Eurovision 2022

[notaclue]

Who be your favourite? Of the annual dreadful pop songs?

Looking at the YouTube views, would seem Ukraine will easily win this year (with Spain and Serbia also very popular).

I enjoyed the Czech's dreadful pop song this year. Probably my fav (of the ones I have heard...).

The UK has picked a weird, high-pitched/helium-filled Rick Wakeman lookie-likie for some unknown reason. Might get more than 10 points and might not come last. Which will be a relative triumph.

 

[Aural]

moderators; this is the MUSIC section.....?

 

[AudioAl]

I will do everything to avoid seeing any of this trash

 

[Bob McC]

Not watched one of these since Katie Boyle presented it.

 

[CHE]

The UK has picked a weird, high-pitched/helium-filled Rick Wakeman lookie-likie for some unknown reason. Might get more than 10 points and might not come last. Which will be a relative triumph.

I thought he was Wild Willie Barrett for a fleeting moment !

CHE

 

[canonman]

Congratulations to Ukraine on their win

 

[notaclue]

Speaking of Ukraine, perhaps Eurovision's finest ever moment. That should have won.

"Lasha Tumbai" (sort of) = "Russia Goodbye"

 

[daytona600]

last time i watched Abba won

 

[caine]

Watching Eurovision is tantamount too a wrist slitting exercise - pointless.

 

[droodzilla]

My verdict so far:
Some great tunes.
Some tunes grate.

Prediction:
Ukraine will win.

Call me Nostradamus.

 

[alanbeeb]

I'm giving Spain a B. Mostly for the Buttocks!

 

[alanbeeb]

Loved Moldova.
Sweden... Why are they so good at pop songs? That's a good song...not sure the performance was up to it.

 

[alanbeeb]

I was sceptical, but that was UK best entry for years.

 

[Theo]

A UK song that was actually a bit good…

 

[gustav_errata]

He's a great singer but the song was totally irrelevant, imo.

Sadly none of the songs have really stood out this year.

That said, I've just switched from beer to whisky so the night might yet get interesting.

 

[gustav_errata]

Also who ordered so many ballads?

 

[Marchbanks]

The UK has picked a weird, high-pitched/helium-filled Rick Wakeman lookie-likie for some unknown reason.

Oh man, did he have a Mellotron, cape and dry ice? I would have watched if I’d known.

 

[robs]

Oh man, did he have a Mellotron, cape and dry ice? I would have watched if I’d known.

More like a prime contender for Spinal Tap 2.....

 

[gustav_errata]

Now that we've seen the review a couple times i think only Serbia was kinda sorta interesting. For ballads, I'd go with maybe Australia or Poland, but I wasn't crazy about any of them. For more pop-oriented sings, I thought Germany was alright. For pure musical ability, Azerbaijan, hands down. That guy had some pipes on him.

 

[notaclue]

And, of course, this Ukrainian classic. Nothing in this year's Eurovision of that sort of iconic quality.

Didn't like Ukrainian effort this year, but will get the votes.

Oh man, did he have a Mellotron, cape and dry ice? I would have watched if I’d known.

More or less. Plus his song was 70 minutes long. And rubbish. A very faithful homage to the Wakeman, I felt.