Is anyone else still astounded that the Eurovision song contest is still going on at the moment? I can’t believe that people still watch such a corrupt – and boring – TV show when there are many better options around. The problem I have with Eurovision is that it brings out the worst in music – you never see any good songs on the show, only corny ones that don’t deserve to win (but usually do).
The worst thing is that the UK always does so badly. I definitely agree that there is some tactical voting and we don’t have many “friends” to support us, but you can’t deny that the songs we put out are incredibly bad.
Take the airplane song of a few years ago (I don’t remember its real name – I doubt anyone does). It was an awful song, but why did it get to the competition in the first place? Surely we could find some band who’re willing to perform a half decent song that might actually get some votes and not be an embarrassment.
Maybe the problem is that any reputable artist isn’t going to want to appear on the Eurovision song contest. You can’t imagine any of the country’s biggest stars such as Adele wanting to do it – the only thing that could happen is to lose and end up with less reputation. It’s still a shame that we can’t find some unknown to do it with a half decent song though.