Eurovison – and the winner is:
If you like artists like Wham, Madonna, Abba & Kylie Minogue you probably think the Eurovision song contest is a class act.
Germany
Germany won the contest in Oslo with the punchy pop ballad Satellite sung by Lena Meyer-Landrut.
Not that I care one little bit. I reckon the Eurovision song contest is a celebration of bad taste & crap music. It’s real lightweight pop appreciated only by those who have no appreciation for music.
What amazes me though, is the level of Australian interest in this annual tribute to cheesy songs performed by daggy artists. So much so that hordes of people go out of their way to avoid hearing the result before they watch the replay on TV (tonight, I think, but I don’t care). Even the Herald Sun has a “Spoiler Alert” on its website, warning readers to “tune out” if they don’t want to know the result. Not me though. I am proud to spoil this for those who think (somehow) that Eurovision has any artistic, music or cultural significance whatsoever:
Promoting 'Beautiful Bright'.
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First win of the double, the next the World Cup.
Any interest in doing the World Cup tipping, getting closer. Don’t deny you’re getting worked up about it.
Germany & Australia are in the same grouping, aren’t they? Who else is in their group?
Ghana and Serbia who were beaten overnight by the Kiwis.
What, they beat both of them? How did the Kiwis get in anyway? Are they in a different qualifying group to us … and why?
PS: By “us” I mean Australia. Any Australian who supports another country in the world cup is going to be deported to ‘Tony’s island detention centre’ (wherever that is).
Kiwis defeated Serbia in a friendly warm-up. They qualified through Oceania, remember we’re in the Asian qualifying group.
As you know I have divided loyalties to a point but first and foremost am Aussie. But once we’re out of contention, I’ll be swinging to the Vaterland.
Good to hear that, Baldrick. I remember in 2006 when we were cheated out of going further than the 2nd round (a lot further) by the Italian stager, how many locals of Italian descent were over-the-moon about it and were supporting Italy in the match against Australia, even though they were born here! One particular well known businessman (who shall remain nameless) copped a real serve from me about his over-the-top display of disloyalty to the land of Oz. But he’s a Collingwood supporter too so what else would you expect?
Last weekend was in melbourne and went to a restaurant in Clifton hill and it is principally Italian patronage They’ll be televising the World Cup and i had a crack at the co owner about being overrun by Italian supporters and he quickly corrected me and said they’re Aussies first, Italians a close second.
I took my life in my hands as I wore a Geelong jumper in heavy Collingscum territory immediately after we beat them. Suffice it to say I’ll go back, food was magnificent and massive proportions. Seeing this isn’t the ABC, I’ll give it a plug, “Miskitos”.
They’ll become Italians first if they play Australia again, I bet ya.
I was in Queensland once and we made the mistake of going to the Breakfast Creek pub for dinner on State-of Origin night. I walked into this lounge of Maroon coloured rugby tops … wearing a (quite unintentional) blue one. The room fell silent, until I said “I’ll have a Crown Lager please”. Then they realised I was from the classier State of Victoria.
No problem with the free plug there. It won’t upset my major sponsors of McDonalds, KFC & Nandos. Oh, and CUB.
Baldrick – you come from the Fatherland? Tell me something – why is it only Germany has a Fatherland and all the rest have Motherlands? I did read something about it in a book by Leon Uris (Armageddon), and it had to do with German mythology and Wagner and other things I can’t remember. Do you know?
Anyway, I can’t wait for the WC. I’m soaking up all the pre-Cup stuff because I’m afraid that’s all we might get. I’ll even set the alarm for 4 am again if I have to.
Oh the Eurovision. Well, it’s so OTT that it’s funny. Apparently there’s been a European resurgence in interest with all the newly-admitted countries to the EU going in hell for leather, and so the old Euros don’t want to be outdone.
I love it – it’s all windblown hair, gayness and spangles and it’s a scream. Sometimes you even hear quite a decent dong (not often). It’s the campest thing on TV.
You know if world peace ever came, music and sport could have a lot to do with it.*
Good old Malcolm Fraser inventng SBS eh, Ray?
*It’ll never happen.
I hear that cheating diving bastard Italiano from 2006 is out – is that right?
Rox. born in Footscray, Melbourne to German parents but am proud of heritage. Have kept contact with the language as I believe that it is important to keep one’s history, culture and language alive, but not at the expense of one’s host culture.
In relation to the Vaterland question, I don’t have the Funk & Wagnall’s nor Brittanica so in this age of enlightenment defer to the indisputably accurate Google and here is a link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatherland that may give some insight as to why Germans refer to a patriarchical term. I read Armageddon many, many moons ago as a kid but don’t remember it very well, let alone to references to Wagner et al although I vaguely remember him playing right back for Germany.
Although I’m keen for the WC, can’t see myself losing sleep watching matches, the next day renders me even more non compos mentos than normal. Key matches perhaps, eg Aussie and German matches.
I think I mentioned before that the Germans are keen on the Skips as so many have relations over here and secondly, we played so valliantly last WC and third, they know we were eliminated by diving cheating bastardos.
Once heard a scribe mention the only thing preventing the Pakistanis and Indians annihilating themselves is cricket. Interesting thought.
As for Eurovision, I’m with Raymond, i hate watching American television, and this dross is even more painful. See I am German, humourless.
First game for Oz is v. Germany Monday 14 June @ 4.30 am. I will definetly be getting up early to watch it. I’m hoping for a repeat of 2006 when in the first game we got even with the Japs for the Pacific war. Three – nil !!!!
Rox, what is a decent dong (by your standards)?
Of course, I forgot about Footerscray. I won’t be watching at unsociable hours unless it has something to do with Oz, by the way.
Er, it’s EUROpean. As for being German and humour, you do a lot better than most, mein freund.
There’s something contradictory about a German calling himself Baldrick.
Hahahahaa!!!! And he says he has no SOH.
My apologies, I’m linguistically challenged. Punctuation most ineffective in that message. What I meant to say was this is the sort of drivel the Americans would dish up, but this version, Euro style, is worse again.
But each to their own. I find Kerry O’Brien and Fran Kelly highly enthralling. Puts me into perspective doesn’t it?
Rox, SOH ??? Please explain, Pauline.
And Baldrick, I find Helen Ballard (Prime TV News) “quite enthralling”, but for different reasons to you liking K.O’B. At least I hope so.
Sense of humour. It’s a common abbreviation in the personal ads (ahem – so I’m told).
Well at least that’s better than FGMO
(For gay men only).