I Know We’re All Just People, But You Europeans Are Just Plain Weird: The Daily Nooner (EST)!
Dustin the Turkey - “Irlande Douze Pointe”
I can’t think of many things that draw a clearer line in the cultural sand between Europe and America than the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It’s one of the longest-running TV shows in history, it’s watched by 600 million people worldwide, and nobody in America has any fucking clue that it even exists.
The details are a little fuzzy to a cheeseburger chewin’, Budweiser swillin’ cowboy Yank like myself, but from what I can tell, each country picks a song to represent them in the contest, and then the viewers vote to determine the most popular song. That sounds like it should be pretty straightforward, but here’s the problem: This year, Ireland has chosen to be represented by a puppet named Dustin the Turkey. And that, unfortunately, is where I cease to understand what the hell this competition is all about.
Why would you want to send an obnoxious turkey puppet to represent your country in an international competition? Does this enter some sort of bizarre grand tradition that we here in the States aren’t aware of? Is it customary for countries to be represented by bizarre animal puppets? Is France sending a water vole with a mustache? Does Germany send a highly fashionable goose with a strong work ethic? Your European customs are strange and frightening to my American eyes. I’m not making fun of you, Europe; I’m just trying to understand you. Please explain yourself in simple terms I can understand. You know - by using the words “freedom,” “terror” and “McDonalds.”
Do it fast, though - American Idol’s on soon.
February 26th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Look, whereas in Eastern Europe they treat Eurovision with a terrifying seriousness, in western Europe (i.e. the civilized end) we tend to treat it as an opportunity to celebrate just how batshit crazy we all are. And why not? You try finding another excuse to have a massive party which revolves around drinking every time you see a mankini, a camp mock-up of a nurse’s/stewardess’/schoolgirls’ uniform, or an appallingly earnest Serbian lesbian. How many contests have the U.S. got that lets you do that?
February 26th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
I just realised this means that Ireland won’t be entering “My Lovely Horse” yet again. Maybe they really should lose the sax solo …
February 26th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I want My Lovely Horse to be played at my funeral.
There really is no excuse for the Eurovision Song Contest. Now that the yanks have found out about our secret shame we’ll have to give up our intellectual superiority
February 26th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
OK, here’s a quick explaination of the reasoning behind Dustin’s entry as I see it.
Now, the Eurovision was always kitch, it’s been won by Abba, Buck’s Fizz and Celine Dion for god’s sake, riverdance started as an interval act and the voting was always political. Today we have a public vote (used to be done by national juries, hence the politics) but since the fall of the iron Curtain there is an ever-increasing number of Eastern Bloc countries and they all vote for each other.
Basically, we (who hold the record for the most ever wins [7] and the most in a row [3]) got sick of putting in reasonable songs and being beaten! Last year we only got 2 points.
So someone in RTE (the national broadcaster) thought it would be a good idea to shortlist Dustin’s satirical ditty for the national song contest and the great Irish public predictably voted for him. Ok, the others on the shortlist were almost as bad.
In other words we’re sticking up two fingers to a competition that’s been won by a transsexual from Israel(Dana International) and a death metal group from Finland (Lordi) in recent years along with a wailing Serbian last year!
Go Dustin! He won’t be much worse than most of the novelty acts the others will be putting out there, the German entries are usually interesting.
February 26th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Eurovision used to be quite a serious song contest. The winning song used to be voted for by a panel of judges from each country and was generally decided on merit. There was an awful lot of cheesy Euro-pop songs but the winner was usually something middle-of-the-road. Ireland holds the record for the highest number of Eurovision winners with seven, but in recent years, as voting has moved from a closed set of some-what qualified judges, to the general public, piss-take acts have become more prominant (google Lordi to see what I mean). In response Ireland began a reality show to decide the song it would submit to the competition (think American Idol with America’s Got Talent rejects) which failed miserably, with us actually coming last 3 years ago. The song is now decided by a one night sing off and this year, in a final defiant act of giving up, we decided to send the turkey.
February 26th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
See, if you don’t take it seriously it can be the most amazing spectacle in the history of time.
It’s a great family moment, there’ve been instances when my whole family, extended and all, has gathered around the tv to laugh as one.
Good times.
