With everything going on I haven't been keeping up as well as I'd like with the Eurovision Song Contest. Still, it really only takes about 15 minutes to figure out who the winner is going to be and who isn't going to make it past the first round.
There's always the political song (Turkey) or the odd gender act (Serbia, definitely) or the fun folksters (Finland and Slovenia tie) and the comic song (Lithuania), but they don't get too far out of the gate, although Serbia might carry through because it has a beat, which is better than 75% of the songs competing.
What's with the ballad this year? Everything is either slow, droopy-eyed, wind-swept women or sparkly, earnest boys. Where's the lingerie and cage acts this year? Or, gee whiz, why isn't there anyone who can compete with last year's Balkan Girls? It's a sad state of affairs and, yes, the UK has the worst song again. They just don't want to win.
Oh wait, no. This, my friends, is the worst song. Since they started posting the videos up on YouTube it's made it double-fantasy for those of us who love Europop. This comes from Latvia. Special note on the puppy dog stare and weird beige lipstick, but please, for the love of music, don't turn it off until you get to the chorus. These are some of the best lyrics ever written.
It's like a 4th grade talent show entry in Omaha. It made me tingly all over.
Oh yeah, don't worry, Slovakia has it in the bag to win. No doubt about it.
Friday, May 07, 2010
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is that supposed to be the best Serbia has to offer? oh dear.
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