Eurovision Songcontest 2009

This week it's coming again..
Eurovision Songcontest.
I always like watching it, because there's just a lot of music and it's funny to see a program that so many people in whole Europe (and not Europe) are watching.

But this year....
Holland is pissed.
Every year again the country doesn't make it to the final and the people really don't like it. Every year again they start saying "It's only friend politics between countries", "It's all about the show and not about the song" and "Maybe next year we shouldn't join"

I don't see which problem they are making.
What if it really was friends politics?? Let's say there's friends politics in Scandinavia (what is quite obvious). But what kind of effect has it, when there are 2, 3, 4 countries that vote for one because they are friends?? Nothing, because if Denmark only gets Finland's and Sweden's points it still doesn't win. What did we see next year?? Norway came very high, but it also got 12 points from countries like Georgia and Armenia. Only friend's points don't make a country win..
Only Eastern Europe's countries are making a chance. And again it's not true. Last year Russia, the year before Serbia, Eastern Europe, but before that?? Finland, Greece, Turkey. And look in the history. Countries that won most times: Ireland (7), France (4), Holland (4), Sweden (4). Not so much Eastern, is it?
It's all about the show. Look at Serbia and Russia, their shows weren't like Lordi or the drama queen from Ukrain. And the Irish turkey didn't make it to the final, even as the Danish drama queen in 2007.
And the fact that France, Spain, Germany and the UK are allowed to be in final directly would be unfair. So what?? Yes they are in final every year, but they are fighting for the last 4 places, so what's the problem?? It's only negative for themselves. Nobody votes for one of them, because they will be in final next year, even if the song is good and in English (as was the case of France last year.)

So... Maybe Holland should send a good song and just hope.. Last year i wouldn't have minded if she came in final because she was good. But this year there are 3 old men going (seriously, you're going crazy seeing them, and i will be embarassed) and there clothes are from America with LED-lights. How ugly?? Their song is horrible and gay (that doesn't mind so much). And the whole country is hoping they come in final. Well, i'm hoping that they are not going to final because in that case Europe is freaking out.

Good news for me: more and more people are saying they are having no chance for final. Last days was in the newspaper a message from a bettingmaker in Malta which said: Holland NOT, Norway HOT.

So let's hope that comes true.... Marloes