2017
Yearly Archives: 2017
6 September – One’s a lonely number
Today's birthday boy must be one of the youngest ones I've celebrated ever. Especially after a 97th birthday the other day. You'll see below...
5 September – You care more about your strange friends
OK, so some of you might not have really 'got' yesterday's black & white fest. But it's important to remember our heritage, and the...
4 September – And the bluebirds are singing their sweet love songs in the...
Today I'm taking you back to black. And white. No, it's not Amy Winehouse. It's something far superior. Probably. It's an early duet from...
3 September – Feel the roses, feel the pride
As you know, I often drone on about people who keep trying. Some of them make it to the final week/fortnight many times, and...
2 September – We’re working on a light bulb that never burns out
Do you remember the time the contest went west? I mean, really west. It mainly goes north or east these days (except for where...
1 September – All that is grey and boring gets an extra patch of...
You want a classic song? And I mean a classic song. A classic amongst classics. If you were around when this was performed live...
Is this the reason why Yugoslavia is in ikkle bittie pieces?
Well no, clearly, but when you hear this you'll wonder if were this in Jugovizija 1991, would the country have broken apart immediately?
The beginning...
Don’t forget to dream of me tonight
How was your August? Was it full of holidays and time away from your beloved place of work? Or were you working hard? As...
30 August – Freefalling for miles
Some countries seem to have an easier time at Eurovisions than others. Some will stick to their tried and tested formulae, even though they...
29 August – Purify your soul
Remember the United Kingdom of stuff? They used to do rather well in Eurovision circles, until us pesky 'New Europeans' came along. They still...