Eurovision 2012!

[Balthazar]

Originally Posted by Sonatina

Do you remember all that jeux sans frontieres of the 1970s,? that should have told us all everything we need to know about the current state of the European pysche.
Whence European culture?
Whither European arts?

It just seems there's so much money and attention lavished on everything except the music: bizarre costumes and hairdos, props, fountains, fireworks, it's stunning.

Then the songs themselves are like the music that plays in beverage ads or behind the credits in bad 80s movies.

[Mambo]

Originally Posted by Balthazar

Eurovision Song Contest. tasteless, tuneless pop?

too meta

never heard of this contest - does not sound like i'm missing much.
if it is so bad, why consider it.
why do people like tasteless, tuneless pop? - if it sells, or is all
they know, i'll give them a break.

Meta? - i dont think you meant metaphysical
pardon my cultural depravity

[Mambo]

Originally Posted by Quijote

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But surely it is not only Europe that has a thirst for pap?

the promoters sell it wherever they can! so you got that right.
it is a partial explanation for why some of those Arabs call
Americans/Westerners 'the Great Satan'
the pap and pablum are likely marquee moments in Ceylon, Lesotho, Myanmar, Belawan Deli, and so on.
Doubt if it has gotten yet to Tristan da Cunha!