very belated Eurovision liveblog
Posted this on tumblr as Eurovision aired. Decided I didn't want it on tumblr broken up into a hundred mini posts. Moved it here instead.
semifinal 1
Armenia had a really cool coat
according to our presenter (CORNALD MAAS IS BACK, FUCKING FINALLY) the Latvian singer speaks like half a dozen languages and learned fluent Dutch by listening to a bunch of Dutch music on repeat
WAT
…but the real question is, if he listened to Jantje Smit and Nick & Simon and shit, did he pick up our their hideous overcompensating-for-the-Volendammer-accent accent?
I love what they’re doing with the improvised flags
Albania’s accent is so thick I can’t understand a word of what she’s saying, but I love the song
Russia was really nice too, though their linked hair and the see-saw were nervewracking for a second
…I WANT UKRAINE’S HAMSTER WHEEL
cute boy optional
when I saw the music video earlier I thought “between the actual quality and sympathy votes for what’s going on over there I wouldn’t be surprised if they win this year”, but the live performance… eh
Belgium, we love you and of course we’ll vote for you, what else are neighbours for, but your guy was painfully off-key
MOLDOVA ROBBED THE THOR: THE DARK WORLD COSTUME DEPARTMENT! or vice versa
I just had to look up where San Marino even is. and then I had to look up a list of European microstates to make sure Italy wasn’t secretly harboring three dozen of them
HOLY SHIT EPIC SAXOPHONE GUY WAS A EUROVISION ENTRY (make note, LOOK IT UP: Moldova, year unknown)
OKAY, WE’RE NEXT
/takes a quick intraveinous coffee shot
I was just joking with a friend in Norway an hour ago about both our countries having a “storm” title on a soporific song
they should’ve made us duke it out
HOLY SHIT THE BELGIAN PRESENTERS LOVE OUR SONG. now I feel bad about how bad I thought their song was
it’s over already? damn
YES
WE MADE IT
you fuckers, why are we always one of the very last in line to be announced, if we make it to the finals at all /sobs
BUT AT LEAST WE MADE IT, WHOOOOOOO
vorsakh:
Is that Brock Rumlow strapped to a parachute?
OMG I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO KEPT DOING A DOUBLE TAKE
what the hell was that song even, Georgia?
semifinal 2
I have a soft spot for languages with a raspy G. Israel, douze points
our Norwegian twin is a bear with the voice of a kitten, and I love it
more not-English, yay! Poland, douze points
it’s a sad Eurovision when France is the only country singing in its own language
I don’t wanna say Lithuania has a Tron-esque look going on
but
you know
I just did :B
lady, there are holes in your tutu!
kilts O3O
boots
bare arms
wrist braces
I’m sorry Ireland, was there a song going on? I got distracted
the Swiss song was catchy, but damn their flag video, now I’m suddenly and intensely nostalgic for Domino Day
rip Domino Day
douze points for language for Slovenia also. and nice song
I’M VOTING FOR AUSTRALIA XDDD <3
yay, Norway made it to the finals!
now we can duke it out after all O3O
vorsakh:
Is that Brock Rumlow strapped to a parachute?
OMG I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO KEPT DOING A DOUBLE TAKE
what the hell was that song even, Georgia?
EUROVISION FINALE TIME
the Romanian woman looks exactly like a girl I used to know and it’s so weird
gotta love Poland’s entirely unapologetic boob song
and there was the close up of Austria’s molars again
I’m kinda curious to know if France has ever not sung in French, but my apathy is too great to actually look it up
I mean my gut instinct says LOLNO, of course not, this is France we’re talking about, but XD;;
did Italy just give the whole hall an extended look at her underpants, lying down like that, or…?
okay, a tumblr follower looked it up: France has sung in Creole, Corsican and Breton besides French. I am still inordinately pleased and amused that they’ve never actually entered in English, though. Keep it up, France.
love the UK song. too bad it’s apparently wildly unpopular
There’s a lot of good songs this year, but it’s “Rainmaker” I’ve had on repeat all week. And it’s not an entry. 8D
TWELVE POINTS
SCREAM
THANK YOU POLAND
Russia literally can’t do anything without getting booed this year. I feel really sorry for those girls. This should’ve been one of the best things to ever happen to them, but because of fucking Putin and his fuckery, half the continent is taking out its anger on them.
ten points to Norway from us. good choice, us!
YAY, THANK YOU LATVIA
FUCK YES, THANK YOU ICELAND
THANK YOU GERMANYYYYYYY
…
oh my god, we’re over halfway there and WE’RE IN THE TOP THREE O_O
YEEEEAAAAAAAH, THANK YOU NORWAY
TH-THANK YOU ESTONIAAA
AND FROM HUNGARIA THANK YOU HUNGARIA
YAY LITHUANIA
BELGIUM YOU TRAITOR D:
we came in second
WE CAME IN SECOND :D
CONGRATULATIONS, AUSTRIA
BUT HOLY SHIT WE CAME IN SECOND
AAAAAAAH
DUDE, WE’VE ONLY MADE IT TO THE FINALS TWICE SINCE THE SEMI-FINALS WERE INSTATED, AND NOW WE’RE SECOND!!!1!!
okay, I’m done
I’m exhausted. no more eurovision spam
probably
/keels over
WE CAME IN SECOOOOOOOOOND :D
semifinal 1
Armenia had a really cool coat
according to our presenter (CORNALD MAAS IS BACK, FUCKING FINALLY) the Latvian singer speaks like half a dozen languages and learned fluent Dutch by listening to a bunch of Dutch music on repeat
WAT
…but the real question is, if he listened to Jantje Smit and Nick & Simon and shit, did he pick up our their hideous overcompensating-for-the-Volendammer-accent accent?
