The big five: shaggy hair, bulging biceps and strangers lurking around corners.

[jamaisneutral]

Last year Germany won the Eurovision song contest with a very simple, catchy song sung by a pretty girl in a simple black dress in the most understated stage setting ever. There were hardly any lights on and frankly I think they even forgot about the wind machine. What is this world coming to?! The result of this is that the big four have not only

Comments

[hnpcc]

I've been watching "The Secret History of Eurovision" on SBS. Which has been interesting and quite entertaining but unfortunately has left me with Buck's Fizz on the brain. *sigh* Hoping next week's episode will replace that with something else.

[jamaisneutral]

ooooh I've never heard of the "secret history of Eurovision". Anything shocking?

[hnpcc]

You can possibly download it from here, although it's been less scandal and more looking at how the Eastern bloc felt about it (short version: very enthusiastic, even if they had to hide and watch it!) at least in episode one. I'll let you know if two gets racier.