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Post by orioles70 on May 3, 2020 22:55:01 GMT
eloneen, we just watched a movie from about a dozen years ago, which was set in 1976 they used some Doobie Bros songs in the soundtrack which fit perfectly the movie is called Bottle Shock I have no memory of it coming out in 2008 - but it's a light comedy perfect for these dark times. hope you get to see the Doobies eventually!
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Post by eloneen on May 4, 2020 1:17:15 GMT
I've seen them before, and enjoyed the show immensely. Hubby and I bought $33 tickets to see the Doobie Brothers and Chicago in Raleigh in 2017 (I think) at this same venue. It was a great deal and a fabulous show, and I was so pleased about the opportunity to see the Doobies again this summer, and for such a great price again this time, too. That was going to be my summer kickoff/birthday celebration. We'll have to do something else. I'm guessing my plans to see Hall and Oates in Charlotte in August are going to be dashed, as well. That was going to be my end of summer last hurrah before school started back up. There are lots of good videos of concerts online that I can watch during the summer on my laptop, while I'm sitting in my back yard wearing my $1.00 shades and dipping my toes in the kiddie pool. Once our distance learning adventure wraps up next month, I'll have time to really enjoy such pleasures!
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Post by dillwyn on May 9, 2020 11:13:14 GMT
just because it is jolly and forgot to say because his voice is just beautiful ...and because (according to Wiki) the song is mostly written in 7 4 time, an unusual time signature that has been described as "giving the song a constant sense of struggle". The meter settles into 4 4 time only for the last two measures of each chorus....clever sod
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Post by vlogdance on May 16, 2020 16:45:35 GMT
This year's Eurovision Song Contest is coming up in May. I hadn't paid much attention to it until a friend texted me about THIS. It's brilliant. So catchy. Funny, sweet, great subject for a song. And they look like a team of University Challenge contestants. Just give Iceland the crown now. Tonight's the night the Eurovision Song Contest should have taken place. But due to Covid-19, we'll never know which song would have won this year. (Nul points, that virus.) So I was very pleased to learn that Australia and Sweden had both held their own Eurovisions - broadcasting this year's entries and asking viewers to vote for their favourite. And, in both countries, guess which country's song topped the poll? Iceland!
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Post by tremblinwilbury on May 16, 2020 17:53:01 GMT
I can't disagree with their choice, vlogdance Nor can a lot of their fans, if this video is anything to go by... The singers, from this year's competition sent their thanks for all the support they've received
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Post by unomusette on May 16, 2020 19:36:56 GMT
Definitely a shoo-in for the top spot, love the song and the video I really don't see why they couldn't have had a phone vote, they do it every year and have the results on the same night. Such a shame for all the effort that went into all the songs this year having to be mostly wasted.
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Post by orioles70 on May 16, 2020 19:39:56 GMT
as an American, I've never viewed the Eurovision contest - just listened to some of the songs I've read that countries can't vote for their own song, but how exactly does the voting work?
do viewers text in votes? or is there some panel of delegates? does it all happen on one day?
I'm wondering if the US states could do something like this. getting tired of The Voice and Idol with the same packaged format
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Post by unomusette on May 16, 2020 19:48:10 GMT
That's right, countries can't vote for their own songs but there is blatant favouritism with neighbouring countries giving each other top marks regardless of how terrible the songs are. When it began the votes were only cast by panels of judges in each country who revealed the results by video call. In an effort to reduce the bias of block voting as above, more recently they've brought in public votes too which I think are made by text. The results all come in on the same night. The interval act is usually interesting, that's where Riverdance was first shown. Last year they had Madonna who sang completely off key as she tottered down an enormous staircase, it was hilarious
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Post by vlogdance on May 16, 2020 19:51:33 GMT
as an American, I've never viewed the Eurovision contest - just listened to some of the songs I've read that countries can't vote for their own song, but how exactly does the voting work? do viewers text in votes? or is there some panel of delegates? does it all happen on one day? I'm wondering if the US states could do something like this. getting tired of The Voice and Idol with the same packaged format Here's the basic info, orioles70. It's changed quite a bit over the years, back in 1974 when the mighty Abba won for Sweden, only 17 countries were in the contest. Now there are over 40 countries taking part and there are two semi-finals before the big night. eurovision.tv/about/how-it-works
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Post by unomusette on May 16, 2020 19:59:31 GMT
Yes, and they let in random countries like Australia - they'd probably let the US in too without much persuasion
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Post by tremblinwilbury on May 16, 2020 21:45:28 GMT
Eurovision's been going a L-O-N-G time! My favourite year is 1993... Not because we won it for the second year in a row, but because there were some great songs entered - Italy, Slovenia, Sweden, Germany (ELO soundalikes Freiheit), The Netherlands (my favourite) - and, of course, Ireland. NOBODY was going to beat Niamh that year!
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Post by queenofthehours on May 19, 2020 13:31:02 GMT
When I used to watch Eurovision as a child I remember that everyone seemed to sing in their own language. Now every song is in English and that's mainly what puts me off it. I only really watched for Terry Wogan's commentary anyway.
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Post by lasttrain929 on May 19, 2020 13:53:39 GMT
Eurovision's been going a L-O-N-G time! My favourite year is 1993... Not because we won it for the second year in a row, but because there were some great songs entered - Italy, Slovenia, Sweden, Germany (ELO soundalikes Freiheit), The Netherlands (my favourite) - and, of course, Ireland. NOBODY was going to beat Niamh that year! Went to see Niamh singing the songs of the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac with her husbands band. She was very funny and a terrific voice. I have a soft spot for Johnny Logan’s Hold me now.
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Post by lasttrain929 on May 19, 2020 13:59:33 GMT
When I used to watch Eurovision as a child I remember that everyone seemed to sing in their own language. Now every song is in English and that's mainly what puts me off it. I only really watched for Terry Wogan's commentary anyway. Graham Norton’s pretty funny too.
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Post by tremblinwilbury on May 19, 2020 15:24:49 GMT
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