Via the Secret Person, apparently we don’t take Eurovision seriously enough.
No shit Sherlock. Bjorn Erichsen, the Danish producer of Eurovision, has been bitching about Terry Wogan, saying that he is part of the problem and that we should treat it with the seriousness it deserves.
What a fucking joke. If it wasn’t for Terry Wogan, Eurovision would be consigned to BBC3 with an audience of a quarter of a million. Actually, it wouldn’t be consigned to BBC3 because the BBC throws barrow loads of cash at Eurovision every year, that’s why we always get an entry even if we end up finishing last. We bankroll Eurovision no matter wherever it’s held.
Eurovision is a demonstration of how united Europe will never work. You could put a multi-platinum award winning singer on the stage singing a song that’s currently sitting at number 1 in every chart in every European country and still Denmark would vote for Sweden, Bosnia would vote for Croatia, Turkey will vote for Germany.
The only thing that makes this pointless waste of a television camera worth watching is Terry Wogan. He knows what an utter farce it is, he knows who is going to vote for who even before it starts and the only thing that makes the “contest” bearable is Terry Wogan’s scathing sarcasm.
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I think what makes Eurovision a joke for us is that our music industry is an actual international success on its own, our people dont need all the bullshit to become successful.
Not so much Eurovision more like Europolitics!
Not half Cherry. How can Bjorn the Viking take it seriously? Does he not stay for the voting or something? Actually, he’s probably busy counting his airmiles and calculating his carbon footprint.
Well, if you read Vladimir Bukovsky’s analysis of the future purpose and direction of the EU, and add in Gordo’s speech in Boston, plus Tessa Jowell stating that those who oppose further European integration are xenophobes, whilst those who oppose unrestricted third world immigration are merely racists, you might begin to wonder how much longer you will be allowed to regard anything European, even the song contest as a complete fucking joke!
The point is Britain already had a great music industry and doesn’t need Eurovision. We have produced huge international stars and have great singers and songwriters. Eurovision should be seen for what it is a fun, camp entertainment show. That’s why people in Britain watch it. But it cannot be taken seriously at the current moment. The British music industry doesn’t at all acknowledge Eurovision so no-one in Britain will take it seriously. How many of these songs would make the British or American charts top 40? Most of the countries haven’t got big music industries so they need Eurovision in a way. Just see it as it is a fun entertainment show.