Hard Rock Hallelujah!
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You know I should have put money on it. I had them picked following the prelims on Friday night. But who would have guessed that pseudo death metal group Lordi were capable of bringing home the gold for Finland at this years sensational Eurovision Song Contest?
Original they may not be, europop they certainly are not. But they are joyous, riotous and a good poke in the eye for all those Abba wannabees that churn out the same bad 2 minutes of dross every year.
No wonder Europe rewarded them with a record breaking 292 point victory. Note that this is more points than all past Finnish entries combined. There is a victory parade in their honour in Helsinki this week. Those of you that can't make it can enjoy their peformance via the video courtesy of the wonder that is YouTube complete with weird greek promo introduction and cheeky comments by that classic euro prankster Terry Wogan. One for the fans!
posted by Ramona @ 11:49 PM
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You know, for all the talk of how 'metal' Lordi's eurovision entry is, they are remarkabley tame and about as rock as a small kitten...hang on kittens are VERY METAL, damp kleenex maybe?
I did, however, very much enjoy the shots of Lordi celebrating their win in full gore gear lying back on sunbeads and sipping pina colada's. THAT was vintage KISS circa Double Platinum right there.
And while i'm the first to enjoy the GWAR inspired orksville maskwearing, the song is VERY LAAAAAME... and definately NOT metal opening scream aside.
The best thing about this song and performance is that it had all the classic eurovision entry boxes ticked - scandonavian, catchy pop chorus,aesthetic gimmicks up the wazooo... a little like Abba in drag really... which reminds me of another controversial winner from a few years back, anyone remember our transexual israeli, or our rollerskating friend from last year?
Still it's nice to think of what Lordi's win might inspire in the 2007 crop of entries isnt it...
And Lordi's song had the Eurovision patented mid song key change.
How about the old goateed German rocker a few years ago who crawled across the stage and cocked his leg like a pissing dog.
Next year it's gonna be Delta Good Room singing for Ireland, dressed as a bumble bee. The world will look on astonished...
"Her neck's too long for a bumble bee! She should have at least gone as a dragon fly. What was she thinking!?!"
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