabble get on with it whilst we dominate the real music industry.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Burnley1989 » Sat May 22, 2021 10:49 am

Right_winger wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 10:42 am
We aren’t European. Let the rabble get on with it whilst we dominate the real music industry.
When did we sail out of Europe :lol:

Cracks me up when people say ‘we aren’t in Europe anymore’

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Bosscat » Sat May 22, 2021 11:45 am

durhamclaret wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 8:37 am
From Settle, maybe a Claret.
His Brother John hasn't done too shabbily in the music scene either ... not my kind of music but hey ho...
https://youtu.be/CfihYWRWRTQ

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Right_winger » Sat May 22, 2021 12:12 pm

Burnley1989 wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 10:49 am
When did we sail out of Europe :lol:

Cracks me up when people say ‘we aren’t in Europe anymore’
We are British. Not European. Never have been. We aren’t anything like them on the continent.
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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by yTib » Sat May 22, 2021 12:20 pm

the bbc would do better filling a wheelbarrow with cash and then setting fire to it.

at least it would provide a few minutes of entertainment.
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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by tiger76 » Sat May 22, 2021 12:36 pm

I've not been following this contest very closely, but I did notice Ireland failed to qualify again the other night, when did they get so bad at this gig, they used to dominate in the olden days.

You do get the odd decent tune emerging from all the dross, but this competition is well past it's sell by date now, and it's shows how farcical it's become when Australia were invited to enter, BTW they didn't qualify this time either, but how on earth can it claim to be a ESC when a country thousands of miles away can take part, that's like NZ playing in the European Championship ludicrous.

Yes the one interesting aspect will be how many if any points Israel obtain given the recent events in the middle east.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by SalisburyClaret » Sat May 22, 2021 12:40 pm

Without doubt the funniest programme of the year - worth the licence fee on its own.
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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Burnley1989 » Sat May 22, 2021 12:42 pm

I enjoy it, the commentary is usually funny as they’re just taking the **** all the way through
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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Burnley1989 » Sat May 22, 2021 12:43 pm

Right_winger wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 12:12 pm
We are British. Not European. Never have been. We aren’t anything like them on the continent.
Ok, we are both then :lol:

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Culmclaret » Sat May 22, 2021 12:57 pm

I would much rather watch the Eurovision than the qualifying stages of the Champions League....

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by CaptJohn » Sat May 22, 2021 1:06 pm

Haven't watched it since Wogan left.
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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by what_no_pies » Sat May 22, 2021 1:11 pm

Live from Worthy Farm (Glastonbury) is on at the same time and looks like it's gonna be special. I know what we'll be watching. Might not be too late to get free 'tickets' for anyone that's got O2 priority too.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by tiger76 » Sat May 22, 2021 11:20 pm

Surprise, surprise the UK is propping up the table again with nil points, why do we even bother competing in this farce anymore?.

France in the lead for anyone interested.

And no before you ask I haven't been watching it just checking the updates on the beeb now and again.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by BurnleyFC » Sat May 22, 2021 11:25 pm

It’s absolute dross but in an entertaining way and further proof that the rest of Europe hates us.

**** ‘em.
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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by ElectroClaret » Sat May 22, 2021 11:30 pm

Switzerland 267.... UK f**k all :lol:

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Bosscat » Sat May 22, 2021 11:32 pm

Zero, Nowt, Not a sausage, Bugger all 🤭🤭🤭

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by bf2k » Sat May 22, 2021 11:37 pm

#brexitvision

To be honest they are all crap.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Vegas Claret » Sat May 22, 2021 11:37 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 11:20 pm
Surprise, surprise the UK is propping up the table again with nil points, why do we even bother competing in this farce anymore?.

France in the lead for anyone interested.

And no before you ask I haven't been watching it just checking the updates on the beeb now and again.
honestly, been saying for years we should send some old guy on a bontempi keyboard and have him play one note on a keyboard for 5 minutes and just shout one word, we should be completely taking the **** back
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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by tiger76 » Sat May 22, 2021 11:37 pm

CaptJohn wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 1:06 pm
Haven't watched it since Wogan left.
Wogan was hilarious and I don't think I've watched many since he left.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by fidelcastro » Sat May 22, 2021 11:39 pm

Just refuse to enter in future. Job done.
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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by bf2k » Sat May 22, 2021 11:41 pm

DCWat wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 7:42 am
I’m amazed it still gets the billing that it does on prime time television. It’s an awful programme to watch, littered with some truly terrible, cringe inducing music, lyrics, contestants and presenters.
It is only the BBC that entertains it though don’t forget. Tells you a lot

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by ElectroClaret » Sat May 22, 2021 11:49 pm

Italy wins it.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by BurnleyFC » Sat May 22, 2021 11:53 pm

‘Rock and roll never dies!’ he screams while skriking his eyes out.