I love what they’re doing with the improvised flags
Albania’s accent is so thick I can’t understand a word of what she’s saying, but I love the song
Russia was really nice too, though their linked hair and the see-saw were nervewracking for a second
…I WANT UKRAINE’S HAMSTER WHEEL
cute boy optional
when I saw the music video earlier I thought “between the actual quality and sympathy votes for what’s going on over there I wouldn’t be surprised if they win this year”, but the live performance… eh
Belgium, we love you and of course we’ll vote for you, what else are neighbours for, but your guy was painfully off-key
MOLDOVA ROBBED THE THOR: THE DARK WORLD COSTUME DEPARTMENT! or vice versa
I just had to look up where San Marino even is. and then I had to look up a list of European microstates to make sure Italy wasn’t secretly harboring three dozen of them
HOLY SHIT EPIC SAXOPHONE GUY WAS A EUROVISION ENTRY (make note, LOOK IT UP: Moldova, year unknown)
OKAY, WE’RE NEXT
/takes a quick intraveinous coffee shot
I was just joking with a friend in Norway an hour ago about both our countries having a “storm” title on a soporific song
they should’ve made us duke it out
HOLY SHIT THE BELGIAN PRESENTERS LOVE OUR SONG. now I feel bad about how bad I thought their song was
it’s over already? damn
YES
WE MADE IT
you fuckers, why are we always one of the very last in line to be announced, if we make it to the finals at all /sobs
BUT AT LEAST WE MADE IT, WHOOOOOOO
vorsakh:
Is that Brock Rumlow strapped to a parachute?
OMG I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO KEPT DOING A DOUBLE TAKE
what the hell was that song even, Georgia?
semifinal 2
I have a soft spot for languages with a raspy G. Israel, douze points
our Norwegian twin is a bear with the voice of a kitten, and I love it
more not-English, yay! Poland, douze points
it’s a sad Eurovision when France is the only country singing in its own language
I don’t wanna say Lithuania has a Tron-esque look going on
but
you know
I just did :B
lady, there are holes in your tutu!
kilts O3O
boots
bare arms
wrist braces
I’m sorry Ireland, was there a song going on? I got distracted
the Swiss song was catchy, but damn their flag video, now I’m suddenly and intensely nostalgic for Domino Day
rip Domino Day
douze points for language for Slovenia also. and nice song
I’M VOTING FOR AUSTRALIA XDDD <3
yay, Norway made it to the finals!
now we can duke it out after all O3O
vorsakh:
Is that Brock Rumlow strapped to a parachute?
OMG I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO KEPT DOING A DOUBLE TAKE
what the hell was that song even, Georgia?
EUROVISION FINALE TIME
the Romanian woman looks exactly like a girl I used to know and it’s so weird
gotta love Poland’s entirely unapologetic boob song
and there was the close up of Austria’s molars again
I’m kinda curious to know if France has ever not sung in French, but my apathy is too great to actually look it up
I mean my gut instinct says LOLNO, of course not, this is France we’re talking about, but XD;;
did Italy just give the whole hall an extended look at her underpants, lying down like that, or…?
okay, a tumblr follower looked it up: France has sung in Creole, Corsican and Breton besides French. I am still inordinately pleased and amused that they’ve never actually entered in English, though. Keep it up, France.
love the UK song. too bad it’s apparently wildly unpopular
There’s a lot of good songs this year, but it’s “Rainmaker” I’ve had on repeat all week. And it’s not an entry. 8D
TWELVE POINTS
SCREAM
THANK YOU POLAND
Russia literally can’t do anything without getting booed this year. I feel really sorry for those girls. This should’ve been one of the best things to ever happen to them, but because of fucking Putin and his fuckery, half the continent is taking out its anger on them.
ten points to Norway from us. good choice, us!
YAY, THANK YOU LATVIA
FUCK YES, THANK YOU ICELAND
THANK YOU GERMANYYYYYYY
…
oh my god, we’re over halfway there and WE’RE IN THE TOP THREE O_O
YEEEEAAAAAAAH, THANK YOU NORWAY
TH-THANK YOU ESTONIAAA
AND FROM HUNGARIA THANK YOU HUNGARIA
YAY LITHUANIA
BELGIUM YOU TRAITOR D:
we came in second
WE CAME IN SECOND :D
CONGRATULATIONS, AUSTRIA
BUT HOLY SHIT WE CAME IN SECOND
AAAAAAAH
DUDE, WE’VE ONLY MADE IT TO THE FINALS TWICE SINCE THE SEMI-FINALS WERE INSTATED, AND NOW WE’RE SECOND!!!1!!
okay, I’m done
I’m exhausted. no more eurovision spam
probably
/keels over
WE CAME IN SECOOOOOOOOOND :D