Monday, 20 October 2008

Eurovision - Worrying News

As a long-term fan of the Eurovision Song Contest, I find the news that the Phantom of the Opera is going to make a serious attempt to win it thoroughly depressing. To attempt to win Eurovision is to misunderstand it entirely. To take it in any way seriously - as Wogan recently showed worrying signs of doing - is similarly to miss the point. As it happens, I addressed this matter in my very first post on this blog...
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7 comments:

  1. Uncle Dick Madeley20 October 2008 at 13:57

    And this is why I'm lobbying to host the show. I'd even sign a contract, promising that I wouldn't take it seriously.

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  2. Nige20 October 2008 at 14:08

    You're the man for it Dick, if anyone is.

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  3. malty20 October 2008 at 15:30

    As ALW isn't eastern European we don't have a cat in hells chance, why not let Michael Nyman write the next entry, he's been writing totally incomprehensible tosh for years, ideal candidate.

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  4. Brit20 October 2008 at 16:21

    But think how glorious it will be when, after months of hype, telephone voting and 'whittling down' of tearful contestants, the ultimate British victor performs on Eurovision night and still finishes in the inevitable rock-bottom position.

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  5. Richard Havers21 October 2008 at 08:06

    Let's be thankful that it's the Phantom and not the Prince of Darkness

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  6. Anonymous21 October 2008 at 13:55

    Michael Crawford's still alive and singing?

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  7. Nige21 October 2008 at 14:58

    True Susan - let's hope he's got the sense to say no to this one though...

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