June 27, 201312 yr Wash your FUCKING LIFE OUT! Hallelujah is a little too sweet for me to be much higher but it probably SHOULD be higher than Insieme all things considered, I had been wondering if I'd put it a bit low. Maybe top 30? Besides, Insieme isn't even that bad when you don't take the political context into account.
June 27, 201312 yr Toto Cutugno is just DREADFUL though. It's a bit like Believe - not the WORST song ever but almost impossible to divorce from everything else in the package.
June 30, 201312 yr I've finally come up with my list! I appreciate that Everybody will be significantly higher here than in every other list but tough luck, I voted for it on the night and it was #1 in my chart for two weeks, so blame moi :D Sensational 01 | 2012 | Sweden | Loreen - Euphoria 02 | 2010 | Germany | Lena - Satellite Amazing 03 | 2009 | Norway | Alexander Rybak - Fairytale 04 | 2001 | Estonia | Tanel Padar & Dave Benton and 2XL – Everybody 05 | 1997 | United Kingdom | Katrina & the Waves - Love shine a light 06 | 2004 | Ukraine | Ruslana - Wild Dances 07 | 2005 | Greece | Helena Paparizou - My number one Brilliant 08 | 1974 | Sweden | ABBA - Waterloo 09 | 2013 | Denmark | Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops 10 | 1996 | Ireland | Eimear Quinn - The Voice 11 | 1999 | Sweden | Charlotte Nilsson - Take Me To Your Heaven 12 | 1991 | Sweden | Carola - Fångad Av En Stormvind 13 | 2000 | Denmark | Olsen Brothers - Fly On The Wings of Love 14 | 1998 | Israel | Dana International – Diva 15 | 1995 | Norway | Secret Garden - Nocturne 16 | 1981 | United Kingdom | Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up 17 | 1967 | United Kingdom | Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String 18 | 1982 | Germany | Nicole - Ein bißchen Frieden 19 | 1994 | Ireland | Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan - Rock 'N Roll Kids Very Good 20 | 1988 | Switzerland | Celine Dion - Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi 21 | 1973 | Luxembourg | Anne-Marie David - Tu te reconnaîtras 22 | 1992 | Ireland | Linda Martin - Why Me? 23 | 1975 | Netherlands | Teach-in – Ding-a-Dong 24 | 1985 | Norway | Bobbysocks! - La Det Swinge 25 | 2006 | Finland | Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah 26 | 1976 | United Kingdom | Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me 27 | 1979 | Israel | Gali Atari and Milk & Honey – Hallelujah 28 | 2007 | Serbia | Marija Šerifović – Molitva Good 29 | 1993 | Ireland | Niamh Kavanagh - In Your Eyes 30 | 1963 | Denmark | Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann – Dansevise 31 | 1987 | Ireland | Johnny Logan - Hold Me Now 32 | 2011 | Azerbaijan | Ell/Nikki - Running Scared 33 | 2003 | Turkey | Sertab Erener - Everyway That I Can 34 | 1969 | United Kingdom | Lulu - Boom Bang-A-Bang 35 | 1970 | Ireland | Dana - All Kinds Of Everything Average 36 | 1989 | Yugoslavia | Riva - Rock Me 37 | 1972 | Luxembourg | Vicky Leandros - Apres Toi 38 | 1971 | Monaco | Séverine - Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue 39 | 1960 | France | Jacqueline Boyer - Tom Pillibi 40 | 1983 | Luxembourg | Corinne Hermès - Si La Vie Est Cadeau 41 | 1980 | Ireland | Johnny Logan - What's Another Year 42 | 1986 | Belgium | Sandra Kim - J'Aime La Vie 43 | 1984 | Sweden | Herreys - Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley 44 | 1977 | France | Marie Myriam - L'Oiseau Et L'Enfant 45 | 1978 | Israel | Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta - A Ba Ni Bi 46 | 1965 | Luxembourg | France Gall - Poupée de cire, poupée de son 47 | 1956 | Switzerland | Lys Assia – Refrain 48 | 1969 | Netherlands | Lennie Kuhr - De Troubadour 49 | 1962 | France | Isabelle