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31.12.10
"It's the end of a decade..."

...sang Abba in their hardy annual treat, Happy New Year. So, as it's also the end of a decade today, what better excuse to post this version of the song? This video of Abba miming around a piano is from Swedish TV on New Year's Eve 1980 and it's apparently still shown on Swedish TV every NYE, just after midnight. The decade they were singing about was the 1970s, as the lyric makes it obvious that the song was written for the end of 1979, even though they didn't unleash it on us until nearly a year later, as an album track on Super Trouper in November 1980. Tonight we say goodbye to the first decade of the 21st century. Whatever you're doing, have fun, stay safe and Happy New Year!



I don't go for new year resolutions, as they are made to be broken, but I promise there will be more stuff on here over the coming months, even if it's only Eurovision stuff - and Romania are choosing their song tonight (when you'd think they would have better things to do), so there's a fair chance there'll be a post tomorrow, at least!

See you next decade!

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25.12.10
Eurovision 2011 - song 2 chosen

When we're planning our activities for the 25th of December, who can honestly say that they haven't thought; 'What would really make my Christmas night is for us to hold the final of our national song contest and decide what we're sending to Eurovision'? Admit it, you've often thought that, while flicking through the Christmas Radio Times and considering watching Doctor Who, Strictly Come Dancing and The Royle Family. Again.

Ladies and gentlemen, in Albania, dreams can come true. As there's nothing else on, tonight they picked this 'song' (in the loosest sense) for Düsseldorf. It's not making any impression with me, apart from her looking like a P!nk fan 'stroke' dominatrix from Lesbania, but let's not rush to judgement. Knowing Albania's recent Eurovision history, this will be revamped, remixed and relinguified (a word I just made up, but which seems entirely appropriate) before it appears as some disco stomper in English on the Eurovision stage. We can but hope.

Eurovision 2011 - Song #2

Albania - 'Kënga Ime' - Aurela Gaçe



Me, I'm just hoping that her surname might be pronounced 'gash' in Albanian. That's how puerile I am.

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11.12.10
Eurovision 2011 - they're off!

I know what you were thinking as you sat in front of your telly tonight. 'Wow! Look at Rihanna's marvellous breasts and legs!' Well yes, many of us were thinking that. You were probably also thinking, 'It's been six months and thirteen days since the Eurovision final in Oslo. With barely five months to go before rehearsals start for the next one, isn't it time some countries chose their songs?

Thankfully, Switzerland stepped into the void tonight, beating Albania to the title of 'first song chosen' for a change. (Theirs comes up as usual around Christmas week.) So here it is. The first song chosen for Germany 2011. It's not like the Swiss even had the excuse that they needed to make great travel plans. They could easily walk to Düsseldorf. Look:



Eurovision 2011 - Song #1

Switzerland - 'In Love For A While' - Anna Rossinelli



I didn't watch tonight's Swiss TV show, in which this was chosen. I 'followed' it on facebook, through the medium of friends' comments, while watching The X Factor. Quite bizarre, but this is the modern way. On first hearing and viewing, I would file this under 'quite nice'. She seems like a good singer. The song seems quite catchy. Its simplicity is probably its great strength. In a weak year, this could get past the Eurovision semi-final. In a strong year, probably not. We'll just have to wait and see. Only 40 more songs to go.

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