Eurovision and why the UK does not win ?

[Leekbrookgull]

Rather simple really we pretty good at comming up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP4i8s76W4Uwith tunes like this. Where ever you go in Europe it,s well known and liked

 

[Garage_Doors]

who won it this year ?

 

[Frutos]

who won it this year ?

Sweden.

 

[BensGrandad]

Last night was a classic example a crap song that no other country liked.

 

[Frutos]

Last night was a classic example a crap song that no other country liked.

Agreed, our entry this year was appalling.

 

[Eeyore]

We can't win anymore. Regardless of the standard of entry. The fact that we qualify without entering the semi-finals, don't take the competition seriously, and the block voting, ensures this.

Whilst we all found Graham Norton hysterical last night, he wasn't appreciated elsewhere. So be it. I love it.

 

[Frutos]

Whilst we all found Graham Norton hysterical last night, he wasn't appreciated elsewhere.

Not sure I understand this bit - surely he only does the UK commentary, so no-one 'elsewhere' would even hear what he was saying or be able to form any kind of opinion of him?

 

[dangull]

Never mind, the music industry is dominated over many years by British and USA artists, one of our greatest exports, and shows the English language sounds better for music than other languages, hence Sweden's song being sung in English.

 

[Eeyore]

Not sure I understand this bit - surely he only does the UK commentary, so no-one 'elsewhere' would even hear what he was saying or be able to form any kind of opinion of him?

Twitter last night showed how he wasn't appreciated by some of his European colleagues who cannot understand why the UK doesn't seem to take it seriously.

 

[Frutos]

the English language sounds better for music than other languages, hence Sweden's song being sung in English.

Far more likely is that it was sung in English to give it a better chance of winning - the more people who can understand the words, the more people who are likely to vote for it.

 

[dangull]

Far more likely is that it was sung in English to give it a better chance of winning - the more people who can understand the words, the more people who are likely to vote for it.

But the whole of Europe speaks in lots of different languages?

 

[The Spanish]

But the whole of Europe speaks in lots of different languages?

How many records in Bulgarian have you got?

 

[dangull]

How many records in Bulgarian have you got?

I'm sure people in Bulgaria will have Bulgarian records.

 

[lawros left foot]

The reason we don't win is because we put crap songs, sung by crap acts forward. Does anyone remember any of the absolutely appalling songs that we have put forward over the last fifteen years? Honestly, if whoever chooses this dross really thinks we should win with them, they have ears made of pork luncheon meat. I suppose it is easier to blame Johnny Foreigner not voting for us, because they don't like us, and not the fact that all our entries are worse than the sound of fingernails down blackboards







Having said that,I don't watch it myself,

 

[Frutos]

But the whole of Europe speaks in lots of different languages?

Yes, but I would bet that most if not all of them also teach their kids English from a young age.

If you're looking for the European language which will be understood by the largest number of potential voters its English, simple as that.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

there's no doubt since the blair-bush love in,voters have turned away from the UK entry

Ireland like Israel before them used to win alot on the sympathy vote

lots of scandinavian winners in the last few years,very neutral aren't they

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Yes, but I would bet that most if not all of them also teach their kids English from a young age.

If you're looking for the European language which will be understood by the largest number of potential voters its English, simple as that.

agree with that,continuing with the french theme when scoring points has had it's day too

trying to give it some sort of european feel to the soirée doesn't really fool anyone

 

[gregbrighton]

We keep sending shit. That's what's wrong. Probably deliberately so the BBC doesn't have to host it (or can't afford to) if we win.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I couldn't give a fig if we don't win. It's a brilliant spectacle.

 

[dangull]

Yes, but I would bet that most if not all of them also teach their kids English from a young age.

If you're looking for the European language which will be understood by the largest number of potential voters its English, simple as that.

Maybe so, but when I listen to a song I don't care to much about the lyrics, rather how it sounds, the French song that won many years ago being an example. Not sure what it was called 'jean jour yamour rat a tat a tat' sounded great, didn't have a clue what it was about.