Eurovision 2008: Anyone Watching It?

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http://www.youtube.com/user/2008Eurovision

...I'm American ( I'll presume you're British . ) , and one thing about Eurovision is that is is TOTALLY obscure in the US .
Really , essentially , no-one knows about it here ! !! !! !! !!
( The last couple of years , a paper here in San Francisco that I was reading then would give a brief story inside the entertainment pages about the winner , at least the year that Finnish?? death-/make-up metal band won . )
The only Eurovision-winning songs I can tell you anything/recall hearing are really old , 50s-70s , ones - Volare , Waterloo - I have talked about Eurovision a bit at some other ( not AS-oriented , predominantly American ,about music , and with generally older people than here ) sites , about my interest - from afar - in it .
I don't have access to audio on YouTube now , that is not an option for me .

Nope, I'm American. It is just that Eurovision is the talk of the internet right now. Man, a lot of these acts are cheesy. For example, look at Bosnia & Herzegovina's entry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhEzjT2i ... 0&index=13

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhEzjT2imeI&feature=PlayList&p=6007EFE350A5E8C0&index=13[/youtube]

They actually perform with a chicken on stage. It looks like it could be something from out of a Borat movie.

I'm in Europe and NO...

Oh, you're no fun.

Just for that: here is Norway's entry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VR_8yUr ... C0&index=9

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VR_8yUrm88&feature=PlayList&p=6007EFE350A5E8C0&index=9[/youtube]

Pretty lady, boring song.

I will watch Eurovision when Bill Bailey become the English entrant, and only then.

I LOVE Eurovision. Its like watching a train wreck.

Actually, I legitimately liked Serbia's entry last year (the one that won).
Israel's entry was also incredible.

I've watched it a bit, mostly to get the jokes they make about it in British tv shows.

Haven't seen any of this year though.

Just watched England after making this post.

Different style choice, cute guy, but man...those vocals were a bit pitchy, weren't they?

edit: man, didn't Ireland used to always win this thing? WTF happened?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kNloytljOo[/youtube]

ill probably watch it if i remember, i always forget about TV shows

With YouTube, missing TV shows isn't the tragedy it once was.

If I'm not up to anything I might watch some of it. The main reason for watching Eurovision is for Terry Wogan's commentary. Without it, what's the point? You're left with cheesy songs and political voting so some Balkan tart from the arse-end of Europe always ends up winning.

Eurovision? Oh, man....
-Remembers-
"Vampires are alive...the legends have to survive! We'll never come undone...and we will be forever young!"

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFp0jqaeF0U[/youtube]

-shivers-