The contest that nobody admits to care about.
I'm talking about The Eurovision Song Contest.
This event get an unprecedented amount of TV and press coverage and susbequently can be responsible for launching solo artists and bands into a sucessful career. Of course it can also be a fatal wound, leaving them with so little dignity left that even The Richard and Judy Show or This Morning shun them.
I find the whole thing bemusing with their rules and regulations and I don't think I'm the only one.
In the UK, we seem to take the whole 'choosing our representative' very seriously, with discussions on chat shows and more often than not a TV show dedicated to the artists who want to represent the country, performing in a similar style to a talent show. Once the winner is chosen, it feels like we switch our feelings on the contest and view the whole thing as a bit of a joke.
Result! By not taking the contest seriously, we surely give up our right to be diseppointed by the result.
The rumour mill has already started and by far the strongest out there is that Morrissey is being commissioned to represent us in some way. Acording to many reports, he is in talks to write the song, although it still seems a little sketchy as to whether he will actually preform the song himself.
I can already sense the feelings of dread coming from Mozza and Smiths fans worldwide.
Perhaps this could be a good move.
Perhaps this is where the UK has been going wrong all these years by having wannabe's and unknowns represent them in a contest which is supposed to highlight the best songwriters and performers from each country.
Who knows what will happen? Who knows if these rumours will come to fruition?
One thing's for sure, nothing can even come close to the embrassment that was Katie Price's offering. We can only be thankful she didn't go all the way.
This event get an unprecedented amount of TV and press coverage and susbequently can be responsible for launching solo artists and bands into a sucessful career. Of course it can also be a fatal wound, leaving them with so little dignity left that even The Richard and Judy Show or This Morning shun them.
I find the whole thing bemusing with their rules and regulations and I don't think I'm the only one.
In the UK, we seem to take the whole 'choosing our representative' very seriously, with discussions on chat shows and more often than not a TV show dedicated to the artists who want to represent the country, performing in a similar style to a talent show. Once the winner is chosen, it feels like we switch our feelings on the contest and view the whole thing as a bit of a joke.
Result! By not taking the contest seriously, we surely give up our right to be diseppointed by the result.
The rumour mill has already started and by far the strongest out there is that Morrissey is being commissioned to represent us in some way. Acording to many reports, he is in talks to write the song, although it still seems a little sketchy as to whether he will actually preform the song himself.
I can already sense the feelings of dread coming from Mozza and Smiths fans worldwide.
Perhaps this could be a good move.
Perhaps this is where the UK has been going wrong all these years by having wannabe's and unknowns represent them in a contest which is supposed to highlight the best songwriters and performers from each country.
Who knows what will happen? Who knows if these rumours will come to fruition?
One thing's for sure, nothing can even come close to the embrassment that was Katie Price's offering. We can only be thankful she didn't go all the way.
delivered by bedshaped at 12:34 PM
4 Discussions:
To be fair, we have tried sending vaguely "established" stars to the Eurovision recently - Sonia, Michael Ball, Javine, Katrina and the Waves etc.
I'm not sure that is the problem. I just think (i) we need to take the decision out of the hands of the British public and just get someone with half a brain to choose the song and (ii) get someone half decent to write it. We make great pop music in Ethe UK. Why couldn't we have sent Girls Aloud with "Love Machine" or the Sugababes with "Push the Button" or similar to the Eurovision?
I do hope Lord B is not putting Sonia on a par with the mighty Morrissey...
Personally, I suspect that Morrissey made a sarcastic comment which has been picked up and taken seriously - the media have blown it out of proportion. But, I may be proved wrong.
cat,
I did think the same, but there's a lot of different sources quoting the story. Apparently the UK selections have to be done and dusted by sometime in March.
Interesting times ahead, huh?
It all depends. Moz could write something stunning and would triumph even if he got 'nul points'. The man has got enough dignity and froideur to carry it off. He's clearly in love with european pop music of a certain age -- check out the footage he uses before his gigs, and some of his more recent videos -- so if he was to do it, it would be all 50s styling and proper crooning. I have to say I can't see it happening though. Surely he will wake up one day and realise that this he has far more to lose than to win.
Perhaps he should think of his current hometown, Roma, and represent Italy?
ST
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