Personally I can’t stand it because for some time it’s been a political pissing contest with jurors ignoring the music and concentrating on the country.
It was only because of the outstanding quality of the song by this year’s host that there was no escaping the final result.
So hopefully this year the only thing to be watched will be the singing and the only thing to hear will be the music instead of any form of political protest from placard to stage invasion.
Or terrorist attack.
After all the venue this year is Tel Aviv Tues to Sat this coming week.
I strongly suspect there will be nothing significant that takes place because the target of opportunity will be adults protected by the IDF in one form of another.
That’s not the ideal target for cowardly SOB’s. They much prefer the innocent just going about their everyday lives.
For a few years now it’s just been about countries voting for their neighbors, regardless of the quality of the song, they have altered the voting from last time I think, but I didn’t notice any difference,
It would be interesting to know how many British songs and songs by British singers/groups are bought in the Eastern European countries, Top Ten stuff, I mean, compared with indigenous songs.
About 5 years ago when I first heard Australia had been accepted into Eurovision I thought it was a joke. I thought…" Yeah trust the Aussies. They’ve probably entered Dame Edna to stir things up" Then I realised it was not a joke. I still fell over laughing. Why in twenty seven kinds of $^@!! would Australia enter Eurovision!? I never even watched it before that. Then a couple of years ago…We came second???..Unbelievable. So this year I’m going to give it a go. Because our entrant is an amazing young multi- talented lady name Kate Miller-Heidke. No long story…Notwithstanding the…ah hem…costume…Just give her a look. Good luck to all.
One thing that did give me a laugh is that Turkey are refusing to participate (good) because they objected to the inclusion of LGBT - no, not sandwiches this time - as contestants.
I suspect that Conchita Wurst (Wurst? That’s a sausage - oh wait!) Upset them no end as they’ve probably got fed up with hairy women at home!
Google Conchita Wurst, “she’s” quite a dish though I prefer bratwurst!
Maybe I’m and old curmudgeon, but I’m amazed that this travesty of a ‘music’ competition still goes on. It seems to be a showcase for the lowest common denominator in vapid pop music. Bah Humbug, Grumble Grumble…
