AMBUSH REWATCH: Riga 2003 (Sat 23 Oct, 20:00 BST)

[Kratz]

I’m the opposite; for me it was underwhelming by the standards I’d come to expect from Sweden.

I think it also opened the door, musically, to Sweden for me so there is a bit of that in there also.

 

[Penelope]

Omg I can't believe Karmen managed to escape that meat factory

 

[Kratz]

Iceland - 95
Austria - 30
Ireland - 55
Turkey - 85
Malta - 56
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 80
Portugal - 60
Croatia - 95
Cyprus - 65
Germany - 99
Russia - 80
Spain - 50
Israel - 15
Netherlands - 90
United Kingdom - 40
Ukraine - 66
Greece - 62
Norway - 82
France - 20
Poland - 00
Latvia - 09
Belgium - 90
Estonia - 00
Romania - 72
Sweden - 100

 

[D5K]

I’d love to know what Gerli thinks of this

 

[Suomi]

99 Iceland
69 Austria
-1 Ireland our deliveroo order was wrong and this was the soundtrack
99 Turkey
99 Malta
98 Portugal bad memories from an unfair conviction
100 Croatia
Not recognised Cyprus
50 Germany she knows why not going into it here
100 Russia - Struggled to stop laughing and crying it was so so so good
100 Spain - I can’t breathe and nor can she but my god
60 Israel
50 Netherlands
45 UK Not too bad…nice and mellow…love club music
90 Ukraine
91 Greece
00 Norway
30 Poland
25 Latvia
89 Belgium
70 Estonia
100 Romanian- Statements (no spelling)
100 Sweden

 

[Penelope]

99 Iceland
69 Austria
-1 Ireland our deliveroo order was wrong and this was the soundtrack
99 Turkey
99 Malta
98 Portugal bad memories from an unfair conviction
100 Croatia
Not recognised Cyprus
50 Germany she knows why not going into it here
100 Russia - Struggled to stop laughing and crying it was so so so good
100 Spain - I can’t breathe and nor can she but my god
60 Israel
50 Netherlands
45 UK Not too bad…nice and mellow…love club music
90 Ukraine
91 Greece
00 Norway
30 Poland
25 Latvia
89 Belgium
70 Estonia
100 Romanian- Statements (no spelling)
100 Sweden

Love that Spain put you on factory reset and then Romania ruined everything again

 

[Penelope]

93 Iceland
14 Austria
65 Ireland
96 Turkey
32 Malta
69 Bosnia
82 Portugal
91 Croatia
05 Cyprus
99 Germany
87 Russia
100 Spain
07 Israel
67 Netherlands
50 United Kingdom
60 Ukraine
90 Greece
34 Norway
100 France
11 Poland
70 Latvia
98 Belgium
00 Estonia
100 Romania
80 Sweden
55 Slovenia

 

[Kratz]

Iceland - 95
Austria - 30
Ireland - 55
Turkey - 85
Malta - 56
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 80
Portugal - 60
Croatia - 95
Cyprus - 65
Germany - 99
Russia - 80
Spain - 50
Israel - 15
Netherlands - 90
United Kingdom - 40
Ukraine - 66
Greece - 62
Norway - 82
France - 20
Poland - 00
Latvia - 09
Belgium - 90
Estonia - 00
Romania - 72
Sweden - 100
Slovenia - 65

 

[HerSereneHighnessAnniFrid]

These absolutely adequate levels of talent and effort to showcase the cultural power of Slovenia

 

[Madíson]

69 Iceland
19 Austria
29 Ireland
76 Turkey
09 Malta
54 Bosnia & Herzegovina
16 Portugal
67 Croatia
35 Cyprus
57 Germany
61 Russia
74 Spain
04 Israel
66 Netherlands
00 United Kingdom
18 Ukraine
11 Greece
38 Norway
52 France
58 Poland
20 Latvia
59 Belgium
63 Estonia
64 Romania
65 Sweden
45 Slovenia

 

[Penelope]

