So Chris Gets His Wish
And Lordi walk off with the Eurovision Song Contest. In typical style this no doubt means that there'll be a bunch of similar style entries next year. Hmmm - Helsinki sounds like a more appealing trip than Athens....
As far as last night was concerned though, I think it's safe to say that if that song hadn't been performed in that way, it wouldn't have won. But the voting was all over the place anyway. How did that dirge the Irish put in do as well as it did? And the Russian and Lithuanian entries both receieved significantly less appreciation where we were than songs that ended up getting nowhere, from Armenia, Germany and Denmark. Highest ranked song that actually should have been a contender: Sweden's Invincible, though as previously discussed they picked the wrong entry anyway.
Bye Daz - presumably we'll never hear from you again, even though you achieved the UK's strongest showing in several years.
May 21st, 2006 - 11:13
I’m £31.25 richer thanks to a £2.50 bet, too
Unfortunately I missed the show so I can’t otherwise comment, but I’m hoping to catch the “highlights” later…
May 22nd, 2006 - 12:39
well I also missed it due to wedding attendance, and was frankly gutted to have missed out on something like Lordi doing so well. I still hark back to ’98 when that crazy German guy ground his way along the balcony in such great style.
Next year, I will be throwing a party again (to make up for my failure this year), and I hope there are plenty of immitations, stupid and silly is how I like my europop, not all earnest and serious!!
May 24th, 2006 - 07:12
Stupid and silly should indeed be par for the course. But not completely crap with it.