As I’m sure you’ve already pencilled in your diary, the final of the Eurovision song contest takes place in Moscow, tomorrow night.
The UK has somehow made it into the final despite the appalling dullness of its entry, It’s My Time, sung by Jade Ewen. I wouldn’t bother clicking on the link if I were you. Much more entertaining is Norway’s entry, written and sung by a 23-year old called Alexander Rybak. It’s appropriately eurovision-awful but in the best way possible.
Mr Rybak, who looks roughly eleven years old, is like some kind of demonic violin-playing elf crossed with Dan Radcliffe. His lyrics are hilariously bad (“That was then, but then it’s true”) while his background dancers seem to be enacting a scissor-kicking mythical narrative that bears no relation to the song itself. The whole effect is curiously pleasurable.
And people are pissed over here because a beauty contestant gave her true opinion (ever so delicately) about gay marriage in America.
We are still a nation of laws, freedom of speech, and expression, and a whole slew of things I don’t have time to mention.
At least we don’t arrest people like this!
Although I think there are many that want to arrest Miss California for her freedom of opinion.
Sound’s kind of backwards doesn’t it?
Well done Esther,
Your Eurovision prediction skills show themselves to be beyond compare once again. I remember your prediction of a Lordi victory in 2006. Perhaps you should become a professional -Esoteric Esther Soothsayer of the Eurovision.