What a phenomenal performance by Bambie there in the semi final. Like our own Marilyn Manson. Loved it.
Watched it on YT this morning. Objectively a highly professional and slick performance alright. Do feel sorry for them, squeezed between relentless trad/LGBT-phobe hate on the one side and pressure to boycott on the other.
That priest in Galway also throwing in his tuppence a few months ago brought this onto my radar initially. I get the feeling Bambie wouldn't be taking too much notice of all that.
Re Israel, will be interesting to see the reception and if anyone or who votes for the fuckers.
Muck.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on May 08, 2024, 12:35:25 PMObjectively a highly professional and slick performance alright.
Thought the same although the song is pretty weak overall.
An appalling 'song' in a competition that celebrates mediocrity. She'll probably win.
Given the stuff we all listen to, not sure why this song deserves to get the ' ' treatment :laugh: Wouldn't be a fan of the track myself, but I could put a thousand songs I regularly listen to beside this and ask a million people to rate them next to Bambie Thug's and all of mine would lose that popular vote! :laugh: :abbath:
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on May 08, 2024, 12:35:25 PMWatched it on YT this morning. Objectively a highly professional and slick performance alright. Do feel sorry for them, squeezed between relentless trad/LGBT-phobe hate on the one side and pressure to boycott on the other.
Just like old Joe Biden!! :laugh:
Anyway lads, it's the eurovision. It's not supposed to be good. And no I haven't heard the song yet but it would have to spectacularly bad to stick out from the general stuff on offer.
Re Israel, I think countries at war should stay out of it while they are. Are Russia in it actually?
Had a listen there. The Marilyn Manson comment is fair in that it would have been shocking 20 years ago. It's better than Dustin at least
Russia got the permanent boot I think.
There used to be the odd good song in the mix, under the tsunami of shite. Days long past though.
Last year's winner Tattoo is a banger of a pop tune fellas
There have been a few good songs in the last couple of years. Last night was a bit of a stinker, musically, but sure that's not why we watch. In Italy at the moment and the commentary were calling Bambie Thug satanic. You miss Marty Whelan's undercurrent of dry cynicism to keep things moving along.
The UK one is like an advert for Grindr, they're pulling hard for the gay vote this year.
I think if Russia got the boot then so should Israel. It's always amazing how in thrall Europe is to the yanks.
Anyway, regarding songs I can't remember the last one I actually liked in the competition but years ago I used to still watch it for the general entertaining crapness of it, until ireland stopped making the final or having any hope at all in it. Didn't know Marty Whelan was gone either, that's a pity indeed. Who's on it now?
Marty was doing commentary.
I watched a bit of it last night as Bambie seems to be everywhere. I saw 5 songs and they all seem to be maximum everything to the max. It's full on blazing lights and monster energy mixed with shiny clothes.
The whole Palestine conflict should definitely have Israel booted out as well.
Plus they aren't in Europe so shouldn't be in it, regardless!
Same for fucking Australia!
AUSTRALIA FFS!!!
Heard the song when she was initially announced. It's fuckin god awful. Did she win?
Quote from: astfgyl on May 08, 2024, 04:45:00 PMDidn't know Marty Whelan was gone either, that's a pity indeed. Who's on it now?
Nah, I'm in Italy visiting the missus' family. They don't know what they're missing.
Agree on Israel, I expect the room mics to be turned down to give the impression they're not being booed to fuck.
MoroccanOil, the official sponsor of Eurovision for the last few years, is an at least still partially Israeli company whose products are manufactured there (using argan oil from Morocco).
Quote from: open face surgery on May 08, 2024, 07:08:29 PMHeard the song when she was initially announced. It's fuckin god awful. Did she win?
It's on Saturday. But she progressed from the semi final last night.
Is she not a 'they'?
She's a woman and there's only one of her, thank fuck.
Name change proposal, 'The Song Contest'. To be more inclusive to non European contestants.
Forgot Australia were in it and all. Tis a bit like having them in the Euros tbh - bullshit really. Have Ireland done a song in Irish yet? Memory is failing me but I feel like they might have
When it started Countries had to sing in their native languages.
Not sure if Ireland were involved back then, though.
Marty Whelan did commentary Tuesday night. Gas man.
The whole Eurovision thing is a mess and not to betaken seriously nowadays in anyway whatsoever, Terry Wogan would agree!!!
Quote from: Bürggermeister on May 08, 2024, 07:25:55 PMQuote from: astfgyl on May 08, 2024, 04:45:00 PMDidn't know Marty Whelan was gone either, that's a pity indeed. Who's on it now?
