Eurovision Rewatch: Gothenburg 1985 (15/08 20.00 BST)

[dmlaw]

Apparently, Al Bano is banned from entering Ukraine. It's not because of this song but it should have been.

 

[lolly]

45 Ireland
75 Finland
60 Cyprus
30 Denmark
80 Spain
65 France
70 Turkey
25 Belgium
72 Portugal
68 Germany
85 Israel
63 Italy

 

[Tisch]

I hope Gothenburg has a new tourist board than the guys who put the brief in for the postcards. "MAKE SURE YOU DO ONE OF OUR LOVELY OIL RIG"

 

[dmlaw]

Terje Fjaern is clearly just the Norwegian for Terry Flynn.

 

[Tisch]

Is that Michelle Fowler and Sharon Watts?

 

[GNL]

The backing singers from Italy weren't given a theme, were they?

 

[lolly]

Running on stage like Frida and Agnetha's aunts

 

[Madison]

Hot Eyes must have been furious in the Green Room.

 

[ButterTart]

There was something very unifying about eighties fashion which meant that, regardless of creed, status or profession, people always looked like they were off for a night out at the bingo.

 

[lolly]

There was something very unifying about eighties fashion which meant that, regardless of creed, status or profession, people always looked like they were off for a night out at the bingo.

Yeah, but 90% of the time they were.

 

[Madison]

35 Ireland
70 Finland
60 Cyprus
30 Denmark
84 Spain
76 France
72 Turkey
74 Belgium
64 Portugal
78 Germany
98 Israel
66 Italy
89 Norway

 

[lolly]

45 Ireland
75 Finland
60 Cyprus
30 Denmark
80 Spain
65 France
70 Turkey
25 Belgium
72 Portugal
68 Germany
85 Israel
63 Italy
99 Norway

 

[dmlaw]

Hot Eyes must have been furious in the Green Room.

They chose to bring the child along rather than leaving it at home with a neglectful babysitter.

 

[ButterTart]

Jesus, this fucking music. I feel like I keep being put on hold.

 

[D5K]

89 Norway

No penalty for manipulating the language rule?

 

[ButterTart]

In fairness our one is mint.
"It's been a pleasant evening"... PHWOAR!

 

[D5K]

I’m not sure I’ve ever heard the UK entry

 

[Madison]

John Coleman orchestrated the music to Kung Fu Panda.

 

[ButterTart]

The most Brexity Avon lady you could ever wish to encounter.

 

[dmlaw]

UK Eurovision entries really do have the most ambitious mononyms ever. If you say Vikki or Molly, everyone knows instantly who you are talking about.

 

[lolly]

Look at the state of those tights

 

[Tisch]

Never seen or heard this before. It's not exactly remembered is it?

 

[Tisch]

The sidestep dance

 

[Madison]

Vikki now goes by the mononym Aeone

 

[dmlaw]

Look at the state of those tights

It's a good preview of what her legs will look like two weeks after she dies.

 

[VoR]

She looks like a young Margaret Thatcher cosplaying as The Little Mermaid

 

[lolly]

what a crap strut

 

[lolly]

45 Ireland
75 Finland
60 Cyprus
30 Denmark
80 Spain
65 France
70 Turkey
25 Belgium
72 Portugal
68 Germany
85 Israel
63 Italy
99 Norway
52 UK

 

[Madison]

35 Ireland
70 Finland
60 Cyprus
30 Denmark
84 Spain
76 France
72 Turkey
74 Belgium
64 Portugal
78 Germany
98 Israel
66 Italy
85 Norway
61 United Kingdom

 

[D5K]

I’m not sure I’ve ever heard the UK entry

It was a pleasant surprise

 

[Madison]

Done fuck with Trudi Müller-Bosshard

 

[lolly]

all the women this year really do look like they should be rhubarb rhubarbing in Wentworth detention centre

 

[ButterTart]

Anita Kerr looks just like one of the dinner ladies from my old school.

 

[lolly]

Done fuck with Trudi Müller-Bosshard

Is she the with the tache on the left?

 

[win_the_game]

Such SIZZLING chemistry between these two.

 

[ButterTart]

Switzerland have about fourteen official languages to choose from, yet for some reason they still opted for German here.

 

[dmlaw]

The guy's hair looks like it could stop a bullet. We should test that.

 

[lolly]

45 Ireland
75 Finland
60 Cyprus
30 Denmark
80 Spain
65 France
70 Turkey
25 Belgium
72 Portugal
68 Germany
85 Israel
63 Italy
99 Norway
52 UK
57 Switzerland

 

[ButterTart]

Such SIZZLING chemistry between these two.

Quite a thrilling Jimmy Hill/Anita Dobson dynamic.

 

[Madison]

35 Ireland
70 Finland
60 Cyprus
30 Denmark
84 Spain
76 France
72 Turkey
74 Belgium
64 Portugal
78 Germany
98 Israel
66 Italy
85 Norway
61 United Kingdom
71 Switzerland