Eurovision Rewatch: 1997 18/04 (20.00 BST)

[lolly]

HATEFUL

 

[ButterTart]

The band reminds of those experimental priests from Father Ted. The lass at the front is wearing a dress that reminds me of a deckchair.

 

[octophone]

That rattling percussion instrument is the absolute worst. Put it down, you fucking weirdo, I don't care how much it cost you.

 

[Lucille]

You PRESUME!

He’s actually BLACK!

 

[Beverley]

It's quite nice really

 

[OutSynk]

IF THEY DIE, I CAN'T FLY

 

[D5K]

The verses and chorus are from two different songs aren’t they?

 

[AGinAg (37)]

He’s actually BLACK!

 

[Dark Carnival]

This is quite nice, in a 06/10 kind of way

 

[lolly]

songs like this make me LAUGH at Malta's desperation

LONG MAY THEY FAIL

 

[AGinAg (37)]

10 Cyprus
08 Turkey
01 Norway
03 Austria
01 Ireland
05 Slovenia
04 Switzerland
08 Netherlands
10 Italy
05 Spain
07 Germany
07 Poland
07 Estonia
06 Bosnia
02 Portugal
08 Sweden
04 Greece
08 Malta

 

[Tisch]

Yeah, the opening one-two punch of Cyprus and Turkey really tricks you into thinking it's going to be a banger year.

It's dipped for sure. I think I just love this period of TIME OF LIFE. I'm loving this true same way I enjoyed 98.

 

[Beverley]

He’s actually BLACK!

 

[Iguana]

Unexpectedly loved Malta!

 

[ButterTart]

Well that happened.

 

[Beverley]

09 Malta

 

[Soldi]

Where’s Kate Miller Heidke when you need her

 

[win_the_game]

He’s actually BLACK!

There goes Bev and her racial prejudice again...

 

[octophone]

The harp is giving me VESPERTINE LIVE

If only that was the mighty Zeena Parkins - could have had some serious action.

 

[dmlaw]

Conclusive proof that you should never let a colourblind person choose your outfit.

 

[COB]

Someone remind me later that I loved Malta, I'm several rums in

 

[Suomi]

The chord progression and mysticism of that Maltese entry make it one of their best

 

[Tisch]

Jay Ashton was obviously busy spitting on some Pole scum.

 

[Madison]

SPOILERS

 

[Dark Carnival]

I'm glad the Irish stopped winning after tonight!

 

[dmlaw]

YOU PROMISED ME THAT HE WAS DEAD, BUTTERTART. I WANT AN EXPLANATION.

 

[OutSynk]

More lovely background music.

 

[octophone]

Gonna watch the YouTube feed getting all anti-UK - it was really funny last week.

 

[win_the_game]

The chord progression and mysticism of that Maltese entry make it one of their best

It was no DESIRE and she was no CLAUDETTE PACE.

 

[Alla]

The SCREAMING of Kala and friends is EVERYTHING

 

[ButterTart]

Jay Aston too busy burning down a curry house to attend in person. "Good luck to everyone, except the foreign cunts" would have been her inspirational message.

 

[lolly]

hang on, I missed the start

Is @Lucille tuning in on his microwave?

 

[Beverley]

How many songs have we got left?

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I've just seen what the final two songs are and I'm GAGGED.

 

[Alla]

hang on, I missed the start

Is @Lucille tuning in on his microwave?

Washing machine.

 

[Lucille]

The conductor

 

[AGinAg (37)]

How many songs have we got left?

7

 

[octophone]

Oh, that wrong footed me, I though that meant we were getting the UK now...

 

[ButterTart]

No. Stop this at once.

 

[Madison]

Poll please