Eurovision 2014

[celedhring]

The winner song seems stolen from a James Bond film.

[Josephus]

America should have a similar thing.

Of course, they would call it Worldvision Contest

[The Brain]

America should have a similar thing.

Of course, they would call it Worldvision Contest

It would all be like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcDy8HEg1QY

[Eddie Teach]

And people say Sweden doesn't produce good music. 

[celedhring]

America should have a similar thing.

Of course, they would call it Worldvision Contest

The now-extinct OTI Festival was already contested by all American nations except them dirty anglosaxons.

[The Brain]

And people say Sweden doesn't produce good music. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTvTLvkiAbI (NSFW if you're in some kind of socially conservative hellhole)

[Eddie Teach]

 

I remember the vid somebody did of that song with naked wow characters.

[Sheilbh]

That's nice.

Part of me wanted Russia to win just to see Putin try and host a non-gay Eurovision. A larger part of me was happy a bearded drag act won and, amazingly, won with votes from countries I didn't expect.

It was a bit awkward whenever a country gave Russia points and the whole crowd booed (and when they went to get the votes from Russia and Belarus). I think Graham Norton was right, whenever it cut to the Russian singers, when he said they're only 17 and it's not their fault so it's a bit of a shame.

This will be probably be Britain's entry next year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL1zs4OKYAU

[Legbiter]

Austrians with dodgy beards taking on Europe, out to win? I remain wary. 

[Josquius]

So apparently Russia was upset there was a drag act at the gay Olympics?
I hope next year is extra super gay, just to troll Russia.

[garbon]

I'm confused. All this focus on boobs doesn't sound like a rockin' fun gay ol' time.

[Eddie Teach]

Perhaps the focus on boobs is more prevalent on Languish than in the event itself.

[Josquius]

There are also lots of acts that rarely leave their home countries, for instance German speaking bands which are rarely known outside of its cultural area. Same with Italians. Their music scenes are vibrant but purely domestic.

That kind of thing came as a big shock to me when I first lived abroad. It's hard to imagine a band in the uk remaining regional but successful (to give a population size equivalent to smaller European countries)

[Syt]

The winner song seems stolen from a James Bond film.

That was my original impression, too.

Anyways, I look forward to a year of Austrian smugness and hype up for the local Eurovision.

[alfred russel]

So apparently Russia was upset there was a drag act at the gay Olympics?
I hope next year is extra super gay, just to troll Russia.

I think this year will be hard to top. I remember when lordi won there was some controversy in russia (the runner up) that it was all an anti russian conspiracy. Russia`s problem may be that they think they are european, and thus dont get why the contest doesnt fit into their cultural norms. Such as not really taking it seriously.