BETTER THAN THE WINNERS?! American Songwriters React "All Runners-Up in Eurovision 1957-2022"
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“We didn’t realise it was going to be so political” WELCOME TO EUROVISION 😂
in Alexander Lemtov voice: There are no political opinions in Eurovision.
“Australia… interesting…” 😂 Yes, we’re not meant to be there, but we make such a big deal about the event that they now let us compete in it.
@@philjones45 Israel is because of political landscape. Israel is also Europe in sports to avoid classes with the muslim world.
95% of Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, a large part of Russia (geographically, much less so population-wise), Tunisia (only entered once), Lebanon (ditto), and Israel aren't really in Europe either. Hell, I think most geographers consider Cyprus to be Asian as well.
@@ericforsyth morocco entered once as well(in 1980) but they got a low place and therefor they decided not to return.
You originate from us anyway 😂 so you’re more than welcome
🤣🤣 so true
Politics and 'neighborly voting' in Eurovision may prevent a country from getting zero points, or last, or even get them a 1 or 2 places higher than they should, but it wouldn't be enough to get the win. Even in 2022, Ukraine has had an amazing track record of great good songs with great stagings, and this year is no different. The outpouring of support most likely secured them the trophy this year, but it is still a winning song regardless of the war.
I still remember the UK getting zero points from both the jury and the audience in 2021, That was such a good time to laugh at live
If Ukraine decided to go with the original winner, I don't think they would even qualify if not because of the war. Stefania has always been a strong song.
@@Justin-ee1mv In that year 4 countries got 0 points from the public, UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain iirc
Sam Ryder is amazing!!! You guys need to watch that entire song. The clip didn’t do him justice,at all.
It’s terrible
@@DustySmith1 Each to their own ☺️
IN 2006 RUNNER-UP WAS BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA!!! HARI MATA HARI - LEJLA
@@Account-br9kc No it wasn't, what are you on about? 😂Bosnia and Herzegovina was third. Russia came in second.
@@DustySmith1 I'm guessing you're not THE Dusty Smith.
Russia 2012 (the old ladies) was SUCH a huge hit that year, it was one of the songs of the summer on the dance floor. For real!
Cute grandmas.
I vote for them that Year from Portugal.
They also got buffed up, because literally everyone and their mother voted Loreen that year. So mediocre songs got pushed down and memorable and cute ones got the points she didn't get.
@@mjm3091Their mother? Loreen was class though.
@@carlosmpsenyorcapitacollon6977 I mean a lot of people watch it with their families, lol.
The Sam Ryder disrespect 😂😂, he is truly amazing, you should absolutely listen to his cover compilations or even that song in full, he's so good.
Cliff came 2nd in 68, it was 69 that 4 people tied for 1st place.
yes, and by looking at the years, you can see that that comment during 1968 was a "message in advance" for the NEXT year that the video skipped: 1970 directly followed 1968 since the second, third and forth "other 1st places" from 1969 were only shown in the winner compilation.
thus Cliff had a true 2nd place in 1968.
@@Anson_AKBnot true, Cliff had a true FIRST PLACE in 1968
@@paddystrongjaw9995 1968 : first place spain with Massiel "la, la, la", second place UK with Cliff Richards "Congratulations".
or are you denying spain the first place because of politics like dictatorship, language, exchanged singer, alleged vote buying, etc ?
@@Anson_AKB the Vote Buying by Spanish officials
For the Dutch duo in 2014 that you said the woman could make it in Nashville; She is Ilse de Lange. A Dutch country singer that actually played in the Nashville TV Show not too long ago haha
Sam got us to second place for the first time in YEARS so yes he was the best we had.....and considering he started by making videos on tik tok through lockdown all the way to the eurovision stage 👏
And he was my winner.
Great song!!
Yes don't knock Sam, he is our saviour in eurovision x
It wasn't that good of a song. Imo it's still better than winner, but nah
First time in nearly 20 years where UK didn't send an embarrassment that didn't challenged for being last
1983 was actually a song tribute to the Jewish population killed by the Nazi's during world war two, it may seem like a fun song (which it should seem like) but if you search up the backstory, it's very interesting. The song contest was in Germany that year, so it was only fitting to go up there and sing a song saying: I'm alive. I'm pretty sure they had some type of symbol in their outfits (maybe even the outfits themselves) for the yellow star the jews were forced to have back then to identify them from the rest. Anyways, hope you see this as it could explain some things about the political nature of Eurovision to you, and please react to more Eurovision content, keep it up
You are exactly right.
