- Favorite is Sweden with 5/2 odds. Sweden just won 2 years ago. (see, Loreen, "Euphoria" in yesterday's post) - More new info, Romania is 66/1 odds to win. I will have to support you guys with my heart and not my wallet. That's a bit much.
- New info, the "circular piano" the Romanians are using, they say, symbolizes unity. Ok, I'm a softie. These guys are tugging at my heart strings.
- I give up whittling down the list any further, it's too hard. I am okay if Iceland wins (they jailed their bankers after the economic crisis, and forgave the debt of regular people), Greece, Ireland, or Italy win (fucked during the Euro crisis), Austria (drag queen with a better beard than I can grow (see left, below)), Romania (circular piano, and musical Prozac-type song), Latvia (for kitsch), Poland (overt, borderline desperate display of sexuality), France (because a part of me appreciates their xenophobia) and Hungary (no real reason to hate them).
- Germany and Netherlands I say goodbye to you as well. Germany is one of the strongest economic countries (probably the strongest) in the EU. And, you can smoke marijuana legally in Amsterdam. You both are countries that have shit way too good. Germany also had a Eurovision winner back in 2010. (Lena Meyer Landrut) Yes, I pay way too much attention to this contest. 23 down, 8 to go.
- I have to drop all other countries (excluding Latvia) that end in "ia." I'm not sure exactly where you guys are on a map, so you must be jettisoned. So, I say goodbye to: Armenia, Estonia, Albania, Lithuania, Macedonia, and Slovenia. 21 down, 10 to go.
- Latvia is now on par with Austria (drag queen singer), Poland (overt sexuality) and Romania (circular piano) due to their epic levels of un-ironic campiness. Take 3 minutes of your life and listen to "Cake To Bake", the Latvia entry for 2014.
- Poland is now neck and neck with Conchita Wurst (Austria) for my rooting interest tomorrow. I find their blatant use of sexuality, kinda enduring. So, I've narrowed this down to countries Germany really fucked up in World War II.
- Minor correction. The song from the French representative will also not be sung in English. I told you this preview was "half-assed."
- Ms. Conchita Wurst now has a battle for my affection. The folks from Romania have a song that could be classified as "musical Prozac" and one of the singers play a circular piano. It will be hard to chop from the 2nd half. Check out the piano though.
- Yesterday's post was a microcosm of how the Eurovision contest grabs me each year. I simply wondered aloud, who I didn't want to vote for and it turned into a post where I eliminate 15 of the nations.
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