Dervish in the Eurovision

Madge

Dervish (Sligo based band) are representing Ireland in the Eurovision this Saturday.
What do you think their chances are of winning? Has anyone heard them live?

I don't think the song is hectic, I find her voice a bit unclear at times, but I hope they get into the top 10 at least. Plus it's good publicity for Sligo and the N. West!

barryfitz

Im a huge trad fan, but I can't stand Cathy Jordans singing. I think were screwed, not that I care all that much!

takola

I've never heard Dervish. Are they really that bad? Can't possibly be as bad as the England entry though in fairness!

brianthebard

Dervish are a good band, but everything the eurovision touches turns to muck, its a terrible song.

tuppence

They are a good trad band and great live. Theres some of them based in leitrim as well (nice bit of unity there) as too are Kila!
The song was even worse, they worked on it. Toned down John Watters desperate lyrics and have more instrumental parts which can only be good. Anyway their performance couldnt be as bad as Brian kennedy kneeling on one knee last year :eek:

JC 2K3

Irland, nul points.

They're Eurovision suicide.

When will we just give up on taking the Eurovision seriously and throw in some scantily clad, cartwheeling, good looking girls in celtic-looking attire in the background supporting a singer(also dressed like a celt) singing some generic song over a repetivive background track consisting of trad music with a steady electronic beat?

byte

Don't think we have any hope of winning. I don't think it's the kind of song that wins Eurovision...

I'd suggest a metal band, but that is soo last year!

magnumlady

To be honest I think the singer sounds like an auld wan in the pub at closing time. Nul pints from me.
My lovely horse would have done better.

nanook

bring back johnny logan & jump the gun for a duet.

That should get all you eurovision buffs on the google.

tuppence

magnumlady wrote:

To be honest I think the singer sounds like an auld wan in the pub at closing time.

They used to own a pub in town? Could have been her!
Sure if we donnt win this year we can send Those Nervous Animals up nxt year. And the year after, Westlife doing a duet with Johonny Logan might be a safer bet.

MikeTheMan

Same as that.
don't think we will be getting very many point this year.

There is a song from Switzerland about vampires which will do fairly well. PLus I agree what JC_2K3 has said above.

Regards,
M

magnumlady

I've been reading a bit about Dervish in the Weekender (I'm about to put my foot through the telly because they keep playing the blooming song, anyway I digress).
Back to the weekender article, I just found it amusing that one of the lads in Dervish is called Tom Morrow. Wonder if thats his real name?
You can tell I have very little to be doing.

muffler

One of the dj's on Highland Radio has promised to present his morning breakfast show in the nude if Dervish win the Eurovision.

ednwireland

JC 2K3 wrote:

When will we just give up on taking the Eurovision seriously and throw in some scantily clad, cartwheeling, good looking girls in celtic-looking attire in the background supporting a singer(also dressed like a celt) singing some generic song over a repetivive background track consisting of trad music with a steady electronic beat?

yep that'd win maybe a rubber Chuculainn mask as well just to finish off the right look

DarkJager

Dervish are doomed to failure because they're absolutely crap, no other way of describing this mess of a band and a song that we're sending to the eurovision. But has anyone heard the U.K entry? I saw it on TV last night and it hurt my ears so much, I want to track each member of that group down and beat them to death with their own shoes.

muffler

DarkJager wrote:

Dervish are doomed to failure because they're absolutely crap, no other way of describing this mess of a band and a song that we're sending to the eurovision. But has anyone heard the U.K entry? I saw it on TV last night and it hurt my ears so much, I want to track each member of that group down and beat them to death with their own shoes.

Why not kidnap them, tie them up and make them listen to their own song for 2 hours.

TBH it would be a bonus if you could do the same to Dervish

Madge

yeah, the UK's entry is awful- very camp. I think they'll do worse than Ireland.
I think Ireland's entry should have a young woman singing a powerful irishy / romantic ballad with backing singers, a la Eimear Quinn, Niamh Cavanagh or Linda Martin.
A pop style entry hasn't worked (McCauls) and the male solo singer hasn't worked (Mickey Harte, Brian Kennedy etc.)

magnumlady

I have to say (and don't shoot me) I think the UK entry will do quite well. Its very camp and kind of catchy.

Glenman

I heard the song on the Late Late last Friday night and thought it was brilliant. Its a good Irish song. I think we should stick to our culture when sending songs to Eurovision even if we do finish last.
There is no tradition in the country anymore, we are becoming too Americianised.

DarkJager

No the UK group are going to come out of this with 0 points. Its the very very worst kind of sugary, ass bandit pop music there is done by 2 transexuals and 2 men who really really want to be women. Its not catchy, its not clever......its an absolute steaming pile of **** that deserves to fail miserably.

byte

muffler wrote:

One of the dj's on Highland Radio has promised to present his morning breakfast show in the nude if Dervish win the Eurovision.

How can you be sure that he doesn't do so every day regardless?

muffler

byte wrote:

How can you be sure that he doesn't do so every day regardless?

Good question byte. They still never got round to putting a live web cam in the studio yet and maybe thats the reason

deman

muffler wrote:

One of the dj's on Highland Radio has promised to present his morning breakfast show in the nude if Dervish win the Eurovision.

God I hope it wasn't Don O'Doherty.

magnumlady

Oh dear they came last.

Madge

What a disaster
I can see why they came last, not just because they were on early but it was instantly forgetable- the stage design was really poor, the costumes / dress was boring, there was no lighting effects, no strong instrumentation, and no choreography (It was like they didn't know where to stand, especially Cathy). I also thought her voice was a bit wobbly at the start. It all added up to a bad performance

brianthebard

And another career is destroyed by the monster that is the Eurovision....

Madge

I wonder will they ever live it down. Their name will now be synonymous with coming last for Ireland in the Eurovision

brianthebard

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=53231243#post53231243

Well this is one of a few threads on boards on it already, so you can imagine its gone down well so far!

magnumlady

I'm sure they'll still have their fans that like that kind of music. Not for me though.

bettlebrox

I didn't see the Eurovision. But a friend sent me this, pretty funny!

Having finished in last place with 5 points RTE (Ireland's National TV station) have decided to get serious about the eurovision song contest again and already have put forward next years entry. Here is a link to next year's entry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbuRA_D3KU&mode=related&search=

muffler

bettlebrox wrote:

I didn't see the Eurovision. But a friend sent me this, pretty funny!

Having finished in last place with 5 points RTE (Ireland's National TV station) have decided to get serious about the eurovision song contest again and already have put forward next years entry. Here is a link to next year's entry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbuRA_D3KU&mode=related&search=

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