These are
the words that every participant wants to hear after all songs are sung during
the Eurovision song contest. Last night hundreds of millions could witness this
event for the 61st time. Ukraine won.
A lot has
been said and will be said. And yet it is hard to find the information I was
looking for on the net. For several years many people think it is influenced by
politics. The organization of course always denies this fact in every way they can.
Still, in my opinion, it is nothing but the truth. In the past, when Israel and
the Netherlands were very close they gave each other 12 points for several
years. Also, it is obvious, although not a ‘proven’ fact, those neighboring
countries please each other by giving as many points as possible.
No, maybe it
cannot be proven but why then do some countries feel their feathers are being ruffled
every year? Believe it or not, even politicians make their comments. Yesterday
it was Russia, stating the Ukraine song was an insult to their country. “Eurovision
song contest became battleground Crimean war” as they put it.
Once it
started all good and it really was about the songs. It is just too bad that
people started seeing this contest as a playground to expose their personal
interests.
Also the
contestants felt the need to make it a more visual act and too often showed up
in weird outfits and with accessories. One could wonder why? Sure enough, they
wanted to be different from the rest and get most of the attention. Still, it
was supposed to be a song contest hence a feast for the ears. Well, that is to
say, music for the millions.
Through the
years the contest became very popular in the LGBT community and still is. This
year’s edition all of a sudden the organization stated they would not allow
rainbow flags during the event. This contest is meant for everybody but since
East European countries are in it the LGBT community seems to be problematic. In
2014 Putin openly attacked winner Conchita Wurst, a man with a nice beard and
wearing a gown. No political issues eh?
Personally I
haven’t watched the contest since –I think- 1973 anymore. I was not interested
at all in all this middle of the road music. But I have many friends who like
it very much so I am being informed anyway.
Today I
wondered: so many countries are involved. The differences between the countries
and their culture can be huge. So the relatively new East European countries
have other standards than the Western countries. And now a public jury can
vote. How on earth could this possibly be fair? Why not have a jury consisting of specialists
only? At least they can tell if the orchestration is right. They understand
poetic lyrics. They can look through all the crazy acts and pick that one song
that has at least good music and lyrics. Good music is a matter of personal
taste of course. What I mean to say is that experts know if the notes and
melodies are fine or not. I am not an expert but I can imagine they can separate
the wheat from the chaff. Whenever that will happen the famous and most-watched The non-sport program in the world might get interesting again.
Love the ones you’re with and be
loved in return.
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