Eurovision Rewatch: Birmingham 1998 - 20.00 GMT tonight (25/3)

[lolly]

Have to say, the orchestra's really ADDING TO THIS ONE chez Pen

The orchestra absolutely elevates it

 

[straightorbroken]

Bless the Dutch and their parody German language.

 

[win_the_game]

Why the fuck did they stick her in a glittering potato sack?

 

[octophone]

I was quite enjoying this until the legally-enforced key change.

 

[Penelope]

This is CUTIE OF THE EVENING

 

[VoR]

Wogan practically RUBBING HIS KNEES over Sweden's Jill Johnson.

 

[Lucille]

20! Wtf was going on in the 90s, was it the after effects of CHERNOBYL?

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Yes that sounded GREAT.

 

[straightorbroken]

Asking the crowd to join in singing gobbledygook

 

[Lucille]

Did beamish need a second feature?!?

 

[lolly]

Edsilia FTW

 

[octophone]

I'll tell you what - my memories of Wogan's commentary was better than the actuality. Funny how the memory works sometimes, innit?

 

[Lucille]

Pervy wogan is

 

[Penelope]

Did beamish need a second feature?!?

It was one of the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Was that shop SPOILS?

 

[Tisch]

Jill Johnson. Such a STAR's name.

 

[win_the_game]

Goodbye England's Rose.

 

[octophone]

Why did they recruit her backing vocalists from D-WING?

 

[lolly]

Like a young Megan Mullaly

 

[AGinAg (37)]

RIP hun.

 

[Lucille]

Come through PRODUCT!

 

[Penelope]

So bad they never sang in Swedish again

 

[straightorbroken]

Frida and Karen Walker had a daughter together?

 

[Tisch]

Like a young (old) Kat Slater

 

[Penelope]

Is that a CLARINET I HEAR?

 

[Dark Carnival]

So weird to see Sweden so uneventful.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

The GOOD THING is the lack of men. Let's be honest.

 

[Lucille]

WINK! DRINK!

 

[Tisch]

RIP hun.

Is this one dead as well?

 

[lolly]

There are aspects of this song I love. But it doesn't work as a whole very well for me.

 

[Madison]

In the modern age, this would feature massive 20 ft images of Princess Diana in the background screens.

 

[Tisch]

Has this seriously been all solo artists so far??

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Is this one dead as well?

No, but this was apparently about the recently deceased Lady Di.

 

[straightorbroken]

Well, that's the best (and only) money note so far. Make it rain, Fulgalougencarlssonwhatever.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

In the modern age, this would feature massive 20 ft images of Princess Diana in the background screens.

Damn right.

 

[Lucille]

Oh that was the Diana tribute!

 

[Raining on Me]

Netherlands were quite fabulous amongst this Eurovision garbage patch. Relatively.

Sweden's can't-be-arsed superhero look and song still enough to be about 5th best thus far

 

[Dark Carnival]

Belgium already with a song called Say Yes!

 

[VoR]

Jill Johnson remains a big star in Sweden. She tried for Eurovision again in 2003 as a fun for Europe Shania Twain tribute with massive knockers.

 

[Tisch]

No, but this was apparently about the recently deceased Lady Di.

Oh good.
(Rip Diana X X)