Eurovision Part 1

I don't know how long I can keep this up if  Wogen keeps on blathering but here goes:

Bosnia Herzegovina; A woman who appears to be channelling ancient Crete. Generic song.

Spain: Boy band, one scruffy, one blond, one... and two women on drums. Found the sing along lyric channel so I know the lyrics are dubious. "this is a poem no one has heard"

Belarus; Milk Tray man singing in English but flat.

Ireland; meh. Couldn't remember by the time I came  to write

Finland: Loud  and smoky. Goth. Oh god, goth lyrics too. " Leave me alone, I want to go home"

Part 2

Eurovision Part 2

Macedonia; Emo song, teeth, short skirt and background dancers. Lyrics are fun though; not quite Cyrillic as far as I can see. Ah Euro lyrics "ny nynynyny ny"

Slovinia; Another goth. Leather and  asymmetrical bindings. Classical voice which doesn't match the bouncy, electronic organ beat. I quite like the sections when it stops, she has a nice voice.

Hungary; Whiny voice. Blend of torch song and standard guitar and drums. Not a style I like but well done of its kind.

Lithuania: Waif. Lots of guitars and bongos.Plinkle tinkle

Greece:scantly clad women doing the haka. Bouncy song.


on to Part 3

Eurovision Part 3

Georgia; Jerky change of rhythms. A screamer in a red dress. domesticated cossacks dancing.

Sweden; Black hair with a streak dropped through from the late 60s. You can tell when my tastes were formed. I like swirling black and white. Oh, he's lost his shirt. It never hurts.

France; They're either taking the piss or it's a homage to surrealism. Getting faster and higher.

Latvia; seem to be singing FRENCH. Wait a minute, perhaps it's Italian. Top hats, silk bands, it's a barbershop sextet come down in the world from their days in high society. Nice sound, the voices blend well.

Russia; Updated St Trinians. Not much except the pulsing. Repetitive lyrics which make them easy to remember.


Part 4

Eurovision Part 4

Germany; Big band sound as best it can be done with six. A not really singing, but sounds okay voice. Can't fault it for that it's the style.

Serbia; Um a Harry Potter look alike. Why? Young women in school uniform holding hands. Declamations about prayer.

Ohh Momins.

Ukraine; Sparkly!! Men in mirrored uniforms , with shorts,singing "Seven, seven, one two" in German.  Accordion music. This is definitely memorable. I may need brain bleach.

UK; BEA commercial?  More memorable lyrics. "babada babada, babada babada" interspersed with air crew role play.

Romania;  Most kindly described as a pot-pourri. Fun,multilingual, and bouncy.



On to Part 5

Eurovision Part 5. That's all folks

Bulgaria;  Jew's harp. Traditional woman's voice. Oh yes! She looks as though she's having fun. Lots of drums. Both paying them. I don't think he's singing. He is now. More just sound lyrics but it sound  good. This is the first I've really liked.

Turkey; Self absorbed man singing. More young women in costumes designed to look bare breasted.

Armenia; Ballard with lyrics in English. The phrasing is odd. I think it's best not to compose in as second language. He's getting passionate now. Oh Armenian looks fascinating.

Moldova; Rapid violin. Scantily dressed man, for a change, in a variation of floor exercises with a ribbon.


It's done; now it's popular vote time.