69 Iceland
19 Austria
29 Ireland
76 Turkey
09 Malta
54 Bosnia & Herzegovina
16 Portugal
67 Croatia
35 Cyprus
57 Germany
61 Russia
74 Spain
04 Israel
66 Netherlands
00 United Kingdom
18 Ukraine
11 Greece
38 Norway
52 France
58 Poland
20 Latvia
59 Belgium
63 Estonia
64 Romania
65 Sweden
45 Slovenia

I thought it was very unsporting of you to mark out of 80 while we were all playing out of 100

 

[D5K]

What a refreshing reprise order

 

[Madíson]

12 Turkey
10 Spain
08 Iceland
07 Croatia
06 Netherlands
05 Sweden
04 Romania
03 Estonia
02 Russia
01 Belgium

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

Poor Karmen having to limp on after SHOW STOPPERS Romania and Sweden to deliver a half-baked rejected demo from Grease (1978).

 

[Madíson]

I thought it was very unsporting of you to mark out of 80 while we were all playing out of 100

They aren't marks out of anything.

 

[Penelope]

OMG how did I never notice Nanana and Give Me Your Love were the same song before

 

[Penelope]

They aren't marks out of anything.

I thought it was very unsporting of you to be postmodernist about things when that was @Suomi's shtick

 

[Saltwater]

A reverse recap? I don't remember this being a thing at all.

 

[Suomi]

99 Iceland
69 Austria
-1 Ireland our deliveroo order was wrong and this was the soundtrack
99 Turkey
99 Malta
98 Portugal bad memories from an unfair conviction
100 Croatia
Not recognised Cyprus
50 Germany she knows why not going into it here
100 Russia - Struggled to stop laughing and crying it was so so so good
100 Spain - I can’t breathe and nor can she but my god
60 Israel
50 Netherlands
45 UK Not too bad…nice and mellow…love club music
90 Ukraine
91 Greece
00 Norway
30 Poland
25 Latvia
89 Belgium
70 Estonia
100 Romanian- Statements (no spelling)
100 Sweden
20 Slovenia

 

[Penelope]

12 Spain
10 Romania
08 Germany
07 Turkey
06 Belgium
05 France
04 Iceland
03 Croatia
02 Greece
01 Russia

 

[Kratz]

Wogan really didn’t go off his clueless script for a second, did he.

 

[Penelope]

Wogan really didn’t go off his clueless script for a second, did he.

Comparing Beth to KYLIE

 

[Penelope]

OMG and this is actually the rare year where the voting is WORTH WATCHING

 

[Penelope]

OMG just want to give Croatia 12 after that recap

 

[Saltwater]

12 France
10 Romania
08 Spain
07 Turkey
06 Belgium
05 Netherlands
04 Bosnia Herzegovina
03 Iceland
02 Croatia
01 Sweden

 

[Penelope]

To think - a young Aminata was watching this and thinking "god this is just fucking terrible I could do better than this"

 

[Kratz]

12 - Sweden
10 - Germany
8 - Iceland
7 - Croatia
6 - Belgium
5 - Netherlands
4 - Turkey
3 - Norway
2- Russia
1- Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

[D5K]

12 Spain
10 Croatia
08 Turkey
07 Romania
06 Germany
05 Iceland
04 Bosnia-Herzegovina
03 Cyprus
02 Netherlands
01 Sweden

 

[Madíson]

As a treat, I've got the animated scoreboard up and running.

 

[Kratz]

Was this Marie N’s then hit-to-be?

 

[Penelope]

I notice Marie N hasn't had any Latvian hits since 'I Wonna'

 

[Penelope]

As of 2012 she is on a musical hiatus to concentrate on her personal life. She is living in France with her family but still travels back and forth to Latvia.

 

[Kratz]

Ah the old retired from music as opposed to being retired by music.

 

[Penelope]

Hope the UK do well

 

[D5K]

How refreshing to have a scoreboard that isn’t mainly blue.

 

[Penelope]

OMG a 6 for Spain - BETH IS GOING TO WIN THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

 

[D5K]

10 for Austria? What were they thinking?!

 

[Penelope]

@Suomi VOTE

 

[Madíson]

Ouch - 1 point for Germany

 

[Kratz]

What was so crazy about Austria giving points to Croatia and Romania?