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anyone watch the contest yesterday and notice the introduction film to denmarks entry ?
it featured a painted danish flag and pride of place was a BeoVision LX2500 / 2800 series , painted bright red and white ?? !!
it looked great but i did wince a little , as the tv's beautiful design was camouflaged in the flags colours !
Beautiful design, RUINED, by rubbish tacky music. I cringed when I watched the show. Half an hour was enough……. Where's the bucket?
You should have watched till nearly the end. The Netherlands ended in second place
But even now you could notice the slim/sleek design when tubes were used then in these days.
I noticed the Beovision immediately too. A fine example of non-intented product placement.
I though the Danish flag entry was very clever, showing off Danish design - not only B&O, but also some Arne Jacobsen and (I think) Verner Panton et.al.
As for the music - well, it's a very broad range of styles performing and that is the beauty of the show. Congrats Austria on winning, Netherlands on another great song and of course Sweden - all top three were great songs!
I thought the Danish flag entry was very clever, showing off Danish design - not only B&O, but also some Arne Jacobsen and (I think) Verner Panton et.al.
Beosound Stage, Beovision 8-40, Beolit 20, Beosound Explore.
Chris Townsend:It's a brilliant joke with some less than average music. The voting is by far the best bit, where we play guess the vote. Latvia voting for Russia...10 points or else. Hilarious
Hilarious
Ironic too that our language (English) is used more and more whilst at the same time the rest of Europe register their dislike of the UK/ English in the voting.
Even the French entry had some English lyrics (which I thought was something the French had previously been banned by their government from doing!)
Graham
I didn't realise Israel was in Europe
Flappo: I didn't realise Israel was in Europe
That's not a requirement, membership in EBU is.
--mika
we tend to forget there is more to design than designing.
Ironic to think elton john was eliminated in the second round in 1967
Says all you need to know about the 'relevance' of the Eurovision farce
The Netherlands entry was fantastic, should have won. The best song by a mile. I've already downloaded it.
But I am a country music fan, so maybe I'm biased!!
I'm not a C&W fan but I thought the Netherlands entry was fantastic. It made me search YouTube for more songs by The Common Linnets. They should have won.
Opman
Opman: I'm not a C&W fan but I thought the Netherlands entry was fantastic. It made me search YouTube for more songs by The Common Linnets. They should have won. Opman
Actually, both of them are well known for many years over here, but both are solo artists. Only for this event they teamed up, but since this success there might be more to come.
Ilse De Lange http://youtu.be/n6MVcBM4P74
Brengen & Ophalen
vikinger: Ironic too that our language (English) is used more and more whilst at the same time the rest of Europe register their dislike of the UK/ English in the voting.
I don't think that the rest of Europe dislike the UK. The song just wasn't very good this year... (well -- at least it was better than the cr.p that won!!!)
I was hoping for Netherland -or Ukraine (mostly because of the beautiful Mariya singing...) :-D
UK must send proper musician next year
Nice review!
The boundaries of Europe are and always have been highly fluid...
I didn't know Russia was a part of it.
Anyway; paying your way into the final should be banned, and politics shouldn't be playing such a role in voting. If that were so, the Netherlands would have won.
On a slightly different note, I thought it was fantastic that the person that won it, did so despite the behind the scenes politicking that went on to try and ban her from competing.
A big victory for fairness and equality in a world that seems hellbent on returning to the dark ages of superstition and religious bigotry IMHO.
Best Regards
John.. :-)
well said john....
Lebanon is closer
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jc: The boundaries of Europe are and always have been highly fluid... I didn't know Russia was a part of it.
hahaa, we have joined Russia to Europe, no matter what mr Putin says