Eurovision Rewatch: Oslo, 1996 - 20.00 GMT tonight (01/04)

[Penelope]

There really is something delightfully storybook about the Estonian language. I presume this is making this sexually explicit version of Somethin' Stupid sound adorable.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

What's with the Perelli black and white effects?

What a film noir time to be alive!

 

[Penelope]

This one is called VOICE OF THE NECKLACE

If the PEARL NECKLACE could TALK

 

[dmlaw]

It's like Maarja's creepy uncle has insisted on joining her on the karaoke at a wedding.

 

[ButterTart]

Oh FUCK OFF Michael McDonald, there's nothing gets me hot under the collar more than a HR assistant with a droopy eyelid, and you keep GETTING IN THE WAY.

 

[win_the_game]

Who paired the delightful Maarja up with this NONCE?

 

[AGinAg (37)]

How she travels the stage.

The stage slightly moves!

 

[Penelope]

Who paired the delightful Maarja up with this NONCE?

The NONCE, PRESUMABLY

 

[lolly]

05 Turkey
10 United Kingdom
04 Spain
07 Portugal
05 Cyprus
04 Malta
07 Croatia
06 Austria
05 Switzerland
06 Greece
06 Estonia

 

[Tisch]

1998 is shitting all over this so far

 

[ButterTart]

Has Eurovision ever offered us a DOWDIER backing singer?

 

[Penelope]

03 Turkey
10 United Kingdom
02 Spain
06 Portugal
04 Cyprus
05 Malta
07 Croatia
06 Austria
05 Switzerland
08 Greece
07 Estonia

LOVELY

 

[AGinAg (37)]

04 Turkey
11 UK
01 Spain
07 Portugal
06 Cyprus
07 Malta
09 Croatia
05 Austria
06 Switzerland
07 Greece
06 Estonia

 

[Suomi]

This ensemble of people

 

[lolly]

COME THROUGH BOBBYSOCKS

 

[Penelope]

OMG OMG OMG OMG FUCK I LOVE THIS NORWEGIAN ONE SO MUCH I COULD CRY

 

[dmlaw]

What a big pepper grinder.

 

[Tisch]

05 Turkey
10 United Kingdom
04 Spain
07 Portugal
05 Cyprus
04 Malta
07 Croatia
06 Austria
05 Switzerland
06 Greece
06 Estonia

I only just got these were rankings out of 10. I thought people were giving them Eurovision scores and didn't really get how.

 

[lolly]

It's hit a distinctly stodgy section for me

 

[AGinAg (37)]

What a big pepper grinder.

She threw a whole BUSH IN HER POT.

YUM

 

[ButterTart]

She's kicking on a bit to have such a young child, no?

 

[lolly]

I only just got these were rankings out of 10. I thought people were giving them Eurovision scores and didn't really get how.

Purely for my own benefit (and post count) so I can score them later.

 

[Penelope]

COME THROUGH CRYSTAL SETS!

 

[Tisch]

NEEDS MORE HAIRSPRAY

 

[Tisch]

But actually this is lovely. <3

 

[ButterTart]

"Okay Google, condense the entirety of nineties Eurovision into a single song."

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

The Estonian National Final itself was quite something according to Natfinals:

The Estonian Final was held on January 27th at the Dekoltee nightclub in Tallinn, hosted by Marko Reikop & Karmel Eikner. Some of the participating singers were not actually present and instead appeared on a video wall screen, however Kirile Loo didn't appear at all (not even on the video screen) so during her song there were simply lots of shots of the stage. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury.

Ivo Linno was on a screen while Maarja sang, which could be best summarised as if Chun-Li singing to a screen of M.Bison (though less awkward than the ESC performance)

 

[Tisch]

Purely for my own benefit (and post count) so I can score them later.

Yeah I now wish I'd been doing it

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Oh this is so very lovely.

 

[ButterTart]

NEEDS MORE HAIRSPRAY

That hair could stop a bullet.

 

[Madison]

It's not quite as catchy as 'La det swinge'.

 

[lolly]

05 Turkey
10 United Kingdom
04 Spain
07 Portugal
05 Cyprus
04 Malta
07 Croatia
06 Austria
05 Switzerland
06 Greece
06 Estonia
09 Norway

 

[AGinAg (37)]

"Okay Google, condense the entirety of nineties Eurovision into a single song."

 

[Tisch]

The Estonian National Final itself was quite something according to Natfinals:

The Estonian Final was held on January 27th at the Dekoltee nightclub in Tallinn, hosted by Marko Reikop & Karmel Eikner. Some of the participating singers were not actually present and instead appeared on a video wall screen, however Kirile Loo didn't appear at all (not even on the video screen) so during her song there were simply lots of shots of the stage. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury.

Ivo Linno was on a screen while Maarja sang, which could be best summarised as if Chun-Li singing to a screen of M.Bison (though less awkward than the ESC performance)

Ha. Loo.

 

[Penelope]

I know in these times of strife I have personally turned towards Enya. Norway has been doing it for 25 YEARS

 

[AGinAg (37)]

04 Turkey
11 UK
01 Spain
07 Portugal
06 Cyprus
07 Malta
09 Croatia
05 Austria
06 Switzerland
07 Greece
06 Estonia
09 Norway

 

[Penelope]

It's not quite as catchy as 'La det swinge'.

It's a MOOD PIECE Like having a BLISSFUL RIVER FUNERAL

 

[Soldi]

Turkey 06
UK 10
Spain -1
Portugal 07
Cyprus 05
Malta 08
Croatia 08
Austria 05
Switzerland 03
Greece 07
Estonia 08
Norway 10

 

[ButterTart]

That lad on pan pipes was a bit full of himself. Otherwise, this is fucking lovely.

 

[D5K]

Hang on, I had no idea the 3 minute version of that misses out the GLORIOUS keychange!