The chorus of the song translates to: “I’m alive, yes I’m still alive. This is the song that grandpa sang yesterday to my dad, and today It’s me”.
Also, the singer is Ofra Haza, rip, she was the voice of Moses's mother in the movie "The Prince of Egypt".
Also Ofra Haza had a big eurodance/synthpop hit: Im Nin' Alu. Various remixes were made with great succes.
Coming from a year in which Israel gave 12 points to Germany I find it a bit distasteful and I am pro Israel as fuck.
2009 Norway blew it out of the water. They got the most points under the old point system making that 169 even more wild.
I still remember the song " I'm in love with a fairytale even though it hurts, because I don't care if I lose my mind I'm already cursed" cue violin
Alexander Rybak won in 2009. I think Daniel mentioned in the previous Eurovision reaction that he followed him on Instagram or You tube ☺️.
weirdly enough my favourite eurovision performance has gotta be that time in 2016 they brought back a bunch of previous winners to do a parody song during the intermission. it's called "love love peace peace", would love to see your reaction to that one lol
Yes, please!!!!!!
Omg I totally agree! 🙌🏻
Guys you need to watch the whole uk 2022 performance. Its brilliant and think you would appreciate it more. 👍
yep definitely need to correct the absolute slander. Sam Ryder is absolutely phenomenal
Yes, do it! He is amazing.
Sam Ryder is a nice guy 🇬🇧❤️
I really hope they don't watch it and pretends to like it just because lots of Brits in the comment section has been trying to convince them to like it.
His song, his voice, his attitude pure winner…..the set, his costume, awful. This is why I fear what the BBC will bring to the mix for 2023, they have lost their creativity.
Yes, "Eres tú" by Mocedades of Spain is the song of the movie you mentioned. It had a great success in the US (and worldwide) back in 1973 and they sold more than 1 million copies of it just there. They are legends in the hispanic world.
We have a danish copy of that song too, which became very popular :)
@@quizzina-50 Oh really? I'd love to hear that!
Best song in eurovision ever.
@@quizzina-50They also did a version in their native language, Basque. If Spain had not been under Franco back then the song would have likely been sent to Eurovision in Basque. But link to the Danish version?
The song Theater from 1980 is actually a very wellknown song in Europe and was popular.
Verka Serduchka - the greatest Eurovision Moment ever 🤩🤩
That was also a fantastic year - so many great acts!!
Your "nightmare inducing" act was sung by Katja Ebstein, who is a German music legend, and this song is still very popular. She actually placed third in Eurovision on two other occasions.
It actually describes scenes in a theatrical play, and one of them is a nightmare so to speak.
Daniel's sudden change of expression @34:03 when Russia 2012 comes up... priceless! 🤣
Russian Grannies were fundraising for Church rebuilding back in 2010.
Cliff Richard in 1968 lost by just one point to Spain. In 1969 however there were 4 joint winners so for this list there was no runner up, cause as you say they actually only came 5th. So far the UK has come 2nd 16 times
Ahh Cliff....one of the last great mysteries.
@@kernowchris He is still a Bachelor Boy.
I don't think Cliff is Gay but it is rumoured that his live in Male Secretary, Boyfriend is...
2003 - that was my favourite song that year, I really loved it!
2009 - the winning song just set a major points record, which was held until they next changed up the points system
2012 - the Russian grandmothers were ADORABLE and we really loved them
2017 - another favourite of mine that got stuck in second place *pouts*
2021 - France went from the most French song ever to their least French song the following year (which was among my favourites, but sadly ended up at the bottom)
2009 was Alexander Ryback. Amazing song
2017 I was messaging all my Bulgarian friends. To think that kid was 17
Poland tried to mimick the Russia in 2012 and babusha band won the theme song for EURO 2012 Football championship
You guys should watch Eurovision live from start to finish next year
Would love to see you react to the full performance from 1983. Ofra Haza had such a beautiful voice-she should’ve won, not just for her singing abilities but for the song’s background
I loved Ofra Haza - great lyrics + melodies and everything. And as a former goth, I treasure the Temple of Love ;)
"Eres tu" was a hit in USA in 1973, selling more than 1 million copies and making more than 100 versione in different langugaes around the world
What happened to that group geunine question.
