SubJeff on 8/5/2014 at 20:31
Yes ladies and gents it's that time of year again. People will lose the ability to judge music and taste, at all, and submit the most bizarre acts for your consideration.
Tonight the semi-finals are on and in my mind the front runners were Finland, with a nu-indie/guitar shoe gazer piece, and Slovenia, with the catchiest and most compartmentalised track. Belarus were pretty cool too, as was Switzerland.
We've had some great bonkers already, from Austria's... erm, I don't know actually - was that a man with a beard in a dress or a woman in a dress with a painted on beard? (the song was dross anyway) to Poland's rather dull dirge accompanied by two very suggestive domestic-chores women. Georgia get a special mention for being so bizarre they should go through because of the drummer's yodelling/chanting alone.
I love the nuttiness and the campness of this all.
Muzman on 9/5/2014 at 04:12
I never really cared for this except as a bit of a freak show.
Now I can't see any of it without wondering when they're going to get to the bit where the tributes stop parading around and are launched into the arena to fight to the death.
PigLick on 9/5/2014 at 04:25
The circular keyboard was pretty cool.
henke on 9/5/2014 at 05:44
Eh, Finland's entry this year is pretty bland. Not bad I guess, but nothing special either.
My favourites (among the one's I've heard):
France's contribution, kinda of a Major Lazer-ish thing.
[video=youtube;hWJFfnHNOWI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWJFfnHNOWI[/video]
Iceland's Pollapönk with a (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwfGKEIn5xw) ridiculously upbeat and poppy and cheesy thing that almost sounds like something The Aquabats or They Might Be Giants might've made.
And this cool (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWe8PRsW4T0) Country-tinged thing from the Netherlands.
PigLick on 9/5/2014 at 09:32
ah the lowest denominator, well done icemann
Ulukai on 10/5/2014 at 17:02
Most memorable Eurovision song I have in recent memory was the 2009 winner which is the very definition of catchy Europop.
[video=youtube;uiH4BFTELME]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiH4BFTELME[/video]
Also remember Finland's Lordi winning, but more for theatre; I don't remember the tune.
Got my bottle of cheap wine ready for this evening.
faetal on 10/5/2014 at 20:45
So I just saw the video for Poland's entry. Seems they have some demographic issues.
SubJeff on 10/5/2014 at 20:51
They're targeting the male pants demographic.
henke on 10/5/2014 at 21:59
What! What did Hungary have and why is it getting all these points!?
And Sweden, bleh.
The Netherlands should win! Or France or Iceland. Or Austria. Or Italy.
Goddammit Europe.
Quote Posted by Ulukai
I also remember Finland's Lordi winning, but more for theatre; I don't remember the tune.
Let me refresh your memory.
*hrm*
HARD!
ROCK!
HALLELEEEEEWJAAAAAAAAAH!DUN DU DU DUN DU DU DU DUUUUUN
