Lyris Lite :: Eurovision

Europe's biggest televisual joke (no, not the SCART connector) is celebrated tonight: the Eurovision Song Contest, where each European country (as well as a few non-European ones, I think) selects some budding hopefuls and puts them forward to perform a rubbish song and dance routine. Votes are collected and the winner gets... something. I don't know what, because I can't remember the last time Britain actually won the contest. If you don't live in Europe, you probably won't have heard of it, which is a pity, because it's a laugh riot.

Part of the reason for that is because that, for once in a European-wide context, Britain has the right attitude and doesn't take the contest seriously at all. Year after year, it sends cheap bubblegum pop acts up for the massacre. Apparently other European countries try and do well, but fortunately for me, Eurovision is seen as something of a joke here in the UK. Seriously, the clue's in the name! Just from hearing it, you get the feeling of "cheap crap". That's what makes the contest so funny!

Remember the clip of the chubby boy singing badly on "American Idol" that got sent around the web? Well, just imagine that, add glitter and a pinch of camp, and a good dose of cultural diversity, and you have the Eurovision contest: the one night of the year where we, as one Europe, can celebrate our rubbishness together, through the power of music.

I can't wait to see Britain screw up tonight. I've heard the song being put forward (on the news, honest) and it made me want to scoop my ears out! Just so you know who to giggle at, these are the hopefuls that are representing the country in the Crap Olympics:

You left out the fact that countries just vote for their neighbors and Terry Wogan rips the piss out of everyone as he gets more and more drunk lol.

Last years winners were pretty decent though

This year should be brilliant, as long as we get a repeat of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2zfLa4NXSo

Eurovision is now on!

"Europe's biggest televisual joke (no, not the SCART connector)"

People moan about SCART but it allows me to get a nice, easy source of RGB for all my older consoles. The best people can usually hope for in the States is s-video. I'll stick with SCART ta.

Haha, we almost got nil points, if it wasn't for Malta and Ireland! Also, Terry Wogan is the ONLY reason to ever watch Eurovision. His dry wit makes it a great laugh!

I was disappointed by the lack of nil points. If you're going to fail, you might as well do it properly.

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