@@EmoBearRights They are like legends for Spanish speaking countries, I grew up in Colombia in 80s-90s and that song is like an anthem. I guess they are retired by now, but they were touring Latin America a lot
you should definitely watch last places for the funsies
but I also recommend third places since they can be just as eurovisiony as the second places and as good as the winners, I always say that if you want to introduce someone to Eurovision you should show them the winners, runner-ups and third places
Better to watch entries per country...just to get an idea what the various countries are about (or in case of some, how broad their selection is genre-wise).
@@swanpride true but it can be a bit too much for newcomers imo
Also it's where Volare finished.
Absolutely! And see how Norway in 1990 was ROBBED! Sure, they may not have deserved the win, but they definitely deserved more than last.
@@Northfan42 Frankly, there is rarely a song in Eurovision which "deserves" last.
The Dutch singers from 2014 Common Linnets are Ilse De Lange and Waylon (named himself after Waylon Jennings). Ilse is a familiar face in Nashville and has recorded several albums there.
Ilse also played a jury member in the TV-series Nashville like she did on the voice of Holland
Yes, Erés Tu is the song in Tommy Boy, great ear :D
As for the margins, it has all to do with the different voting systems: now half the votes are awarded by a jury, and half by televote, from all participating countries, but there have been 9 different voting systems since 1997, when televoting was first tried.
Talking about 2009: all participating countries (except San Marino, because of the size of the Country) had both a jury and a televote, combining the votes you got points for 10 songs (12, 10, 8-1) that were then added up. Useless to say that the more participants, the higher the points pool, the bigger the margins. Since 2016 they're even larger, because each participant Country gives twice the points: half from a jury (12, 10, 8-1) and half from the televote (12, 10, 8-1), so basically if you have 40 participants, you have 80 entities voting.
You need to watch the full performance of uk 2022 entry then your opinion will change
Now you know what euro vision is you should react to father Ted euro vision episode
The UK often ended very high before the rule that every country had to sing in it's own language was abolished. English being a lingua franca meant that English language lyrics were much more accessible to and engaging for the European public than songs in less commonly understood languages.
About to watch this video after enjoying your other video with winners. I really enjoyed that one, your comments and analyses were often spot on, even though I sometimes felt slightly insulted 😂 I hope this video gives me the same amount of entertainment !
Sam Ryder was our best entry to date since 1998 when we last came second if you watch the whole performance you might understand why. He got us our highest amount of points ever and came second to Ukraine which everyone knew would win anyway.
noooo don’t do sam ryder like that, watch the whole performance
The 4 way tie was 1969, Cliff Richard competed in 1968, he did get second
When you asked 'Do you think these people get asked in their everyday was that you'? The act you were on was 1988.I know for a fact Scott Fitzgerald says 'YES'!!! He was in first place till the last votes came in and an unknown Canadian called Celine Dion beat him by 1 point for Switzerland!
Also Cliff did not come 5th! he cam 2nd in '68. the following year '69 they did not show due to 4 way tie for 1st and skipped to '70.
Spaceman 🇬🇧❤️
don’t understand your comments about sam ryder at the end. maybe you need to listen to the whole performance because it was really very good. his voice is incredible and the way the song builds made it one of the best uk performances in a LONG time
Schlager Lucas has done compilation to the last place (all 10 places actually), so easy find. As you will see first 5 years having just 10-15 entrees showed even last place being just as strong. You will see A LOT of zero point winners from mid-sixties onwards, in particular Norway and Turkey.
Michael Ball is an absolute legend. He was the original Marius in Les Miserables amongst many other things.
Also, Sam's song is amazing & his vocal control is insane. Yeah, the outfit was out there, but the music was fantastic.
Michael Ball is not a sir lol
@@maxfraser1259 I honestly thought that he was. Changed it now.
Ironically if you around to 5th places - there's the original Jean Valjean competing for Ireland, equally ironically the contest was in Paris and the song, which he wrote, is called Born to Sing.
Yes, there was a tie in 1991. Both Sweden and France got 146 p. According to the tie breaking rules back then, they counted which country got the most 12 p. But both got 4! So they counted which country got the most 10 p. France got 10 p from two countries, but Sweden got 10 p from five countries, so Sweden was the winner.
