Random Eurovision Thoughts

[chasingthepast]

Today is the 44th anniversary of Eurovision 1977 in Wembley, where Austria served puppet choreo realness.



Apparently, the delegations of Austria and Portugal were installed in a hotel near Heathrow, separated from the other delegations, because of suspicions that the groups and songs that represented those countries were linked to communism.

Didn't they also scrap all the postcards that featured the performers getting drunk in pubs in London because one country had a minor performing?

 

[P Grandson]

Didn't they also scrap all the postcards that featured the performers getting drunk in pubs in London because one country had a minor performing?

I didn't know about that. But which country had a minor performinmg? The only one I can think about is maybe one of Spain's backup singers. I think all the lead performers were adults and even Anita Skorgan was already 18.

 

[daninternational]

even Anita Skorgan was already 18.

Which was below the legal age in Norway. So yes, it's true

 

[AcerBenII]

Have put together a 3 hour mix of 21st century Eurovision bangers on Mixcloud if anyone fancies it..

 

[P Grandson]

Today is the 23rd anniversary of Birmingham 1998



In the backstage doc narrated by Richard Fairbrass, the spotlight went (obviously) to Dana and (surprisingly) to the writer of the Greek song acting like a Karen.

 

[discoteca]

This video is so fascinating.

 

[WowWowWowWow]

Just learned about these songs and the hubbub that a Eurovision classic was more like a Eurovision thievery... did anyone else know?

 

[daninternational]

Just learned about these songs and the hubbub that a Eurovision classic was more like a Eurovision thievery... did anyone else know?

Are you referring to Take Me To Your Heaven?

 

[Jamie]

She made several points!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's that on THAT.

 

[discoteca]

Let's not forget this Eurovision thievery:



Just a few years later....



... but really they both just ripped off this, didn't they?

 

[Empty Shoebox]

... but really they both just ripped off this, didn't they?

 

[chasingthepast]

The way this remix is lowkey better than the studio version.

 

[stevo_1988]

Have put together a 3 hour mix of 21st century Eurovision bangers on Mixcloud if anyone fancies it..

This is exceedingly good, and really helped get me excited for EV week next week (listened over the course of a couple of days, while doing tedious admin for work)

Bravo!

 

[ImaginationS]

20 years ago today since this ... didn't win

(Was gonna post another vid of it, but Terry Wogan was all over the intro of the song so...no)

 

[P Grandson]

20 years ago today since this ... didn't win

(Was gonna post another vid of it, but Terry Wogan was all over the intro of the song so...no)

And also when Lene Nystrom decided to go foul-mouthed Barbie mode:

 

[chasingthepast]

20 years ago today since this ... didn't win

(Was gonna post another vid of it, but Terry Wogan was all over the intro of the song so...no)

I could maybe be ok with it not winning had a great song won but with the winner of that year? Pop (and music) injustice.

 

[Alenko]

I mean if it would have won we probably would have never gotten My Number One so that makes it ok.

 

[P Grandson]

TBH 2001 was meh year for me. Besides Greece, France, Germany, Spain and Slovenia, I can pretty much take or leave anything else.
Sweden copied ABBA and Belgium 1996, Latvia copied Rednex, Norway copied All By Myself, Ireland copied its 90's entries, Croatia copied the Love Boat theme.
And the stage lightning must have had serious budget cuts.

 

[chasingthepast]

It's weird that 2001 could have easily been the prototype of the modern Eurovision Song Contest what with the stadium capacity and all but other than the audience it feels very 90s (especially compared to say 2003)

 

[Ana Raquel]

2001 is one of my least favorite years, but at least it gave us an Antique hit and an Aqua interval act.