Nah, I'm in Italy visiting the missus' family. They don't know what they're missing.
Agree on Israel, I expect the room mics to be turned down to give the impression they're not being booed to fuck.
Weren't Crua-chan the Irish folk metal band who love playing in Israel trying to get the nod to represent Ireland in the contest?
Cruachan played in Israel, yes; Mael Mordha who tried for Eurovision though.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on May 09, 2024, 11:13:15 AMCruachan played in Israel, yes; Mael Mordha who tried for Eurovision though.
It was definitely Crua Chan https://www.reddit.com/r/eurovision/comments/16pcpgz/irish_folk_metal_band_cruachan_will_be_trying_to/
Cruachan and Mael Mordha are both absolutely shit so perfect for Eurovision.
Is Bambie Thug her real name?
Quote from: astfgyl on May 09, 2024, 12:28:38 PMIs Bambie Thug her real name?
"Their" real name you fucking bigot :laugh:
:laugh:
Is she a Marilyn Manson fan? The image, music and even the name suggest so to me, but I guess she/they is unlikely to admit it since he blotted his copybook with the Evan Rachel Wood thing.
Song is atrocious - that elevator music guitar bit in the clean section is really horrible - but fair play I suppose for making a success of it.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on May 09, 2024, 11:13:15 AMCruachan played in Israel, yes; Mael Mordha who tried for Eurovision though.
Cruachan have also tried last year and this year but were told they didn't make the cut.
https://www.facebook.com/cruachanclan/posts/pfbid09wLYU8wT2mE13hKrCXjtGt8kGjnMpZ8r8V6zN4eZWwxpo59tiK7tdZb8n2jeMougl
Cruachan tried the last two years for it.
Quote from: Skott Furys jizz rag on May 09, 2024, 12:20:57 PMCruachan and Mael Mordha are both absolutely shit so perfect for Eurovision.
And here... Mael Mórdha were class! :abbath:
Quote from: The Great Cull on May 09, 2024, 12:30:40 PMQuote from: astfgyl on May 09, 2024, 12:28:38 PMIs Bambie Thug her real name?
"Their" real name you fucking bigot :laugh:
Shit....
Fuck....
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Mortifying for Cruachan to apply and get rejected twice. Mael Mordha's attempt made more sense as it was a TV show at the time and all that sort of promo.
Quote from: open face surgery on May 09, 2024, 02:07:29 PMMortifying for Cruachan to apply and get rejected twice. Mael Mordha's attempt made more sense as it was a TV show at the time and all that sort of promo.
Ye should apply just for the knowledge that some poor cratur will have their eardrums assaulted 😂
Ah, missed the Cruachán applying for Eurovision thing. Two loops I don't exactly follow closely :laugh:
MM did at least manage to turn theirs into a proper TV moment alright.
Mael Mordha doing Dancing Queen, still tv gold . :laugh:
And then that snotty bitch who hated them saying there was no place in Eurovision for anything like that sort of music, so naturally Lordi won with a record amount of points the following year.
Quote from: Skott Furys jizz rag on May 09, 2024, 02:20:02 PMQuote from: open face surgery on May 09, 2024, 02:07:29 PMMortifying for Cruachan to apply and get rejected twice. Mael Mordha's attempt made more sense as it was a TV show at the time and all that sort of promo.
Ye should apply just for the knowledge that some poor cratur will have their eardrums assaulted 😂
I have the song written.
Quote from: Kunt 4 Life on May 09, 2024, 05:30:32 PMQuote from: astfgyl on May 09, 2024, 01:48:21 PMQuote from: The Great Cull on May 09, 2024, 12:30:40 PMQuote from: astfgyl on May 09, 2024, 12:28:38 PMIs Bambie Thug her real name?
"Their" real name you fucking bigot :laugh:
Shit....
Fuck....
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
You TERF whore!!!
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Ah fuck it I'm bored of that now. I don't really care what they're calling herself.
