tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post3200349686776943053..comments2024-03-28T01:03:32.077-07:00Comments on Scary Azeri : The truth about Eurovision- whether you like it or not.scaryazerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-9656750129446850342010-08-27T15:36:46.857-07:002010-08-27T15:36:46.857-07:00@ Scary: Now that I've watched most of Eurovis...@ Scary: Now that I've watched most of Eurovision's entries on YouTube, I think you are wrong: Eurovision is not crap - just most of its entries. Germany's submission was very mysterious in that it's hard to figure out why she won or even why my wife and I enjoy her song. But Slovakia's entry was wonderful, and Greece was pretty strong too. In fact the Greek song was my littleMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717507846496229304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-9050160559115848062010-06-04T05:31:19.193-07:002010-06-04T05:31:19.193-07:00@Anonymous: I saw a twitter link somewhere the oth...@Anonymous: I saw a twitter link somewhere the other day, to some az.news...dont remember which ones, otherwise I would have put a link here. they claimed that it is all rumour and the official budget was 1 million manat only. :))) and the rest were sponsors, who did not wish to be known. LOL LOL LOL I say.scaryazerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-18721009345613045842010-06-04T02:23:39.657-07:002010-06-04T02:23:39.657-07:00i read it before :)) but still its good :)
akbari read it before :)) but still its good :) <br />akbarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-5248352783987996322010-06-03T14:39:51.848-07:002010-06-03T14:39:51.848-07:00Jana, the price tag for that rubish is $20 milyon ...Jana, the price tag for that rubish is $20 milyon :( I cannot believe they spend that much money on rubbish :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-17277685387884539272010-06-03T13:44:21.686-07:002010-06-03T13:44:21.686-07:00Chushka mentality.........the idiots that miss-app...Chushka mentality.........the idiots that miss-appropriated so much of the country's money for this ridiculous spectacle seem to think that if Azerbaijan won Euro-vision it would somehow make Azerbaijan a part of Europe and lend some respectability to the bandits that run this tinpot fiefdom. And after last years fiasco with the sms votes for Armenia which nearly got Azerbaijan thrown out of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-60975133148209788562010-06-02T14:31:52.163-07:002010-06-02T14:31:52.163-07:00Great, Ulya, I will have to check him out.
Thanks ...Great, Ulya, I will have to check him out.<br />Thanks for letting me know.scaryazerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-13647070976003408812010-06-01T22:12:49.866-07:002010-06-01T22:12:49.866-07:00Eurovision did have good times and some legendary ...Eurovision did have good times and some legendary singers came out of it. It might be having a cheesy phase (and I totally agree with you, it is cheesiness supreme) but at the same time it is one of the most watched shows in Europe, if not the most watched show, which is probably why Azerbaijan is trying so hard.<br />On the other hand I want to mention that Azerbaijan already has a performer Ulyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759679816611187288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-75586349297383532402010-06-01T00:38:49.560-07:002010-06-01T00:38:49.560-07:00@ Mike: I thought there was something kinky about ...@ Mike: I thought there was something kinky about that German girl. I am not quite sure what it is, but there definitely is something. So I can see why a lot of men thought she was lovely. :)<br /><br />@Nata: You are so right! :)<br /><br />@Working Mum: Don't you think the UK have given up on eurovision a long time ago? this year proves it. I am proud of this country. :)<br /><br />@scaryazerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-53755314132876465682010-05-31T21:10:04.549-07:002010-05-31T21:10:04.549-07:00hahaha...i dont have to say anything more, you sai...hahaha...i dont have to say anything more, you said it all!! great post and i love the picture!! <br />12 points from Akbar :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-77414758491560696202010-05-31T02:42:50.370-07:002010-05-31T02:42:50.370-07:00eurovision has always been political, right from t...eurovision has always been political, right from the start. But my favourite Eurovision story comes from Azerbaijan - I once spent a considerable amount of time trying to explain to an Azerbaijani colleague that the UK doesn't pay more money into the Eurovision organisation in order to get a free pass to the final every year, but because the BBC is one of the biggest broadcasters in Europe.northernrichnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-25285413821956351372010-05-30T09:23:51.678-07:002010-05-30T09:23:51.678-07:00@Nata:Yes,u are right 100 %,they are pathetic wit...@Nata:Yes,u are right 100 %,they are pathetic with paving Baku streets by granite,golden fontains,scraping facades of buildings,leaving backgrounds in old states and crap....Splosnaya POkazuha,Look,how life in Azerbaijan is excellent,we almost reached rich Western Countries,may be only in high prices and bills ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-11889876842578188072010-05-30T06:22:15.684-07:002010-05-30T06:22:15.684-07:00I was disappointed to miss it this year (I had a c...I was disappointed to miss it this year (I had a concert), since I love the cheesieness of it all! I think the Brits should just give in and accept we'll never win, we're only invited because we pay a good proportion of the costs (it's just our money they want, not our music) and just take it as a good night's comedy