Dear BBC...
I have a bit of a bone to pick with you. It's about the Eurovision Song Contest. I'm going to do a wee bit of a comparison here.
Behold the nice looking Swiss entry, that sings of passion and you can just see it in his eyes that you want to take him to bed with you...
The Ukrainian entry starts off a bit wobbly, but builds up into a great crescendo and actually becomes quite entrancing, even if you're somewhat afraid of meeting the Shady Lady.
I'm hoping this is going to be the Swedish entry:
And the offering from the UK?
I have nothing against an ex-dustman following his dream and becoming a star courtesy of a reality TV show. The song he's singing isn't bad, but it doesn't really scream 'VOTE ME' (apart from when Ireland will vote 5 points out of habit. It might win a line up to be the next song that will be used in a Boots/Debenhams/BHS commercial, but not really the Eurovision Song Contest. What I do have against the UK's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest is that in recent years it just seems to be a big old joke, with The Sun carrying the double entendres it does so well to appeal to the lower masses, as well as time and again the spineless, insipid entries. Remember the year when Gemini didn't know the words to the song they were singing? The there was Darren Whatsisname that did wigger rap with nubile Lolitas prancing around in their school uniform, and most cringeworthily, last years upbeat entry, which although ticked a few boxes for verring towards pop and having synchronised dance moves, was spoilt by the innuendo of salty nuts and made me try and adjust the colour on the TV to be a bit more normal while the permatanned group played havoc with the 'red' settings on my screen.
So, dear BBC, why not do what you've been good at with so many other reality TV shows (Strictly Come Dancing etc.) and whip the nation into a frenzy, and make voting for good talent and a catchy song a fun yearly event, where our patrioticism shown during sporting events also extends into music. Take directions from Sweden's Melodifestivalen, and produce a winner with a song that will make the UK proud.
Marmoset
Behold the nice looking Swiss entry, that sings of passion and you can just see it in his eyes that you want to take him to bed with you...
The Ukrainian entry starts off a bit wobbly, but builds up into a great crescendo and actually becomes quite entrancing, even if you're somewhat afraid of meeting the Shady Lady.
I'm hoping this is going to be the Swedish entry:
And the offering from the UK?
I have nothing against an ex-dustman following his dream and becoming a star courtesy of a reality TV show. The song he's singing isn't bad, but it doesn't really scream 'VOTE ME' (apart from when Ireland will vote 5 points out of habit. It might win a line up to be the next song that will be used in a Boots/Debenhams/BHS commercial, but not really the Eurovision Song Contest. What I do have against the UK's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest is that in recent years it just seems to be a big old joke, with The Sun carrying the double entendres it does so well to appeal to the lower masses, as well as time and again the spineless, insipid entries. Remember the year when Gemini didn't know the words to the song they were singing? The there was Darren Whatsisname that did wigger rap with nubile Lolitas prancing around in their school uniform, and most cringeworthily, last years upbeat entry, which although ticked a few boxes for verring towards pop and having synchronised dance moves, was spoilt by the innuendo of salty nuts and made me try and adjust the colour on the TV to be a bit more normal while the permatanned group played havoc with the 'red' settings on my screen.
So, dear BBC, why not do what you've been good at with so many other reality TV shows (Strictly Come Dancing etc.) and whip the nation into a frenzy, and make voting for good talent and a catchy song a fun yearly event, where our patrioticism shown during sporting events also extends into music. Take directions from Sweden's Melodifestivalen, and produce a winner with a song that will make the UK proud.
Marmoset
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