nerc
May 10 2014, 07:34 PM
For a small country like us i am amazed at the number of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest who are singing in our language.
Does that tell you something or am i just paronoid.
Andy Capp
May 10 2014, 08:10 PM
QUOTE (nerc @ May 10 2014, 08:34 PM)
For a small country like us i am amazed at the number of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest who are singing in our language.
Does that tell you something or am i just paronoid.
I doubt they're after your job! This is what happens when you speak like imperialist dogs.
On the edge
May 10 2014, 08:21 PM
No, we are just too thick to learn any other language, Berkshire born and Berkshire bred, thick in the arm and thick in the head....
NWNREADER
May 10 2014, 08:31 PM
QUOTE (On the edge @ May 10 2014, 09:21 PM)
No, we are just too thick to learn any other language, Berkshire born and Berkshire bred, thick in the arm and thick in the head....
I find that offensive. I was not born or bred in berkshire, but I object on behalf of all the people who were - even if they have not read your comment.
I may have to publish
Andy Capp
May 10 2014, 08:43 PM
What people like him above do not realise is the strife we went through when the Normans came and took our land, if he did he probably wouldn't be so flippant.
NWNREADER
May 10 2014, 08:51 PM
Thank you for recognising my higher status..... I was in the part of the world where they Romans landed...... And the Vikings, and the Normans!!! So I suppose being a common reception area for other nationalities today is no surprise
They may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!...
Andy Capp
May 10 2014, 09:02 PM
Romans? My Saxon mate still cannot forgive them.
Mr Brown
May 11 2014, 06:30 AM
Good bit of banter my six fingered friends!
Biker1
May 11 2014, 08:49 AM
Do people still watch that shyte?
Wasn't it a bearded (wo)man who won it? (Sorry Simon - or neither!)
Has become a joke which is why Wogan packed it in.
nerc
May 11 2014, 05:59 PM
QUOTE (Biker1 @ May 11 2014, 09:49 AM)
Do people still watch that shyte?
Wasn't it a bearded (wo)man who won it? (Sorry Simon - or neither!)
Has become a joke which is why Wogan packed it in.
Wogan packed it in because he was to old.
I still think its a fantastic show.
My native language is not English but i cannot understand why other countries have to sing or perform in English.
Why dont they sing in in their own language?
pbonnay
May 11 2014, 06:31 PM
QUOTE (nerc @ May 11 2014, 06:59 PM)
Wogan packed it in because he was to old.
I still think its a fantastic show.
My native language is not English but i cannot understand why other countries have to sing or perform in English.
Why dont they sing in in their own language?
I don't watch it now, but it is an interesting barometer of current opinion (i.e. who the audience boo when the points are awarded).
I imagine most sing in English as that is more likely to get a recording of their performance aired around the world.
Simon Kirby
May 11 2014, 06:44 PM
QUOTE (Biker1 @ May 11 2014, 09:49 AM)
Wasn't it a bearded (wo)man who won it? (Sorry Simon - or neither!)
No problem, I like my music hairy.
MontyPython
May 11 2014, 07:13 PM
I wonder how many voted on the quality of the music and lyrics and how many on other grounds!
We certainly always seem to do badly and I am sure our songs deserve more points.
Surely it is time for us to stop funding this.
Andy Capp
May 11 2014, 10:30 PM
QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ May 11 2014, 07:44 PM)
No problem, I like my music hairy.
I've never heard of Gentle Giant before.
Strafin
May 12 2014, 12:38 AM
QUOTE (MontyPython @ May 11 2014, 08:13 PM)
We certainly always seem to do badly and I am sure our songs deserve more points.
Not the ones I've heard! Did Ukraine vote for Russia this year? That's normally a given
Biker1
May 12 2014, 07:57 AM
QUOTE (nerc @ May 11 2014, 06:59 PM)
Wogan packed it in because he was to old.
Quote from "Wikipedia" ( not always the best source I know.)
"After hinting of his intentions on live television during the closing credits of the 2008 contest, on 11 August 2008, Wogan said in an interview with national magazine RadioTimes that he was 'very doubtful' about presenting the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom again, claiming it was "predictable" and "... no longer a music contest"."And
here.
Simon Kirby
May 12 2014, 10:36 AM
QUOTE (Andy Capp @ May 11 2014, 11:30 PM)
I've never heard of Gentle Giant before.
Good grief. What do they teach in schools these days?
My favourite track:
I Lost My Head. There's a good hour-long set
here.
nerc
May 12 2014, 07:49 PM
QUOTE (Biker1 @ May 12 2014, 08:57 AM)
Quote from "Wikipedia" ( not always the best source I know.)
"After hinting of his intentions on live television during the closing credits of the 2008 contest, on 11 August 2008, Wogan said in an interview with national magazine RadioTimes that he was 'very doubtful' about presenting the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom again, claiming it was "predictable" and "... no longer a music contest"."And
here.Exactley "Wogan was to old" as i stated.
He was so old he didnt understand modern music and how people voted for the new era of music.
Andy Capp
May 12 2014, 07:52 PM
QUOTE (nerc @ May 12 2014, 08:49 PM)
Exactley "Wogan was to old" as i stated.
He was so old he didnt understand modern music and how people voted for the new era of music.
Strafin
May 13 2014, 12:36 AM
I never understood Wogans appeal, but I guess I was never his target audience. The whole children in need thing annoyed me as well.
Biker1
May 13 2014, 08:32 AM
QUOTE (nerc @ May 12 2014, 08:49 PM)
Exactley "Wogan was to old" as i stated.
Not how I read it but hey ho!
QUOTE (nerc @ May 12 2014, 08:49 PM)
He was so old he didnt understand modern music
Like me!!
QUOTE (nerc @ May 12 2014, 08:49 PM)
and how people voted for the new era of music.
The voting on the Song Contest has nothing to do with "the new era of music".
"Wogan's irritation has been fuelled by long-standing suggestions that the voting system is a fix with judges from different countries forming political alliances that overlook any possible musical merit."
x2lls
May 13 2014, 11:49 AM
QUOTE (nerc @ May 12 2014, 08:49 PM)
Exactley "Wogan was to old" as i stated.
He was so old he didnt understand modern music and how people voted for the new era of music.
I do believe that is ageism!!!
Simon Kirby
May 13 2014, 03:05 PM
QUOTE (Strafin @ May 13 2014, 01:36 AM)
I never understood Wogans appeal, but I guess I was never his target audience. The whole children in need thing annoyed me as well.
Same here.
pbonnay
May 13 2014, 04:25 PM
QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ May 13 2014, 04:05 PM)
Same here.
Agree too. I think at one time Wogan was (or at least the BBC considered him to be) "intellectual crumpet" for bored housewives?
On the edge
May 13 2014, 05:40 PM
I've always been amazed at the longevity of certain presenters, often commanding very high salaries. Given the number of 'performing arts' colleges and establishments, surely its time to give others a chance.
nerc
May 13 2014, 07:03 PM
QUOTE (Biker1 @ May 13 2014, 09:32 AM)
Not how I read it but hey ho!
Like me!!
The voting on the Song Contest has nothing to do with "the new era of music".
"Wogan's irritation has been fuelled by long-standing suggestions that the voting system is a fix with judges from different countries forming political alliances that overlook any possible musical merit."I think it has and although you may not agree, i suggest that that is the case.
nerc
May 13 2014, 07:06 PM
QUOTE (x2lls @ May 13 2014, 12:49 PM)
I do believe that is ageism!!!
So what is your problem with that.
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