TV!Working Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16243697047355131343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-67477421803762122072010-05-30T05:37:46.657-07:002010-05-30T05:37:46.657-07:00No worries, these weren't the taxpayer's m...No worries, these weren't the taxpayer's money (more like shiny oil $$), nor were any pensioners going to see any of it anyway. It would have been spent on some other tasteless, pompous crap, which authoritarian regimes with bad tastes like so much. They think that it will make them look good, instead they end up looking like an old dude driving a hot expensive sports car, - pathetic &Natanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-80736633690978179652010-05-30T05:27:02.068-07:002010-05-30T05:27:02.068-07:00I thought the Azerbaijan entry was good. It stood...I thought the Azerbaijan entry was good. It stood out more than many of the others (e.g. Britain0. But I really did like the German entry and was glad they won.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-9274523126052336572010-05-30T02:40:09.370-07:002010-05-30T02:40:09.370-07:00@Adrineh: I love trips down memory lanes. :)
It is...@Adrineh: I love trips down memory lanes. :)<br />It is amazing how much we all have in common, no matter where we were born, etc.<br /><br />@Anonymous: I have just had a tweet sent to me by someone who claimed it was close to 20mln. I heard 3 from BBC news on TV, but what do they know? :)scaryazerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-62495564002901720512010-05-30T02:35:31.490-07:002010-05-30T02:35:31.490-07:00ive heard someone saying 10 mln in fact :) its cra...ive heard someone saying 10 mln in fact :) its crazy but i wouldnt be suprised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-78072327823189875332010-05-30T01:12:14.748-07:002010-05-30T01:12:14.748-07:00@ Riyad: I did not even realize the font has chang...@ Riyad: I did not even realize the font has changed. :)scaryazerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-73463216411993101942010-05-30T01:11:29.562-07:002010-05-30T01:11:29.562-07:00ABBA were great! Not so sure about Celine Dion. :)...ABBA were great! Not so sure about Celine Dion. :) But appreciate she is talanted, it is just not my music. However, you must realize-that was a long time ago. Now, it is all about politics and voting for your neighbours. A chance to show who you support politically these days. Last year, Azeri media was right pissed off with Georgians for giving more points to Armenia! The anger, the upset it scaryazerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-66729402872640413402010-05-30T00:57:04.487-07:002010-05-30T00:57:04.487-07:00"sitting at home with my old- fashioned tape ..."sitting at home with my old- fashioned tape recorder ready to be taping every song" sounds so familiar! I didn't grow up in Azerbaijan (I'm from Canada) but I do remember the dedication to old-fashioned tape recorders... before iTunes and torrents and so on and so forth, I would tape songs from the radio and listen to them till the ribbon on the tape unwound (and even then I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-1975895161352155832010-05-29T23:26:11.829-07:002010-05-29T23:26:11.829-07:00and Celine Dionand Celine DionBlog Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188485910207968147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-2865265809359417522010-05-29T19:07:49.268-07:002010-05-29T19:07:49.268-07:00Alas, Safura didn't win, she got the 5th place...Alas, Safura didn't win, she got the 5th place. Which is still better than UK's epic fail at #25 ;-)<br /><br />I completely agree that government has no business sponsoring singers, even for international contests - it should spend taxpayers money on something important. But I guess that's the american way, not european...<br /><br />BTW, I love the new font on this blog - sanserif RMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804809338465207073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-66790369756004595992010-05-29T18:34:32.249-07:002010-05-29T18:34:32.249-07:00Come on, give Safura a break. This is a pop compet...Come on, give Safura a break. This is a pop competition. She's cute and the refrain is very catchy. That's what Eurovision is all about. Anyway no worries as Germany won.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926071911396827610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-52317859720620768382010-05-29T16:21:44.345-07:002010-05-29T16:21:44.345-07:00Bill:
I remember ABBA very well. Does that make me...Bill:<br />I remember ABBA very well. Does that make me too old?<br />:S LOL!<br />Saludos.Gabrielahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280432296207747625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-30876691223846706892010-05-29T13:47:59.880-07:002010-05-29T13:47:59.880-07:00Sorry, that special break in the voice stuff - so ...Sorry, that special break in the voice stuff - so tedious, so insincere. This isn't a criticism of Azeris, it's a lament that someone with a good voice like hers doesn't use it naturally and avoid the temptation to try to sound like all the other beautiful clones.<br /><br />BUT<br /><br />Eurovision did give us ABBA - but you're all too young to remember them :)Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675643113010061969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-71551192320131475122010-05-29T13:06:13.165-07:002010-05-29T13:06:13.165-07:00It isn't so bad; yes, a bit cheezy perhaps, bu...It isn't so bad; yes, a bit cheezy perhaps, but more engaging than 99% of what I hear on the radio in California. Of course, my own collectipn of music is mostly death metal and hard rock, so I don't have a finely tuned appreciation for her style of music. In fact, I don't really even know what style of music that was, beyond the a dim awareness that it depleted my testosterone levelsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com