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Archie Nicol R.I.P.
From:
Ayrshire, Scotland
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Posted 21 May 2005 3:16 pm |
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You don't know how lucky you are Stateside!
Cheers, Arch. |
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Dave Boothroyd
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Staffordshire Moorlands
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Posted 22 May 2005 12:34 am
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It's clear that there is a whole different genre of European music growing up in the countries in the middle and eastern end of the continent.
It's also clear that we are not part of it.
In one respect, it might turn out to be a good thing, since it might bring a new source of inspiration into music.
This is not a racist remark, I am, like most of the post war generation, deeply rooted and influenced by African/American musical styles, but I do feel that non-melodic, beat based styles,such as Rap and some Dance genres, and over elaborated Gospel style "R&B" have become over dominant.
A bit of Cossack dancing and shouting "Hoi" at the end of the line makes an interesting change !
I wonder if the present generation of Americans have any residual fondness for the old days in Poland or Ukraine or wherever their grannies came from.
If they have, it could be big.
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Cheers!
Dave
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Per Berner
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Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 22 May 2005 12:34 am
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I'll second that, Archie! This year must have been the worst ever. It's amazing that so much money and work can produce so monumentally bad results. Yikes!
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David L. Donald
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Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 22 May 2005 12:44 am
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In general eurovision is
like a cat with a hairball
stuck in MY throut. |
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Colin Keyworth
From:
Derbyshire, England
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Posted 22 May 2005 2:43 am
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I quite enjoyed watching Germany & switzerland with the sound down 
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 22 May 2005 5:56 am
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I just saw the greek lassie who won,
Well she can sing and is less incipient than most.
Still it is the disco goes world music vision contest,
and seems to have as much relavance as steel guitar does in marching bands.
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Colin Goss
From:
St.Brelade, Island of Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
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Posted 22 May 2005 10:34 am
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| Surely the real fun in watching the ESC is listening to Terry Wogan and his cynical commentary. The music is crap. |
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Walter Stettner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 22 May 2005 12:36 pm
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Walter not quite...
They are DANCERS who want to be singing STARS..
infinitely WORSE!!  |
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Walter Stettner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Per Berner
From:
Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 22 May 2005 10:09 pm
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At least the British entry was appreciated for what it was worth. And BTW, the Greek girl is actually Swedish, born and bred in Gothenburg I believe...
Terry Wogan rules!
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