Apparently, under the current tie breaking rules, France would have won, as they received points from more countries.
@@malcolmrowe9003 Yes, they have changed the tie breaking rules in 2007, so getting low points from many countries trumphs getting high scores from fewer countries.
Sweden got points from 17/21 countries, while France got points from 18/21 countries so France would've won with the 2007 rules, since France gave Sweden 0 p while Sweden gave France 5 p.
But they changed the tie breaking rules again in 2016 to the country that received more points from the televoting is the winner. If they would have had the same points in the televoting, then the country that received points from more countries in the televoting. If they had still been a tie then then the country that recieved the most 12 p in the televoting, if still a tie the 10 p and so on. If they still had been a tie after that, then the running order would have decided, strangely enough, and since Sweden performed 8th and France 9th in the running order Sweden would have won.
They should have just have declared a tie.
@@Asa...S having the winner be the country that gets votes from more countries makes sense to me as it minimises the effect of politicisation of votes. Having it go down to running order sounds daft. At that point you might just as well declare a tie and then see about determining a host for the following year.
12:16 - *_"WOW"_* ...
Gigliola Cinquetti won the contest with "Non ho l'età" (i'm too young / not yet adult) in 1964 when she was only 16 years old.
this "Wow" was for her second attempt 10 years later in 1974 where she got "only" 2nd place (behind Waterloo by ABBA !).
You really need to watch Sam Ryder's SPACE MAN full performance, nay, watch the Queen's Platinum Jubilee performance as Sam Ryder is a national hero. He brought the contest back to the UK public with his devotion, his honesty and his pure love for Eurovision. Do not rule him out as you have heard a chorus. Watch the whole song! Do it, and do it now!
Love the stunned look of baffled incomprehension and occasional horror that frequently settles on the face of the guy in the hat. Yep, that's the Eurovision Look.
But he does have an expressive, interested face for the ones he likes.
The moment he asked "What am I watching?" I wanted to say "yeah, some countries that didn't wanna win but actually scored higher than expected :p"
I love when your faces went confused with my country's (belgium) entrance "Sanomi by Urban Trad" (2003). Fun fact about the song, it is a made-up language with Celtic sounds/tones and we still don't know what it meant. But it was to avoid a choice, in which of our three official languages they would sing. (our three official languages Dutch (Flemish), French and German).
A Made-up language from a Made-Up Country,My Friend:)
Oooof you’re going to get in trouble with your Sam Ryder comments. He’s a national treasure and his performance was absolutely brilliant. The full beaded Eurovision jumpsuit was absolutely essential 😂 Some of these seconds really really should of won - Dancing Lasha tumbai is probably one of the most famous performances ever. If you are feeling brave do the last places and watch the UK at its very very worst in 2003 - you may need some stiff drinks.
Right...... Sam Ryder's Space Man was the second most streamed song that year in the UK and ninth most streamed worldwide. It is the third most streamed Eurovision song of all time.
what do you meeeeeeean was that our best foot forward? yes... yes it was, did you hear that man? we have flopped in the euros for a while now till this angelic british viking stepped up and brought us back from limbo
Sam Ryder is a National Treasure here in the UK! He is the nicest guy you could meet and has an amazing voice. You should review the whole song 😁 Eurovision is all about being extra so that was pretty tame 😆
Your Eurovision reactions are cool! Imo you should react to 2022 songs or even the grand final (but that's like 4 hours long so requires a lot of editing.
The 4 that tied was in 1969, not 68. Cliff came 2nd 🤗
Daniel Beddingfield.
@@5Rays true but I still see it as a Lulu win 😉
Hey guys as an Israeli I can tell you that because we are in the army we like to dance, be happy and hang out at parties - otherwise what are we fighting for? Freedom, democracy and life! Love your videos! Keep it up! ❤🇮🇱
Good answer!
I love Ofra, it was fantastic to see her❤️
Theater is one of my favorites and Katja Ebstein came in 3rd twice before for Germany
In 1983 when israel was runner up the people in the back wore yellow because of the David star that people in the Holocaust wore these people wore it because the Eurovision song contest that year was in Germany where the Holocaust was and the song is called alive and The meaning of the song is that the people of Israel are alive
Your comments about Sam Ryder indicate that y’all really don’t get Eurovision. Yes, he was the best thing the UK has entered in 20+ years and likely would have won if not for the political situation in Ukraine. He’s an amazing vocalist and was an outstanding advocate, making even the most cynical people in the UK believe that there was once again hope for us in Eurovision. Watching him succeed is the only time in my life that I’ve ever felt patriotic
You really need to listen and watch the UK entry in its entirety. Sam is amazing
Utter nonsense, Sam Ryder is an awesome singer and the UK's entry was phenomenal...
