6 September – Why do we all just pretend?
I'm continuing to celebrate the forgotten songs of Eurovision. And if you think the one the other day was forgotten, then think again.
Cyprus has...
4 September – You are like salt on my wound
Are there entries you forget? Those songs that competed as earnestly as any other, and yet disappeared without trace once the curtain went down...
2 September – Coming from the village
There's a word I want to use today, as today's song reminds me of it. It might feature in this article, or I might...
30 August – Like two sailing boats in the sea
As I've mentioned before, many songs that we expect to do well, fall at the semi-final stage. We ask ourselves why. Well at least...
25 August – My plane is landing on the unlit runway...
Yesterday we had sublime Portuguese nonsense to entertain you. Today we have a song that you might want to keep away from spaniels and...
23 August – You’re looking forward for the night to come
Imagine how you'd feel. You're on the Eurovision stage, you're giving it everything, and things don't go quite as well as expected.
This is all...
21 August – We walk the night in the shine of...
Eurovision always loves a good sing-a-long song. Those mumbly arty Swedish types have their place, but nothing can beat a jovial singer with a...
20 August – I’m lying on the grass and dreaming
Don't you love a lyric like that? It makes you think of summer and long evenings and the warmth of the sun.
Today's birthday girl...
19 August – It’s in your mind, live your life instead
At last, a birthday to celebrate. Are you as excited as I am? It seems like weeks since I could.
So here we have a...
9 August – You are so wrong
Have there ever been songs that you really like, only for them to be completely overshadowed by that country's entry the following year? Let...