Eurovision Thursday = No strip
By Irma on May 22nd, 2008Posted In: blog
Now I know the majority of you have no idea what Eurovision is since the majority of you are not in Europe. Here’s an informative Wiki link for you – The Eurovision Song Contest. To put it all shortly: Each (almost every) country in Europe sends a singer or group with a song to the contest. We all watch and vote for our favorite song (we can’t vote for our own country), and then the winning song’s country hosts the next year’s event. This has been going on for just over 50 years. It’s mostly horrific music, but some is OK, and it’s a LOT of fun (especially to make fun of the entries), and exciting to watch.
Tonight is the second semi-final to figure out which countries will be in the final on Saturday. Tonight Sweden competes, and we have a great schlager song that has a big chance of winning. I can’t begin to tell you how I’ve been looking forward to this! To get an idea, you can read my post from a couple of months back for when Sweden was choosing their entry. Anyway, on Saturday I’m going to write a big Eurovision post on my blog, so you can check for that then if you’re curious.
Anyway, the WHOLE POINT of this is that tonight I’m dedicating to Eurovision, tomorrow I have a concert, and Saturday is the Eurovision final, so no comic for the end of this week. I’ll be back on Monday once the Eurovision madness is over. Promise!
Thanks for your patience and understanding 
FIFTY YEARS??? My goodness. In the States, we’re having difficulty tracking anything for fifty months…. if not less.
Good luck with the song..
Actually I’ve been hearing all about it on the BBC. I guess this year there’s actually some seriously good music going on. I don’t think they play any of it over in the states though :
argh it chopped half my message off. There was one song I wanted to hear again that was gibberish and sounded like it came from the Sims. Do you remember which one that one was called?
bill: haha! Actually a few years ago it was talked about that the US wanted to buy the rights and do their own thing with it. So far it hasn’t happened, and I’m happy for that. The US would ruin the spirit!
tbowl: Actually, judging by tonight especially, the quality IS quite good this year. It’s pretty crazy. The best part is that all the Eastern European countries are starting to branch out with their songs. They don’t sound strictly Eastern European so much anymore. It’s going to be a tough competition, assuming all the “right” ones make it through tonight! (it’s currently voting time.. that’s why I’m here writing this.) Sweden did awesome! I’m so nervous!
YES! SWEDEN MADE IT! WOOHOO!
Oh and also, tbowl, I think the gibberish one was from Belgium. “O julissi” or something. A song in a made up language. It was…interesting. Didn’t make it to the final though.
Ah it didn’t make it to the final? That’s too bad. I heard it and it was really catchy. Made me want to play the sims.
Also I guess one was in English and that made it all controversial or something? I can’t remember. :/
Anyway it sounds like lots of fun and I’m happy that you’re happy and I expect to see an episode about it!
Eurovision…. *sniff*
Ah! Eurovision time again..we also have the added bonus here in the UK of the commentary on BBC TV by “Sir Terence” ..most of the music is truly awful, and always has been, I’ve been watching it for more than 30 years (surely that must qualify me for some sort of medal ?) The most memorable Eurovision for me was the 1994 concert in Dublin…I was there. The music was mediocre as usual then we had the “interval” such a contrast to went before and what came after the break. This was the occasion when the world was first introduced to “Riverdance” it was visually and aurally stunning. I remember the audience were truly blown away by it. The standing ovation at the end was incredible.
If you haven’t seen it check it on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5Mc03_rlWo
“This was the occasion when the world was first introduced to “Riverdance””
God must put a stop to this! hahaha.
Actually, that sounds really cool. It’s a step above our American Idol (which I believe started in the UK) because, from the sound of it, it’s original music.