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Topic History of: Eurovision 2025 The FINAL
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Green Man |
robbiex wrote:
Green Man wrote:
Eurovision is just a bit of fun a full of campness and chep burlesque like it has always been. However it should be politiced no matter what. People are full of hatred and xenophobia like booing Israel, grow up, people.
The need to opt out of it, people like the British, just not the English. Then again the English do know how to select a lot of shit.
I don't think it has always been full of campness. If you look at Abba's win in 1974 in Brighton it was a very straight BBC presentation.
https://www.channel5.com/show/eurovision-in-the-70s
Gb news are bitching about Graham Norton not mentioning the fact that the Israeli singer survived the Hamas attack at the pop concert on Oct 4th. They get criticised if they bring politics into the competition and they get criticised for not mentioning something political.
www.gbnews.com/celebrity/graham-norton-b...uval-raphael-outrage
If Gilligan's Island was a band, they would be ABBA. I had no idea the Israeli singer survived an Hamas attack, the media do keep things quiet if it goes against their narrative.
The UK seem to pick a lot of tracks with no melody or style. Whipping of skirts and flashing legs is now old hat. |
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Downing Street Cat |
Green Man wrote:
The problem is, Cat, the UK no longer has a music scene. The UK had to British Invasions which seem to be rarely spoken about. Bands only use social media to promote themselves, which is oversaturated.
I think bands need to go back to basics and go back to fan clubs and mailing lists, it was more personal. My favourite current band from the UK is When Rivers Meet. They are a husband and wife bluesy rock duo. When you look at rock magazines, it's always bands from 50 to 60 years ago on the covers or some manufactured poser shit.
There seems to be a massive market from tribute bands which does not surprise me, some of them have been fantastic, some have been awful. It's potluck, but they do seem to keep small theatre venues going, which is important. You don't seem to get the NWOBHM booking them these days, they are now in the club circuit, which can be depressing to see. Indeed GM. Music gone the same way as comedy. Not what you know as they say. |
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robbiex |
I gave up watching it after Wogan left, but re-started during Covid, because there wasn't much else on. I think I'll go back to not watching it anymore after this year's debarcle of terrible songs, unfair voting, and a show which was far too long. |
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robbiex |
Green Man wrote:
Eurovision is just a bit of fun a full of campness and chep burlesque like it has always been. However it should be politiced no matter what. People are full of hatred and xenophobia like booing Israel, grow up, people.
The need to opt out of it, people like the British, just not the English. Then again the English do know how to select a lot of shit.
I don't think it has always been full of campness. If you look at Abba's win in 1974 in Brighton it was a very straight BBC presentation.
https://www.channel5.com/show/eurovision-in-the-70s
Gb news are bitching about Graham Norton not mentioning the fact that the Israeli singer survived the Hamas attack at the pop concert on Oct 4th. They get criticised if they bring politics into the competition and they get criticised for not mentioning something political.
www.gbnews.com/celebrity/graham-norton-b...uval-raphael-outrage |
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Green Man |
The problem is, Cat, the UK no longer has a music scene. The UK had to British Invasions which seem to be rarely spoken about. Bands only use social media to promote themselves, which is oversaturated.
I think bands need to go back to basics and go back to fan clubs and mailing lists, it was more personal. My favourite current band from the UK is When Rivers Meet. They are a husband and wife bluesy rock duo. When you look at rock magazines, it's always bands from 50 to 60 years ago on the covers or some manufactured poser shit.
There seems to be a massive market from tribute bands which does not surprise me, some of them have been fantastic, some have been awful. It's potluck, but they do seem to keep small theatre venues going, which is important. You don't seem to get the NWOBHM booking them these days, they are now in the club circuit, which can be depressing to see. |
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