Eurosong '08

Toto Wolfcastle

pH wrote: »

Interesting and I wonder is there a precedent for this in Eurovision terms.

Dustin (and Zig and Zag) have always done their utmost not to have their identities splashed around the press, I can't see why the Eurovision couldn't ask the singer to be represented at the mic singing, with whatever puppet display you want in the background - this would be in keeping with other Eurovision performances - has someone ever performed totally incognito before? In today's competition with the spectre of Miming is it unreasonable to ask for the actual singer of a song to be clearly seen at the microphone singing?

Could he also have technical problems taking and leaving the stage in character and in the green room during voting? I didn't see how RTE handled his stage entrances and exits during Euro Song - anyone?

The entrance was dire. They cloaked him like a druid or something and cloaked the person bringing him out and then that person revealed him and his trolley. It was awful.

Seth Brundle

Mark Hamill wrote: »

How is dustin singing a song any different from Lordi? Lordi are a nordic rock band that wear costumes and get into character as monsters or demons or whatever the hell they are supposed to be, and dustin is some guy who holds a puppet and gets into character as a turkey. Would she be complaining if the guy who voices Dustin walked out in a big Turkey suit and sung the song like that. At the end of the day its the guy holding the puppet who sings the song anyway, who cares if there is a puppet

Dustin's a puppet? :eek:

BJJDUB

I just asked a friend of mine (who is not into current affairs) - what did he think of the Turkey representing Ireland.

His Answer ?


Whats Bertie done now !

:D:D

Toto Wolfcastle

The UK version of Eurosong was on tonight. The winner hasn't been chosen yet but from what I've seen we have a definite chance of coming at least 2nd last! Truly awful awful songs and mainly awful singers. Results at half 9 if anyone cares! (Ah tis better than Tubridy anyway!)

SEPT 23 1989

this will be a big an event as when we beat romania on penalties
biggest tv ratings of the year
THIS BIRD WILL FLY:):):)

Pigman II

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

this will be a big an event as when we beat romania on penalties

The only penalty in Eurovision is having to hear the winning song twice.

Mr.Nice Guy

The UK chose a great song tonight and I reckon it will probably deserve to win on the night but lose out to the political voting bullsh*t.

Ours will lose because it's just a big pile of RTE sh*t.

Toto Wolfcastle

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

The UK chose a great song tonight and I reckon it will probably deserve to win on the night but lose out to the political voting bullsh*t.

I agree, it's a great song, but the wrong choice for Eurovision. The girl who came second would have been a better choice, but even then they wouldn't win because, besides vote for your neighbour thing, the UK, like Ireland, haven't quite captured what a winning song entails.

As for the turkey, I'm delighted! Who cares if we win or not? Why can't we just do well and have fun trying? It's only a competition!

Niamh-17

I was in the audience for the Eurosong. It was a very entertaining night! I thought Donal was really good and felt he deserved to win.

The Maria one from serbia who won eurovision las year has a fantastic voice, it was such a great live performance!

Cant wait to see the outcome of Dustins performace! I heard him on the radio giving his opinion of the whole thing and he seemed to take the critism very personally. He seems like a nice person..underneath the turkey costume

thejuggler

Dustins song will get a lot of attention in the eurovision because he as a performer is different (theres never been a puppet performer in the euovision before) History has shown in recent years that being different and thus attracting media coverage in the lead up to the event is a big factor in winning votes. This has worked for Dana International and Lordi in recent years.

As for Dustins entry. Well if he gets over the hurdle of the EBU meeting on March 14th where each country formally submits its entry he could be on his way to Eurovision glory. As a previous poster has said the EBU may insist that the performer has to appear at the microphone to prove they are not miming.
It will be a big decision then. I suppose Dustin (aka John Morisson - brother to Ciaran of Podge and Rodge. His other brother performs Socky too - must be something in the water in Greystones) could wear a turkey costume revealing little of his identity but that would ruin the effect.
In truth the dustin character is probably coming to the end of its shelf life. He has been appearing on RTE childrens tv since 1990. In recent years his on screen time has been reducing. I'm not certain but I think hes down to just one show a week now on saturday mornings.

So perhaps eurovision is one final throw of the dice for dustin to capture the publics imagination. Either way it may mark the end of a long career in childrens tv for the turkey. Who knows perhaps another character will emerge reinventing himself as Podge and rodge have done.
Either way Dustin will have the biggest audience of his career if he represents Ireland in may. Good luck to him....

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Is there any other 'novelty' acts being entered from around europe?

The way I see it, they'd be our only serious competition:D

Seth Brundle

Why the feck isn't it on the radio anyway?
As a song competition, there shouldn't be something visual to detract from the song, whether its a puppet, breasts, whatever?

mike65

Breasts have been the only saving grace of eurovision for years.

Mike.