favorite eurovision song (on artistic merit)

smokedeels

With the impending competition, I've been having the "what's your favourite Eurovision song?" conversation a lot recently.

I've been telling people it's this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwXZbMVyXP8

because it's hilarious.

In reality it's a bad song and I only like it for its kitsch value.

I'm wondering if anyone has a Eurovision favourite that they enjoy for the same reasons they enjoy music in general, you know... a good song, that you think has merit, good musicianship or lyrics.

Is it all camp nonsense and soppy ballads or is there a few gems out there?

Nolanger

Neil3030

Pffft....

CLEARLY there is only one winner:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4nIyRGVnmA

aDeener

eimear quinn's the voice is the only eurovision song i would have any time for, that i can think of off the top of my head

leincar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEwlSyd7DH4

I hate to admit it, but I quite like this. Great melody,and as my dear departed Father would say you can whistle the tune the morning after you've heard it.

tightropetom

What's another year - maybe I'm being a little nostalgic, but those were great days...

Rud

i think these are good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QGij5lvnoM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiH4BFTELME

teekayd25

Excluding Irish winners / entries, here are some that I find at least listenable . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TodOuZdCPIc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF0_I5tW8ew

exaisle

@teekayd25 - eh...technically that last winner was part Irish. Yer wan with the fiddle is Fionnuala Sherry, originally from Naas..

teekayd25

exaisle wrote: »

@teekayd25 - eh...technically that last winner was part Irish. Yer wan with the fiddle is Fionnuala Sherry, originally from Naas..

exaisle, you're right, probably should have mentioned that. Must have been a strange experience for her, especially with that contest having been held in Ireland.

gustavo

Waterloo tbf

flyswatter

This by far:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0D0ZxjpbkM

He's pretty much a genius as well, if you've heard La Ritournelle you'll know why.

KnifeWRENCH

^ Loved that!

2007 was a pretty good year, music wise.

Bulgaria - a kind of Dario G vibe to this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hy-uDkT5CI

Hungary - This girl had a brilliant voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvXq_0_Zl0M

Georgia - Not sure how to describe this one. Very mysterious and unusual. And WAY too good for Eurovision!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eJZnI15qvc

Deeper Blue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9rJLtz64Hg

So much win

Bog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d2mnuhJahU

lordgoat

Say le Password from about 8 years ago. Amazing tune. For all the wrong reasons.

homersimpson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evMC_D-iRfI

LeBash

Moldova, 2011 "So Lucky"

delbertgrady

As already posted, France Gall's Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son.

Bottleopener

Agree with France 2008. Sebastien Tellier is a musical hero.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbRlwsLVgjE

This is pretty fantastic too

Jim_Kiy

Ryback was a worthy winner,,really like the Spain entry as well with the girls falling around the place..:)
Liked this one as well.
Russia - Eurovision Song Contest 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx516tQ-2vg

im invisible

loved this one, should have won, came second last i think.
could have been a hit if gwen stafani or someone brought it out

spurious

delbertgrady wrote: »

As already posted, France Gall's Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son.

This, plus Severine's "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" and Vicky Leandros' "Apres Toi".

That durn Frenchie language and its nice sounds.

Captain Graphite

I loved the German entry last year; a quite dark electro-pop song that sounds a bit like a less poppy Ellie Goulding. If there was any justice in Eurovision, they'd be hosting it again this year and Lena would be going for a hat-trick of victories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoRPuk756qU

jupiterjack

this is my favourite this week ..austria 89http://youtu.be/lHruexgOriU

Washington Irving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZJt6Gv4XPk

Latchy

Severine's "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" .

I made this you tube video a few years ago .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppv2m9pVvnE

trashcan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DTo5aVLq5E&feature=related

There's really only one answer here. This is a certified classic song, and it didn't even win :eek: (Was only a few years ago that I realised this had started out as a Eurovision song).