Our Eurovision song!

Well it is and it isn’t I suppose. There’s an art to making a song that is instantly likeable. But Eurovision is all about entertainment and having a jolly good time. I just wish I could get an invite to a Eurovision party. The best song usually wins, that’s why I know people who make money out of betting on it. Second semi wasn’t very good apart from the Irish song and the one that sounded like spaghetti western music. The songs from the first semi final are growing on me. But there isn’t a song that I really like as in previous years.

I’m amazed that some people still think it’s a genuine song competition.

That went out the window decades ago.????

Eurovision contest is a joke, the last time I watched it right through was 1969 when I was in hospital after giving birth to DD.
I clicked on the link for the UK entry and thought it was a spoof as the singing and video were laughable.

I may be old fashioned but we used to have songs, now we have ridiculous spectacles and the song has disappeared.
It's supposed to be a song contest but it's more about who can be the most outrageous.
I get bored very quickly these days.

Eurovision for me isn't what it used to be so i haven't watched it for several years but I have heard our song, which I do like.
The thing is, this year, everyone will be voting for the Ukrainian entry as a show of solidarity, so I kind of think it'll be a waste of time for pretty much everyone else.

Sam Ryder looks good but sadly, though not surprisingly I hate the song (listened on YouTube via link from the Times). Haven’t watched Eurovision since the early 80’s.

but the French were dressed like the more boring kind of primary school teacher
That made me laugh being a primary school teacher, though I can't sing a note!
The French singers are Breton and the costumes are in the traditional style .... Black with orange/yellow embroidery or braid.

They like this song, Foxyferret! I believe it's second favourite now.

We shall see.

But if we don't do well, not to worry, as my children's teachers always said, it's the taking part that counts

We could have the best singer and the best singer but we still won’t win, too political, no one likes us. I don’t know why we still enter.

Something to look forward to, then?

I shan't bother to watch the rest of the competition. We watched the other evening - what a waste of time!

Very few contenders could actually sing, if there was any message in their texts we couldn't hear the words, and the music was either characterless or sounded like something we had heard before.

Admittedly, there were fewer young women dressed like porn actresses, this year, but the French were dressed like the more boring kind of primary school teacher and most of the rest looked as if they had upended the dirty-clothes basket and put on whatever was least dirty.

The Danish girls were appalling - if they had dressed deliberately in an androgyn style there would have been some point, at least to the young sub-culture that finds gender unimportant. As it were they had for some obscure reason put on garments that made the worst of their none existent figures. Nor, of course, could they sing, move properly on stage or justify their artistic careers in any other way.

The Swiss lad could sing, so could the Greek girl and the Ukrainians sang reasonably and had bothered to employ a cheorgraph.
What the other entrants thought they were doing I do not know, it assuredly was not entertainment.

Love Eurovision so does DD. We used to score each entry separately then pick our top 3. Happy memories. Will be watching on Saturday.

It used to be a great evening, but now with political voting it has become a totally pointless, expensive exercise.

4allweknow

I have heard on radio that Ukraine will win. Haven't heard their entry so can't comment. Are people wanting Ukraine to win due to the awful situation the country is in or is it a genuinely fantastic entry? UK is much better than usual.

It's due to their situation. I hope they win. But I have to say that the song is not my favourite! The beginning is OK but it seems to lose its way. To be honest I think it's awful. But I feel so bad for saying that.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiEGVYOruLk

Lots of media commenting that the UK will do well. Not sure why they think that but I hope they're right. And yes, Our entry is much better than we've had in recent years.

Aveline

I'm sure he's good but I just want Ukraine to win!

I think a lot if people want that. But, the winner hosts the show the following year. Can you imagine Ukraine being able to do that?

Oh! I may just watch it this year as I love our entry (thank you for posting a link). I'm prepared to yell at the screen when nobody votes for us!

I loved sir Tel.

It’s not been the same since Terry Wogan went.

I like it, it's different.

Used to watch it many years ago, now never watch it. It is awful.

It is well written and well performed - reminds me of Elton John. The video is total rubbish.

I never watch Eurovision as the songs are usually the dregs, but I think ours is a good contribution.

Well, if we assume that the Ukrainian entry will win, then we'll have to look for our expectations for second place.

I haven’t watched it since Sandy Shaw won.

I have heard on radio that Ukraine will win. Haven't heard their entry so can't comment. Are people wanting Ukraine to win due to the awful situation the country is in or is it a genuinely fantastic entry? UK is much better than usual.

Hate the programme. I admit to watching it in the 60s and 70s when there wasn’t much else on and from the snippets I’ve heard of songs in recent years I think the standard then was much better.