Tad hurt by your comments about Sam atvthe end there, you need to remember between 1997 and 2022, we had a win in 97 a 2nd place and a 3rd place before this year, all the rest struggled to be middle of the score board and were usually bottom 3 if not dead last. Sam getting second was the uk saying, "you know what, we will actually take this seriously for once".
Three out of 25 because of the Tories, and it’s shows how bad it was
you should watch Eurovision the movie.
Please please please watch the father ted episode where they enter Eurovision 👍
You should also react to 3rd position songs at Eurovision. A lot of gems there!!
Sam came first after the judges vote, and Ukraine was fourth or fifth. When the public votes came in, Ukraine then won, which had been anticipated by many.
Yeah, UK was the jury favorite, while Ukraine was the televote favorite.
UK was 5th in the televote, while Ukraine was 4th in the jury vote.
No country that has been 5th in the televote has ever won.
I maintain that, had the war not happened, Spain would have won
This is a poor argument. Winners often have nothing to do with the jury vote. I would love for us to have won but sometimes you just need to suck it up and move on. What if we had lost to someone else, there would be another sob story here in it’s place. Ukraines situation just made the sob story easy to write.
@@hjt091 Since Spain was 3rd in both jury vote and televote it seems like a possibility.
We will never know, it was very close between UK (466 p) and Spain (459).
"Stefania" is still a good song, war or no war, so it would have been in the top and might have won anyway, but perhaps not getting 12 p from almost every televote and winning by 165 p over the runner up.
Those 12 p would probably been spread out more, to UK, Spain, Ukraine, but also Serbia and Sweden would have got a larger share or those perhaps.
If Russia had been in the contest, perhaps they would have been there in the top too getting some of those points.
My most favourite Eurovision song ever has to be “Give that Wolf a Banana” brilliant tune, the lyrics are hilarious and I love it!! xx
The German musicians that got runner up are in some cases still pretty popular amongst some generations and fill big stadiums, others only had that one hit song and tour mall openings now.
Yeah, they let Australia in the competition in 2016…much to everyone’s surprise as clearly it’s very much not in Europe 🤣 I’m a Brit living in Australia and was surprised how into Eurovision Aussies are, so it’s nice for them to be included. I used to have Eurovision drinking parties back in the UK during Eurovision…doesn’t really work here in Australia as it’s 4am when the live show is on 🤦🏻♀️
Have you guys done the Eurovision winners countdown? That’d be good to see.
Australia entered in 2015 with Guy Sebastian- Tonight Again 😉 And as I remember Australia was one of the interval acts in 2014.
How THE FUCK can you forget that beddingfields name was DANIEL!??? 😳😳🤔🤔🤔🤔🙈…….😬😬😬
When you comment about the number of points between 1st and 2nd, remember that the number of available points increases as the number of entries does - in the early years there were only around a dozen entries and these days there are well over 40. Also there was the change to the voting system in the mid-2010s where each country announces the jury points and the televote points, so that instantly doubled the number of available points.
1964 runner-up, Matt Monro for the UK was, wait for it Spenser, a London bus driver before becoming a singer. Leaving school at 14, he tried a succession of jobs without remaining in any of them for very long, before National Service beckoned in 1948. Monro became a tank driving instructor in the British armed forces and was posted to Hong Kong.
His recordings include the UK Top 10 hits: "Portrait of My Love", "My Kind of Girl", "Softly As I Leave You", "Walk Away" and "Yesterday" (originally by The Beatles). He also recorded several film themes such as "From Russia with Love" for the James Bond film of the same name, "Born Free" for the film of the same name and "On Days Like These" for The Italian Job, original with Michael Caine.
Been waiting for this reaction - love so many of the runner-ups 😀 - and the 1964 runner-up, Matt Munroe, sang the James Bond theme for From Russia with Love (and the theme to the movie, Born Free).