February 26th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
serbians are always earnest….esp in times of chaos when looting designer stores bc they ‘have no money for food and clothes’ while whipping back their gnarly hair extensions. eurovision is cool but there is free range to who sings, unknows and artists who are already in a career or ‘locally known’…that would never happen in america since there’s 2203948239482938 rules before you can ever sign your name on the dotted line to stand in a 5 mile line to catch a glimpse at shorty seacrest.
February 26th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Are you saying Sanjaya wasn’t a turkey?
February 26th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
@tashton : “Are you saying Sanjaya wasn’t a turkey?”
No, but I think he was a Muppet though. That could explain his bizarre popularity. Who doesn’t like Muppets?
February 26th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I never would have thought so much went into sending a turkey to a TV show. In any case, I now have a new item on the list of things to do before I die: Go to ireland, find a kareoke bar (are there those there?), get piss drunk and sing the song that turkey thing is singing.
That’s right below visiting Australian and Japan, and right above skydiving.
February 26th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I’m going to guess that Ireland is just trying to avoid another Johnny-Logan-money-draining-doing-fuck-all-for-tourism-after-the-third-win-in-a-row-car-crash by picking a sure fire loser. It was either that or hire Jemini.
February 26th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Although it’s a good excuse for an uber-kitsch piss up, the UK’s continuing participation is something of a mystery - all it does is allow the afore-mentioned 600 million viewers to witness the entire European Union demonstrate their loathing and contempt for our once-great nation. Although saying that, I did win £10 in the sweep-stake last year, so every cloud and all that.
February 26th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
The only problem with sending something kitchy or funny to the competition is that it can go horribly wrong, like Englands contribution last year. Terrible. Usually you can rely on Germany to be wierd ( remember the transvestite stewerdes’?) but last year they failed. Thank god for the Ukraine.
February 26th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
I hate this song and yes I am Irish and live in Ireland.
This was the best song out of six.(I didn’t really watch it). But to put in Dustin ( or Dust Bin) into it was just to share how much we care . we will put anything in it because we don’t care. And now some old eurovision star say’s It’s a disgrace to our country and that the eurovision is about talent ( Sorry but that went out about 7 years ago)
I mean last year we put in a singer who we couldn’t understand a word she was saying.
Let’s face it:
Ireland couln’t be arsed to win and have to setup everything because its not profitable.
February 26th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Don’t you Americans have an obnoxious turkey puppet in charge of your entire country?
February 26th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
That is a chimp-puppet, thank you very much.
February 26th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
if you can’t beat them, fuck ‘em
This might just be the first time i watch this years eurovision
February 26th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
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February 26th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Well somebody’s been listening to Alex Jones.
February 26th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Yeah, and ignoring the cardinal rule of comment spamming: YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO LINK TO SOMETHING, TRUE.
I’m leaving this one up because it’s weird.
February 26th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
“a death metal group from Finland (Lordi)”
Well that’s just garbage. They weren’t death metal for one, just a hard rock act with an emphasis on a showy live act. AND the year they won they were far and away the best act on show, being the only ones with an eminently catchy and interesting entry.
I dare say they would have won without the costumes as well, but since everyone else is entering a team of 89 bikini-clad dancers, I don’t see what the problem is with having 5 guys in costumes. That, and they’re playing all their own instruments and ACTUALLY playing live instead of just lipsyncing.
I’d much rather have more rock entries than the usual kitsch folk-pop shite that Eurovision is so famous for.
February 26th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
It is indeed a grave day for Europeans. But before you lose that last shred of respect you might have had for us, keep in mind that this event is not something every single European participates in.
It’s like you thinking Germans actually enjoy the sound of David Hasselhoff’s attempts at music, just because a few morons connected him with the wall and then went out and bought the album.
February 26th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
I feel I should apologise on behalf of my country for this one. It’s never cool to inflict Dustin upon other nations even if it is just for the Eurovision. Although having said that he is significantly better than that creepy brother-sister combo we entered last year
February 26th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
I was wondering the same thing. When I asked my Irish friend about it, he replied:
“Well, if you’ve had a jackass for a president for 8 years then I think us having a glove puppet of a turkey for a joke of a song contest is hardly the most insane thing in the world! Ya it’s basically a piss take coz the Eurovision is a big joke and probably the most kitsch, camp constest sine Mr Gay USA!!”
I think that sums it up.
February 26th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Because we’re Irish
February 26th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
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February 26th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Basically, we’re just taking the mickey out of it. Heh, entering “My Lovely Horse” would actually have been more respectful.