Aubret - Un Premier Amour 50 | 1968 | Spain | Massiel - La La La 51 | 1961 | Luxembourg | Jean-Claude Pascal - Nous Les Amoureux 52 | 1966 | Austria | Udo Jürgens - Merci, Chérie 53 | 1969 | France | Frida Boccara - Un Jour, Un Enfant 54 | 1958 | France | André Claveau - Dors Mon Amour 55 | 1957 | Netherlands | Corry Brokken - Net Als Toen 56 | 1964 | Italy | Gigliola Cinquetti - No Ho L'Età 57 | 1959 | Netherlands | Teddy Scholten - Een Beetje 58 | 1969 | Spain | Salomé - Vivo Cantando Crap 59 | 2008 | Russia | Dima Bilan – Believe 60 | 2002 | Latvia | Marie N - I Wanna 61 | 1990 | Italy | Toto Cutugno - Insieme:1992
June 30, 201312 yr My list. (Some of the older songs are based on around 2 listens so expect a slight skew to more recent songs) 01 Sweden 2012 02 United Kingdom 1997 03 Germany 2010 04 France 1969 05 Israel 1998 06 Turkey 2003 07 Luxembourg 1973 08 Norway 1995 09 Norway 2009 10 Sweden 1974 11 Denmark 1963 12 Denmark 2000 13 Netherlands 1975 14 Ireland 1993 15 Sweden 1991 16 Norway 1985 17 Germany 1982 18 United Kingdom 1981 19 Switzerland 1988 20 Serbia 2007 21 Luxembourg 1965 22 Sweden 1999 23 United Kingdom 1967 24 Denmark 2013 25 Finland 2006 26 Greece 2005 27 Luxembourg 1972 28 Ukraine 2004 29 Israel 1979 30 United Kingdom 1969 31 Spain 1968 32 Ireland 1987 33 France 1977 34 Italy 1964 35 Sweden 1984 36 Israel 1978 37 Switzerland 1956 38 Yugoslavia 1989 39 Spain 1969 40 United Kingdom 1976 41 Monaco 1971 42 Ireland 1992 43 France 1960 44 Netherlands 1969 45 Azerbaijan 2011 46 Netherlands 1959 47 Ireland 1996 48 Luxembourg 1961 49 Netherlands 1957 50 Belgium 1986 51 Ireland 1970 52 Latvia 2002 53 Ireland 1980 54 Estonia 2001 55 Russia 2008 56 France 1962 57 Austria 1966 58 Luxembourg 1983 59 France 1958 60 Ireland 1994 61 Italy 1990 I guess I'm just not in a very Irish mood today.
July 1, 201312 yr I mean LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE PUT IT ABOVE. The GREATEST INDICTMENT OF YOUR TASTE EVER. 31 | 1999 | Sweden | Charlotte Nilsson - Take Me To Your Heaven 32 | 1993 | Ireland | Niamh Kavanagh - In Your Eyes 33 | 2000 | Denmark | Olsen Brothers - Fly On The Wings of Love 34 | 1996 | Ireland | Eimear Quinn - The Voice 35 | 1992 | Ireland | Linda Martin - Why Me? 36 | 1983 | Luxembourg | Corinne Hermès - Si La Vie Est Cadeau 37 | 1987 | Ireland | Johnny Logan - Hold Me Now 38 | 1984 | Sweden | Herreys - Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley 39 | 1976 | United Kingdom | Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me 40 | 1956 | Switzerland | Lys Assia - Refrain - JOY DISTILLED INTO THREE MINUTES - Ireland's SOLE JUSTIFICATION of all their winners for not reforming their abortion laws! - A TRIUMPH of a sweet tale and a melody over modern day ageism! - Something that was a bit OVERKILL but still to be preferred to Insieme in the same way that Mikey telling the same joke everyone made two pages ago is preferable to being RAPED with an AXE - A song that expresses in its title the EXACT MOOD I ENTER when I RECALL INSIEME'S EXISTENCE - A DULL BOND THEME that is STILL BETTER THAN INSIEME - JOHNNY FUCKING LOGAN. STILL BETTER THAN INSIEME! - Three DULL-ARSE MORMONS with the most OBNOXIOUS Scandipop song EVER, and it's STILL PREFERABLE TO INSIEME! - A song about a man so BORED with his HUMDRUM LIFE that he has to CONDUCT AN AFFAIR WITH HIS THREE YEAR OLD CHILD OF INDETERMINATE GENDER and make PROMISES FOR HIS RETURN FROM WORK just to get him through his AWFUL JOB DOWN PIT - LYS FUCKING ASSIA! You've put that SACCHARINE WANK above l'ORIGINALE! 