2025 April
Monthly Archives: April 2025
7 April – I’m not an idol who is loved and destroyed
Some people just can't get enough of our favourite TV show. And that's not just the fans, who are making the best of things...
Nick “does” 2025 – Australia
AUSTRALIA – Milkshake Man – Go-Jo
We have a phrase in English – “not a euphemism” – which roughly equates to the French “double entendre”...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Australia is ‘saucy’
Australia
Go-Jo – Milkshake Man
Australia’s long-standing tradition of sending technically competent, highly polished pop entries appears to have taken the year off in favour of…...
Phil’s Eurovision countdown – Part 2/37 – Armenia
Survivor - Parg
Ahhh yes, the first in a growing number of songs that “the fans” on Twitter/X have decided to dislike for whatever-the-reason-is-at-this-minute.
I’ve got...
6 April – After the storm, we walk a bit
Many people have trodden the boards more than once, some with aplomb, and some doing stuff we'd rather not talk about. And I'm not...
Nick “does” 2025 – Armenia
Survivor - Parg
I mentioned yesterday that I often find Albanian entries to be hard work and have been pleasantly surprised this year. Armenian ones...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Armenia is ‘cobbled together’
Armenia
Parg – Survivor
At the risk of sounding like a colonial-era phonetics professor: if you’re going to sing in English, at least try to sound...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 1/37 – Albania
Zjerm – Shkodra Elektronike
Now depending on your age or your geographic location this is either “a banger” that is going to score a gamillion...
5 April – Knowing my fate is to be with you
When we celebrate the birthdays here, we usually stick to soloists and duos. However, when we can we'll post the occasional birthday of a...
Nick “does” 2025 – Albania
Zjerm – Shkodra Elektronike
Now, I have to start with a little confession. Traditionally I find it hard going to start these countdowns, because working...