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LMac Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: May 2003 Posted: May 24 2003, 18:24 Is it just me, or did the Belgian entry this year sound like a Mike Oldfield composition?  I mean ... it even had bagpipes in the middle of it?  I liked it (well, a heck of a lot better than our UK entry!.  And I note that Mike's currently with a Belgian woman (or am I out of date ...)! Love all ... Lawrence Back to top

gregrobson Group: Members Posts: 48 Joined: Aug. 2002 Posted: May 24 2003, 19:03 I can't remember the entry. But I will say this: 1) The singing by Gemini was flat to say the least. 2) I think our Prime Minister (or is that President Blair) had a lot to do with ensuring that countries took a disliking to us and giving us 0 points (only Poland had ever got 0 points before tonight). Should be interesting to read the papers tomorrow... Back to top

torbenyj Group: Members Posts: 377 Joined: Jan. 2003 Posted: May 24 2003, 19:05 same thought here. I'm not happy to say it, but i like the winner, the best song that night. Back to top

torbenyj Group: Members Posts: 377 Joined: Jan. 2003 Posted: May 24 2003, 19:11 i think your right, uk is not popular now. I'm from denmark and i'm sure that we also wouldn't get any points to - Back to top

Music, the ancient language... Group: Musicians Posts: 407 Joined: Jan. 2003 Posted: May 24 2003, 19:54 This is the last time I watched this! I know, I say this every year, but now I mean it! The quality of the songs in the fan tracks here is better than the average eurosong track! Yes, including the Belgian song! Stupid choreographie, boring composition... and I'm from Belgium! I felt so ashamed! And then we almost won! Un-be-lievable! And russia!! Shame!!! I think Greece was best, but it even didn't get close to victory. That eurosongfestival is a parody on music! Terrible, terrible! Thanks for putting this topic on. I had to get this from my chest... And btw, I liked Austria   -------------- Read everything I write at own risk. I cannot be held responsible  for depressions and/or suicide attempts of any kind, caused by reading my posts. Back to top

SHINE Group: Members Posts: 138 Joined: April 2003 Posted: May 24 2003, 19:56 No,you are not the only one....           That's the first thing I said when the Belgian singers began to sing.           And I think that it was the best song tonight in the contest.           I was positivelly surprise to hear music like this in a contest like that           IMHO,they should have won,but I think this contest's rules are so bizarre as it's never the best song that wins the contest.           And I'm glad to see that my country (Spain) gave 12 points to Belgium ( but when you'll know that the first "belgian"  singer comes from Galicia,Spain, you'll understand what I mean when I said "bizarre rules ) Back to top

maria Group: Members Posts: 928 Joined: July 2002 Posted: May 24 2003, 20:11 Quote (Music @ the ancient language...,May 24 2003, 19:54) The quality of the songs in the fan tracks here is better than the average eurosong track! i couldn't agree more... it's sad that being a musical event, at the end of the day, year after year, the most interesting thing on it is the scores part... yes, i know it's a contest, but even being a contest the most important part should be the music... but music in eurovision is usually far from interesting... -------------- ...morning and evening i'm flying, i'm dreaming... Back to top

SHINE Group: Members Posts: 138 Joined: April 2003 Posted: May 24 2003, 20:21 Quote (Music @ the ancient language...,May 24 2003, 19:54) The quality of the songs in the fan tracks here is better than the average eurosong track!           Amen to that! Back to top

Blue Dolphin Group: Members Posts: 1232 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: May 24 2003, 21:34 I'm amazed Oldfield fans watch this crap... I didn't even pay attention to it... -------------- -The mark of a good musician is to play one note and mean it- Mike Oldfield - 1980 Back to top

SHINE Group: Members Posts: 138 Joined: April 2003 Posted: May 24 2003, 22:24 Man is the only animal on Earth that can fall down twice by hitting with his foot in the same stone... Back to top

