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From: tero@in.gr (Tero)
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Subject: Re: Turkey's Eurovision 2004
Date: 16 May 2004 22:58:00 -0700
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> John!
>
> after having watched the show and realising the change that has developed
> over the years as well as the style of voting I have come to realise that in
> the future there are very few countries that will stand a chance in this
> event
> in later years.
>
> The Ukraine, although their number was good, were not worthy winners, I
> felt there was too little effect to the lyrics and that the dance was poorly
> chorographed, but begin Irish that might be a bit biased when I seen the
> RIP-OFF TURKEY did of Riverdance in the half way interval!
>
> I was astounded with grief, irritance and sheer utter anger at this year's
> evnt and believe it or not, I even thought Ireland had a good enough song
> to get placed half way up the board, but I will agree with one thing, Turkey
> made a shambles of this one.
>
> CYPRUS, people, CYPRUS had the winner, not Ukraine... don't want to take
> anything away from them, but will they have the funds to hold this event
> themselves?
>
> And as for the TElly voting, this is how such poor results are coming in.
> What
> do normal people know about awarding points to performances like this,
> there should be a professional panel of judges with criteria to follow
> giving
> the votes and I think that half the votes should be from them and half from
> the general public, with of course a clause stating that the jury can
> overrule
> the telly vote if the need may be. Russia did not deserve half the points
> they
> got and the Nordic countries, depsite my living in Sweden, should not be
> giving
> each other votes just for the sake of it!
>
> Britain gave Ireland 7, we gave them 8, that's fair... we didn't go all out
> and
> give each other a great big pat on the back for nothing just 'cause we're
> neighbours... we were fair. Sweden did have a good song, but I felt it
> lacked
> 'IT' due to the English lyrics, and if Ukraine won with Wild Dance, Sarek -
> the
> Elves.!
>
> Ah, a shambles, sheer and utter shambles, but I thought a lot of the songs
> that deserved more votes didn't get it due to the telly voting and the first
> year
> of so many countries being in it caused so many to lose out to "Coup
> Voting".
>
> Whatever the feelings of others, that's my six cents anyhow. Anyone out
> there who feels the same?????
>
>
>
Great post, Sean. I couldn't agree with that more.
I live in Greece and I'm bored sick of us giving Cyprus 12 points
EVERY YEAR and vice versa. However, notice that only our act of
voting-each-other is booed. Nobody's booing when scandinavian
countries vote eact other, which they do, EVERY YEAR as well. Not to
mention the former eastern block, the former Yugoslavian countries and
so on and so forth...
Shouldn't we stop voting "for our brothers" and start voting for good
music???
Tero
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