Austria has some “post-feminist” duet song about the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe and the music industry somehow (yes, really), but my favourite ridiculous thing so far is Poland selecting a literal Insta thot who won Next Top Model, evidently can’t really sing, and is hated by all the fags because she is “homophobic and classist/elitist”, lol…
Ah, Eurotrash…
Australia didn’t even let people vote for our entry this year, because the West Australian state government paid to get a particular entry the right to represent the whole country, lol…
Oh, and the singer is an immigration lawyer, in “real life”, because of course he is…
Wack.
I haven't watched Eurovision since Lordi won. In fact, I haven't even had a TV since people were afeared of the Y2K bug.
The only time I ever pay attention to any music that has 'euro' is Eurobeat because I get bangers like this
Eurovision has been a political exercise for decades, it's just occasionally someone like that metal band with the sick costumes comes in and the few watching choose them because they're actually good.
I just enjoy getting my fill of ridiculous European girls jumping around and singing trashy shit, personally…
But yes, that was Lördi, as mentioned by Gemmaugr. Australia’s entry this time is technically “glam metal”, so vaguely related to that, lol…
But yeah, it’s… There are worse things.
Occasionally there will be one decent song (Lithuania and Estonia this year, for mine). But overall I just find it semi-entertaining, as a break from “real life”… 🤷🏻♂️
Wait, Australia is participating in Eurovision?
We have been for like, nearly a decade now…
It’s a long story. Basically, if the host broadcaster pays to be part of it, the country dubiously can be…
But it’s longer and more complicated than that.
But in short, yes…
Then it's even dumber than I thought. I knew Israel was a part, but then again, Israel is often in European groups because its neighbors are so peaceful and toleratnt.
Fair enough, I'm outside that demographic just because music wise, I'm getting it from anime, soundtracks and memes nowadays so I don't have much crossover with the stuff on display for Eurovision.
Eurovision died with Wogan, and they banned him years before that point anyway.
I think they jumped the shark in 2014, I have like 5 previous winners in my playlists, decent catchy songs, but 2014 felt rather political with the winner. I don't think any winner caught my ear since then, but some candidates were OK.
It's just another political shitshow. Who cares about some bands handpicked by the propaganda ministry? It's a highly curated bread-and-games circlejerk.
I mostly ignore it. I've enjoyed some of the songs that have been recommended to me like "Hard Rock Hallelujah" and "Dark Side", but I'm under the impression that those are the minority.
Ukraine winning again like last year? I don't even feel like checking, I haven't liked it once. Not only not my genre of music but the wokeness the last couple of years made in unbearable, I only saw who won cuz someone I watch was making fun of it in a video.
I've a soft spot for cheesy europop so I'll be watching. Finland has a bit of a Prodigy vibe and makes me laugh, Moldova has a midget playing the recorder, Slovenia is actually a decent song - would be well suited for the classic FIFA games.
Part of the fun is how terrible some of them are - see Ireland's entry and his camel-toe as well as the Denmark twink who is 25 playing a 14 year old and thankfully didn't qualify.
Sorry for my American ignorance but what is Eurovision? Like Grammys or Oscar?
It's like if NASCAR playoffs and Grammy's had an offspring where songs submitted by various countries around the world and compete to become the winner.
Oh ok. Sounds interesting
It’s definitely worth a watch. Just find a “best of” somewhere.
It’s very European (and really very camp, these days), but you’re missing out!
It’s… Well, it’s iconic, I would say.
It’s why we have ABBA and Riverdance, if nothing else…
I actually like ABBA and watch a lot of older BBC, New Zealand, and Australian shows
While this is true, Eastern Europe is essentially the only source of "decent" music at it, now. Everything else is completely degenerate...
While music tastes differ of course, I would argue that Cyprus, Poland and the Baltics (and Azerbaijan, weirdly) have produced some decent acts, this last decade, without ever actually winning...
Certainly better than anything out of Germany or Italy (or Ireland), for the most part, in recent years...
Hey, don't you diss my Lord of the Lost like that! Their entry for eurovision is shit though.
Why is that Eurotrash?
Nah, that was more aimed at the whole thing. More the reaction to her, from Eurovision “fans”, than anything…
She doesn’t really fit the usual mould of what the fags like, in short.
Compared to the drag queen shit that Liverpool shunted in as the interval act, anyway… The fags loved that.
Liverpool. Football, right?
Here is it widely said that only homosexuals watch Eurovision to begin with. Which is why you get such freakshows as that Austrian guy, which is a freakshow even by Austrian standards.
It's being held in Liverpool ("on behalf of Ukraine", because the UK came second). I don't know how you didn't know this, but, notwithstanding, I would have thought it was clear that was what I meant.
I'm not criticizing people who do like it. Before it turned wholly degenerate, I didn't mind watching it, though I wouldn't turn it on of my own accord.
Yeah, that’s said here, too.
I got into it when I was in Germany in 2010, where it is not seen that way, so much, and have watched it on and off since then…
I'm pretty sure Krauts view it the same way. You might have been in some bad circles. Immigrants also tend to watch it (at least before it became a total freakshow) because they do not think in such terms.
The German subreddit is watching it, so you are correct that soy & fags watch it here. And old grandmas - but they don't like the homo acts.
I was 15. At a party. I really just didn't care that much about "only gays like this". It was just an excuse to get drunk and have fun.
I wouldn't say they were a "bad circle". We were kids.
Now, I just watch it because why the fuck not. I don't go out of my way to do so, but I do enjoy it occasionally.
Is some of it extremely faggy..? Sure. But the vast majority of Eastern European countries don't go in with that shit, and even Spain and France usually send a hot chick or two, every few years, so eh.
I really don't care what other people think about it. I dislike capeshit, but other people clearly enjoy it, and I don't feel the need to rain on their parade (these days), so... This is just something I sometimes enjoy.
The UK's entry is a revenge song some woman wrote about her ex.
First time a Eurovision entry has really described the spirit of the country it's from. If she sings about killing him, it's their new national anthem.
Yeah, just saw it. It’s almost exactly like “That’s Rich” from Ireland last year…
Fuck she’s ugly, though. Like maaaan that’s who they chose to represent the UK..?
Must be from a minor aristocrat family or something…
Ireland had that last year (very similar, anyway), so not exactly a new idea, at this comp, after the last few years…
Voyager (Australia’s entry) is ok, I just hate that a state government rigged the jury selection to get it in…
Just be thankful the US or Canada aren't invited. Either one would produce a massive pile of over-produced feminist crap that cost half the GDP of the smaller nations competing.
Ukraine will win again.
American Song Contest does exist, ya know! It was semi ok, although the winner and several other songs were as you describe, yeah…
But yes. They probably will.
Diana, the harlot of Wales, wrote it.
What?
Are you a child?
The actual national anthem of the UK is about the ex of Diana, so it would be fitting if she wrote a revenge song about him and it became the national anthem of the UK.
I just thought it wasn't a very good joke.
It's possibly even worse now he's explained it, tbh...
She's been dead for most of my life, so... Kind of just distasteful, really.
And I'm certainly no fan of hers.
I don't think it's distasteful, her death gave her undue reverence. In reality, she was a complete whore who probably would have had an OnlyFans if she was 18 now.
Pearls are wasted on swine.