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Voodoopulse on
Why do we care? We’re the nation of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the who. Who actually cares if we don’t win Eurovision, isn’t it just a joke?
Krabsandwich on
Everyone votes for their mates unless someone has a banging song, the UK entry was not a banging song hence one point.
Rekyht on
Because it was absolutely horrendous? This “woe is us, they’re all such meanies” looks pathetic when we send absolute shite year after year.
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Sypher1985 on
When I saw that article on BBC I thought, oh has Eurovision happened?
OutrageousRepair5751 on
Maybe because no one seems to be checking the quality of the music and lyrics?
Honestly thought a 10 year old had written this years entry
BlackCaesarNT on
Full on man on bike putting stick into bike and then blaming others when he falls off energy.
We likely won’t win it that year specifically, but the day a serious competitor who isn’t some milquetoast ballad singer or group of Ryanair stewards is put forward, we’ll get okay points. We do that consistently enough for years and then we have a chance to win.
Might as well have sent Jeremy Clarkson yesterday, his performance would have been as shit as the shit one yesterday was. Utter tripe…
Bluemechanic on
They always pull an act out of nowhere that nobody really knows or heard of. The acts the UK puts forward aren’t ones who are doing well in the British pop charts, which means that even British people aren’t listening to them, so if the British aren’t listening to their own acts then why would the rest of Europe?
HeartyBeast on
The article isn’t a look particularly at why the UK did so badly last night, but the systematic reasons for consistently doing so badly.
skuk on
Everyone just voted for their mates anyway, so it’s hardly surprising it’s not taken seriously.
Dont know why we enter honestly.
anarchtea on
Hang on, the BBC is asking the question when the act is chosen by… the BBC.
As an ESC fan/addict, I’ll keep banging this oversized drum: stop doing internal selections. “These guys at this record label said it’d be alright” has, on average, produced our worst results.
National selections gave us all of our five winners and all but one of our sixteen second places. It also helps to actually connect with Eurovision beyond than these day-after autopsy articles.
It’s not rocket science. We’ve had multi-stage talent shows/song contests for more than 20 years, they’ve been a staple of Saturday night. Many, many other countries use them for Eurovision.
The call is coming from inside the house, BBC. Pull your finger out.
EasyBend on
With lyrics like:
Eins, zwei, drei
Darlin’, I need something salty
Eins, zwei, drei
With a slice of pepperoni
How could we lose…..
qwerty_1965 on
It’s not a serious thing is why. Rightly or not it was transformed by Terry Wigan into a cringe fest, something to be watched ironically or in a very gay way (and still ironically). Tel might be long dead and even longer ex Eurosong but the essence of his raised eyebrow and knowing tone remains intrinsic to the experience.
Which makes me wonder how other broadcasters frame this event. Do they ultimately take it seriously as a showcase for their music culture?
Shockwavepulsar on
The songs I remember from the last few years were by
Sam Ryder https://youtu.be/RZ0hqX_92zI?si=VviYPNT46n-oDJfq
Baby Lasagna https://youtu.be/YIBjarAiAVc?si=Bvir1rVCjrbrL2VU
Käärijä https://youtu.be/l6rS8Dv5g-8?si=vvmkOeare09jYwL0
Now they didn’t win but they all did reasonably well because they were all camp and catchy as fuck. Look Mum No Computer in my opinion was neither and so did badly.
katie-kaboom on
My low-stakes conspiracy is that the UK doesn’t actually want to win because then they’d have to host, so they keep making terrible choices.
kiwitechee on
Because the EU hates the UK and always has, this is what funny about all these sad people who moan about Brexit and wanting to return, The UK in it’s history has attacked and conquered the EU why would the EU want to touch you with a stick or in this case winning the Eurovision
NoYouCantHavePudding on
I’m biased because I really like the fella on YouTube, and the song was just a bit of fun. I don’t think he deserved just 1 point, it was better than that. I reckon if we put Elton John on instead we’d still be bottom of the table because it’s us. But, Sam’s effort might have just been a bit shit too.
