I’ve just spent the evening watching the Eurovision Song Contest on the BBC. Yes I know I’m a glutton for punishment. It started off so well for the UK but it wasn’t to last. Poor Blue, they had been hoping to come at least 5th but in the end they were 11th and even Ireland’s Jedward beat them.
Still, it could have been a lot worse and let’s face it, it often has been a lot worse. The only way the UK could be placed any higher nowadays would be if we got enormous tow ropes and dragged this island of ours over to mainland Europe so that we would have some borders with them. The rest of the countries always give their neighbours the highest points.
I call it ungrateful, especially when you think that if it wasn’t for us (and the Americans and Russians) they would all be speaking German, the ones that survived anyway. I suppose there must be a statute of limitations on gratitude and I’m just holding on to a grudge too long!
Have a look/listen if you haven’t a clue what I’m talking about. I think London looks quite good in it but you wouldn’t have got me on top of that building for anything.
Hi Katrina,
There are so many small Eastern European countries participating now, that we really don’t stand a chance any more, do we?
They are all busy voting for each other, completely forgetting that if they hadn’t beat the **** out of each other in tin-pot wars, they would still all be one country!!
Having said that, I don’t think that ‘Blue’ performed particularly well, especially as they are a professional group, that has been around for such a long time. We should have wiped the floor with most of the competition.
Yvonne,
I agree, I don’t think they were very good, especially at the beginning. I think the music was too loud though. What with that and the crowd noise I think it must be very difficult to perform well.
Also I think that good old Auntie Beeb helps whoever wins it technically, so they can host the thing. There’s no gratitude in the world!