Eurovision drunken Rewatch: Munich, 1983 (BST 11:30, 25.04)

[Dark Carnival]

What an excellent top trois Madame Zu!

 

[lolly]

So Portugal didn't win, but Ofra is still dead?

 

[VoR]

I'm currently enjoying this UTTERLY LUDICROUS 20th anniversary performance of Främling from Melodifestivalen 2003.

 

[Zu]

Oh my favourite version is THIS (and also sobs of excitement OBVIOUSLY)

 

[Zu]

Did @Madison complain (again ) about what I think is a minor key verse into a major key chorus?

 

[Penelope]

God Rendez-vous and I'm Never Giving Up really are POUNDING THE FUCK OUT OF ME this morning

 

[lolly]

God Rendez-vous and I'm Never Giving Up really are POUNDING THE FUCK OUT OF ME this morning

If in honest, I didn't even remember '83 as being a strong year. Can't wait to work our way through the rest of the '80s

 

[lolly]

Amd 1984 is about 40 minutes shorter, thankfully. That felt like quite a SLOG last night.

 

[Penelope]

If in honest, I didn't even remember '83 as being a strong year. Can't wait to work our way through the rest of the '80s

From what I can recall, 83 really is about as GOOD AS IT GETS

 

[lolly]

My memory is all too often swayed by the UK and winning entries. Outside of that I often forget other gems tucked away. As was the case with Israel (which I always knew was good, but had forgotten just how joyous it was) and Belgium (largely completely forgotten) last night.

 

[COB]

I'm currently enjoying this UTTERLY LUDICROUS 20th anniversary performance of Främling from Melodifestivalen 2003.

How the fuck is this REAL? How amazing

 

[VoR]

I like 88 for Celine, Hot Eyes, Lara Fabian and one of my favourite Portuguese entries (yes, I know ), but as with 96 and 2002 I may well find that everything else is barely listenable on returning to it.

 

[win_the_game]

I quite like '85 if only for FORMER POWER COUPLE Al Bano and Romina Power

 

[Dark Carnival]

I have one thing to say!

Ay, ¿quién maneja mi barca, quién?

 

[Soldi]

I have one thing to say!

Ay, ¿quién maneja mi barca, quién?

Poor love will get a verruca

 

[ButterTart]

Amd 1984 is about 40 minutes shorter, thankfully. That felt like quite a SLOG last night.

The songs whizzed past, it was Presenterbot obeying her core directive to read each result incorrectly in 35 different languages that really made it drag.

 

[Soldi]

The songs whizzed past, it was Presenterbot obeying her core directive to read each result incorrectly in 35 different languages that really made it drag.

Oh god when the silly cow kept accidentally announcing everything in french twice (although still better than doing it in German once) and then called Sweden SCHWEIZ

 

[lolly]

Has anyone else ever entered three times?

I don’t think it's the record for most appearances, but Peter, Sue and Marc entered four times for Switzerland, and in four different languages.

1971 French (12th)
1976 English (4th)
1979 German (10th)
1981 Italian (4th)

 

[VoR]

Elisabeth Andreassen has also clocked up four

1982 Dag efter dag (with Chips, for Sweden - 8th)
1985 le det swinge (with Bobbysocks, for Norway - 1st)
1994 Duett (with Jen Werner Danielsson, for Norway - 6th)
1996 I Evighet (for Norway - 2nd)

 

[Suomi]

I first came across Rendez-Vous watching this YouTube about Eurovision National Finals disasters!



I would recommend! I love the attitude of Pays de Deux, which can basically be summarised as LOL

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Framling is now top of my Spotify On Repeat

 

[ButterTart]

I forgot we’d watched this. I think I only remember presenterbot from the whole affair.

 

[Kala]

I like 88 for Celine, Hot Eyes, Lara Fabian and one of my favourite Portuguese entries (yes, I know ), but as with 96 and 2002 I may well find that everything else is barely listenable on returning to it.

Voltarei is my friend Joe's FAVOURITE Portuguese entries ever too! I don't think I have met anyone else who can say the same though. But then who am I to talk when I have the most random favourite Eurovision songs ever.

 

[Suomi]

I have the most random favourite Eurovision songs ever.

Do a top ten

 

[VoR]

Voltarei is my friend Joe's FAVOURITE Portuguese entries ever too! I don't think I have met anyone else who can say the same though. But then who am I to talk when I have the most random favourite Eurovision songs ever.

It's a shame that the ESC version is a bit lifeless, but on record it's glorious!

 

[ButterTart]

Do a top ten

This feels like it should be a thread in its own right. Everyone posts their top ten so we can sneer at all the incorrect choices.

 

[Tisch]

This feels like it should be a thread in its own right. Everyone posts their top ten so we can sneer at all the incorrect choices.

1. Toule Lou

 

[ButterTart]

1. Toule Lou

What is Toule Lou please?

 

[Tisch]

What is Toule Lou please?

Spelt it a BIT WRONG sorry to any Finns who i might have accidentally swore at

 

[Dark Carnival]

Framling is now top of my Spotify On Repeat

I can definitely sing parts of it now

So shell me off a day
YOUR BIDET

 

[ButterTart]

We watched this TWO DAYS AGO and I have no recollection of it whatsoever. I'm just astonished Angela Rippon ever did Eurovision.

 

[Tisch]

We watched this TWO DAYS AGO and I have no recollection of it whatsoever. I'm just astonished Angela Rippon ever did Eurovision.

Tbf SHIROU was quite soon after it and I haven't been able to think about anything else since.

Let alone feed or bathe myself

 

[ButterTart]

Let alone feed or bathe myself

I've needed a HOME HELP ever since the last time we watched 1999. Mainly because I threw myself down a flight of stairs to get away from it, but still.

 

[Dark Carnival]

SAD!