I was a tad disappointed to discover that I missed the annual rehashing of European alliances through gratuitous key changes and gaudy costumes, better known to some as Eurovision. I was totally uninitiated to this spectacle until I moved to the UK, but I have come to enjoy the absurdity of the event as long as it's consumed along with a generous sprinkling of kind words from Terry Wogan. Despite missing the live show I was happy to discover some quality kitsch entries from this year featuring robot dancing for a live chicken (thanks Bosnia & Herzegovina!), feathered men singing falsetto (thanks Azerbaijan!), and dancing pirates (thanks Latvia!).
One entertaining aspect is the fierce alliances (and enmities) that appear between countries during the voting. Turkey and Armenia are usually loathe to honor each other while Scandinavian and Balkan countries are almost always reciprocal in their vote sharing and Cyprus and Greece have awarded each other the highest number of points in every year of the competition. This has made me wonder what an AmericaVision Song Contest would look like. Would there be bastions of country music voting in the south and would the Dakotas always vote for each other? Would California or New York be punished like Britain for producing a majority of real bands? And if Ukraine can muster a tin-foil wrapped drag queen what boundaries would be pushed by Americans? Who knows if the US will ever pull this off but I would definitely like to see it - especially if Terry Wogan is commenting.
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