I'm a little embarrased to point this out, but...

fection · Post by **fection** » Sun May 25, 2008 3:36 pm

... on the 'Eurovision Song Contest' this past weekend there was more than one entry with some robo-esque dancing. The opening number by the hosts has a brief section of en-masse robot moves and the Croatian entry (song 9, if you don't feel the need to sit through the whole thing) features a woman spinning, doll-like on a pedestal between moments of over-frenetic dancing.
You can 'enjoy' the competition for the next 5 or so days on the BBC site...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/item/ ... c=ip_potpw
Now, a warning if you haven't seen (or more importantly heard) the Eurovision Song Contest - it is best enjoyed drunk. The music tends to be excruciating.

crimsondragon1982 · Post by **crimsondragon1982** » Sun May 25, 2008 5:42 pm

if there is a way for you to maybe FTP the part or capture in some way it would be appreciated. Apparently the site only allows ppl from the UK to watch the videos.

PowerDroid5000 · Post by **PowerDroid5000** » Sun May 25, 2008 8:39 pm

hahaha it's okay! The "mute" button is one of the best inventions in TV history!

Rotwang · Post by **Rotwang** » Mon May 26, 2008 12:05 pm

PowerDroid5000 wrote:hahaha it's okay! The "mute" button is one of the best inventions in TV history!

Only topped by the "off" button and a thrown brick.

DollSpace · Post by **DollSpace** » Mon May 26, 2008 8:17 pm

Personally, I liked a lot of the songs on Eurovision, though the ones I like almost never win, except for Lordi from Finland a few years ago!

Anyways, here are YouTube videos of the songs people have been pointing out.

Marija Å erifović - "Molitva/Ne Volis Je Znam (Medley)" (This is last year's winner. Because she represented Serbia, the contest was held in Belgrade this year. She opened the show with a dance mix of "Molitva", her winning song, combined with what is probably her new English single. The robotic dancing occurs once "Molitva" segues into the other track.)
--Lyrics & Translation ("Molitva" only)

Kraljevi Ulice & 75 Cents - "Romanca" (This is Croatia's entry, sung by some folk-type group with an introduction from an older comedian. For a good part of the song, there is a woman on a rotating pedestal in a beautiful frozen dancer's pose, almost like a clockwork toy or a music box. During parts of the song she runs around the other performers while dancing.)
--Lyrics & Translation

Rodolfo Chikilicuatre - "Baila El Chiki-Chiki" (This was Spain's entry, basically a Spanish comedian doing a parody of Reggaeton. In the "chorus", he highlights a few types of other dances, including "el Robocop", which involves his backing dancers doing more robot-themed moves. It's a really crappy song but it sticks in your head...)
--Lyrics & Translation

These aren't the best, but I hope you enjoy them anyway!

I'll post these in the YouTube thread too if someone wants me to.

Enjoy!
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