Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Eurovision 2008: Sweden

Tuomo writes: Ah Sweden… whose sole function in the Eurovision contest over the years has been to make Finland look bad. Oh wait… we Finns have done a pretty damn good job at it all on our own :-) Sweden has been one of the most successful countries ever since ABBA, and ABBA has been one of the few artists and groups to actually have had a mainstream career beyond Eurovision - though does one really need more in life than the love and devotion of Eurovision freaks like moi? :-)

Nary a year has passed without Sweden in the top 10, and in years when Sweden has placed below the top 10, crisis support groups have been set up in Sweden to heal bruised Swedish egos in:-) All joking aside, Sweden takes Eurovision seriously, and Finland and Finns (and – ahem - this year a couple of other countries for that matter!) could learn a thing or two. In fact, I don’t think Sweden will ever stoop anywhere as low as those unmentioned countries (you know who you are!!) I was referring to above – for better or worse. So then here’s Sweden in 2008 with Charlotte Perrelli (nee Nilsson; winner in 1999), and Hero:

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Immaculate composition, arrangements and modulation? Check.
Catchy tune? Check.
Goddess with flowing hair? Check.
Legs that go up to there? Check.
Boobs? Check (though somewhat uneven)
Botoxed alien look? Check.

Would it be too much to ask for the Swedes to submit anything that basically suck, just sucks from here to high heaven? I had a hard time grasping the tune in the beginning until the refrain though, and in the end I was just annoyed by the perfection. Or is it just a case of sour grapes, eller hur? :-)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hellooooo - she had uneven boobs in 1999 too. She is the ESC Antichrist and you can't convince me otherwise.