Eurovision Rewatch: Dublin 1988 (13/06, 20:00 BST)

[lolly]

She's got a look of Rebecca Front

 

[Tisch]

It is a very lovely, simple song. Takes about 12 listens to really sink in.

 

[lolly]

She'd look better rolling around over some dandelions and bindweed

 

[lolly]

30 Iceland
65 Sweden
48 Finland
55 UK
72 Turkey
79 Spain
69 Netherlands
45 Israel
85 Switzerland
20 Ireland
75 Germany
25 Austria
61 Denmark
52 Greece
54 Norway
37 Belgium
90 Luxembourg

 

[Iguana]

And she went on to sell 30 million records

 

[Iguana]

And she went on to sell 30 million records

(We'll forget that Celine has sold 200 million.)

 

[Tisch]

Ooh some DISH finally.

 

[lolly]

Ooh some DISH finally.

Slim pickings. But yes. Ish.

 

[Pingu]

Poor Lara really has spent her entire career since that evening living in Celine's shadow hasn't she.

 

[Tisch]

Slim pickings. But yes. Ish.

Yeah it's song 18 and I'm getting a bit desperate. He's Italian and I'll take it.

 

[Tisch]

Poor Lara really has spent her entire career since that evening living in Celine's shadow hasn't she.

She carved a nice little career in RUSSIA.

 

[Pingu]

A FADE-OUT?!?!?!

 

[lolly]

30 Iceland
65 Sweden
48 Finland
55 UK
72 Turkey
79 Spain
69 Netherlands
45 Israel
85 Switzerland
20 Ireland
75 Germany
25 Austria
61 Denmark
52 Greece
54 Norway
37 Belgium
90 Luxembourg
67 Italy

 

[Tisch]

Swear down I've seen Celia Imrie in the audience twice now...

 

[COB]

Swear down I've seen Celia Imrie in the audience twice now...

"Hmm? Yes, well it does SOUND like a genuine vaguely disappointing Eurovision Song Contest, but I would have to see it to be sure! Bye."

 

[Pingu]

This is the first one that has actually grabbed my attention in about half an hour.

 

[D5K]

A FADE-OUT?!?!?!

Apparently they didn’t want to record a eurovision edit of their four minute song so just got faded out

 

[lolly]

30 Iceland
65 Sweden
48 Finland
55 UK
72 Turkey
79 Spain
69 Netherlands
45 Israel
85 Switzerland
20 Ireland
75 Germany
25 Austria
61 Denmark
52 Greece
54 Norway
37 Belgium
90 Luxembourg
67 Italy
66 France

 

[Pingu]

I am a sucker for anything that sounds a bit overblown and Manilow-ish. The key change was disappointing though.

 

[Pingu]

Apparently they didn’t want to record a eurovision edit of their four minute song so just got faded out

LUDICROUS.

 

[D5K]

Sitting here hoping for an uptick in quality before the end.

“and now we turn to Portugal”

 

[Iguana]

SHIT POTTERY ALERT

 

[Tisch]

"Hmm? Yes, well it does SOUND like a genuine vaguely disappointing Eurovision Song Contest, but I would have to see it to be sure! Bye."

DRUNK ACORN ANTIQUES REWATCH (after 1977)

 

[Pingu]

This sounds like they accidentally skipped to the last 10 seconds at the start...

 

[D5K]

Sitting here hoping for an uptick in quality before the end.

“and now we turn to Portugal”

I take it back, this isn’t too bad by 1988 standards.

 

[Tisch]

Our live Brazilian contingent has opined!

"She sounds nasal"
"Here in Brazil we have this joke that all women in Portuguese women have moustaches and she really does!"
"Super difficult to understand her voice"

 

[Iguana]

My Brazilian friend says it's really difficult to understand the Portuguese because the mixing is weird

 

[Madison]

There’s a good song there. But it feels like they chopped it up and shuffled the order.

 

[lolly]

30 Iceland
65 Sweden
48 Finland
55 UK
72 Turkey
79 Spain
69 Netherlands
45 Israel
85 Switzerland
20 Ireland
75 Germany
25 Austria
61 Denmark
52 Greece
54 Norway
37 Belgium
90 Luxembourg
67 Italy
66 France
82 Portugal

 

[COB]

"sit through"!

 

[Iguana]

"Poor things have had to sit through every other act "

 

[Iguana]

The song is called MANBOOB?

 

[lolly]

Poor Celine really did draw the short straw with that combine harvester and manure spreading

 

[Tisch]

God I love Yugoslav entries from around this time

 

[D5K]

She’s very SHRILL

 

[Pingu]

This is a bit JAUNTY at least...

 

[D5K]

The song is called MANBOOB?

I could probably theme a performance around that for our next karaoke contest

 

[lolly]

STOMPING DOWN THE RUNWAY

 

[Tisch]

Poor Celine really did draw the short straw with that combine harvester and manure spreading

I'm still LAUGHING at that

 

[COB]

Her moves are the moment