2017 November

Monthly Archives: November 2017

30 November – There’s nothing wrong

Abgereifter. A prop is always a good thing to make your song stand out just that little bit more than the rest. The question...

Superhits for girls and boys

Hajdu. Random time again, and they don't come much more random than this song. It's a celebration of the money behind music. And the...

28 November – You’re a casual man

Blue Stilton. Intrigued by the lyric above? Go on, admit it, you are. Is casual the right thing? Or smart? Or just downright scruffy?...
2018 MF contestants

The Swede smell of success?

It's nearly Christmas, so time for Swedish tellymakers SVT to reveal the acts who will compete to represent them at the Eurovision Contest of...

27 November – Who can I turn to?

צְפַת/Tzfat. What's the secret to a good song? Has it changed over the years? Well it obviously has. Back in the day, some countries...

26 November – And the water in my mouth is to my liking

Aναρή/Anari. JESC has come and gone, so I'm avoiding the hoo-haa about who should be held to account over the voting hiccup today. Instead...
Junior Eurovision 2017

Junior Eurovision – The kids are OK but the Adults spoil the show

This was supposed to be an article that praised the Junior Eurovision as it passed its 15th birthday. Instead, it’s an article about a...
The Main Event

UK of Stuff in vault shocker?

I know right ... Nick of this parish has been telling me off for "not putting anything British in the vault - people will...

24 November – Lala… lala lala lalala… lala lala lala

Kachkëis. Do you like to party? D you like a good old singalong song, even if you're not too sure of the words? Then...

23 November – What’s the use of dreaming of a poem?

Manchego. You thought we'd picked a grand dame yesterday. Well, today we've picked an even grander dame. Singing for a Grand Duchy. As you'll...