Back in the days of 7-inch vinyl, there was always the B-side. There was the hit song on the A-side, and on the B-side there was, generally speaking, a song favoured by the artist, but never likely to be a hit record. I often quite liked the B-sides. They were often good songs. In 1977, … Continue reading Melodifestivalen 2021 Deltävling #3
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Most years there's two or three songs I really, really like, and "meh" is my usual reaction to most of the remainder. But this year, there were half a dozen songs I really liked, including one I've put on permanent repeat. You know how when you're a teenager you play the same song over and … Continue reading Eurovision 2020
Having been a fan of Petra Mede from Sweden's Melodifestivalen, I was so pleased when she got to host Eurovision in 2013, and then in 2016, she co-hosted with Måns Zelmerlöw, the previous year's winner. Together, they were awesome in the half-time act which (in a loving way) took the piss out of Eurovision, by … Continue reading Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #8 : Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw