Eurovision Rewatch: Dublin 1988 (13/06, 20:00 BST)

[Iguana]

I WASN'T EVEN BORN!!1111111111

 

[COB]

Céline WHO?

 

[Pingu]

Israel are so good at Eurovision aren't they? (sometimes)

One of my favourite Eurovision countries.

 

[Tisch]

An 18 year old Celine looking at least 45. Stunning.

 

[Madíson]

I think Körberg was quite ill during Eurovision week. His voice is not normally this bad.

He was too ill to perform in the dress rehearsal so the songwriter stood in:

 

[COB]

Was Clive James interviewing her inside the tractor there?

 

[Iguana]

WHAT HAS THIS TO DO WITH CELINE

 

[lolly]

The GLAMOUR of Celine's postcard!

 

[Pingu]

04 Iceland
07 Sweden
04 Finland
07 United Kingdom
03 Turkey
?? Spain
?? The Netherlands
05 Israel

Will have to revisit those two during the interval.

 

[dmlaw]

I WASN'T EVEN BORN!!1111111111

Sure you weren't, love.

 

[win_the_game]

I'm sure Celiné was thrilled to be riding on a combine harvester

 

[Tisch]

Here's Celine Dion!

*shows clips of tractor spraying shit*

 

[lolly]

An 18 year old Celine looking at least 45. Stunning.

She was fucking a 45 year old, though

 

[D5K]

What an incredible postcard

 

[Iguana]

Are we keeping her from a ballet class?

 

[Tisch]

Serving shuttle cock REALNESS

 

[dmlaw]

It tries to go up tempo for the chorus. Celine is having precisely none of that.

 

[win_the_game]

Céline modelling the C&A Suisse range of business to evening wear.

 

[COB]

I love how she was already showing the beginnings of MADNESS in her facial expressions while performing

 

[lolly]

What fucking awful shoes

 

[Iguana]

I love how she was already showing the beginnings of MADNESS in her facial expressions while performing

Totally!!

 

[Tisch]

Voix for DAYS.

 

[win_the_game]

The only redeeming thing about that performance is LA VOIX.

 

[Pingu]

I'd never watched that in the context of this contest before. Makes it all the more impressive really.

 

[lolly]

30 Iceland
65 Sweden
48 Finland
55 UK
72 Turkey
79 Spain
69 Netherlands
45 Israel
85 Switzerland

 

[Iguana]

Talk about self-promotion

 

[Pingu]

"The album has had to be put off for just a little while."

Cut to 2020...

 

[Iguana]

This postcard is TERRIFYING

 

[Iguana]

ODD mixing

 

[COB]

Like a young Adam Woodyat.

 

[lolly]

Fun fact: having a penis and being attractive was illegal in 1988

 

[D5K]

This is awful

 

[Pingu]

Bonus key change points.

Bringing its total to 1.

 

[COB]

Imagine following Céline with THIS! Have Mike and the Mechanics shot!

 

[Iguana]

Bonus key change points.

Bringing its total to 1.

Killing it tonight @Pingu!

 

[dmlaw]

The internet went down for a minute or so of that song. The two ends suggest that I didn't miss much.

 

[lolly]

30 Iceland
65 Sweden
48 Finland
55 UK
72 Turkey
79 Spain
69 Netherlands
45 Israel
85 Switzerland
20 Ireland

 

[lolly]

Someone shoot this fucker

 

[COB]

Mother and daughter team

 

[dmlaw]

I think that applause for the Irish entry could fairly be described as 'forgiving'.