Look Mum No Computer is the UK Entry for Eurovision

[BigRedX]

Finally someone suitably bonkers but with the right amount of pop sensibility for the job.

 

Or maybe he'll do a 3 minute 100 oscillator drone piece?

[LawrenceH]

9 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

Or maybe he'll do a 3 minute 100 oscillator drone piece?

Fingers crossed!

[paul_5]

Brilliant news!

 

[Matt P]

I'm hoping for a flame throwing keytar and a 1000 Furby backing group.

 

Matt

[paul_5]

10 minutes ago, Matt P said:

I'm hoping for a flame throwing keytar and a 1000 Furby backing group.

 

Matt

Loop-based from a single 555 timer, obviously!

[FretsOnFire]

Bring back Gina G for a little bit more

[Cato]

Could be an interesting exercise in using Eurovision to raise an interesting artist's profile, rather than actually trying to win the thing.

 

Hope the guy does well off the back of it.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Mae as a box of frogs ,and a genius ! If anything he’ll inspire others when they see him ! Go Sam ! 

[Beedster]

After all the shit of the last few years - not just Eurovision but everything - could this be the turning point......?

[silverfoxnik]

23 minutes ago, Beedster said:

After all the shit of the last few years - not just Eurovision but everything - could this be the turning point......?

No. I can't see this particular choice of UK song contest entrant having a seismic impact on world affairs Chris. 

 

Does anyone really care about Eurovision anyway...?

 

It's a very, very outdated and tired idea IMHO. 

 

[fretmeister]

3 minutes ago, silverfoxnik said:

No. I can't see this particular choice of UK song contest entrant having a seismic impact on world affairs Chris. 

 

Does anyone really care about Eurovision anyway...?

 

It's a very, very outdated and tired idea IMHO. 

 

 

Viewing figures suggest otherwise - as does the amount of Eurovision parties that happen around the country.

 

[silverfoxnik]

9 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

 

Viewing figures suggest otherwise - as does the amount of Eurovision parties that happen around the country.

 

Fake news! 😁 

 

Kind of compliments the fake acts, fake songs vibe though... 🤔 

[Burns-bass]

My wife is a huge fan and she’s made lifelong friends around the contest. In terms of relevance, it’s probably got more than another Dark Side of the Moon rerelease or scraping the barrel for another Beatles out take.

 

Its all harmless fun and long may it continue!

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[Lozz196]

I never really "got" Eurovision til last year, when I watched it as an entertainment show rather than as a music show, and really enjoyed it. A def sign that I`ve gotten old methinks.

[fretmeister]

I love it - but I'm not thrilled that certain entries have been allowed in at the moment. And I wonder what on earth the organisers will do if they win.

[AndyTravis]

Well. Hopefully he’ll do something a bit more notable than recent entries…although I had a soft spot for Sam Ryder’s 2nd place song Spaceman in 2022/3 (can’t remember the year)

[Lozz196]

1 hour ago, fretmeister said:

I love it - but I'm not thrilled that certain entries have been allowed in at the moment. And I wonder what on earth the organisers will do if they win.

With the way that the voting is carried out (nil points handed out to whoever we don’t like, irrespective of whether their song is any good) I can’t see this happening, but strange things can happen.

[EliasMooseblaster]

Good on them for choosing someone genuinely different. I think part of the apathy in the UK stems from the fact that a lot of other countries seem to take Eurovision quite seriously, whilst our committee seems content to phone it in! Every few years they decide to try something different lazily squidging together a forgettable Airfix pop group, so I guess we're at that point in the cycle where the UK is making a bit of an effort.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Eurovision used to be harmless fun imho. Take it or leave it , it’s something that’s  always  there . 
Not for me anymore . 
Having said that I did like scooch flying the flag 😬

[Burns-bass]

9 minutes ago, RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE said:

Eurovision used to be harmless fun imho. Take it or leave it , it’s something that’s  always  there . 
Not for me anymore . 
Having said that I did like scooch flying the flag 😬

It’s become more political recently, which is a shame. 

[fretmeister]

15 minutes ago, EliasMooseblaster said:

Good on them for choosing someone genuinely different. I think part of the apathy in the UK stems from the fact that a lot of other countries seem to take Eurovision quite seriously, whilst our committee seems content to phone it in! Every few years they decide to try something different lazily squidging together a forgettable Airfix pop group, so I guess we're at that point in the cycle where the UK is making a bit of an effort.

 

I used to really enjoy when songs were really influenced by the country of origin. That was interesting and entertaining.

 

I still enjoy it greatly, but I miss that element.