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February 10, 2009 at 11:38pm
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Who let the dawgs out?
Please don’t tell me that these bands were granted a place to contest the local Eurovision competition. If so, who the hell is in charge of the selection? What has Malta come to? The UK had a pretty decent system this year, but that’s another story all together.
[Daphne – I think they’re very amusing. Watching these videos cheered me up no end. I wish somebody would tell Joseph Chetcuti that only the very tall, very thin, very long-legged, very young and, in the case of women, very gamine can wear super-tight white. As for that J. Anvil – with a name like that, do you expect somebody with a cuddly figure wearing a pseudo-1930s outfit? And what about those Night at the Opera people? Fabulous. I love it.]
Drool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnEBL859I_Q
(Hey, we needed an antidote)
[Daphne – Doesn’t she move around, or do you prefer cardboard cut-outs?]
I loved “Tonight at the Opera” acually. A lot more zany than Chiara’s boring ballad, anyway.
I don’t know, I watched all of two seconds before I posted the link, and I thought she’d start to move around at some point. I deserve a slap on the wrist. You’re a naughty boy, Basil.
Hahaha. And yet again, the Maltese Eurovision songs sound dated.
My God My God My God, why has thou forsaken us? I watched the first clip in disgusted fascination. Who does that prat think he is? A bloody vestal virgin in drag? And what does the song mean anyway? Kamikaze Lover? Literally translated, does it mean a lover who consciously has unprotected sex with an infected partner, just for the thrill of it?
And what gives with the Anvil guy? He’s dressed like a cross between a drunken Liberace and a 1970s East German/Russian communist singer. What was he singing about anyway? How come such people have the gall and the effontery to present themselves and foist on the rest of us what they fondly believe to be a class act, but which is in fact a crass piece of garbage? I can’t imagine how people watch this drivel. I heard that the Ta’ Qali tent was packed. Is it possible that so many people have so little taste?
[Daphne – Maybe they just go for the laughs, or out of boredom. It’s not like there’s a lot to do around here.]
These people have no class, very little talent, and no clue. What they have is a huge amount Of ego. As for the winnning song, of which i heard snatches, it’s yet another song sung by a portly woman with an admittedly good voice, but a child’s voice all the same. Something doesn’t click. I would have expected her to have a deeper voice not that piping near-falsetto. And at the risk of being called a fattie (which I am, but at least I have never been on stage), she could have lost some weight. What with the operation and all, and the fact that she is representing Malta……I mean, come on.
I think it’s high time that we invest in a huge mirror and tell anyone who is to perform to do so in front of the it…..many times.
Sybil, I loved it too. Catchy and cool. The winning song is anything but.
How weird:
– J Chetcuti presents Arani Issa
– Chiara was featured on Arani Issa
– J Anvil was also featued on Arani Issa
Naqa vili hux?!
Proof/proves that this type of cosmetic surgery does not do anything except ruin your body to a state worse than it was before.
Kamekaze lover was hilarious. The campest song ever made.
With all his obnoxious acts, I always wonder whether Chetcuti is respected or made fun of in our law courts.
Had you noticed the promos prior to the festival? “Malta’s most prestigious festival”… How’s that for devaluing the meaning of words?
It seems commonplace, in this island of ours, that people enjoy making utter fools of themselves whilst believing they’re the best thing since sliced bread. I enjoy, say, watching a funny drag act with the sole intention of being funny. But when I end up laughing at a performance which is trying to take itself seriously, I get the feeling that some (or maybe, many) people have no sense of how ridiculous they look.
Now do try this one:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7zvsp_malta-2009-the-elements-ha-hi-hu_music
The thing about campiness is you either go the whole way, or you steer away from it. And all out kitsch is the way to go in Eurovision.
Why is Joseph Chetcuti straddling an invisible horse? He looks like the logo of Banif Bank.
[Daphne – I imagine it’s because he wants us to think that his package is so big he can hardly walk.]
One thing,
Is it me (and I know I’m am being very politically incorrect here) but if foreigners had to judge Maltese by our eurovision singers (Ira Losco apart) they must think we are one hell of a bunch of ugly people!
But we are, David, but we are.
The great Einstein once said that “Insanity” is when you do the same thing over and over again and expect different results. The proof to your assertion is right here Mr Einstein !