November 16, 201411 yr Author QUALIFIER FIVE: ?v=QwATFRviYxs yay4ryan! This subject of Ryan loonery isn't entirely without merit but alas, was probably a touch too gentle and delicate to survive in a cut-throat semi environment. So thems your 2009 qualifiers. We will return for the next two years after a short dinner intermission.
November 16, 201411 yr Author There aint no party like a 2010 party, so here we go... QUALIFIER ONE: ?v=bxuJft6jOYY I still don't fully understand why this didn't go through! The song that kickstarted Croatia's still running non appearances at Eurovision Finals (and look AlexRange, they're all blonde!).
November 16, 201411 yr Well thank GOD 'Lako je sve' is just so f***ing good, not the perfect vocals on the night but the perf wasn't bad by any means! So I'm at a loss as to why it failed really. I suppose all their friends were in the other semi but still. Totally robbed of a top 5 finish in the final.
November 16, 201411 yr Author QUALIFIER TWO: ?v=_gJrsrbEVJ0 On the subject of blonde women, Finland's premier pop/folk collective and owner of the 'most amusing attempt by English speakers to pronounce their name' award - Kuunkuiskaajat.
November 16, 201411 yr Author QUALIFIER THREE: ?v=sf312l0KWw0 A song that caused despair and a subsequent about turn in entry selection in a Nation, caused a guitar to magically disappear, caused about 10,000 glowsticks to be abandoned and caused an 18 year old Swedish Girl to break down in tears. As if there was any notion this wasn't going through!
November 16, 201411 yr Author QUALIFIER FOUR: ?v=DN9T4YBGAGU Lesson learned: What works for Turkey/Greece doesn't work for Slovakia. That'll teach you, central european country, to parade and debase your national culture through the means of slutpop to try and impress a European audience. One qualifier left, and it seems all the obvious fan faves have gone through? hat could possibly take the 5th slot?
November 16, 201411 yr Author QUALIFIER FIVE: ?v=Zju0TVKRCi0 Oh but of course, it's the golden shower song! Standard.
November 16, 201411 yr Well at least we got Slovakia and Finland through. Less good results otherwise there, although Lako je sve is reasonably good.
November 16, 201411 yr Author Now, let's get 2011 out of the way as soon as possible. Starting with the most obvious qualifier: ?v=cRhJzdDFFHA Stupid racist Eastern Europe. On a related note, only two voters didn't give this song more than a decent score, wild stab in the dark who one of them was?
November 16, 201411 yr Author QUALIFIER TWO: ?v=bWVuuvqEArE Trans woman performing a song called 'ding dong' - que a million jokes from prudish Brits (including Sara Cox's infamous 'plunger' reference). This performance does, however, feature a masterclass in how to use a catwalk *.*
November 16, 201411 yr I miss Sara Cox's commentary, why couldn't we have got rid of the dull and tedious Scott Mills instead?? And YES to those two *.*
November 16, 201411 yr Author QUALIFIER THREE: ?v=frhQMuyH0lg The last dictatorship in Europe (well, last 'official' dictatorship) sends it's finest piece of 'Popaganda' (Copyright LexC 2014). Derived from song after it was disqualified. Ahh, Belarus!
November 16, 201411 yr Born in Belorussia would have gotten ten points. It's only because of the weakness of this field that that watered-down version got more than a few. I suppose the other two are decent for what we have. Got one song in my sights that NEEDS to make it though.
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