Brian Kennedy is doing Eurovision

lostexpectation · 14-11-2005 3:18pm #1

hot news from liveline,

well i guess he's perfect for it in a way

Tazz T · 14-11-2005 3:27pm

He's awful. We'd be better off sending the terrible twins back from last year.

We need to think outside the boundaries of the UK and Ireland.

Send a rock/metal band with an Irish twist. That's the only way we'll win this again.

ravenhead · 14-11-2005 3:29pm

Tazz T wrote:

He's awful. We'd be better off sending the terrible twins back from last year.

We need to think outside the boundaries of the UK and Ireland.

Send a rock/metal band with an Irish twist. That's the only way we'll win this again.

But that's the whole point, the organisers don't want us to win it again, that's why thety keep sending such crap to represent us!

joe_chicken · 14-11-2005 3:34pm

ravenhead wrote:

But that's the whole point, the organisers don't want us to win it again, that's why thety keep sending such crap to represent us!

You've foiled our evil plan... DAMN YOUUUU!!!!

Tazz T wrote:

Send a rock/metal band with an Irish twist.

That'll do the trcik nicely.. muhhhahhahaaahhhaaaaaaaa

some nice electrified bodhráns... or a rapping sheep... nice

lostexpectation · 14-11-2005 3:50pm

remember those painted up mad lads from the first series i think, the organisers have to send somebody even they think are ridiculous to have a chance of winning

although now that i think of i thought they wer going to avoid the solo male singer? a who cares

lacuna · 14-11-2005 3:54pm

I didn't think you could participate if you were already established as an artist.

ferdi · 14-11-2005 3:57pm

lacuna wrote:

I didn't think you could participate if you were already established as an artist.

yeah thats what i thought

Bluetonic · 14-11-2005 3:58pm

I'm sure he hopes the whole of Ireland is behind him

Hitchhiker's Guide to... · 14-11-2005 3:58pm

at the risk of being shot...

/ducks behind bullet-proof glass

...Brian Kennedy is a great singer, one of the best traditional singers in the country imho

Why should we send some crappy rock band? - that isn't what we do. let's send a decent traditional singer, and at least be proud of listening to him...

whiskeyman · 14-11-2005 3:59pm

lacuna wrote:

I didn't think you could participate if you were already established as an artist.

nope.... just that most "established" artists wouldnt embarress themselves by doing it....

Roundtower2 wrote:

..Brian Kennedy is a great singer, one of the best traditional singers in the country imho

Why should we send some crappy rock band? - that isn't what we do. let's send a decent traditional singer, and at least be proud of listening to him...

I would have agreed with you when it was judge voting (he'd probably win it), but with public voting, you need something mad.
Dana International....
Those Zena Warriors from the Ukraine...

BoozyBabe · 14-11-2005 4:00pm

lacuna wrote:

I didn't think you could participate if you were already established as an artist.

Eh Celine Dion, Abba, etc, etc, etc.......

Brian Kennedy's not that big. I'm sure a lot of other countries haven't heard of him before.

Just like we haven't a clue who most of the foreign singers are, but they're prob already massive in their own countries.

Hitchhiker's Guide to... · 14-11-2005 4:00pm

whiskeyman wrote:

nope.... just that most "established" artists wouldnt embarress themselves by doing it....

hey, tatu did it for Russia, and they were an established act!

Bluetonic · 14-11-2005 4:01pm

BoozyBabe wrote:

Brian Kennedy's not that big.

"Thankfully", said Ronan Keating.

BoozyBabe · 14-11-2005 4:02pm

Bluetonic wrote:

"Thankfully", said Ronan Keating.

Bogger77 · 14-11-2005 4:02pm

lacuna wrote:

I didn't think you could participate if you were already established as an artist.

remember its a song contest not a singer contest.

ABBA, Dion, Clif Richard, etc all have taken part, the rule is that the song cannot have been released before, and can't be released as a single until 2 weeks before the Eurovision contest.

whiskeyman · 14-11-2005 4:03pm

Roundtower2 wrote:

hey, tatu did it for Russia, and they were an established act!

established... perhaps.... but not really for their music :rolleyes:

BoozyBabe · 14-11-2005 4:03pm

Bogger77 wrote:

the rule is that the song cannot have been released before, and can't be released as a single until 2 weeks before the Eurovision contest.

Closet fan:eek:

Hitchhiker's Guide to... · 14-11-2005 4:10pm

BoozyBabe wrote:

Brian Kennedy's not that big.

