[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Livia

Well, it's aptly named. I watched it, I was like... what the hell just happened?

Doesn't get a beat till halfway through, a bunch of interchangeable pop tarts doing selfie-gurning at the camera... I might have a tenner on it getting no points at all.

Seriously, who picks this stuff? From the country that gave the world the Stones, the Floyd, Black Sabbath, Bowie, Cool Britannia, the list is endless... I mean, wtaf...?

Bring back Gina G

[Dogeatdog]

Oh god not Eurovision. I know sod all about Eurovision so I’m gonna have to wing it this time.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Dogeatdog

Oh god not Eurovision. I know sod all about Eurovision so I’m gonna have to wing it this time.

You’ll be fine. There’s so many songs which will fit each dance

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Totally agreed.

This years isn’t actually bad.

It's worse than bad.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Totally agreed.

This years isn’t actually bad.

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

It's worse than bad.

…and there lies the balance/views on Strictly Eurovision week……

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…and there lies the balance/views on Strictly Eurovision week……

Hahaha. I think it’ll be a good round to be fair. Even if you’re not a fan, there’s defo plenty of options to go with as it’s been running since the 50s.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Hahaha. I think it’ll be a good round to be fair. Even if you’re not a fan, there’s defo plenty of options to go with as it’s been running since the 50s.

…I think that’s the main thing for me, having a very wide choice and not keeping it too niche …keep those options and choices wide and open…

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…and there lies the balance/views on Strictly Eurovision week……

I like Eurovision.

Just not the UK entry this year.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I like Eurovision.

Just not the UK entry this year.

…ahhh, ok I understand…for me it’s ok, similar to what Ben has said in that it’s absolutely not the worst but still not an entry to feel excited and hopeful about, which we are capable of but just don’t seem to really try hard enough to showcase…

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…ahhh, ok I understand…for me it’s ok, similar to what Ben has said in that it’s absolutely not the worst but still not an entry to feel excited and hopeful about, which we are capable of but just don’t seem to really try hard enough to showcase…

Yeah, it’s no Sam Ryder. I think it’ll end up finishing around 17th-21st.

[Strictly Jake]

To be honest I think at this point even if we sent Adele to eirovision we would still end up near the bottom it's all about politics. The entry for us isn't terrible we have had worse but it's definitely not gonna score many points

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

To be honest I think at this point even if we sent Adele to eirovision we would still end up near the bottom it's all about politics. The entry for us isn't terrible we have had worse but it's definitely not gonna score many points

I think we’re ok now. Sam Ryder proved that when we sent an actual good song. I don’t think politics plays too much into our position now, we just send awful choices that even the UK themselves hate, but we oddly expect Europe to love.

[Ammi]

…there are political aspects obviously also, that’s so true…but it doesn’t dismiss that compared to other entries, ours on the whole are fairly dismal and until we actually produce and enter a real contender/standout…?…we won’t know how highly the political aspect figures and factors into it because atm, we can rarely say…well ours was excellent, what the heck…!!!!!…you know…?…Sam Ryder did move up on the excellent scale and it was a good year for us….so I think that we have to stop looking at political and start looking at our song quality…

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

I think we’re ok now. Sam Ryder proved that when we sent an actual good song. I don’t think politics plays too much into our position now, we just send awful choices that even the UK themselves hate, but we oddly expect Europe to love.

Originally Posted by Ammi

…there are political aspects obviously also, that’s so true…but it doesn’t dismiss that compared to other entries, ours on the whole are fairly dismal and until we actually produce and enter a real contender/standout…?…we won’t know how highly the political aspect figures and factors into it because atm, we can rarely say…well ours was excellent, what the heck…!!!!!…you know…?…Sam Ryder did move up on the excellent scale and it was a good year for us….so I think that we have to stop looking at political and start looking at our song quality…

…oh, what Ben said…quick typing show-off…

[Ammi]

… @Strictly Jake ….have you made a final decision, Jake…Eurovision or 1960’s next round…?…

[Strictly Jake]

Originally Posted by Ammi

… @Strictly Jake ….have you made a final decision, Jake…Eurovision or 1960’s next round…?…

Eurovision.

[Ammi]

…thank you……I have to say that I did find this round tricky in that many songs are listed as duets but are also listed as collabs or feats so that made it quite challenging…

[Strictly Jake]

I didnt mind features as such anyway as long as it was featuring another big famous singer. A lot of songs that say ft are a duet anyway it was when the featured artist wasn't famous that was the issue

[Ammi]

…that wasn’t a gripe btw, I’m just pondering over the tricky bits of each round/theme…

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…thank you……I have to say that I did find this round tricky in that many songs are listed as duets but are also listed as collabs or feats so that made it quite challenging…

Yes hard round this one.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

I think we’re ok now. Sam Ryder proved that when we sent an actual good song. I don’t think politics plays too much into our position now, we just send awful choices that even the UK themselves hate, but we oddly expect Europe to love.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the one year we do well in over a decade is the year the uk is the leading public defender of Ukraine after they were invaded, even less of a coincidence that we were only beaten by Ukraine after they were invaded, it was most definitely politically motivated that year, more obviously than ever

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Liam-

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the one year we do well in over a decade is the year the uk is the leading public defender of Ukraine after they were invaded, even less of a coincidence that we were only beaten by Ukraine after they were invaded, it was most definitely politically motivated that year, more obviously than ever

I don’t think most of Europe would have cared or not about us regarding that, apart from Ukraine possibly. It was actually a good song and great staging. Proven by the year after when we hosted for them we did terribly.

[Strictly Jake]

Originally Posted by Liam-

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the one year we do well in over a decade is the year the uk is the leading public defender of Ukraine after they were invaded, even less of a coincidence that we were only beaten by Ukraine after they were invaded, it was most definitely politically motivated that year, more obviously than ever

I agree with this

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

I don’t think most of Europe would have cared or not about us regarding that, apart from Ukraine possibly. It was actually a good song and great staging. Proven by the year after when we hosted for them we did terribly.

It was a good song, but it wouldn’t have done nearly as well if it was sent that year in particular

[jones89]

When’s the next live show? Monday?