Eurovision 2008: The Netherlands

Tuomo writes: One of the original participants in Eurovision, the Netherlands scored the top prize in 1975. Since then the honour of hosting the competition has remain elusive although the Dutch have showcased some absolutely fabulous numbers, like Vrede and Ruth Jacott and her voluptuously rectangular lips in 1993. So this year the Netherlands features Hind and Your Heart Belongs to Me:

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Which country was this again? Turkey? Greece? Slovenia? She’s pretty and perky – like the daughter-in-law who could have made my parents happy if I weren’t so gay...

As for the song, I kinda like though I can’t help thinking that this must have been a very tactical move by the Dutch to attract votes from the eastern parts of the Eurovision zone..