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

[win_the_game]

Like a young Sandi Toksvig.

 

[GNL]

Loving this sapphic duet from Kate Bush and Claire Balding.

 

[Tisch]

This has a real Christian suicide cult vibe about it

 

[D5K]

This is awful

 

[dmlaw]

I'm quite enjoying Germany. I hope they are going to put a picture of @Alla up at the end of the song.

 

[lolly]

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

 

[Madison]

45 Ireland
75 Finland
60 Cyprus
30 Denmark
80 Spain
78 France
76 Turkey
77 Belgium
64 Portugal
79 Germany

 

[D5K]

Are these the worst Eurovision postcards ever?

 

[dmlaw]

Based on the postcard, Israel seems to be trying to answer the question of what it would look like if Ian McShane dressed up as a pimp.

 

[ButterTart]

What the fuck is this BBC sitcom incidental music in the postcards? I keep expecting 'starring Geoffrey Palmer' to flash up on screen.

 

[Madison]

Get ready to do the handclaps

 

[ButterTart]

Are these the worst Eurovision postcards ever?

They're definitely in the top 1.

 

[lolly]

SNAKE HIPS

 

[Madison]

Oh to be an Israeli Eurovision backing dancer.

 

[ButterTart]

This one looks like every member of Five Star at once.

 

[lolly]

what drugs are those dancers on, and could I have some, please?

 

[win_the_game]

Fuck me it's like Israel just discovered Fame.

 

[D5K]

Germany needs to learn that THIS is how you get six people on stage to perform.

 

[dmlaw]

Fun fact: The girl in pink inspired Michael Keaton's make up in Beetlejuice.

 

[Madison]

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

 

[lolly]

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

 

[Tetris-Rock]

Olé, Olé fucking SLAPS

 

[Tisch]

Are these the worst Eurovision postcards ever?

I can't believe how unembarrassed the songwriters look in them.

 

[ButterTart]

I mean, it's the same fucking music in EVERY POSTCARD.

 

[win_the_game]

One of my fave Italian entries ever.

 

[Tetris-Rock]

I can't believe how unembarrassed the songwriters look in them.

Clearly the idea of an overconfident man that no-one had the nerve to oppose

 

[Madison]

Amazing hair from the conductor.

 

[Tisch]

WRONG FLAG AGAIN LOVE

 

[Madison]

Deducting points for the English language titled.

 

[ButterTart]

Now I actually DO like Magic Oh Magic, especially the mystery around what happened to their daughter.

 

[D5K]

I mean, it's the same fucking music in EVERY POSTCARD.

You haven’t had to hear it 12 fucking times already

 

[Madison]

Deducting more points for being flat.

 

[Iguana]

Oh dear

 

[dmlaw]

One of my fave Italian entries ever.

What? This one?

 

[D5K]

Now I actually DO like Magic Oh Magic, especially the mystery around what happened to their daughter.

Well they kept her off the stage which is a bonus. What’s the mystery?

 

[lolly]

What the fuck is that fringe?

Is it just to make me realise she can't fucking sing?

 

[Madison]

This would be good for the credits to an 1980s film.

 

[Tisch]

Such nice harmonies. MKS clearly based themselves on these people.

 

[ButterTart]

Well they kept her off the stage which is a bonus. What’s the mystery?

She went missing in 1994 while visiting America.

 

[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