TOBY Group: Members Posts: 1562 Joined: May 2002 Posted: May 25 2003, 06:37 I think you're all missing the point just slightly by taking it so seriously. It's all meant to be cheesy and its all meant to be slightly silly, thats part of the fun of it. How dull and utterly unfunny would it be if these were all serious musicians writing prog rock or something similar? I mean come on lighten up eneryone   Back to top

ian Group: Members Posts: 473 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: May 25 2003, 07:02 I watched it for a laugh with friends but I was pleasantly supprised by the Belgian song, IT WAS BY FAAAAAAAAR THE BEST.PERIOD! The rest of the so called bands were very,very dull.Most all looked the same (blonde male singers in white suits).DIRE!!!!!! I loved hearing that traditional nordic music they played while they were counting up the votes.Does anyone know how to get hold of this very inspireing stuff? Cheers. Ian. Back to top

Music, the ancient language... Group: Musicians Posts: 407 Joined: Jan. 2003 Posted: May 25 2003, 09:05 Quote I loved hearing that traditional nordic music they played while they were counting up the votes.Does anyone know how to get hold of this very inspireing stuff? Yes, that was the most interesting part of the show indeed. Quote How dull and utterly unfunny would it be if these were all serious musicians writing prog rock or something similar? Ahem... well... are you really a Mike Oldfield fan? -------------- Read everything I write at own risk. I cannot be held responsible  for depressions and/or suicide attempts of any kind, caused by reading my posts. Back to top

TOBY Group: Members Posts: 1562 Joined: May 2002 Posted: May 25 2003, 09:49 By that I wasn't meaning I dislike prog rock (if thats what you're inferring) I was simple stating that its all supposed to be a bit of fun and its not supposed to be a demonstration of virtuoso musicianship. Does everyone have to take things so seriously all of the time? Maybe its all treated differently in different countries, here in the UK its alway's treated as a bit of a laugh, I alway's assumed everone was taking the piss. Back to top

Link Group: Members Posts: 28 Joined: May 2003 Posted: May 25 2003, 12:33 I couldn't watch the song festival, I was working... (not that I care, I haven't watched for years...) I even don't know the song from my fellow-Belgians... This because all of the Belgian Eurovisionsongs I know are crappy songs... Really... most of our music really stinks!!! Ok, there are a few nice groups, but our "Schlager" music is something te be achamed of (and off course...most Belgian singers are Schlagersingers...    ) MIKE OLDFIELD FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!   -------------- Now Link has saved the day Put Ganon in his grave So now Zelda is free, and now our hero shall be.. Link, I think your name shall go down into history! System of a Down: Legend of Zelda Back to top

clubbedougan Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: Aug. 2002 Posted: May 26 2003, 03:34 Im always saying that a track on Eurovision sounds like another one practically every year, but this Belgium entry was a clear rip-off of a track on TBIII, which I forgot for now. I liked it and would have liked it to win, Michael. -------------- Where will we go when we grow old? Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: May 26 2003, 04:57 Quote (clubbedougan @ May 26 2003, 03:34) but this Belgium entry was a clear rip-off of a track on TBIII, which I forgot for now. I wouldn't know that. Are you sure you don't mean another album? Back to top

Sysiyo Group: Members Posts: 245 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: May 26 2003, 05:08 Quote (Music, the ancient language... @ May 25 2003, 02:54) And btw, I liked Austria   Austria was definately the best one of them. And regarding the UK entry, their song was an exact copy of Finland's entry a few years back (OK, arounf 1994 or so)... except that back then the song got 14 points or so. Back to top

The Crying Angel Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: May 26 2003, 07:28 i was there on live performance (i am from Latvia), show was amazing, but the song contest unfair..There was songs, that i can't listen to second time   I'm truly mad for the bad result of Latvian contest song by F.L.Y. - Hello from Mars, this was pretty pop-song.. I am glad for Belgium - this was nice in live performance -------------- The Crying Angel Back to top

clubbedougan Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: Aug. 2002 Posted: May 26 2003, 14:59 I've misplaced the CD right now Helger, but as soon as I find it, I'll reply here. Michael. -------------- Where will we go when we grow old? Back to top

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