And to think how seriously we all used to take the damn thing here.
Can’t wait to hear that apostate Terry effin’ Wogan’s derogatory “oh, those zany Irish”, turn into horror when Dustin probably wins the fucking thing.
February 27th, 2008 at 2:27 am
Just for the record it’s Australia not Australian.
Just like it’s Canada not Canadia.
February 27th, 2008 at 3:17 am
Wait a minute. Why doesn’t America have something like this? You can’t tell me you’re above it- i’ve seen your talk shows.
February 27th, 2008 at 5:51 am
biddy
ok, seriously. lordi is not a death metal band. It´s a christian rock band. Just listen to the lyrics and learn something about music.
February 27th, 2008 at 6:06 am
Hey, can we please stay on topic here? We were talking about “Stupid Fucking Idiots,” right?
February 27th, 2008 at 6:22 am
I was coming back to laugh some more at stupid Europeans, but now I’m off to seize the means of production from all those GREEDY, MURDERING CAPITALIST PIGS!!! Looks like someone’s been to Grutas Park for their holidays…
February 27th, 2008 at 6:34 am
A few years ago an ugly brother-sister combination was Ireland’s entry. I heard the brother was later prosecuted for having sex with his dog (possibly a rumour, but frankly I don’t care). Why is it more acceptable to send a dog rapist than a turkey puppet?
The Eurovision these days is less a song contest, more a freak show. Prior to judging any act, everyone should understand that much.
February 27th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Just check out the winners of 2006 and 2007. Eurovision used to be mostly a boring competition of boring Celine Dion-like songs. Then a few completely whacky groups started to won it and ever since it is a boring competition between 80% of douchebags trying to look whacky, 19% of boring love singer and 1% of genuinely crazy people, who usually win.
February 27th, 2008 at 10:50 am
How its simple the Irish can’t afford to keep hosting it, so they rig it so they’ll lose!
February 27th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Hey, hey! It wasn’t rape, it was consentual.
Dustin has been chosen and sent to show just how amazingly camp and stupid the Eurovision songcontest really is.
February 27th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Man, it would have been sweet if they entered My Lovely Horse. Also, the look on the Serbian woman(?)’s face was great when Dustin came on. You could feel her dawning shame as she realized she had been voted Biggest Freak at the circus.
February 27th, 2008 at 10:56 am
well I’ll tell you this and I’ll tell you no more, no Irish person considers themselves to be European at all, so we’re just crazy Irish and that should be easier for Yanks to swallow. The Eurovision is a joke but to be fair, it is a good concept. One more thing, whatever about Ireland being in Europe, how the hell did Israel win the EUROvision?
February 27th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Zionist conspiracy. Obviously.
February 27th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
It’s a sham of a show,. it’s a public vote. The public took the piss and voted for a trash talking turkey with a melting face. Wouldn’t you?
February 27th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
At least it was Dustin, not Podge and Rodge… that could’ve been messier than Verka Serduchka’s aftershow party!
I’m so glad Lordi (the genre is monster rock, btw) won in ‘06, as the tradition of bizarre entries received such a boost from it, allowing entries like this a chance. Don’t get me wrong, i love the straight faced cheese of Eastern Europe (c.f. the dumpy Serbian lesbian nationalists), but in a post-modernist world, we should be allowed the opportunity to wallow in cheese both intentional and unintentional. It would be a sad day if either died out.
February 27th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
I have no idea what that was about, it has to be some kind of joke.
February 27th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
@ A King
I’ll tell you this: I’m Irish and I’m European. Who crowned you King of the Land?
February 27th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Im Irish, which judging by the other posts makes me something of an authority on the eurovision song contest.
The only parts of the title which are accurate would be Euro, as it has europeans (which according to firefox deserves a capital letter. Bollox.) in it, and vision, because I have to see that shite when I could be doing something constructive, like drinking or fighting.
It isnt a contest, its just old commies sitting across the water being friends. We wont win it again, because we have no friends. We cant even agree with each other, let alone a bunch of culturally different beings. So in true Irish fashion, we consume copious amounts of alcohol and come up with a non-violent solution to participating in the contest. And that entry is really the best you can come up with when being forced to come up with an idea or we wont phone you a taxi to get home tonight.
Its also a way to shield our country from disappointment. If we throw our best talent at that shit and get it shot down by the axis, we will feel a bit shit.