Old_Housing3989 on
We should just send Morris dancers and be done with it.
UJ_Reddit on
Not a top performer this year, his qwrrk is the ability to syth music love. Not necessarily his stage presence nor coal ability. But also it’s insanely political!
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Why do we care? We’re the nation of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the who. Who actually cares if we don’t win Eurovision, isn’t it just a joke?
Everyone votes for their mates unless someone has a banging song, the UK entry was not a banging song hence one point.
Because it was absolutely horrendous? This “woe is us, they’re all such meanies” looks pathetic when we send absolute shite year after year.
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When I saw that article on BBC I thought, oh has Eurovision happened?
Maybe because no one seems to be checking the quality of the music and lyrics?
Honestly thought a 10 year old had written this years entry
Full on man on bike putting stick into bike and then blaming others when he falls off energy.
We likely won’t win it that year specifically, but the day a serious competitor who isn’t some milquetoast ballad singer or group of Ryanair stewards is put forward, we’ll get okay points. We do that consistently enough for years and then we have a chance to win.
Might as well have sent Jeremy Clarkson yesterday, his performance would have been as shit as the shit one yesterday was. Utter tripe…
They always pull an act out of nowhere that nobody really knows or heard of. The acts the UK puts forward aren’t ones who are doing well in the British pop charts, which means that even British people aren’t listening to them, so if the British aren’t listening to their own acts then why would the rest of Europe?
The article isn’t a look particularly at why the UK did so badly last night, but the systematic reasons for consistently doing so badly.
Everyone just voted for their mates anyway, so it’s hardly surprising it’s not taken seriously.
Dont know why we enter honestly.
Hang on, the BBC is asking the question when the act is chosen by… the BBC.
As an ESC fan/addict, I’ll keep banging this oversized drum: stop doing internal selections. “These guys at this record label said it’d be alright” has, on average, produced our worst results.
National selections gave us all of our five winners and all but one of our sixteen second places. It also helps to actually connect with Eurovision beyond than these day-after autopsy articles.
It’s not rocket science. We’ve had multi-stage talent shows/song contests for more than 20 years, they’ve been a staple of Saturday night. Many, many other countries use them for Eurovision.
The call is coming from inside the house, BBC. Pull your finger out.
With lyrics like:
Eins, zwei, drei
Darlin’, I need something salty
Eins, zwei, drei
With a slice of pepperoni
How could we lose…..
It’s not a serious thing is why. Rightly or not it was transformed by Terry Wigan into a cringe fest, something to be watched ironically or in a very gay way (and still ironically). Tel might be long dead and even longer ex Eurosong but the essence of his raised eyebrow and knowing tone remains intrinsic to the experience.
Which makes me wonder how other broadcasters frame this event. Do they ultimately take it seriously as a showcase for their music culture?
The songs I remember from the last few years were by
Sam Ryder https://youtu.be/RZ0hqX_92zI?si=VviYPNT46n-oDJfq
Baby Lasagna https://youtu.be/YIBjarAiAVc?si=Bvir1rVCjrbrL2VU
Käärijä https://youtu.be/l6rS8Dv5g-8?si=vvmkOeare09jYwL0
Now they didn’t win but they all did reasonably well because they were all camp and catchy as fuck. Look Mum No Computer in my opinion was neither and so did badly.
My low-stakes conspiracy is that the UK doesn’t actually want to win because then they’d have to host, so they keep making terrible choices.
Because the EU hates the UK and always has, this is what funny about all these sad people who moan about Brexit and wanting to return, The UK in it’s history has attacked and conquered the EU why would the EU want to touch you with a stick or in this case winning the Eurovision
I’m biased because I really like the fella on YouTube, and the song was just a bit of fun. I don’t think he deserved just 1 point, it was better than that. I reckon if we put Elton John on instead we’d still be bottom of the table because it’s us. But, Sam’s effort might have just been a bit shit too.
We should just send Morris dancers and be done with it.
Not a top performer this year, his qwrrk is the ability to syth music love. Not necessarily his stage presence nor coal ability. But also it’s insanely political!