And the Italian job
Oh, didn't know that. Thought his voice sounded familiar
*Matt Monro. A last place reaction would be fun 👍
Also Tony Hatch the guy who wrote I Love the Little Things also wrote the theme for the famous (in the UK) Aussie soap neighbours.
@@craigedwards3899 "On Daus Like These" and in my 69 years in London was part of the greatest introduction to a movie of all time.
Rossano Brassi driving a Red Lamborghini through the Swiss Alps while Matt sang the theme song "On Days Like These"...
You need to react to some of the low placed songs that are very popular in ESC community. Songs like "Horehronie" by Kristína (that song was seen as a Top 10 contender before the contest in 2010 but it ended second to last in semifinal (16th out of 17) and didn't qualify to the final), "Rockefeller Street" by Getter Jaani (this song is known by a very popular nightcore version), "Run away" by Sunstroke Project and Olia Țira (just one phrase to describe it: "Epic Sax Guy") are one of the most popular low placed ESC songs and there're many other examples.
I loved it "Horehronie" by Kristína (Slovakia). I was so sad that she didn't make it to the final
Seriously guys. The U.K. 2022 was the best entry we’ve sent in over a decade and Sam did the country proud. Yes the costume is out there. But that’s Eurovision. Last year this guy was singing covers in his garden shed on TikTok. ( millions of followers btw )
That got him a chance to compete at Eurovision and he had the best voice of the night.
Remember, all vocals are 100% live. Even backing vocals.
Backing vocals are very often playback now though
@@achnix3167 yes I forgot that they have recently been permitted
A lot of people around Europe, not just the UK, felt that Spaceman was the real winner. Consensus seems to be that the Ukraine entry would not have been anywhere near winning were it not for the war. The song was very popular on the continent and it was the best performing UK entry for decades.
I could still somehow see the Ukraine placing somewhere in the top 10 if the war wasn't going on, because I think, it's kinda fresh and modern but stil ethnic and delivered with enthusiasm/passion, that many people may like, without sympathy votes, but yes they wouldn't have won.
Frankly, I saw neither as the winner. Not sure who I would have picked, but I actually disliked the English entry intensely, and while the Ukrainian was great, I saw it more somewhere in the top five. It was a bad year overall imho.
You should look at the ones that came last. That would be much more interesting to watch
Last places in the Grand Final, or Last Places in the semifinals?
All Last Places in Eurovision Song Contest (1957-2022)
All Last Places of the Semi-Finals in Eurovision Song Contest (2004-2022)
@@Asa...S either I guess the semifinals would be funnier
@@ben31uk I agree, because the ones ends up last in the Grand Final has at least been able to be in the top 10 in the semis (unless they're Big 5). The last places in the semis are the _real_ last places.
Im a swede but i always prefered Islands Selma with "All out of luck'(so catchy!!) insted of swedish winner Charlotte Nilssoms "Take me to your heaven" which is a typicle Abba pastich schlager pop from that time ..
Matt Munro was one of the best English singers but unfortunately died quite young. Loved watching the stream reminded me of going to a holiday camp in the 70s and seeing the couple who sang sing little birdie live they were so good even though they were getting old!
Everyone voting for Ukraine in 2022 regardless of song was a beautiful expression of European Unity.🙏
If you look at the guy on the left in the 1975 clip (The Shadows) he is John Farrar who later wrote You're The One That I Want from the film Grease.
Please check out Guildo Horns Eurovision entry from 1998, worth a watch. He came 7th from Germany and has everything Eurovision should have. 😀
Germany's 1980 entry gave me thoughts of a Michael Myers and Jamie Lee Curtis duet
2022. Sam Ryder was the best act we'd sent in years. He's really talented, amazing vocal range and an absolute top geezer.
Check out his New Year's Eve show, he duets with with some big names.
THIS IS INCORRECT!!! IN 2006 RUNNER-UP WAS BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA!!! HARI MATA HARI - LEJLA
Love the UKs entries from the 70s! "Beg steel and borrow" and "Rock bottum" were hits even here in Sweden! And its a mysteriy to me how Cliff didnt win with Congratulations!! That song was played NON STOP at my cousins when there were someones birthday :) You guys should have won much more!
