Dustin The Turkey - he is Ireland's Eurovision entry for 2008 with a song called Irlande Douze Pointe. This is someone who should win Eurovision.I hear you ask "But Max, this song is shite! Where have your musical values gone?!"
It IS shite, and that's the entire point of the song. Eurovision has ceased to become a songwriter competition for years now. Last year, a Ukranian drag queen came close to winning and for the last five years, all the UK entrants have made Scouting For Girls and The Feeling look like Pink Floyd. They've been THAT bad. That and you have the age old argument of all the baltic countries teaming up to ensure victory. That is something, for the moment anyway, that seems unavoidable.
Obviously, this has caused uproar with some people back in Ireland. Louis Walsh and Dana are the lead moaners because the entrant isn't some crooner or warbler. Ireland have done it in Eurovision for the last few years and it hasn't even been remotely close to a success. That and any oppurtunity to prove Louis Walsh wrong is one that should be taken!
Dustin does have his supporters though - the most high profile being a certain Sir Bob Gandalf:
It would be rank ‘poultryism’ should one of the greatest talents Ireland has ever produced be not allowed to represent our glorious musical heritage. "If the Eurovision Song Contest is known for anything at all, it is for the vast number of turkeys it produces each year. The fact that Dustin is a turkey should give Ireland the edge. Ireland will gobble them up.
So, if you vote for anyone at Eurovision come May, make it a vote for turkey.
And yes, I did resist the urge to choose a pun-tastic headline, but chose not to. This post has the best puns.
Lyrics to Irlande Deuze Pointe
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Thanks for the mention
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