The Late Late Show February 24th 2012 - Eurosong Special

walshb · 24-02-2012 4:07pm

Jedward shoudn't have to perform to get this. The others are crap.

telekon · 24-02-2012 4:31pm

If Ireland were to win the Eurovision, would he present? "Of course, I'd set up an exploratory committee into the sparkle factor required for the presenter of the Eurovision. No, of course I would, I'd be honoured to do such a thing.

Whoa, is he not afraid of Derek Mooney going insane with jealousy?!

Tubridy would want to be careful, Derek might set the Brek on him...

Deeper Blue · 24-02-2012 5:51pm

All Jedward have to do is turn up and they'll win easily.

Skid · 24-02-2012 6:35pm

The word on the street is that we will have a performance tonight from 1974 Eurovision winners Brotherhood of Man. Oh Yeah.

Lord TSC · 24-02-2012 7:08pm

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Expect a half hour of clips from The West Wing so..

YEAY! Love West Wing :P

Anyway, in a way I'm glad Donna is on the list; it means people can't throw the "Sure Jedward didn't win last year" line at the boys when she is second favorite at the moment.

I think Jedward are our best bet anyway; hopefully the publicity work they've done since last year will mean they do better with the European countries

dyer · 24-02-2012 7:14pm

that donna mcaull track sounds like a bastardised celtic spin off of the cranberries. i couldnt listen to any of them for more than 10 seconds

ah well.. tis the eurovision after all.

Galwayguy35 · 24-02-2012 7:19pm

walshb wrote: »

Jedward shoudn't have to perform to get this. The others are crap.

So are Jedward. Eurovision voting isnt about the song anymore but at least the Eastern Europeans send out their best singers, people with actual talent.

KeithAFC · 24-02-2012 8:02pm

Jedward have the best song.

Liam Byrne · 24-02-2012 8:06pm

Skid wrote: »

dublinman1990 wrote: »

I didn't know Tubridy can wear that type of jacket, I see it as a little camp IMO.

He just swapped his Jacket with Edward Grimes, mad fecker that he is.

RTE already showing a bias ?

I'd nearly use my years credit voting against the irritating tossers.

Will probably tune in at some stage to see just how much Ireland has lost all sense and taste.

Liam Byrne · 24-02-2012 8:08pm

walshb wrote: »

Jedward shoudn't have to perform to get this. The others are crap.

Now THERE'S an idea! If we just give them the feckin' yoke will it mean that we don't have to put up with the tossers ?

BTW - what happened to the rule about songs not having been heard before, because I definitely remember having had to change station a few times this week.

Liam Byrne · 24-02-2012 8:14pm

Just had a listen there - they're all dire!

telekon · 24-02-2012 8:39pm

Liam Byrne wrote: »

RTE already showing a bias ?

I'd nearly use my years credit voting against the irritating tossers.

Will probably tune in at some stage to see just how much Ireland has lost all sense and taste.

...then RTE will have already won.

Lord TSC · 24-02-2012 8:51pm

Liam Byrne wrote: »

I'd nearly use my years credit voting against the irritating tossers.

See, I don't get this. Like it or lump it, Jedward are one of the biggest acts to come out of Ireland in recent times. Even if you don't like them, you have to accept they get a boat load of publicity and media attention. And to be frank, that's who we need to be sending; not the best song or the best singers, but the acts who are going to get the most publicity on a mass scale.

We go on about Eastern block voting and the likes, but the truth is we haven't won it for years because a lot of people are stuck in the 80s where they think it should be about the best song. There's going to be arguments here later that we should send a single girl singing a nice little ballad, but that will never win it for us because there's going to be 20 identical acts going into the competition.

Meanwhile, Jedward have built on their last performance and been doing torus of Europe. Like them or not, the duo have spent a lot of time campaigning and pushing themselves on the mainlands, and that will only help when it comes time for other countries to vote. We don't have any popular, good singers left to send in this country, and if we've got to choose, I'd rather drop "good" than "popular", given it's a popularity contest...

Galwayguy35 · 24-02-2012 9:01pm

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

See, I don't get this. Like it or lump it, Jedward are one of the biggest acts to come out of Ireland in recent times. Even if you don't like them, you have to accept they get a boat load of publicity and media attention. And to be frank, that's who we need to be sending; not the best song or the best singers, but the acts who are going to get the most publicity on a mass scale.

We go on about Eastern block voting and the likes, but the truth is we haven't won it for years because a lot of people are stuck in the 80s where they think it should be about the best song. There's going to be arguments here later that we should send a single girl singing a nice little ballad, but that will never win it for us because there's going to be 20 identical acts going into the competition.

Meanwhile, Jedward have built on their last performance and been doing torus of Europe. Like them or not, the duo have spent a lot of time campaigning and pushing themselves on the mainlands, and that will only help when it comes time for other countries to vote. We don't have any popular, good singers left to send in this country, and if we've got to choose, I'd rather drop "good" than "popular", given it's a popularity contest...

You seem to have left out the fact that the europeans take Eurovision very seriously and Jedward didnt do well last year and ill bet it will be the same this year as they are regarded as a joke by the other countries. And as for doing tours sure their fans are kids.

artful_codger · 24-02-2012 9:27pm

for anyone not particularly enamoured with crap entertainment shows climbing up on the back of crap entertainment contests, why not watch some Saturday Night Armistice instead. U.N Irish Dancers @ 32 minutes.

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

Singer73 · 24-02-2012 10:05pm

So, Martin Sheen, do you think of yourself as Irish and have you a fatal disease for me?

deelite · 24-02-2012 10:12pm

Donna's song is great.

Skid · 24-02-2012 10:18pm

Singer73 wrote: »

So, Martin Sheen, do you think of yourself as Irish and have you a fatal disease for me?

You forgot The West Wing, Tubby knows it off by heart.

RossieGooner · 24-02-2012 10:22pm

Ah ****e, its not this crap tonight is it ? Fecks sake LLS is usually bad enough in its own right without giving it more reason to be ****tier.

telekon · 24-02-2012 10:28pm

I know its a eurovision special tonight but if it was a regular episode you just know that even though Mark Wahlberg is in Dublin tonight, he wouldn't have been on the LLS. (I know he's on Graham Norton but that's recorded)

It just can't get the guests anymore.

JonathanAnon · 24-02-2012 10:30pm

Siobhain Ryan is really putting in the effort these days..

Was that thunder in the studio??

telekon · 24-02-2012 10:33pm

Bet when that audience applied for tickets, they were hoping to avoid the sh*tty eurovision special...

HeidiHeidi · 24-02-2012 10:35pm

Not working after all.... if I was it'd take the dilemma out of it.... really not sure whether I want to sit through this or not.... although I suspect this thread will help!