Greetings, oh permanent scorers of No Points in the game of life. What’s this month? It’s May, so that can mean it’s European Song Competition Time!
For your delectation and assessment, 18 of the hottest song writing and song performing talents have gathered here at The Meatcutters Dance to put forward the very very best that every Godforsaken corner of Europe can offer you. And who wins? It be up to you! There’s a whole NON-RIGGED VOTING POLL OPTION up there above, so have a good deep listen to all the efforts, and mark your favourite. The winning country gets a trophy, in the purest sense of the word ‘trophy’.
Please be aware, and oh, you’ll soon be aware, some nations take this contest more seriously than others.
Now, flag waving all ready? Settle back with a jug of baby champagne and get progressively more sloshed and Irish as the evening presses on, we’re going to crack right into this bastard right now.
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ENJOY THAT. ENJOY THAT? Well then, VOTING TIME!
Here’s the sweating and puffed-out entries in order:
1) SWEDEN: Povel Ramel with “Johanssons Boogie Woogie Vals”
Well, what better way to kick off, than with a pillock?
2) ISRAEL: The Hanoar Hazioni Singers with “Simi Yadech”
3) GEORGIA: Tatyana Makharadze & G. Bugadze performing “Lale “
4) GERMANY: Die Cyprys pump out “Mambo Italiano”
Yes, that was Germany, keeping all the rest of Europe at least content in the comfort that by toiling on this tripe, at least they’re keeping themselves out of mischief. This wouldn’t be their first or last dalliance with things Italian – their redoubtable pasta-quaffing buddies return the sentiment:
5) ITALY: Caterina Valente with “Komm' Ein Bißchen Mit Nach Italien”
6) SYRIA: Naim Karakand, singing “Kamanagah”
7) TURKEY: Giving you “Kim Derdi Ki” is Muserref Hanim.
8) FINLAND: Riikamaria Paakkunainen and Stan Mirela, “Myyry ja Miiru”
One day we’ll run out of MorriMoki, and the day will be sad.
9) YUGOSLAVIA: Milan G. Pancevac with “Pancevcevo Kolo (Dance of Pancev)”
10) UKRAINE: “Cyganske Vesilia, Pt. 4” by Cyganska Orchestra Stefana
11) UNITED KINGDOM: Gracie Fields and “The Biggest Aspidistra In The World”
Our Gracie managed to beat off stiff rivalry from Elsa Lanchester in the semis to make it to these finals. Wish her luck!
12) IRELAND: Unity More is “Mary From Tipperary”
13) NORWAY: “Song about a Man / Song about a Cow (medley)” (traditional Lappish Joik Song)
Some sensible heartfelt wailing there, just to bring you back in.
14) SERBIA: Look out! Petar Perunovic-Perun is doing “Narodne Saljive Pjesme”
15) HUNGARY: The Hun Hangár Ensemble featuring A Hawk And A Hacksaw... “Oriental Hora”
(First appearance on Meatcutters for the hawky hackers)
16) SWITZERLAND: Who’s “Up To The Rigi”? Whey, it’s only Landerkapelle Rigibuebe!
17) LEBANON: Mustapha (Fox Oriental) by Bob Azzam Y Su Orquesta.
And our big happy finish:
18) SPAIN: Los Chavales De España, “Gallito, Pasodoble Torero”
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AND THE RESULTS ARE IN! VOTES CLOSED! well that was exciting: it's a dead heat between Germany, Syria, and Norway. Same time next year, peaches!
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