So bottom line, fuck that shit, send a fucking turkey *drinks*
February 27th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
It is a worldwide turkey conspiracy. Turkeys are planning to take over the Eurovision, World Bank and Burger King (for no particular reason, indeed).
Actually, I just wanted to thank that kind someone who wrote “whereas in Eastern Europe they treat Eurovision with a terrifying seriousness”. Though Estonia lies by the Russian border, it will henceforth be officially incorporated into Western Europe. Namely, we’re gonna send to the Eurovision three fat absurd comedians who made up a song with the help of a Serbian tourist book (with lyrics like “I’m out of gas/I’ve had enough of sausages” etc). Doesn’t sound much like “terrifying seriousness” to me. Some people already tried to bet they will be lynched by Serbs - but I guess everybody’s gonna be safe after our friend Dustin.
February 27th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Don’t listen to anybody saying there has ever beeen much seriousness in the Eurovision Song Contes (just listen to the name). The only Europeans who would bat an eyelash at a giant turkey, are the commentators: somehow the show manages to provide the only person in each country that still believes in the ages-old saying. Today, Eurovision song contest. Tomorrow, The World!
(I voted for the turkey, by the way.)
February 27th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
That’s NOT a turkey! Turkeys have small beaks. That looks like a condor or a turkey vulture.
February 27th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
*My lovely lovely lovely horse…*
February 28th, 2008 at 4:39 am
Although this all very Farther Ted, there is a long history of truly shit songs being entered into the European Song Contest but thats the point isn’t it, it’s camp, it’s stupid and just a bit of harmless fun. Yeah some European countries take it seriously but there usual the ones were the pop music they produce is very similar to the crap that is performed at Eurovision or they may be try to score political points (As hard to believe as that may be). Personally i can’t stand it, it makes me want to vomit with fear just thinking about watching it but some people do enjoy it, im thinking mainly people who’s bread is buttered on the other side but hey whatever gets you off. Anyway i think a Country that has given us the likes of Nickleback and Maroon 5 are hardly in a postion to judge us people in Europe musically
PS
“western Europe (i.e. the civilized end)” Really not cool dude, if your going to come out with comments like that then there obviously a lot more civilized then you :/
February 28th, 2008 at 6:15 am
Nah, the Eurovision contest is nothing to understand, it´s pure shit. I doesn´t represent Europe, europeans or theis culture at all, methinks, it´s just a horrible, terrifying self-idolizing piece of crap that´s designed to put a little nationalism into people, but not enough to make them angry about it.
Also, the music is always fucking horrible.
February 28th, 2008 at 7:02 am
@ ABBAlover; actually, on Dempsey’s Den (the children’s show on which Dustin made his debut) back in the late eighties/early nineties, that nature specialist that they occasionally invited on (who in retrospect, sort of looked like a child-molestor) Don What’s-his-name actually once intimated as much; that Dustin was actually not a turkey, but a vulture. This however was quickly forgotten/ignored by the masses, as who wants to watch a show featuring a fucking puppet vulture? That’s just ridiculous. Now, a puppet turkey? That’s something the audience can get behind.
February 28th, 2008 at 8:01 am
That is just great…Western Europe (i.e. the civilized end)????
Do us all a favor and dont post here again…see, if you are from U.K then I do not mind, you are different continent and you were never part of Europe in the first place.
I dont know about the show, but your interest in deffending clearly states that you accutaly care who wins and who does not. Blaming Eastern Europe cos you lost is just pathetic, they were just better or lucky….And I know, my country did not win that thing for over a decade…or longer…or never
February 28th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
All music has sucked since the mid 90’s - the dancers have taken over. There is no more music, only dance acts. I blame Kylie Minogue. Try listening to her singing without watching the video. She honestly sounds like a cylon.
February 28th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Just to make it clear: we’re ripping the piss. Dustin’s a national institution and the Eurovision is such a mess now that we may as well.
Eastern Europe, we love you
Do you like Irish stew
Genius.
February 28th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Bloody hell, who’d have thunk a blog about the Eurovision Song Contest could descend into this churning cauldron of racial tension and political debate? It’s the EUROVISION SONG CONTEST - I was expecting arguments about the benefits of lycra over sequins, or whether post-ops rock it more than pre-ops…
February 29th, 2008 at 1:27 am
It’s kind of like American Wrestling. You’re not supposed to take it seriously.
