The annual Eurovision Song Contest can be weird,
corny, cheesy or retro (very retro). But what should we do when the ESC is just
plain bad? Jump into a river, or something?
This year's ESC (2010) is a travesty of music. I'm going to buy this album anyway, but only because I'm an unofficial ESC fan (or freak, rather). As music, this is a travesty. It lacks even the turkey charm of an Ed Wood movie.
And no, I'm not saying that the Swedish song was particularly good. It was not. But what on earth should we say about the rest? A bunch of overage, male Lithuanians in golden underpants, thankfully not visible on this recording? An Estonian guy who completely fails in mimicking Depeche Mode? A Serb disco tarzan who looks like a gender variant on speed? A bunch of Greeks from Zorba's wedding? And whatever gave that British teenager the idea that he could possibly *win* this contest?
:D
As far as I have been able to make out, there are only four or five reasonably tolerable songs on this album: Norway, Ireland, Germany, Malta (twelve points for being cheesy), Netherlands (twelve points for being corny) and Denmark (retro, very retro). Sure, I don't mind ESC circa 1985. But when on earth will the rest of Europe and the Middle East wake up and realize that millions of people are watching the show, expecting to be ENTERTAINED?
The finale in Oslo is later this evening, so I can't tell you who won. But I bet it will be Norway. And yes, Fredrik Kempe from Sweden wrote that song.
ESC 2010 is also available on DVD. If you dare.
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