For once, I think the Eurovision Song Contest was more scary than Dr Who. How times change. At least Terry Wogan didn't disappoint. He has done for the Eurovision song contest what Tony Blair did for (or to) the Labour Party. Some of his gems were worth writing down:
"Spain lost the plot years ago"
"Last year was a navel year, this year the legs have it"
"Well it wasn't Riverdance" (on the half time entertainment)
"Who do you think you are, Lord Haw Haw?" (on the German rapporteur)
"I don't believe it!" (on Belarus' award of 12 points to Russia)
"Who in heaven's name picked that eejit?" (on the Dutch rapporteur drunkenly flirting with the male Greek presenter)
However, some of Vi's text messages were even better. "Latvian tomcats on the pull", "Lithuanie, nul points", "Another Irish dirge" and "Isn't that Bill Bailey on keyboards?" (on the Finnish entry).
Do real people actually vote for these songs? I can't believe Russia has so many fans in the former Eastern Bloc, even though their boy was a pretty young thing. Germany's 12 points to Turkey was believable - "The Gastarbeiter, of course!" (TW again) - but Poland's 10 points to Russia was laughable. And Holland's 12 points to Turkey in the present climate was a bit doubtful as well. Unless it was those Gastarbeiter again of course. I tried myself to text a vote for Finland to the Belgian number given on the screen and couldn't get through.
The Commission might take Eurovision Song Contest a bit more seriously than it takes itself these days, as it reflects perhaps a more accurate snapshot of Europe's real state of mind. Wogan's remark that the French don't like it that the whole contest is not done in French will ring a few bells over Schuman way. Latvia's decision to "keep the big boy happy" by giving 10 pts to Russia, coupled with the "old Balkan foxtrot" as Sir Terry referred to the backscratching between members of the former Yugoslavia may be indicative of the allegiances of some of the new member states. Perhaps Sir Terry Wogan should be the next President of the Commission? Let's put it to the vote ... nul points, you say?
"Spain lost the plot years ago"
"Last year was a navel year, this year the legs have it"
"Well it wasn't Riverdance" (on the half time entertainment)
"Who do you think you are, Lord Haw Haw?" (on the German rapporteur)
"I don't believe it!" (on Belarus' award of 12 points to Russia)
"Who in heaven's name picked that eejit?" (on the Dutch rapporteur drunkenly flirting with the male Greek presenter)
However, some of Vi's text messages were even better. "Latvian tomcats on the pull", "Lithuanie, nul points", "Another Irish dirge" and "Isn't that Bill Bailey on keyboards?" (on the Finnish entry).
Do real people actually vote for these songs? I can't believe Russia has so many fans in the former Eastern Bloc, even though their boy was a pretty young thing. Germany's 12 points to Turkey was believable - "The Gastarbeiter, of course!" (TW again) - but Poland's 10 points to Russia was laughable. And Holland's 12 points to Turkey in the present climate was a bit doubtful as well. Unless it was those Gastarbeiter again of course. I tried myself to text a vote for Finland to the Belgian number given on the screen and couldn't get through.
The Commission might take Eurovision Song Contest a bit more seriously than it takes itself these days, as it reflects perhaps a more accurate snapshot of Europe's real state of mind. Wogan's remark that the French don't like it that the whole contest is not done in French will ring a few bells over Schuman way. Latvia's decision to "keep the big boy happy" by giving 10 pts to Russia, coupled with the "old Balkan foxtrot" as Sir Terry referred to the backscratching between members of the former Yugoslavia may be indicative of the allegiances of some of the new member states. Perhaps Sir Terry Wogan should be the next President of the Commission? Let's put it to the vote ... nul points, you say?
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