Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 35/37 – Switzerland
I get the overwhelming sense that Europe and fans of this contest are holding onto the fact that this is a good song and...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Ukraine according to Mo
A solid blend of Ukrainian and modern beats tells a compelling story of struggle and perseverance.
The lyrics begin with imagery of a spring –...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Switzerland according to Mo
This and the Irish song have a lot in common. They’ve both chucked a bunch of nonsense around what is basically a conventional and...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 34/37 – Sweden
This song is called “Unforgettable” but never has a song title been so oxymoronic than that in the history of the contest.
It seems that...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Sweden according to Mo
One thing is clear, SVT don’t plan on having to stage this two years in a row.
It’s back to the pretty-ish boy funk-pop that...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 33/37 – Spain
Further to yesterday I also suspect that Nebulosa would not only fail the ducking stool test but would come back at you and tell...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Spain according to Mo
When I revealed my intent to score this song maximum points, Mr Phil spat out more than just his tea.
But I’m a sucker for...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 32/37 – Slovenia
So let me set the scene dear reader - we have all moved to Lund for a contest everyone is boycotting and we are...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Slovenia according to Mo
The Slovenians never seem to be trying to win Eurovision. There was a time when they'd play along with the rest of us and...
Countdown scores update!
We've been a bit remiss on the old countdown scores because, well, getting ready for Malmo innit.
Here are the current standings after 31 countries...