It's that time of year again...

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

It appears that moderately successful boyband BLUE have been selected for the UK's 2011 Eurovision entry! Their 'self-penned' song is called "I Can". Guest rapper Mr O. Bama not as yet confirmed.

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Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

And lets see who turned it down:

- Take That
- 5ive
- Another Level
- Bad Boys Inc
- Orange Orange (nee Upside Down)
- Northern Line
etc

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Duncan looks very different there, doesn't he?

I think it may well manage to be sort of mid-table but this would desperately disappoint the bit of me that wants us to get NIL POINTS. If it is actually good tho then that will be excellent.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I think their best shot is to pull off a decent rousing ballad a la "Patience". Much as I love a good bosh-a-thon our recent attempts at 'dancey' (hello Andy Abraham) have sunk like concrete polenta.

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

I was listening to Patience the other day and considering how VERY IMMENSE it is still.

If they get Richard X to do one of his more skeletal productions with a dignified manballad-y thing then there could be something really very special. By which I mean 'a bit like the Richard X rerub of Patience.'

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

FACT BIN: Albania, Switzerland, Romania, Netherlands and Cyprus are the only other countries to have chosen their song already!

The Dutch one looks like it will be very dadrock :(

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Last year the Netherlands put forward a GREBT number so I'm not surprised snoozefest for them this year.

I have no idea, what Blue, in 2011, will do. If Duncan stays in character as Him from Legally Blonde I would like that a great deal.

Would be better if it were JLS - they can backflip. I'd worry if any Blue-er were to attempt it, they've been in bed drinking Tennants spesh for years surely (sorry Duncan).

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

(Having now listened to the Dutch one I have decided I like it! It sounds like it could soundtrack a slow motion elite gymnastic tumbling pass mixed in with Emily's job at the Pizza Shack, which is relevant to my interests now. Hurrah for the Netherlands. It will get nowhere).