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Offline rumborak

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The Eurovision thread
« on: May 26, 2012, 08:39:00 AM »
It's that time of the year again! Anybody watching it? I'm having people come over and we're combining it with BBQ (high 80s today in Boston!)

Poor suckers in Azerbaijan, where it's being hosted. Because the whole thing centers around CET, for them it starts at midnight :lol

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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2012, 08:52:01 AM »
I can't think of a much worse Saturday evening than spending it sat in front of the bloody Eurovision song contest....   :angry:

Each to their own though....  :smiley:
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2012, 09:02:22 AM »
From what I've heard, Sweden is one of the favorites. I probably wont watch it though, but I'll be rooting for Sweden obviously.  :hat
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2012, 09:02:52 AM »
I watched both the semis, and can't wait to see the final. First semi was amazing, second one sucked except for the rock dude from Slovakia (although the song was generic metal, and the vocalist was pitchy as hell).
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2012, 09:18:25 AM »
Quote from: Odysseus on May 26, 2012, 08:52:01 AM
I can't think of a much worse Saturday evening than spending it sat in front of the bloody Eurovision song contest....   :angry:

Each to their own though....  :smiley:

Would I watch it sober in front of a TV? Hell no. Would I watch it with friends, next to a grill with beer in my hand? Hell yeah!

@Blob, either you're the master of sarcasm, or you have to explain to me why an Aussie would watch the semis of Eurovision :lol

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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2012, 09:27:27 AM »
Quote from: rumborak on May 26, 2012, 09:18:25 AM
@Blob, either you're the master of sarcasm, or you have to explain to me why an Aussie would watch the semis of Eurovision :lol

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Why not?! To me the appeal of Eurovision is the awfulness of the entries, and seeing a bunch of people get on stage with fake plastic instruments, and pretend to perform terrible electro-dance tunes that incorporate some horrible traditional musical element of their own country, along with an outdated sense of what popular music is.
By the time you get to the final, you've already culled a lot of the hilariously bad ones.

PS, I'm not sure if they got through to the final, but there was a gem in the first semi. It was a generic dance/pop tune, with some flaky girl out front singing and dancing, with a few backup male dancers. Eurovision has a rule about the vocals needing to be live, so there was actually another girl at the very edge of the stage, not moving at all, in complete darkness and hiding, serving no purpose but to double the vocals with her so they sounded in pitch. You could only spot her briefly in the wide shots, but not a sign of her in any of the closeups. That is gold. :lol
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2012, 09:57:47 AM »
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« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2012, 11:14:14 AM »
I don't know why Finland picked that song, it wasn't bad in my opinion but it didn't fit Eurovision at all.
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« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2012, 11:31:03 AM »
I don't know other countries very well but from what I heard before Sweden is great. I think, we, as Turkey hopefully will be on the top 5. I love our song or show.
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2012, 11:32:19 AM »
Here's hoping Pain of Salvation enters with No Way or some other similar song.
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2012, 01:17:24 PM »
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Here's hoping Pain of Salvation enters with No Way or some other similar song.

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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2012, 01:34:40 PM »
Russian Chicks, FTW.  :metal :rollin
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« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2012, 03:47:58 PM »
The only other good thing but Russia was Iceland. Not surprised about that, it was Jonsi.
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« Reply #13 on: May 26, 2012, 03:54:01 PM »
I love how neighbour countries give their high points to another. That's a classic. And always poor England.
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #14 on: May 26, 2012, 04:06:12 PM »
The whole thing is a joke. Aside from bad music and fake performance.. ah fuck it, Blob said everything there needs to be said.
I still did watch part of it though, for the fun and such.
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #15 on: May 26, 2012, 04:55:38 PM »
Sweden wins the world........or something!  :flame: :metal :hefdaddy



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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #16 on: May 26, 2012, 05:14:52 PM »
I heard Sweden won! :caffeine:
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #17 on: May 26, 2012, 06:37:17 PM »
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I heard Sweden won! :caffeine:
Yea, and apparently Italy hates us! :rollin
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #18 on: May 26, 2012, 06:41:23 PM »
In the Eurovision criterions Sweden deserved to win, their song was written for this but out of these criterions the song sucks! We have this kind of songs everytime, especially in the summer, playing everywhere. Nothing special, plain and simple. That's all.

