2015 September
Monthly Archives: September 2015
What do we want? A National Final… and Power… and a coalition agreement!!
After five years of foot stamping, dummy spitting, flouncing and general whinging, you have what you wanted. A UK National Final from the BBC...
ESC birthdays 29/9 – Rigel, Delta Cephei, Rho Cassiopeiae
If you get tired of Eurovision, you must be tired of life. Or something like that. Or, you could organise a similar event. And...
ESC birthdays 28/9 – Where would you shelter, given the choice?
People thought something special would happen in Copenhagen last year. There was a show taking place on Mother's Day. A show that contained a...
ESC birthdays 27/9 – Deep inside you’ll see all I kept undercover
You can't beat a good stage show. But I sometimes wonder how these acts come up with them in the first place. Picture the...
ESC birthdays 26/9 – Who’s up for some ringing of cymbals?
Yes, I'm back. I was out searching for some flying haggises that had been seen in Võrumaa, and you can't ignore a claimed sighting...
ESC birthdays 24/9 – Stay as YOU are. Yes, YOU
Do you remember the 1980s? That time of no televoting, Good results for some countries that don't do as well these days, and quality...
ESC birthdays – Welcome to Europe’s Frenchiest island
When all else fails, your final line of defence in the world of songwriting is to compose a song about geography. No, not the...
ESC birthdays 22/9 – She’s a stone and I’m a volcano
Some may have noticed that Spain doesn't often get good words off me. As I keep pointing out, it would be a dull old...
ESC birthdays 20/9 – What’s that smell? Is it lipstick?
I know you've been eagerly awaiting what birthday might fall today. Will it be a winner? Will it be that act who were robbed...
Random video – Laughing or crying, it’s all the same to one singer
I know you love your monochrome-tinted songs. Don't you? Go on, admit it. And when it's combined with a home entry, I'm sure you'll...