Eurovision Rewatch: 1997 18/04 (20.00 BST)

[Beverley]

THIS was precisely what I expected from 1997

 

[Dark Carnival]

Remember when Norway ruined the fun in 1999?

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Is it me or is the audience quite restrained?

It's their 4th show. Ireland only has 1,200 people. They all had to go.

 

[ButterTart]

He's a look of Claire Balding.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

10 Cyprus
08 Turkey
01 Norway

 

[Soldi]

He deserves LAST for breaking the BANGER CHAIN

 

[COB]

BACK TO BACK TO BACK BANGERZ. Who'll be the first to interrupt this FLOW

 

[OutSynk]

I feel like I should be liking this, but I just can't.

Should you?

 

[octophone]

It's their 4th show. Ireland only has 1,200 people. They all had to go.

I hear you're attending Eurovision now, Father

 

[ButterTart]

Remember when Norway ruined the fun in 1999?

There was fun in 1999?

 

[dmlaw]

Oh that was the warm up. 1981 was basically a televised POGROM.

Are you saying we should start researching the dead ones for the late night show now? Fingers crossed that it will include at least two members of Bucks Fizz by the time we get there.

 

[Dark Carnival]

I'm not waiting for the end of the song to give it a 0

 

[D5K]

The set keeps getting UGLIER SOME HOW!

It’s really strange. Did they get 100 TV sets off the back of a lorry and decide to hang then around the set (and concrete some into the floor)?

 

[VoR]

Norway bloke entered their national selection like 8 times before this without luck. Finally sending him with this dud was exceptionally cruel.

 

[octophone]

This is absolutely terrible.

 

[win_the_game]

He's a look of Claire Balding.

I was about to say FRUMPY LESBIAN!

 

[Iguana]

It's their 4th show. Ireland only has 1,200 people. They all had to go.

 

[Alla]

This is very much a style I like, but this song was shit.

 

[Soldi]

10 Cyprus
11 Turkey
00 Norway

 

[ButterTart]

Should you?

It's the sort of meandering shite that's on brand for me, but even I have limits.

 

[Tisch]

Oh am I the only one who genuinely liked that? It's a bit Daniel O'Donnell at the working mans club I GUESS

 

[VoR]

Oh those Swedes! Dryer than Victoria Beckham...

 

[octophone]

Norway bloke entered their national selection like 8 times before this without luck. Finally sending him with this dud was exceptionally cruel.

Well, now I know that, I have to respect the dual-level trolling.

 

[win_the_game]

Norway bloke entered their national selection like 8 times before this without luck. Finally sending him with this dud was exceptionally cruel.

Maybe he should have taken the hint after attempt number 7.

 

[Beverley]

I quite like the MOODY STUDENT ART of the postcards

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Austria now if you hadn't figured it from the surreal clips.

 

[Alla]

The editing of the postcards is fantastic, specially for 1997.

 

[COB]

Thought this VT was about the Magdalene Laundries for a sec

 

[Tisch]

Actually that was the like the Mavericks. Which I've also always liked. SORRY.

 

[Beverley]

00 Norway

 

[Tisch]

Cos I'm
A DEEPER SHADE OF BLUE

 

[Iguana]

This made me laugh IMMEDIATELY

 

[Dark Carnival]

Ooooh lesbians!

 

[ButterTart]

Are you saying we should start researching the dead ones for the late night show now? Fingers crossed that it will include at least two members of Bucks Fizz by the time we get there.

Mike Nolan was already dead by the time they did A Song For Europe. The whole routine was the inspiration for Weekend at Bernie's.

 

[Alla]

The entry a la Caracola

 

[Suomi]

Austria with the spirit of Nicki French and the light choreography of Samantha Mumba

 

[COB]

This has taken a turn! For what I don't know, but I'm into it.

 

[VoR]

God this 47 year old!

BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD LOVIN'

 

[Soldi]

Oh I didn’t know Charity Shop Sue was from AUSTRIA

 

[Beverley]

Oh the OUTFITS