Eurovision Rewatch: 1981 Dublin (11:30 BST 18/04)

[Madison]

The lyrics are bonkers. It's set elsewhere in the galaxy in the year 3000.

 

[ButterTart]

In 2001 they won with a song called “Moi...Lolita” by singer Alizee

But seriously, it's awful that wasn't their entry that year.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Please tell me this over-earnest sex pest is six feet under.

Sadly not. He briefly lost his voice in the 1990s so there's that.

 

[octophone]

Fun Fact - all of the backing vocalists used to be in The Fall.

 

[Dark Carnival]

WELL I PREFER BILAL !

 

[Suomi]

C’est trois les faggots
(Troi les fagggg)

 

[Soldi]

This is rather DREARY

 

[Tisch]

Kate's Bush providing some backup vox there which was nice of her!

 

[dmlaw]

Please tell me this over-earnest sex pest is six feet under.

Alive but suffered with paralysed vocal chords for several years, so, silver linings.

 

[lolly]

Still alive. A sprightly 76 year old perv.

He's in his THIRTIES here?

 

[lolly]

06 Austria
08 Turkey
06 Germany
04 Luxembourg
09 Israel
10 Denmark
05 Yugoslavia
00 Finland
07 France

 

[Suomi]

He's in his THIRTIES here?

I simply don’t believe that

 

[ButterTart]

I wonder if the casting call for this entry specified 'must look a bit like Marty Feldman'?

 

[Tisch]

I'm Loving this actuallty.

 

[COB]

29 year olds have certainly changed.

 

[Madison]

65 Autriche
32 Turquie
72 Allemagne
21 Luxembourg
79 Israël
75 Danemark
50 Yougoslavie
04 Finlande
61 Frankreich

 

[octophone]

Quite a lot of LIONELS here for the 80's.

 

[Suomi]

12 Austria
75 Turkey
81 Germany
05 Luxembourg
10 Israel
90 Denmark
40 Yugoslavia
50 Finland
73 France

 

[Tisch]

He's in his THIRTIES here?

His TWENTY THIRTIES right

 

[octophone]

29 year olds have certainly changed.

We have moisturiser now.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Also alive.

 

[Suomi]

On a whole I am enjoying this contest

 

[octophone]

This is kinda groovy.

 

[ButterTart]

Why is he wearing a small woman's trenchcoat?

 

[lolly]

He's got the posture of Mrs Overall

 

[Soldi]

Why is he wearing a small woman's trenchcoat?

Whatever it is he’s PUT ON THE POUNDS since the fitting

 

[octophone]

Why is he wearing a small woman's trenchcoat?

Stole it. What a cunt.

 

[Dark Carnival]

I'm sure he was teased in the 80s for having a woman's hair

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Fun fact: this chap moved to Ecuador and was the inspiration for the Sash! hit Encore Une Fois.

 

[lolly]

This is all about the backing singers

 

[ButterTart]

On a whole I am enjoying this contest

I'm fucking arseholed so to me it's like watching a dozen Polina Gagarinas hyperventilating. Every second a magical new adventure.

 

[Dark Carnival]

Were Spain EVER good at Eurovision?

 

[COB]

SPOILERS: He doesn't win the speedboat, but he does get a rubber Bully and his bus fare home.

 

[Soldi]

Were Spain EVER good at Eurovision?

Omg I thought this was SWITZERLAND for some reason

 

[Tisch]

Dashing France man STILL ALIVE and ready to marry @Ag in a heartbeat!

 

[Suomi]

I don’t entirely trust the Spanish singer but I’m still gonna get into his car

 

[ButterTart]

Fun fact: this chap moved to Ecuador and was the inspiration for the Sash! hit Encore Une Fois.

I thought it would by Just Around the Hill on account of his hunchback.

 

[Tisch]

Omg I thought this was SWITZERLAND for some reason

Switzerland have many langauges
Spanish is not one of them. Bless you YOUNG THING

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Dashing France man STILL ALIVE and ready to marry @Ag in a heartbeat!

I don't... what?

 

[lolly]

06 Austria
08 Turkey
06 Germany
04 Luxembourg
09 Israel
10 Denmark
05 Yugoslavia
00 Finland
07 France
08 Spain