The annual Eurovision contest is chugging along, and we haven't made fun of a past winner in a while.
Here's the best Europe could offer in 1967, a year when everyone else was listening to revolutionary work by the Doors, the Stones, the Beatles, et al.
Comments Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
At least, back then, the "competition" was all about music and singing. Today's version is a total mess of pyrotechnics, fog, acrobatics, screaming and screeching. And, because the whole thing is now commercially voted upon (1 Euro @ vote with a max of 10 votes per phone) it's rare that anyone with true talent actually gathers enough votes to do any good.
Posted by Expat47 in Prague, CZ on 02/24/13 at 01:14 PM
But the Beatles, Stones, and Doors didn't look good in miniskirts.
Posted by KDP in Madill, OK on 02/25/13 at 10:48 AM
:Here's the best Europe could offer in 1967...."
Yeah, but the Stones and the Beatles are European.
Posted by Billy in Thun, Switzerland on 02/26/13 at 06:00 AM
Billy--excellent point, of course! What I clumsily meant to convey was something like "Here's what Europe officially labeled 'best' while everyone else was listening to the Stones and the Beatles."
Posted by Paul on 02/26/13 at 10:17 AM
I've lived here over ten years and I still don't get it.
It's hugely political and in general more show than song.
Posted by Billy in Thun, Switzerland on 02/27/13 at 06:26 AM
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