tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post2054935226337264746..comments2023-11-03T04:44:13.331-04:00Comments on The Americanization of Emily: Eurovision 2007Violahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141614252355533198noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-5996930079036372502007-05-28T05:55:00.000-04:002007-05-28T05:55:00.000-04:00I thought the UK song was quite good - at least a ...I thought the UK song was quite good - at least a catchy tune, but not sure I liked the electric blue get-ups. But surely the whole point is to enjoy Terry Wogan. I cannot imagine how frghtful the whole thing would be without Terry's brilliant commentary. The Serbian song was frightful - and why wear a bow tie if you aren't going to tie it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-64954631191140280512007-05-16T19:21:00.000-04:002007-05-16T19:21:00.000-04:00I think that Eurovision is all of the above (excep...I think that Eurovision is all of the above (except that Barney doesn't immediately spring to mind for me). Now and again someone takes it seriously and actually enters a half-way decent song. However, as everyone else just votes for their neighbouring countries and/or prefer the tat, the good ones often (not always) fall by the wayside.<BR/><BR/>Or perhaps I'm being too synical?<BR/><BR/>By the way, any <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176869/" REL="nofollow">Steve Coogan</A> fans might like this footage of <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWYfKYFbasA" REL="nofollow">Tony Ferrino winning the Eurovision Song Contest for Portugal</A>.Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141614252355533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-72310101980787330452007-05-15T23:50:00.000-04:002007-05-15T23:50:00.000-04:00As an American, I'm completely baffled by Eurovisi...As an American, I'm completely baffled by Eurovision. What is it exactly? Is it a national pride competition like the Olympics (that is, an olympics with a heaping dollop of sequins and kitsch)? Or, do people actually realize that it is incredibly campy and just watch it for fun? I say the latter because it seems sooo sacchrin. While watching that Schooch video, I felt like I was watching Barney. Maybe I've completely missed the point of it, but I'd appreciate a European person's view on this...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-88977220468611179912007-05-15T19:36:00.000-04:002007-05-15T19:36:00.000-04:00Hi Jonathan. Thanks for that. You are probably r...Hi Jonathan. Thanks for that. You are probably right. I mean "perfectly fine" in the Mark Kermode sense of "Yeah, it's OK, no real problems with it, could be a lot better, not going to set the world on fire" etc., but that too may be a bit generous for Scooch. Still, it is at number 5 in the Hit Parade, and the charts don't lie :) I enjoyed the piece in the blog you recommended. Cheers, MarkMark Goodacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-59724522332000675772007-05-15T15:54:00.000-04:002007-05-15T15:54:00.000-04:00I'm sorry but I really have to take issue with the...I'm sorry but I really have to take issue with the comment: 'The UK's entry, by Scooch, was a perfectly fine novelty song'. Were we watching the same thing??! It was beyond novelty to be simply embarrasing. The video, which we were lucky enough not to see, was even worse than the live performance with dreadful attempts to curry European favour by putting everybody's flags in it.<BR/><BR/>It's also outdated - a remnant of old Euro campness. This year's winner was all about being intense and sentimental. Okay so it was awful, but a reaction against people not taking it seriously. And Eastern Europe is now taking it very very seriously.<BR/><BR/>For an extremely good analysis I recommend the blog on Labforculture at: http://www.labforculture.org/en/community/blogitem/8290Jonny Goodacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16506835257157492594noreply@blogger.com