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Prof.Snugglesworth posted:So...what are the chances we'll get Verka Serduchka on hosting duties for next year's Eurovision? Probability = 1 well, in some form or another at least, probably not as one of the hosts as Verka English nicht verstehen. Nenonen fucked around with this message at 14:38 on May 15, 2016 |
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Prof.Snugglesworth posted:So...what are the chances we'll get Verka Serduchka on hosting duties for next year's Eurovision? All of my yes. AKA Pseudonym posted:Russia's stage show was awesome and I guess the performer sounds like he's a pretty cool guy. typical_eurovision_opinion.txt
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Gridlocked posted:Just watched the (not live) Australian broadcast of the finals after insulating myself against spoilers. Russia can't really complain cause they massively benefit from political voting as well.
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May 15, 2016 14:46
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Also Austria was great.
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Gridlocked posted:Was so very very excited but nope politics continues to dominate voting and a below average song wins because it makes Russia angry, voting blocs exist and any chance for someone in Europe to say "gently caress Russia" is one they jump on with gusto. Also lol at discussing politics through Eurovision lens but it's entertaining. Palpek fucked around with this message at 15:00 on May 15, 2016 |
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May 15, 2016 14:55
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I still think it would have been amazing if Australia won because it would have meant Germany hosting next year after coming dead last and that is beautiful. 
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May 15, 2016 15:13
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Sure, there might be some anti German sentiment but I think it's more that Germany does not get sympathy points from anyone. If we send a mediocre song it will always fail horribly but good or crazy ones can do ok.
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May 15, 2016 15:22
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Kurtofan posted:Russia can't really complain cause they massively benefit from political voting as well.
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true.spoon posted:Sure, there might be some anti German sentiment but I think it's more that Germany does not get sympathy points from anyone. If we send a mediocre song it will always fail horribly but good or crazy ones can do ok. It's also that we don't need to qualify for the final as the really bland/boring/lame songs don't make it to the final, which means Germany is often the only one of that kind in the finale.
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GaussianCopula posted:the really bland/boring/lame songs don't make it to the final
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May 15, 2016 15:38
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Palpek posted:Haha do you really believe this when Russia was given the second-best public vote? Europe piled up on Russia so hard that it gave it second place. I'm not saying that there aren't politics in Eurovision because they were always there but it's not like this mastermind Mrs. Europe engineered this Russian-Ukrainian showdown at the end for a massive gently caress-you - it's a cumulation of votes. Ukraine received sympathy votes due to their message sure but Russia didn't get any hate, Germany getting last place is a stronger argument for such an idea. I'm not complaining that it was engineered as such. I'm complaining that Australia's entry was legitimately one of the top 3 best entries of the year and that the only way such a bad song like the Ukrainian entry (or in fact meh entry like Russia, though he had neat effects which made me like his more then I should have) could have generated such a popular vote from the people is because of the politics/sympathy points. I would be far far less salty if we lost to say Austria or Belgium which were also very good entries. Gridlocked fucked around with this message at 16:09 on May 15, 2016 |
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May 15, 2016 16:06
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Germany's song was actually the worst by a mile and literally everyone at my party hated it.
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May 15, 2016 16:16
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Quantum of Phallus posted:Germany's song was actually the worst by a mile and literally everyone at my party hated it. I think the huge dissonance between the performers asia-pop inspired dress, the actual content/beat/everything of the song and the weird laser-tree's made it very award and look as though each the three aforementioned components were done with out considering the existence of the other 2. If she wore that same dress, but did a full on K-Pop/J-Pop entry it would have been great.
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May 15, 2016 16:22
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Well she won the German "the Voice" edition, so she was a lock for the national qualifier, no matter how bad her song was. I'm still bitter that we didn't send Avantasia, which would have done much better and placed 3rd in the national qualifier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w_58CQWHFQ Given that the Polish entry with the same costume did pretty well I'm sure we would have placed better than last place with this.
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GaussianCopula posted:Well she won the German "the Voice" edition, so she was a lock for the national qualifier, no matter how bad her song was. Ahahaha dude how is that better than anything?
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May 15, 2016 18:15
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It was fun seeing the german costume and staging after seeing the world's most boring swede stand still and sing in a t shirt. It would have been more fun if the song was as exciting as the rest though.
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May 15, 2016 18:15
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I was genuinely okay with Germany. I think the only song I'm bothered by is Poland because it did so well. I'm not saying Poland was the worst song there or anything, but public voting (assumedly from Polish diaspora?) pushed it way higher than it deserved. Also Latvia was robbed with its placement, that was a damned solid performance and staging.
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Question Mark Mound posted:I was genuinely okay with Germany. I think the only song I'm bothered by is Poland because it did so well. I'm not saying Poland was the worst song there or anything, but public voting (assumedly from Polish diaspora?) pushed it way higher than it deserved. Yeah Latvia was great. I loved how sparse it felt with the like imitation Roland synths and stuff
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May 15, 2016 22:01
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gently caress ive got the russian song stuck in my head
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:gently caress ive got the russian song stuck in my head You know, in the Netherlands they have legalized euthanasia for patients who suffer of unbearable and hopeless pain.
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:gently caress ive got the russian song stuck in my head I have poland and latvia stuck in mine. I don't even know how. GET OUT!
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May 16, 2016 13:11
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I have Australia's running through mine, so it could be worse I suppose. I legit cannot remember what the Ukraine song sounded like any more.
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May 16, 2016 13:57
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docbeard posted:I have Australia's running through mine, so it could be worse I suppose. It sounded like a throw-away demo Burial did with some female vocals. So in a sense, dubstep finally won the Eurovision. 
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May 16, 2016 14:00
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Nenonen posted:You know, in the Netherlands they have legalized euthanasia for patients who suffer of unbearable and hopeless pain. Well it's a good thing I don't have their song stuck in my head.
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May 16, 2016 16:03
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:Well it's a good thing I don't have their song stuck in my head. slow down, brother
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May 16, 2016 16:07
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(Sort of Eurovision, I guess): Brighton railway station is one of those ones with a piano that's available to the public; I was sat waiting for a train when I realised I'd been listening to a very lush version of 'My Lovely Horse' being played by an unassuming fellow. 
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See everyone next year in the Ukraine! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMgW54HBOS0
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