Has he her tits covered up actually? Some tits might be nice on the eurovision if we haven't already had some. Hopefully she wins and shows us his tits and her mickey. That'd surely get Marty Whelan going in the commentary box he'd probably start speaking Irish and all with the shock of it lol fuck that's after giving me a fair funny mental picture. Something like this, I'm thinking
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxbqM0es21gCu4Gi_OI-h2cqqPjt5QxEVg?feature=shared
So who's the favourite this year anyway?
astfgyl, with remorse:
https://youtu.be/NBGOryiqZZI
Quote from: Carnage on May 09, 2024, 07:20:48 PMastfgyl, with remorse:
https://youtu.be/NBGOryiqZZI
We're just about there now we've nearly run out of people to offend
Can anyone just apply? Be great to see a hape of Irish metal bands throwing in an entry
Cracking idea tbh if only for watching the heats
I'm over here for the week at it (herself is into eurovision). Been at two of the shows. The stage show and production is frankly the best I've ever been to. I can stand behind the stage so see all that goes into it. Bambi along with Croatia got the biggest cheer. Whoever came up with the routine for the song did a very good job.
The music is not my thing at all. But the atmosphere over here in Malmo is fantastic. Everyone is bang on sound and just having the craic. Malmo is a lovely spot.
God damn it Ollie, why the positivity, why can't you give out about something that is none of you business and will never affect you, like the rest of us?
Quote from: Yung Led Zeppelin on May 10, 2024, 10:45:03 AMGod damn it Ollie, why the positivity, why can't you give out about something that is none of you business and will never affect you, like the rest of us?
:abbath: tbh I thought I'd hate it over here. But everyone is just so good damn nice. It'd sicken ya :laugh:
Quote from: Trev on May 09, 2024, 09:31:41 PMCan anyone just apply? Be great to see a hape of Irish metal bands throwing in an entry
Ya anyone can enter. There was around 400 submissions this year I've been told.
Quote from: Ollkiller on May 10, 2024, 10:23:51 AMMalmo is a lovely spot.
I don't give a shite about Eurovision but...
If you have spare time, Folk å Rock in Malmo is definitely worth a visit. It's a record shop and bar with outside seating in a nice square.
https://folkarock.se/
There's a great art gallery with very fair prices under the archways across from it too.
Quote from: StoutAndAle on May 10, 2024, 11:15:43 AMQuote from: Ollkiller on May 10, 2024, 10:23:51 AMMalmo is a lovely spot.
I don't give a shite about Eurovision but...
If you have spare time, Folk å Rock in Malmo is definitely worth a visit. It's a record shop and bar with outside seating in a nice square.
https://folkarock.se/
There's a great art gallery with very fair prices under the archways across from it too.
Nice one. I'll check them out tomorrow.
Are there certain rules to what sort of a song goes into the eurovision other than it being original work? They generally tend to be of a certain type while sounding wildly different at the same time
Quote from: astfgyl on May 10, 2024, 12:40:23 PMAre there certain rules to what sort of a song goes into the eurovision other than it being original work? They generally tend to be of a certain type while sounding wildly different at the same time
Song can't exceed 3 minutes, I think no more than 6 people are allowed on stage during the performance, including backup dancers/singers. No live animals are allowed on stage (nobody wants a repeat of the Great Pigeon Incident of '76) and all music must be pre-recorded, no live instruments are played during the performance, just vocals are live (with some backing overdubs allowed) - lyrically nothing political. Glitter is mandatory I repeat, mandatory!
The Icelandic one from a few years ago was a bit of craic. The tall fella did all the music but, since he could have 6 people on stage, invited his pregnant wife, his sister and some mates perform with him, playing pretend keytars they made themselves. The lad pulling faces is a teacher and was back in school a few days later 😂
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YSMhu-PrLME
Haha, that's class. If anyone has any other particular Eurovision favourites I might have missed over the last, say, erm, 20 years of Eurovision, throw 'em in here too!
This shiny turbofolk fever dream is really the only one that sticks in my mind
Ah there's usually one or two notable efforts every year. Best opening couplet broadcast across Europe ever, courtesy of Latvia
"Instead of meat I eat veggies and pussy
I like them both fresh, like them both juicy" 😂
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TM0_0WfuxSk&pp
Quote from: Yung Led Zeppelin on May 10, 2024, 02:07:15 PMThis shiny turbofolk fever dream is really the only one that sticks in my mind
Amazing. Looks like something out the pages of a Jodorowsky/Mœbius collaboration.
Quote from: jobrok1 on May 08, 2024, 06:35:04 PMThe whole Palestine conflict should definitely have Israel booted out as well.
Plus they aren't in Europe so shouldn't be in it, regardless!
Same for fucking Australia!
AUSTRALIA FFS!!!
Agreed - although with the Aussies - they can stay if they keep the 80s guitar and keyboard solos!! (and the outro is great imo) @2:33
I went to see Dadi the Icelandic guy in the Olympia in December it was very good.
