Eurovision rewatch: Malmö 1992

[Penelope]

I mean, even if it's not quite my thing it DOES feel like a bit of a joke comparing this with everything else tonight...

04 Spain
09 Belgium
81 Israel
12 Turkey
73 Greece
92 France
22 Sweden
35 Portugal
50 Cyprus
76 Malta
70 Iceland
79 Finland
42 Switzerland
84 Luxembourg
31 Austria
80 United Kingdom
45 Ireland
95 Denmark
83 Italy

 

[Penelope]

Her name is Snežana

 

[Tisch]

Absolutely living for Yugoslavia's lovely deep voice and shiny dress

It's obviously no "Brazil" though.

 

[Penelope]

OMG this ethnic cleansing anthem has PERKED UP!

 

[dmlaw]

This might be the worst thing the Serbs did in the 90s.

 

[Penelope]

This might be the worst thing the Serbs did in the 90s.

Don't be ridiculous - they sent Brazil

 

[win_the_game]

Don't be ridiculous - they sent Brazil

You're on THIN ICE love.

 

[dmlaw]

Do you want some Extra Nena? Nah, I’m alright, thanks.

 

[Penelope]

You're on THIN ICE love.

It was NO Hajde de ludujemo!

 

[Penelope]

Actually kind of loved that...

04 Spain
09 Belgium
81 Israel
12 Turkey
73 Greece
92 France
22 Sweden
35 Portugal
50 Cyprus
76 Malta
70 Iceland
79 Finland
42 Switzerland
84 Luxembourg
31 Austria
80 United Kingdom
45 Ireland
95 Denmark
83 Italy
88 Yugoslavia

OMG actually something approximating a run of life here

 

[dmlaw]

It was NO Hajde de ludujemo!

That is both a) obviously fantastic and b) Croatian.

 

[Penelope]

Our Merethe has the most vicious instance of MOONFACE since REBECCA LONG-BAILEY

 

[dmlaw]

Norway is another one who is singing about three songs at the same time.

 

[Tisch]

LOVE IT when the singer joins the background singers Shiru Shiru stylee

 

[Penelope]

04 Spain
09 Belgium
81 Israel
12 Turkey
73 Greece
92 France
22 Sweden
35 Portugal
50 Cyprus
76 Malta
70 Iceland
79 Finland
42 Switzerland
84 Luxembourg
31 Austria
80 United Kingdom
45 Ireland
95 Denmark
83 Italy
88 Yugoslavia
69 Norway

 

[dmlaw]

04 Spain
09 Belgium
81 Israel
12 Turkey
73 Greece
92 France
22 Sweden
35 Portugal
50 Cyprus
76 Malta
70 Iceland
79 Finland
42 Switzerland
84 Luxembourg
31 Austria
80 United Kingdom
45 Ireland
95 Denmark
83 Italy
88 Yugoslavia
69 Norway

What score would Belgium get if it was on now?

 

[Penelope]

WIND here coming off the back of two second place finishes in 1985 and 1987...

 

[dmlaw]

WIND here coming off the back of two second place finishes in 1985 and 1987...

Surely they’ll get the win(d) this time…

 

[Tisch]

Am I immature to be laughing at WIND?

 

[D5K]

How come this lot kept coming back?

 

[D5K]

Am I immature to be laughing at WIND?

Yes but aren’t we all?

 

[Tisch]

Am I immature to be laughing at WIND?

The answer is NEIN of course

 

[Penelope]

How come this lot kept coming back?

Presumably the same reason Chiara did

 

[Tisch]

God Germany were so desperate to seem "hi we're Germany, ignore our commie neighbours, free love to everyone ja?" at this stage weren't they?

 

[dmlaw]

Presumably the same reason Chiara did

You think they owe money to a drug dealer as well?

 

[D5K]

Presumably the same reason Chiara did

She was sleeping with Ralph Siegel too?

 

[Penelope]

It's NO Laß die Sonne in dein Herz

 

[Penelope]

She was sleeping with Ralph Siegel too?

OBVIOUSLY!

 

[Penelope]

04 Spain
09 Belgium
81 Israel
12 Turkey
73 Greece
92 France
22 Sweden
35 Portugal
50 Cyprus
76 Malta
70 Iceland
79 Finland
42 Switzerland
84 Luxembourg
31 Austria
80 United Kingdom
45 Ireland
95 Denmark
83 Italy
88 Yugoslavia
69 Norway
62 Germany

 

[dmlaw]

I see the Dutch conductor is named Harry The Foot.

 

[dmlaw]

Yellow, again. Why?

 

[Penelope]

Humphrey Campbell apparently a partner of RUTH JACOTT, who is also on BV duties here

 

[D5K]

I wasn’t sure about the start of this but it has picked up nicely

 

[D5K]

I wasn’t sure about the start of this but it has picked up nicely

I guess that applies to this song and the whole contest.

 

[Tisch]

This man is alive!

I felt the need to look it up because... Just curious.

 

[dmlaw]

This man is alive!

I felt the need to look it up because... Just curious.

No insta update?

 

[dmlaw]

We’re finished? Well, that was much better than expected.

 

[D5K]

I could really use a recap. I can’t vote without the pictures!

 

[Penelope]

04 Spain
09 Belgium
81 Israel
12 Turkey
73 Greece
92 France
22 Sweden
35 Portugal
50 Cyprus
76 Malta
70 Iceland
79 Finland
42 Switzerland
84 Luxembourg
31 Austria
80 United Kingdom
45 Ireland
95 Denmark
83 Italy
88 Yugoslavia
69 Norway
62 Germany
71 Netherlands

GOD knows if that was an actual quality increase towards the end or just the wine

 

[D5K]

We’re finished? Well, that was much better than expected.

I don’t think there was a terrible song in the whole thing!