THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK
Life President⭐⭐
I thought she went out of tune a few times during Like a Prayer.
Competition has got too big. Time to pull out and stop the funding.
Hmmm.......sounds familiar!
It wouldn't be so bad if we had a fair playing field where we had a chance to win it. But each year it's just showing how the rest of Europe is not keen on us. So it's embarrassing and money down the drain.
That poor lad will be known for coming last the rest of his life, but it's not his fault.
True, but it’s also about how the BBC keeps getting it wrong.
Sending a very worthy youngster with an ok song and naff all production or costume effort isn’t enough for us, for the reason you gave. We need to stand out to do well - like Netta did for Israel last year. Yes, the winner this year was boring but it wasn’t from one of the ‘permanent finalists’, it wasn’t from Germany, France or the UK who are seen as the biggest of the big boys. We also don’t have enough connection to our neighbours that they will vote for us. Brits abroad are also not voting for us as frankly they can’t be arsed and prefer wherever they buggered off to, unlike Russians abroad who would vote for a vacuum cleaner if it was representing Mother Russia.
We can’t do anything about any of those other factors, other than pulling out of the EBU which - likely as not - would just see us never in the final.
What we can do is stop some lemon in the BBC Music Unit picking a song and three or four likeable but otherwise forgettable unknowns to sing it. We need to get someone with a clue and start making a proper effort.
The perfect eurovision artist for us would be a screaming queer drag queen in black. Camp it up to the max and watch that baby romp home.
Just look at past winners. The more bent and outlandish the better.
Some very good points there Spaceman. Regarding someone with a clue, we tried Engelbert Humperdink and Bonnie Tyler because they were still extremely popular in Europe at the time, performing to sell out crowds. But they still bombed. I think Europe likes to show their disdain for us, so we've had it no matter our singer, song or presentation.
True, but it’s also about how the BBC keeps getting it wrong.
Sending a very worthy youngster with an ok song and naff all production or costume effort isn’t enough for us, for the reason you gave. We need to stand out to do well - like Netta did for Israel last year. Yes, the winner this year was boring but it wasn’t from one of the ‘permanent finalists’, it wasn’t from Germany, France or the UK who are seen as the biggest of the big boys. We also don’t have enough connection to our neighbours that they will vote for us. Brits abroad are also not voting for us as frankly they can’t be arsed and prefer wherever they buggered off to, unlike Russians abroad who would vote for a vacuum cleaner if it was representing Mother Russia.
We can’t do anything about any of those other factors, other than pulling out of the EBU which - likely as not - would just see us never in the final.
What we can do is stop some lemon in the BBC Music Unit picking a song and three or four likeable but otherwise forgettable unknowns to sing it. We need to get someone with a clue and start making a proper effort.
What we need is to stop entering !! BBC licence fee money shouldn't be wasted on such junk / rubbish / puerile tripe.....