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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #19 on: May 26, 2012, 06:53:28 PM »
Totally agree, but when have ever originality won in the Eurovision contest?  :lol

I heard Euphoria on the radio before i knew it was in the contest....and i liked it, nothing new or special just a good song with a nice atmospheric soundtrack!

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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #20 on: May 26, 2012, 08:51:09 PM »
Finland's vote guy was awesome :lol

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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #21 on: May 27, 2012, 04:24:51 AM »
Yes! Euphoria really did deserve to win. And yeah Italy hates us, only country not to give us any points.

And I can barely speak from all the scream that took place last night watching this. I'm not really into this but when you've got parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, cousins and friends screaming it's always fun to tag along.
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #22 on: May 27, 2012, 05:03:30 AM »
Why does Italy hate us?

I think Euphoria is a really good track that gets stuck in your head all too easy.
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #23 on: May 27, 2012, 05:36:19 AM »
Quote from: Adami on May 26, 2012, 11:32:19 AM
Here's hoping Pain of Salvation enters with No Way or some other similar song.

They did enter in 2010. They didn't even make it to the finals though.
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #24 on: May 27, 2012, 07:18:20 AM »
Quote from: rumborak on May 26, 2012, 08:51:09 PM
Finland's vote guy was awesome :lol
Haha yea Lordi, Finlands answer to Gwar!
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #25 on: May 27, 2012, 08:27:13 AM »
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Quote from: Adami on May 26, 2012, 11:32:19 AM
Here's hoping Pain of Salvation enters with No Way or some other similar song.

They did enter in 2010. They didn't even make it to the finals though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADabadqOjpo

They actually expected to win with that song? Bored me to tears, and probably a lot of other people too.

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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #26 on: May 27, 2012, 08:43:54 AM »
It's a beautiful song, but the problem is that people want more "pop"-music in Eurovision, and I think Pain of Salvation would have made it further with another song. Road Salt is great, but it kinda takes a few spins to get into, and maybe a more "rocking" tune would have gotten people's attention more.
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #27 on: May 27, 2012, 10:43:00 AM »
 'All these shitty little countries like serbia and Sweden and Albania getting loads of points, YOUR ALL FUCKING NOBODIES, GO AND FUCK YOURSELVES YOU'LL NEVER BE AS BIG AS US, UK, UK, UK!'

I cry for my generation. UK's act was shit.
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« Reply #28 on: May 27, 2012, 11:54:21 AM »
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'All these shitty little countries like serbia and Sweden and Albania getting loads of points, YOUR ALL FUCKING NOBODIES, GO AND FUCK YOURSELVES YOU'LL NEVER BE AS BIG AS US, UK, UK, UK!'

I cry for my generation. UK's act was shit.

Yes.....Sweden is a small shit in the ocean compared to the UK but itīs quality shit my friend.....quality shit!  :hat
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #29 on: May 27, 2012, 12:22:10 PM »
Sweden has brought out much better music in recent years though :')
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #30 on: May 27, 2012, 12:25:55 PM »
Euphoria is probably my favorite Swedish winning-song together with Waterloo, we've won 5 times I believe, not sure how many countries have won more, but isn't Ireland up there? (I thought of them for some reason, might be another country)
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #31 on: May 27, 2012, 01:17:48 PM »
Speaking of Ireland. Jedward has got to be worst piece of crap band ever.
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #32 on: May 27, 2012, 01:21:30 PM »
I almost got to see Jedward once. It would have been free as well :(
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Re: The Eurovision thread
« Reply #33 on: May 27, 2012, 02:11:29 PM »
To bad the song Loreen had in the competition last year didn't make it to Eurovision. I thought that one was even better.
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« Reply #34 on: May 27, 2012, 02:20:30 PM »
We were all rooting for Russia. Ballsy move, totally appreciated it.

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