Bluetonic wrote:

"Thankfully", said Ronan Keating.

LOL - absolute classic

Bogger77 · 14-11-2005 4:18pm

BoozyBabe wrote:

Closet fan:eek:

I'm up there with Terry Wogan on my love of Eurovision.

Fan? Nope, good at general knowledge!

BoozyBabe · 14-11-2005 4:20pm

Bogger77 wrote:

I'm up there with Terry Wogan on my love of Eurovision.

Fan? Nope, good at general knowledge!

Ah, I was only taking the mickey anyways!!

(Obviously not Brian Kennedy's though!):p

lostexpectation · 14-11-2005 4:27pm

...Brian Kennedy is a great singer, one of the best traditional singers in the country imho

nothing wrong with traditional but do him and his tv shows have to so twee?

should ahve sent that band from doneal the ????/ girls?

Prior Of Taize · 14-11-2005 4:39pm

lostexpectation wrote:

traditional singer

dundalk cailin · 14-11-2005 5:00pm

Roundtower2 wrote:

at the risk of being shot...

/ducks behind bullet-proof glass

...Brian Kennedy is a great singer, one of the best traditional singers in the country imho

say there's a queue now to shoot ya

lostexpectation · 14-11-2005 5:03pm

Prior Of Taize wrote:

isn't there a difference between traditional and twee

jimmycrackcorm · 14-11-2005 5:36pm

I got the impression that to win now you need yo have a glitzy show with sexy women. After all Turkey won with a rip off with a chakira song - how that was allowed is beyond me.

I'd suggest getting Michael Flately in singin my lovely horse.....

Dave! · 14-11-2005 7:38pm

We need Johnny Logan back!

EKRIUQ · 14-11-2005 7:56pm

BoozyBabe wrote:

Ah, I was only taking the mickey anyways!!

(Obviously not Brian Kennedy's though!):p

I'm sure Brian Kennedy does'nt mind whose mickey he takes.;)

alleepally · 14-11-2005 8:03pm

ffs

What's this then, a new carry on film thread or something?

Everyone has turned into mini Sid James "wha ha ha ha" - nudge nudge wink wink, BK is GAY!

The Song Thrush · 15-11-2005 2:28am

BoozyBabe wrote:

Eh Celine Dion, Abba, etc, etc, etc.......

But they weren't famous when they sang in Eurovision. It's because of their victories that they're famous.

BoozyBabe wrote:

Ah, I was only taking the mickey anyways!!

(Obviously not Brian Kennedy's though!):p

He wouldn't want you touching his mickey anyway, he's gay.

Anyway, let's not count our chickens before they hatch. He's a good live performer and if the song is at least decent, we might actually do well for the first time in years.

MisterAnarchy · 15-11-2005 2:35am

Has 'Your a Star' been ditched ?
Good news at last.

galwaydude · 15-11-2005 2:39am

whatever happened to those terrible twins that represented ireland well made of a holy show of themselves ahem in the eurovision.

Illkillya · 15-11-2005 3:13am

The Song Thrush wrote:

But they weren't famous when they sang in Eurovision. It's because of their victories that they're famous.

I don't know whether thats true or not, but its definitely not true for Katrina & the Waves who won in the mid 90s with Love Shine a Light.

MrJoeSoap · 15-11-2005 3:24am

galwaydude wrote:

whatever happened to those terrible twins that represented ireland well made of a holy show of themselves ahem in the eurovision.

One of them (guess which one...) has been in the papers all weekend after coming out and admitting she is a lesbian.

galwaydude · 15-11-2005 3:28am

i missed that one. Didnt read any papers at the weekend only to check the sport as i was working. I suppose your ginger bro will be coming out too soon haha

John R · 15-11-2005 3:38am

MisterAnarchy wrote:

Has 'Your a Star' been ditched ?
Good news at last.

NO. It's back on this weekend.

The Song Thrush · 15-11-2005 3:54am

Illkillya wrote:

I don't know whether thats true or not, but its definitely not true for Katrina & the Waves who won in the mid 90s with Love Shine a Light.

You're right there, they had a hit with Walking On Sunshine didn't they?
But Katrina blames Eurovision for ruining her music career. :rolleyes:
She co-hosted that 50th Anniversary eurovision show a few weeks ago that was on RTÉ.

And unfortunately You're A Star is back... just with a different prize at the end.

Brian Kennedy is doing Eurovision

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