Not very rock and roll.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by tiger76 » Sat May 22, 2021 11:55 pm

ElectroClaret wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 11:49 pm
Italy wins it.
A portent to the Euro's maybe.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by fidelcastro » Sat May 22, 2021 11:56 pm

I'm pleased a heavy metal act won... but I am biased!

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by bobinho » Sun May 23, 2021 12:01 am

Less points than Israel.... wow. Not very keen on us are they?

Oh dear how sad never mind. (Said in the dulcet tones of the great Windsor Davies)

The Germans beat us and that wasn’t even a song!

We should just bin it off...

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by bobinho » Sun May 23, 2021 12:02 am

fidelcastro wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 11:56 pm
I'm pleased a heavy metal act won... but I am biased!
You should take over from Graham Norton.... far more sarcastic than he could ever be... :lol:

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by martin_p » Sun May 23, 2021 12:08 am

A lot of people taking a bit of fun far too seriously. Still, if we’re going to withdraw from competitions we haven’t won for an age then we can forget the World Cup and the Euros.
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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by bf2k » Sun May 23, 2021 12:17 am

martin_p wrote:
Sun May 23, 2021 12:08 am
A lot of people taking a bit of fun far too seriously. Still, if we’re going to withdraw from competitions we haven’t won for an age then we can forget the World Cup and the Euros.
The UK put a lot of money into this “competition” for relatively little gain. It’s a poor bit of TV to be honest.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by dsr » Sun May 23, 2021 12:18 am

I've just listened to the song, and I think its score of NIL was nothing to do with the supposed dislike of the UK. That song earned NIL on merit. It's not easy to judge the tune because the singer (on the official video) wasn't technically good enough to perform it clearly, but the words are cliche after cliche that say nothing. (I'm pretty sure "nothing's gonna stop us now" has been used before. :roll: )

I don't know what his live performance was like, but it needed to be a lot better than his official video. But I bet it wasn't.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by BurnleyFC » Sun May 23, 2021 12:26 am

Nice video doing the rounds of the Italian singer evidently snorting a line of cocaine off his table.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by ClaretTony » Sun May 23, 2021 12:36 am

DCWat wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 7:42 am
I’m amazed it still gets the billing that it does on prime time television. It’s an awful programme to watch, littered with some truly terrible, cringe inducing music, lyrics, contestants and presenters.
Which, of course, you would only know if you sat and watched it DCWat 🤣😂🤣

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Claretlad » Sun May 23, 2021 1:23 am

Its that bad its good

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Elizabeth » Sun May 23, 2021 1:26 am

Loved every minute of it. Great TV coverage and some great stage sets. The Italians really rocked and the German lead singer was a nutter among many. Would have been gutted if we picked up a point after going the whole programme with Nil point
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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by Commy » Sun May 23, 2021 1:47 am

The political voting drives me mad so I don't watch it. All the countries ending with an A seem to give high marks to each other. We weren't liked before Brexit, so no matter how good our song was, we would end up with nil points.

It used to get me how Ireland always gave us the same number of points every year, as if they were obliged to, no matter how good or bad our song was.

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by 4:20 » Sun May 23, 2021 7:45 am

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Re: Eurovision 2021

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Re: Eurovision 2021

Post by timshorts » Sun May 23, 2021 8:05 am

I didn't agree with Graham Norton that it was a stronger slate of songs than usual. Maybe the songs that I had ranked in the middle were stronger than the usual middle-rankers, but I thought there were no stand out songs.
Ours did nothing. Us, Spain and Germany would not have got through the group stage if there was not a real madrid clause that gave us all a bye.
There were too many pale imitations of songs that had previously done well hoping to copy the success, but that tactic hasn't worked for a good few years. The Malta lot had clearly copied that "toy" song which was fairly awful but had a novel message. It won on the message first time out 2 or 3 years ago.
The winner, I thought was a less than average hm offering, yet still managed to get through as there wasn't a stand out song or two to harvest the votes.
Of course, it doesn't help us that brexit and covid has meant that we don't have so many ex-pats about. The votes being "political" is not the issue that people make out. There are a lot of Greeks in Cyprus and they get to vote there. There are a lot of Italians all over the place.
If you had all moved toIreland and voted, how many of you would have voted for the uk even though it was meh?

I had Belgium-Greece - Sweden-Switzerland as my 4 champions league spots but I find that I often like the Belgian entries.

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