Semi 1 - 11
Ireland
Dustin The Turkey
Irelande Douze Points
Ireland
Dustin The Turkey
Irelande Douze Points
Lobo:
Listened to it once in Irish final. Indifferent.
Ade:
This isn't going to impress anyone east of Amsterdam. Eurovision humour works when it is slightly self deprecating. This is a sulking in the corner, two fingers up to Eurovision in joke that is hard for even native speakers to understand. For all the big talk of 'sending up Eurovision' and not caring about the result, this will hopefully be the push to make the Irish start trying again. They had a good final, this was the inevitable result to give them a nice point to break with the
past. That's all it is. Unfunny, poorly staged, parochial and destined for a fall. Though likely to give us fans a huge laugh or two with the send ups in the weeks of rehearsals. Great craic, and maybe it will be the 'joke' entry to end the trend. 0/10
Tore:
As a song this is rubbish. But the “song”, which is a dreadful and annoying eurodisco number on speed, plays the least important part here. A “rapping-singing” turkey doll is the main character surrounded by some dancing “Indian-elves” and fat singing ladies. It looks rather messy. However it’s different and it is supposed to be funny I’ve been told. But it’s not by far the only novelty act in semi 1. Still this is the one to beat. Chances of qualifying: 70%
Stefan:
For a novelty entry to do well, it needs to have pan-European appeal and/or reliable friends. A song that mocks Eastern block voting clearly doesn't have the former, and Ireland lacks the latter too. Borderline qualifier, 2/10 from me.
Alexander-NL:
Harrow:
Musically I quite like it, visually I quite like it, lyrically I quite like it. Shame certain MBers keep driving forward and backwards over the same issues, making roadkill of Dustin the turkey. 7/10
Boog:
Like Lordi, this will be an entry that will have attracted a serious amount of publicity before hand. (We all know in this media-driven society, it actually doesn’t matter whether the publicity is good or bad.) If you’ve not heard it, basically it starts with a dark, dungeon atmosphere that tolls the bell announcing the death sentence on ESC itself. A muppet puppet then proceeds with the aid of the proverbial fat lady ( we have a saying, ‘it’s never over till the fat lady sings’) to implement the public execution. A funky beat accompanies the turkey’s rants, many of which are not only funny, but painfully accurate. Mind you, the humour is very celtic, the north of the Liffey accent unintelligible to many, and Dustin himself isn’t exactly lovable, so although a final slot is secure, the fear that many have of this winning the final are, in large part, unfounded. Dustin is correct tho’ in confirming that Ireland is truly ‘party central’ in Europe!
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Listened to it once in Irish final. Indifferent.
Ade:
This isn't going to impress anyone east of Amsterdam. Eurovision humour works when it is slightly self deprecating. This is a sulking in the corner, two fingers up to Eurovision in joke that is hard for even native speakers to understand. For all the big talk of 'sending up Eurovision' and not caring about the result, this will hopefully be the push to make the Irish start trying again. They had a good final, this was the inevitable result to give them a nice point to break with the
past. That's all it is. Unfunny, poorly staged, parochial and destined for a fall. Though likely to give us fans a huge laugh or two with the send ups in the weeks of rehearsals. Great craic, and maybe it will be the 'joke' entry to end the trend. 0/10
Tore:
As a song this is rubbish. But the “song”, which is a dreadful and annoying eurodisco number on speed, plays the least important part here. A “rapping-singing” turkey doll is the main character surrounded by some dancing “Indian-elves” and fat singing ladies. It looks rather messy. However it’s different and it is supposed to be funny I’ve been told. But it’s not by far the only novelty act in semi 1. Still this is the one to beat. Chances of qualifying: 70%
Stefan:
For a novelty entry to do well, it needs to have pan-European appeal and/or reliable friends. A song that mocks Eastern block voting clearly doesn't have the former, and Ireland lacks the latter too. Borderline qualifier, 2/10 from me.
Alexander-NL:
Well, right out the gate, let me say I don’t think this is funny. When a lady tells me to shake my feathers and bop my beak I can get a smile out but that’s as far as it goes. And anyone over 5 who can laugh at a fart is hard to come by. On the upside, the chorus is very groovy and a lot of people in the West will love Dustin because they’ll consider it “speaking up to the East” if that makes sense. Needless to say, this will “fly” to the final without a problem.
6/10 (22nd)
Harrow:
Musically I quite like it, visually I quite like it, lyrically I quite like it. Shame certain MBers keep driving forward and backwards over the same issues, making roadkill of Dustin the turkey. 7/10
Boog:
Like Lordi, this will be an entry that will have attracted a serious amount of publicity before hand. (We all know in this media-driven society, it actually doesn’t matter whether the publicity is good or bad.) If you’ve not heard it, basically it starts with a dark, dungeon atmosphere that tolls the bell announcing the death sentence on ESC itself. A muppet puppet then proceeds with the aid of the proverbial fat lady ( we have a saying, ‘it’s never over till the fat lady sings’) to implement the public execution. A funky beat accompanies the turkey’s rants, many of which are not only funny, but painfully accurate. Mind you, the humour is very celtic, the north of the Liffey accent unintelligible to many, and Dustin himself isn’t exactly lovable, so although a final slot is secure, the fear that many have of this winning the final are, in large part, unfounded. Dustin is correct tho’ in confirming that Ireland is truly ‘party central’ in Europe!
Personal Score out of ten (6) Winnschans (10%)
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1 comment:
Ireland: Hated it on first hearing, but the first minute includes some amusing lines. However, it is delivered in a Dublin accent thick enough for many not to understand a word and it gets more manic and formless as it progresses. Just can’t see it picking up many Eastern votes. 5
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