I've never forgotten Lithuania 06
and although Finland's entry finished 2nd place last year it actually won the audience vote;
Quote from: Pain Medicine on May 10, 2024, 02:44:03 PMI've never forgotten Lithuania 06
Yer man was brilliant. If memory serves they finished fairly low down the table.
Nah man they were the winners
DME recently announced a Dublin date for Norway's entry this year;
Was working at the Dadi show. Funny fucker and a bangingly bizarre cover of Fairytale of NY. 😄 🤣
This one always stuck with me:
I was going to crack a joke here that I'm surprised Alestorm haven't covered this, but then I checked the next YouTube suggestion 😄
Just watched that now to see what the fuss was all about. Fuck me, that was shite
Looks like too much of a skein of a story, involving too many individuals totally unknown to me, for me to try to make sense of it... but from a distance, it certainly looks like the entire event is turning into both an internal and external shit show. That said, morbid curiosity for the chance to witness car crash television on the grandest scale possible might just be the ratings pull they need for tonight!
Once the hamster wheel doesn't come off the stage we'll be fine
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on May 11, 2024, 03:25:46 PMLooks like too much of a skein of a story, involving too many individuals totally unknown to me, for me to try to make sense of it... but from a distance, it certainly looks like the entire event is turning into both an internal and external shit show. That said, morbid curiosity for the chance to witness car crash television on the grandest scale possible might just be the ratings pull they need for tonight!
What did I miss?
Basically the performers themselves have dragged the event down into a bunch of brain smoothing tiktok drama. The Dutch guy got booted for allegedly threatening a photographer and Bambie has launched a last minute bid to get Israel disqualified cause the Israeli broadcaster said mean things about her on Tuesday night.
Quote from: Pain Medicine on May 11, 2024, 07:38:58 PMBasically the performers themselves have dragged the event down into a bunch of brain smoothing tiktok drama. The Dutch guy got booted for allegedly threatening a photographer and Bambie has launched a last minute bid to get Israel disqualified cause the Israeli broadcaster said mean things about her on Tuesday night.
Not the performers. The israeli delegation have been a pack of utter cunts all week. Goading everyone all week.
As an aside was in the euroclub after party last night. I won't go into the music. Fuck me. But met Graham Nortan and Leo Varadker. Graham was bang on. Leo was a dose. Surprise surprise.
Quote from: Ollkiller on May 11, 2024, 09:05:12 PMQuote from: Pain Medicine on May 11, 2024, 07:38:58 PMBasically the performers themselves have dragged the event down into a bunch of brain smoothing tiktok drama. The Dutch guy got booted for allegedly threatening a photographer and Bambie has launched a last minute bid to get Israel disqualified cause the Israeli broadcaster said mean things about her on Tuesday night.
Not the performers. The israeli delegation have been a pack of utter cunts all week. Goading everyone all week.
Well, I'm watching it too and the performers do seem like a pack of cunts but you're our man in Sweden I guess.
Quote from: Pain Medicine on May 11, 2024, 10:58:22 PMQuote from: Ollkiller on May 11, 2024, 09:05:12 PMQuote from: Pain Medicine on May 11, 2024, 07:38:58 PMBasically the performers themselves have dragged the event down into a bunch of brain smoothing tiktok drama. The Dutch guy got booted for allegedly threatening a photographer and Bambie has launched a last minute bid to get Israel disqualified cause the Israeli broadcaster said mean things about her on Tuesday night.
Not the performers. The israeli delegation have been a pack of utter cunts all week. Goading everyone all week.
Well, I'm watching it too and the performers do seem like a pack of cunts but you're our man in Sweden I guess.
Aye in fairness it's snowflake central
Quote from: Pain Medicine on May 11, 2024, 10:58:22 PMQuote from: Ollkiller on May 11, 2024, 09:05:12 PMQuote from: Pain Medicine on May 11, 2024, 07:38:58 PMBasically the performers themselves have dragged the event down into a bunch of brain smoothing tiktok drama. The Dutch guy got booted for allegedly threatening a photographer and Bambie has launched a last minute bid to get Israel disqualified cause the Israeli broadcaster said mean things about her on Tuesday night.
Not the performers. The israeli delegation have been a pack of utter cunts all week. Goading everyone all week.
Well, I'm watching it too and the performers do seem like a pack of cunts but you're our man in Sweden I guess.
Did he break the trophy already?
