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Posting this before reading to see others' thoughts about Eurovision. My weekend was pretty good, I didn't get to watch the X-men films, which was as much my poor time-management as anything. I did some reading (may talk about that later) and writing (yay! Not loads, but some.)
I also watched The OC 'The Road Warrior' ( 3-16 )
I also watched The OC 'The Road Warrior' ( 3-16 )
I guess Eurovision Song Contest always attracts some, uh, "birds of paradise". And that's why we love it - I mean a lot of the performances this year had me scratching my head, wondering what they were thinking!?!?
That Finland won was surprising, however. But perhaps it was exactly because the group was so peculiar and the genre didn't really fit into the "happy-go-lucky-lalala" world. I guess this contest made it clear that it definitely is a "song contest" and not a "concours de la chanson" anymore. :) Vraiment! Thing is, if they're looking to make it big, English is the language of pop. Not that I think most of the contestants will do so. The UK's entries usually seem...sel-conscious somehow - and they can be pretty dire. but we're so aware of the hoop-la surrounding the competition.
And the votes. I find it very interesting to see who gives points to whom for which political reasons. With certain countries, very predictable. Others: always a surprise. :)
Well, it's no surprise that the UK's been doing so badly the last few years. But yeah, an atlas and a history book and a strong does of cynicism are probably what's needed to get through the votes. And then there's the votes becuase people must have genuinely liked a certain song, which I don't get, at all.
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