41 | 1977 | France | Marie Myriam - L'Oiseau Et L'Enfant 42 | 1980 | Ireland | Johnny Logan - What's Another Year 43 | 1994 | Ireland | Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan - Rock 'N Roll Kids 44 | 1961 | Luxembourg | Jean-Claude Pascal - Nous Les Amoureux 45 | 1960 | France | Jacqueline Boyer - Tom Pillibi 46 | 1981 | United Kingdom | Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up 47 | 2001 | Estonia | Tanel Padar & Dave Benton and 2XL - Everybody 48 | 1970 | Ireland | Dana - All Kinds Of Everything 49 | 1985 | Norway | Bobbysocks! - La Det Swinge 50 | 1957 | Netherlands | Corry Brokken - Net Als Toen - One of the TWO NATIONS CARRYING the EU. THIS SONG has probably done more for European unity than SODDING INSIEME - JOHNNY FUCKING LOGAN (AGAIN) - The SOPHIE'S CHOICE of Eurovision, albeit I want rid of BOTH. But not as VICIOUSLY or CRUELLY as TOTO CUTUGNO - A man in DIRE NEED of a Strepsil, yet in comparison with Toto Cutugno sounds like a SEDUCTIVE SIREN OF OLDE LEGEND - That ANNOYING ONE with the NOTHING HOOK. - A 50s pastiche that packs more EFFORTLESS JOY into three minutes than has EVER been accrued over the sum last twenty three years by EVERY LISTEN to Insieme (with EXHIBITIONISM TOO) - The TEMPLATE FOR ANDY ABRAHAM'S LIFE. At least HE WAS PROBABLY A NICE PERSON - OBOES AND CLARINETS/ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING ARE BETTER THAN YOU - The most RELENTLESS EXPRESSION OF RIOTOUS HAPPINESS EVER RECORDED - Some SHIT I CAN'T REMEMBER (a STATE I WISH I COULD REACH WITH INSIEME) 51 | 1979 | Israel | Gali Atari and Milk & Honey - Hallelujah 52 | 1982 | Germany | Nicole - Ein bißchen Frieden 53 | 1962 | France | Isabelle Aubret - Un Premier Amour 54 | 1966 | Austria | Udo Jürgens - Merci, Chérie 55 | 1989 | Yugoslavia | Riva - Rock Me 56 | 1964 | Italy | Gigliola Cinquetti - No Ho L'Età 57 | 2011 | Azerbaijan | Ell/Nikki - Running Scared 58 | 2008 | Russia | Dima Bilan - Believe 59 | 1958 | France | André Claveau - Dors Mon Amour 60 | 1959 | Netherlands | Teddy Scholten - Een Beetje 61 | 2002 | Latvia | Marie N - I Wanna - A song RICH in textual heritage which serves as a metaphor for the JEWISH RACE AS A WHOLE and has become a POP STANDARD FOR A WHOLE ETHNICITY. I think even Insieme's TANGENTIAL ATTACHMENT with the European project probably DOOMED IT FROM THE START - A song that summed EVERYTHING TOTO TRIED TO CONVEY with UNFATHOMABLE MULTIPLES MORE of CLASS, BEAUTY, AND NOT-SHITNESS - Songs from LESS UNDERSTANDING TIMES when Toto would have been up afront the MAGISTRATE on HIGH CRIMES of BEING TOTO - A song which demonstrated that PERHAPS the benefits of the Cold War have been FORGOTTEN. We got Yugoslavia, and we DIDN'T GET TOTO - A track of such TREMBLING ELEGANCE that it makes me want to only wear RED VELVET for the rest of my life. Insieme following THIS as Italy's winner is the equivalent of going to a 5* restaurant, having the WORLD'S GREATEST STEAK and then following it up with PIG VULVA FOR PUDDING - Even ELLE, the MYSTIC BUM-BITER OF BAKU and the FIRST VICTOR of a nation that has done more to MOCK the contest than any other (bar Italy) is a more UPSTANDING REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROPEAN VALUES than TOTO. Elle vs Toto is ANOTHER Sophie's Choice of overweening hosting incompetence, but at least Elle didn't come off as HUMANITY'S PRIZE PRICK - A COCAINE ADDICTION WITH A MULLET IS PREFERABLE TO THAT GREASED HUSK - MORE SONGS I CAN'T REMEMBER - INSIEME'S VICTORY MAKES I WANNA'S LOOK UNDERSTANDABLE AND WELL JUDGED PHILISTINE!
July 1, 201312 yr Author Except it's not. The UNITE UNITE EUROPE line is bit cheesy and probably even too try-hard but the song is so catchy :( edit: some great things you wrote in the post above. Only they are ALL WRONG :D Edited July 1, 201312 yr by Pavel
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