February 29th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Why can’t people just admit it when their nation does something retarded. Don’t waste your breath explaining context just say its stupid. EXAMPLE… Well the thing to remember about the Iraq war is … ah who am I kidding it was a stupid idea oops. See its not that hard.
February 29th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Well I suppose it’s better than the UK’s prospective entrants, which I believe half of them are X Factor (something like Idol) rejects.
March 3rd, 2008 at 5:58 pm
As an irishman, I’m overjoyed to see dustin represent us.
He’s already ran for president of Ireland (and got 5% approx of the vote) and released several No1’s for charity. If anyone could reflect irish honesty and the almighty Craic we have taking the piss out of things, he can.
Over the years he’s been the most honest thing we have on irish tv, realising Pat Kenny for the idiot he is long before the rest of the nation copped on once pat took over RTE’s flagship program, the late late show. Dustin is our id, our souls bared to the world, and i wish him the best of luck.
G’Wan ya good thing!
March 4th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Hahahaha, Barry you’re a legend, I hate Pat Kenny more than anything, he is such a plank!
I like you’re enthusiasm about Dustin man, he’s a straight-shooter alright and has done some great work for charity.
I have no problem with him entering the Eurovision, I just hope it doesn’t ruin his rep!
March 4th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Pat Kenny is a total tosser. I can’t believe he is still profiting off a medium where people actually have to look at him. Ugh.
Barry, couldn’t agree more. Dustin is as Anne says, a national institution - and I have to say I laughed myself stupid at Louis Walsh apparently thinking we were somehow “in it to win it”. No, we’re in it to take the everloving piss out of it, Louis. Sorry.
Come on Dustin. (Does anyone else remember the flap-flaps?)
March 5th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
….makes me want to go live in Europe even more. ._.
March 6th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
To those who would call me or others who criticize unbridled capitalism as ‘commies’ or ’socialists’. Here is a chalenge for you. Post the definition here. Point out the lines that allow for land ownership, home ownership, private industry, and a resonable scale of personal wealth. Do it now. No? THATS WHAT I THOUGHT.
March 7th, 2008 at 9:56 am
It’s very simple. The eusovision is a overlong novelty act that is embarrassing and unwanted but still happens every year against everyone’s wishes (kinda like relatives visiting at christmas). If you take it seriously, you may do well, you may even win the thing. But you lose at life. Badly. The solution is obvious. Send in the turkey.
And just about dustin, he’s a genuinely funny puppet making jokes that the kids like but slipping in a few for the older people too. In fact if he wasn’t a puppet he’d be sacked long ago for inappropriate jokes for kids (eg. “and this was a real award, not some stupid “oh god larry gogan’s gonna be dead soon let’s give him a lifetime achievement award we haven’t got much time” award.) He’s a national institution and an essential part of growing up here. And he’s taking the piss what of needs the piss taken out of it.
March 9th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I can’t wait to see the reaction of the live Eurovision crowd…
All I can say is his singing voice is only about as flat and nasal as that of Dervish’s singer last year - at least we have the excuse of the song actually being a pisstake this time!
March 13th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Who doesn’t like muppets?
Me for one.
March 13th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Don’t worry, irish guys, here comes from Spain next Eurovision ‘08 winner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku34NOwoij0
As some of you already said, the contest is so awful that the best way to be part of it is being as insane as possible. At least it will be a funny night.
March 22nd, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Eurovision is weird. I don’t like the style of music, I sit there and go “god this is awful” then the next entry and I’m “OK, I was wrong - THIS is awful!”… and yet then in the voting I can’t help but be upset when the worst entry wins (due to obvious vote-rigging) and the least worst one gets four points total.
But there’s no denying that the contest, in which the Moldavian entry got banned for being openly pedophilic, Ukraines entry consisted of transvestites in fantasy space suits, and where Dustin the Turkey will merely be in the weirder third of the starting field, is very entertaining.
I wonder if it’s at all possible to parody the eurovision song contest. I suspect no.
March 27th, 2008 at 5:56 am
amy winehouse video rehab…
This site is so freeking cool. Pceace !!…
March 28th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
It’s because the Irish won 4 years in a row and each year the winners have to host the bloody thing. They stopped sending anything sensible in because it costs too much.
However weird Eurovision gets, I’ll still watch it if I’m in because a) Terry Wogan, b) it’s a laugh and c) Terry Wogan.