Category Archives: Sweden

Lyrics Are My Sad – 2014 Lyric Audit

Posted on April 25, 2014 by thankyoueurope

Oh Sanna. Deary deary me. There’s only one way I can start my 2014 review of Eurovision lyrics and that’s with the lyrics to Sweden’s Undo. “Undo My Sad” is entering the pantheon of all-time worst Eurovision lyrics. That lyric ruined my enjoy. … Continue reading →

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2013 Lyric Audit

Posted on May 2, 2013 by thankyoueurope

I’m a hard taskmaster when it comes to a lyric. Nothing can better ruin a Eurovision entry for me than a misplaced line of text. I’ve included a picture of Maria from 2008 at the top. For me she is … Continue reading →

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Newsphoria – What the papers say

Posted on May 27, 2012 by thankyoueurope

Page 3 of the paper made me angry today. The Times’s piece on Eurovision was utter garbage. Dismissing all the 25 other finalists as novelty acts, they blamed the failure of the Hump’s boring dirge on the “blatant corruption” and … Continue reading →

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National Final Review – Sweden 2012

Posted on March 12, 2012 by thankyoueurope

First, a confession. Before this year, I hadn’t seen Melodifestivalen before. I’d seen other national finals, but for one reason or another hadn’t been able to watch the Swedish one. I was aware that it is the biggest of the … Continue reading →

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