You do need to see the full UK set to appreciate it. Sam's worth checking - try his own track Tiny Riot (live acoustic version). Or the covers he did during lockdown, try 15 Best covers (short clips). His voice & range rivals Freddie M 🇬🇧👍😉
agreed! Tiny Riot is such a tune! And his voice, omg! NOBODY alive today can keep up with his ability to sing. I already posted them the link yesterday... who knows, if they will even read it.
Some incredibly ignorant, ridiculous reactions. No surprise really 🤷♂️
Don’t diss Sam Ryder,he’s amazing,he just sang with foo fighters and queen xxxxx
It's always fun to see an "outsiders'" reaction to Eurovision, I thought you were respectable and understanding in both the videos! There's so much to unpack when it comes to understanding the meaning, politics and progression of Eurovision throughout its history. I'd highly recommend you watch the 2023 contest if possible, that's how you get an idea of what it really is nowadays
Cliff Richards was a legit 2nd placer. The year after (1969) was the one with four winners.
After years of getting 0 points (usually due to political voting), Sam Ryder smashed it with Space Man. He was leading by a LONG way until the final vote where Ukraine got the ‘support vote’ where people voted for them to show support for the Ukraine due to their ongoing conflict with Russia. But if it wasn’t for that vote; Sam Ryder would’ve won it by 200+ points.
Political voting?? If you send weak songs you get weak results…
After years of getting 0 points? UK has only scored 0 points on two occasions - 2003 and 2021.
@@TiagoSilvaESC Cyprus always give Greece 12 points and the other way around. Lots of other countries give other countries close by 12 points, that is called political voting. The Belgiums dont give the Netherlands 12 points because the countries are next to each other, that is genuine voting. Politcal voting has been going on since the beginning and support voting is why Ukraine won this time.
Or, maybe, - hear me out - it's because of the quality of your song?
Yes, Greece and Cyprus give each other (most of the time) the 12 points. And? With 40 countries in the run that's nothing.
And yes, the public tends to vote different from the juries. That's not new. And maybe the general public of Europe is sympathetic towards the Ukrainian people because of the war,but if the song would have been garbage, it wouldn't have won. But it"s one hell of a banger!
@@Ilogunde Lots of countries give each other 12 points not only Greece and Cyprus, you must be new to Eurovision if you dont know this. Spaceman was much more popular on social media and streaming than the Ukrain song, that says it all. My country won very recently with the song Arcade which was also very popular on social media and streaming.
watch the whole uk performance, it will make sense!
Funny enough Darude did Eurovision… He finished last
The Icelandic song from 2009 is my favourite Eurovision song ever.
My overarching memory of Eurovision will always be Sir Terry Wogan and his commentary. Graham Norton who took over after him is really good with those cutting comments but I'll always remember Tel and his sharp quips.
So 2009 Norway got 80% of the maximum score,
Which means that the big gap is BOTH Norway scoring insanely high
AND there being no unanimous runner up,
thus nobody scoring enough points to even come close.
Is there a compilation of all the last places? I'd really be interested in that...
Yes, you can find these (on the same channel, Schager Lucas)
All Last Places in Eurovision Song Contest (1957-2022)
All Last Places of the Semi-Finals in Eurovision Song Contest (2004-2022)
The first five notes of the chorus to Malta 2005 (Angel) is the same as/copied from Jennifer Rush's "The Power Of Love" (which Celine Dion made a famous cover of). I think that's what makes you think that you've heard it before...
some of these made more money than the winners! And don't forget, some of the entrants didn't want to win (Ireland) because it was so expensive. The winners get to stage it next year.
1....Like I said on your last Eurovision video....BEST TV NIGHT OF THE YEAR!!!
2...You need to listen to the full song from Sam Ryder, our UK runner up in 2022...its an amazing song. He was in the lead at the half way point when all the countries jury votes were in. Ukraine won the public vote and therefore the competition for obvious reasons.
3....Australia were invited for the 50th (I think) anniversary as they go nuts for it and have the biggest audience outside Europe....but then no-one told them not to bother again so have been in it ever since 🤣🤣🤣
19 years later and I'm still salty about Turkey beating Belgium by 2 points. Belgium clearly had the superior song, even if it was sung in a made-up language. Which they then decided was such a great idea, they did it again a few years later 😆
The wholesome of this moment tho 21:29 LOL you guys rock together, enjoyable.
Sam Ryder is simply incredible. Watch the whole performance on the final, it'll change your mind I promise.