Bringing back the language rule!

[sannerz]

More like everyone else has a sense of humour fail . If he was bad, then why is he like the most legendary commentator in Eurovision history, everybody knows him and he even got a special mention in 2008 along with Jean-Paul Gaultier?? No other commentator did .

Like I said he was fine until the early 2000's when he started being really bitter. His tastes were VERY old-fashioned and there were few entries he'd actually like. And he seemed to comment more on the absurdity of the dressing or instruments than the actual song itself. He just sounded like a bitter old man towards the end of his commentating career.

 

[Mickey]

Agreed. Listen to his commentary for Ruslana in 2004 - one of the best entries this century - and you'll see why he was so far behind the times. Eurovision outgrew him.

 

[Stargazer]

More like everyone else has a sense of humour fail . If he was bad, then why is he like the most legendary commentator in Eurovision history, everybody knows him and he even got a special mention in 2008 along with Jean-Paul Gaultier?? No other commentator did .

Not everybody knows him. He's not that much of a household name outside the UK as you might think. I've been a massive ESC fan all my life and I've watched the show every year since the '80s, but I only heard of him a few years ago and that was only because I was living in Ireland at the time and found out that some people preferred watching it on BBC rather than RTÉ because they wanted to listen to this Terry Wogan fellow.

And just because you're legendary, doesn't mean that you're good. I find him funny at times, but mostly he comes off as rude and condescending towards the rest of Europe.

 

[nikolay_BG]

but mostly he comes off as rude and condescending towards the rest of Europe.

basicly that`s what I said (^_^)

 

[Yamarus]

As sannerz said, I think Terry Wogan was an excellent commentator until the 2000's. Certainly 2003 and the UK's first ever zero-pointer was a turning point for him. I have a book by a Belgian commentator (Jean-Pierre Hautier) in which he describes how Terry Wogan stormed out of his cabin at the end of the vote, whining about how unfairly the UK had been treated and actually being very rude with the rest of the commentators. I'll note that Jean-Pierre Hautier holds Terry Wogan in high regard, except for that episode.
The "that's because of Iraq" comment from that year also raised quite a few eyebrows.

I enjoy Graham Norton a lot. He is the typical incarnation of a British sense of humour, but without Wogan's bitterness.

 

[Mickey]

I enjoy Graham Norton a lot. He is the typical incarnation of a British sense of humour, but without Wogan's bitterness.

Funny how they're both Irish.

 

[AdelAdel]

I would like to see the 'only official language' rule back. I want to hear lots of languages. Balkan countries choose to sing in their native languages most of the time, but the Nordic countries, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, the Baltic countries, the Caucasian sing in English most of the time. It would be really nice to hear those languages again.

 

[Stuff]

I want songs to have 2 versions, 1 local language/dialect and 1 English. for sure the artist will have the final say on what version they will sing in live but both versions of the songs will be used for promotion before the live performances. artist can also make other language versions of the songs so they can seduce neighbors to get points.

 

[Quent91]

WE WANT THIS RULE BACK NEXT YEAR !

 

[KingOfKaroke]

I think in the final it should be a choice. But perhaps bringing back the NLR for the semi's might be a good idea.

 

[Archer]

It should be encouraged but not forced.

 

[Impressive]

This is unfair. I don't want it back.

 

[Quent91]

This is unfair. I don't want it back.

how can it be unfair ? It's unfair to see that some countries always send english songs while others try to send really good songs in their national languages and are kicked out of the final, being overpassed by boring or horrible songs in english :?

BTW, Italy tends to send italian songs, and that's a good thing. I don't want a full Anglovision here

 

[Archer]

while others try to send really good songs in their national languages and are kicked out of the final

Marija Šerifović disagrees. If the song is good enough it will get a good place, of course there might be unfairness at some point but still you can't force countries to sing in a certain language.

 

[Impressive]

how can it be unfair ? It's unfair to see that some countries always send english songs while others try to send really good songs in their national languages and are kicked out of the final, being overpassed by boring or horrible songs in english :?

BTW, Italy tends to send italian songs, and that's a good thing. I don't want a full Anglovision here

There are some countries have English as their official language like Ireland and United Kingdom. Also Scandiniavian languages are too similiar to each other. In this situation how is that fair with single countries? When some countries deliver their messages to some mass, the rest just does it by themselves. I can't find anything fair here.

 

[Stuff]

There are songs that should be sang in local language but there are songs that sounds better in English.

 

[LoveHate]

As I suggested in some other thread: An official language of the country has to be used at least once per four years. A lot of countries already meet that requirement, but it would force a select few countries to send something in their own language/languages once in awhile. For example, I think it's pretty sad that the only song in Swedish since 1998 (the last time Sweden was forced to) was a Finnish entry.

Another thing I have previously suggested is using subtitles for the songs in all countries. This is done in a few countries, and I believe it would lower the threshold for sending a song in a language most people don't understand. Understanding the lyrics is very important for a lot of people.

 

[Stuff]

if that is the case, I would like to hear a Welsh song from the UK and a Gaelge song from Ireland, The last time Ireland sent a Gaelge song is in 1972.

 

[Deleted member 8866]

i want this rule back. i think it would be great to listen to all of those different laguages, we have in europe

 

[toinou03]

In France people are for the language rule. It's a big issue...

Anyway, I'm sure that would it be adopted Azerbaijan would adopt English as a 2nd official language to be able to compete in English ! 2