Eurovision Rewatch: Dublin 1988 (13/06, 20:00 BST)

[Tisch]

Johnny Logan has been down my throat ENOUGH thank you

 

[lolly]

He's dreadful, even by ESC male presenter standards

 

[COB]

It feels like they're trying too hard to convince us everyone had a good time. What were they HIDING?

 

[Iguana]

Bums

 

[Suomi]

Mrs Suomi is also watching - but don’t worry, I’ve established already that her democratic right is still not recognised

 

[dmlaw]

Are we being treated to 21 Johnny Logan songs for these postcards...?

A pre-op Linda Martin will be along in a few song's time.

 

[Tisch]

Bums

In little shorts

 

[Suomi]

Oh, I see Iguana and Tisch can both vote, must be nice

 

[D5K]

I have no idea if this is Socrates by Beethoven or Beethoven by Socrates

 

[lolly]

My mint shoes from the year before don't seem so ridiculous any more

 

[Iguana]

He needs a new tailor

 

[dmlaw]

Oh, I see Iguana and Tisch can both vote, must be nice

ZenGiraffe and COB, as well.

 

[Iguana]

Oh, I see Iguana and Tisch can both vote, must be nice

What usually happens is our votes cancel each other out...

 

[ZenGiraffe]

This pianist is a textbook anti-fascist

 

[Suomi]

This Icelandic song is more complicated than you will give it credit for

 

[COB]

Absolutely hate these pests.

 

[Madíson]

I’ve watched a German comedian do a sketch about this song.

 

[lolly]

Oh, it gets worse

 

[Tisch]

This is about six songs in one.

 

[lolly]

45 Iceland

 

[Iguana]

How condescending!

 

[Pingu]

Iceland still in the early Czech stages of "not quite getting" it yet then...

 

[lolly]

This is about six songs in one.

None of them reigning supreme

 

[Pingu]

How condescending!

I did a double take at that!

 

[dUb]

I thought I should probably tune in for this one

 

[win_the_game]

"Beethoven is likely to be spinning over"

HE AIN'T LYING.

 

[Pingu]

This Icelandic song is more complicated than you will give it credit for

It kept being on the verge of a really nice chord progression and then ruining it.

 

[D5K]

Did he just assault a pilot?

 

[win_the_game]

Isn't this the unofficial Swedish national anthem?

 

[lolly]

Lovely blouson

 

[dUb]

Pat Kenny was looking well in 88

If only he could have foreseen what would happen to him a mere 18 years later - in the ILLUSTRIOUS company of Linda Martin no less

 

[Pingu]

"That song he did in Chess was nice, let's just write that again."

 

[Iguana]

Did he just assault a pilot?

As if any of us WOULDN'T

 

[Suomi]

Tommy Körberg is such a beefcake

 

[Madíson]

I think Körberg was quite ill during Eurovision week. His voice is not normally this bad.

 

[dmlaw]

He'll be lucky if he doesn't get run down by one of those weird cycle things from 'Tron'.

 

[Tisch]

I can't hear any Swedish entry now without imagining it winning Melodifestivslen. In the case of tonight, my question is HOW

 

[COB]

I'm glad that I can just enjoy looking at the lovely vaporwave stage even when I don't like the songs. Which I haven't at all so far

 

[lolly]

45 Iceland
75 Sweden

 

[D5K]

Very underwhelmed by sweden