Think he did alright :laugh:
That fecking Lithuania entry from 2006 is rattling around my head the past 2 days! Family are demented from me doing the We Are the Winners chorus every so often :laugh:
The bought public vote around the world by a push from Israel's embassies is all fine with the EBC I presume despite alleged bans on political interference.
From the outside the whole event looked like this to me..
(https://i.makeagif.com/media/7-22-2015/nSl2uJ.gif)
Antifa, is it?
Watched some of it last night and thought it was a load of political shite at times and that jumping up of Ukraine from the public vote was mock. Their song was bad
I thought the Ukrainian song was one of the better ones and actually deserved a good finish on merit. I think it and Portugal were my favourites. Bambie's performance was very good too best production Ireland have had probably ever. The production in general for a few of the songs was incredible for a single song, there was a distinct drop off for songs like Estonia, Greece and Georgia where it was like Eurovision from years back.
I know Croatia were favourites going into it but I thought theirs was pretty shit. Thought Finland would do better as well, the song was trash but respect to your man for broadcasting his hairy arse.
For a "non political" event, reading this and who did what, it a very thin veil.
https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/fk-the-ebu-bambie-thug-criticises-eurovision-organisers/a370867223.html
Absolutely fuck the Eurovision, and everything about it.
Quote from: Bürggermeister on May 10, 2024, 01:53:14 PMThe Icelandic one from a few years ago was a bit of craic. The tall fella did all the music but, since he could have 6 people on stage, invited his pregnant wife, his sister and some mates perform with him, playing pretend keytars they made themselves. The lad pulling faces is a teacher and was back in school a few days later 😂
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YSMhu-PrLME
He was favourite to win the covid year it was cancelled - His song that year was even better. Banger.
Quote from: open face surgery on May 12, 2024, 07:07:17 PMFor a "non political" event, reading this and who did what, it a very thin veil.
https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/fk-the-ebu-bambie-thug-criticises-eurovision-organisers/a370867223.html
Absolutely fuck the Eurovision, and everything about it.
Quote from: Mithrandir on May 12, 2024, 11:26:59 PMQuote from: Bürggermeister on May 10, 2024, 01:53:14 PMThe Icelandic one from a few years ago was a bit of craic. The tall fella did all the music but, since he could have 6 people on stage, invited his pregnant wife, his sister and some mates perform with him, playing pretend keytars they made themselves. The lad pulling faces is a teacher and was back in school a few days later 😂
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YSMhu-PrLME
He was favourite to win the covid year it was cancelled - His song that year was even better. Banger.
Such a shame covid happened as that banger of a tune was a shoe in. It's such a deadly tune.
And yes the ECB (aka eurovision) with their carry on can get fucked.
Class! Who knew one could still discover proper daycent tunes through Eurovision!
Quote from: Pain Medicine on May 12, 2024, 12:43:51 PMI thought the Ukrainian song was one of the better ones and actually deserved a good finish on merit. I think it and Portugal were my favourites. Bambie's performance was very good too best production Ireland have had probably ever. The production in general for a few of the songs was incredible for a single song, there was a distinct drop off for songs like Estonia, Greece and Georgia where it was like Eurovision from years back.
I know Croatia were favourites going into it but I thought theirs was pretty shit. Thought Finland would do better as well, the song was trash but respect to your man for broadcasting his hairy arse.
Can't get the idea of Rammstein doing a cover of that Croatian song out of my head, Its made for them.
Can't get the idea of Rammstein doing a cover of that Croatian song out of my head, Its made for them.
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Well, the Croatian guy did get VERY inspired by Rammstein's Laichzeit main guitar riff(plus Pain - Party in My Head for the chorus) himself.
Rim Tim Tagi Dim was basically not made FOR Rammstein, but it was made BY them for the good chunk of the song :)
Quote from: warhead on May 13, 2024, 09:27:27 AMCan't get the idea of Rammstein doing a cover of that Croatian song out of my head, Its made for them.
Well, the Croatian guy did get VERY inspired by Rammstein's Laichzeit main guitar riff(plus Pain - Party in My Head for the chorus) himself.
Rim Tim Tagi Dim was basically not made FOR Rammstein, but it was made BY them for the good chunk of the song :)
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:laugh:
Thought that myself but I couldn't put my finger on what song it was.
Its a banger of a riff in fairness.
Went with the missus to see that Daoi Freyr guy in the Olympia a few months back, was very entertaining to be fair.
And now the EU are doing a good Jamie Bryson impersonation over the Eurovision, because they wouldn't let some politician fly his little EU fleg at it. :laugh: