<![CDATA[Ireland Enters Turkey In Eurovision Song Contest, Idolators' Grandparents Roll Over In Their Graves - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Ireland Enters Turkey In Eurovision Song Contest, Idolators' Grandparents Roll Over In Their Graves - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:23:37 EST Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:23:37 EST http://idolator.com/360350/ireland-enters-turkey-in-eurovision-song-contest-idolators-grandparents-roll-over-in-their-graves <![CDATA[Ireland Enters Turkey In Eurovision Song Contest, Idolators' Grandparents Roll Over In Their Graves]]> http://idolator.com/360350/ireland-enters-turkey-in-eurovision-song-contest-idolators-grandparents-roll-over-in-their-graves#c4406412 @GrioirDoibin:
Did someone mention Father Ted?

JohnOO

]]> 33:360350:c4406412 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:23:37 EST <![CDATA[Ireland Enters Turkey In Eurovision Song Contest, Idolators' Grandparents Roll Over In Their Graves]]> http://idolator.com/360350/ireland-enters-turkey-in-eurovision-song-contest-idolators-grandparents-roll-over-in-their-graves#c4403728 @GrioirDoibin: hit the nail on the head "He is basically Gonzo from the "Muppet Show" if he was interested in local politics, drank heavily and was a contractor from the northside of Dublin." couldnt think of a better description.

us up in college in DIT cant wait to see dustin in action, going to make a night of it... he's been in our lives since most of us were 3 or 4.

when he ran for president he got more votes than one of the serious folk too.. legend stuff right there

riffraff

]]> 33:360350:c4403728 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:54:55 EST <![CDATA[Ireland Enters Turkey In Eurovision Song Contest, Idolators' Grandparents Roll Over In Their Graves]]> http://idolator.com/360350/ireland-enters-turkey-in-eurovision-song-contest-idolators-grandparents-roll-over-in-their-graves#c4399119 Come on, Idolator-- a little research please! Dustin is a godlike figure over here in Ireland, and is far smarter that those randy KLF dudes. He is a turkey vulture of the people. In fact, he ran for president back in 1997 (against, among others, the previous Eurovision winner Dana-- not the Israeli transsexual, but the early '70s ultra-Catholic all kinds of everything), and was a better candidate than at least 3 of the others. He has done some pretty awesome covers of "Rat Trap," "Teenage Kicks," and "Fairytale of New York" and is all over youtube. He is basically Gonzo from the "Muppet Show" if he was interested in local politics, drank heavily and was a contractor from the northside of Dublin.

But there is a conspiracy theory afoot, as always: there are those who believe (and I am among them) that any Irish Eurovision representative has been picked precisely because they are destined to lose: the reason being that the winning country has to host (and pay for) the whole ceremony the next year, which in the case of RTE (our version of the BBC) means that 90% of next year's operating budget is committed to the Eurovision gala rather than original programming. No Irish contestant will ever win this again, which is a good thing for anyone who wants to see something other than cheap ten year old American sitcom repeats on TV-- though if one is going to lose on purpose, far better to do it like the Iggy Pop of German schlager-glam:


+ Watch video

I think that the KLF might have been involved with that...

Also, nobody but the Sasanaigh refer to Ireland as "Eire," so sorry, Cos, but you aren't to be trusted...

GrioirDoibin

]]> 33:360350:c4399119 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:36:51 EST <![CDATA[Ireland Enters Turkey In Eurovision Song Contest, Idolators' Grandparents Roll Over In Their Graves]]> http://idolator.com/360350/ireland-enters-turkey-in-eurovision-song-contest-idolators-grandparents-roll-over-in-their-graves#c4388551 glad to see i'm not the only one who instantly thought of the KLF. (i googled "Dustin The Turkey" + "The KLF" and ended up here btw)
from the outdated eurobeat to the JAMs-like rap & lyrics to the huge f*ck you this song represents, this has got justified & ancient written all over it!
12 points from Belgium!!

ah-pook

]]> 33:360350:c4388551 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:06:50 EST <![CDATA[Ireland Enters Turkey In Eurovision Song Contest, Idolators' Grandparents Roll Over In Their Graves]]> http://idolator.com/360350/ireland-enters-turkey-in-eurovision-song-contest-idolators-grandparents-roll-over-in-their-graves#c4388170 Yes, Dustin is huge in Eire. I only lived there a few months, but it was joyous hearing him mock the techno'ed "Hey Baby" song with his own cheesy version of "Sweet Caroline". This sounds like its just a pisstake of the whole Eurovision thing.

Cos

]]> 33:360350:c4388170 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:53:56 EST <![CDATA[Ireland Enters Turkey In Eurovision Song Contest, Idolators' Grandparents Roll Over In Their Graves]]> http://idolator.com/360350/ireland-enters-turkey-in-eurovision-song-contest-idolators-grandparents-roll-over-in-their-graves#c4385080 @revmatty:
Dustin has nowt to do with the KLF, I remember Brush Shields, the fellow who taught Phil Linnot how to play bass, was behind him...no idea if he is still involved!

JohnOO

]]> 33:360350:c4385080 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:01:18 EST <![CDATA[Ireland Enters Turkey In Eurovision Song Contest, Idolators' Grandparents Roll Over In Their Graves]]> http://idolator.com/360350/ireland-enters-turkey-in-eurovision-song-contest-idolators-grandparents-roll-over-in-their-graves#c4385049 Dustin is very popular in Ireland, I grew up watching him with Zig and Zag on "The Den", a great childrens programme, in the early 1990s. his songs poke fun at a lot of the sillyness in Ireland these days. This Eurovision entry is mocking the people who take the Eurovision seriously, Ireland has won the competition 7 times, more than any other country. Some people take is veeery seriously, normally the entries are very serious affairs, and when we don't win a lot of "big" names come out and bemoan the lack of "quality" and poor song choice. They have also started to maon about the changes to the way the winners of the contest are decided, used to be by committies, now the public can vote, this means the 4 million Irish haven't a hope against larger populated countries, which narrows it down to a few dozen states!

JohnOO

]]> 33:360350:c4385049 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:00:08 EST <![CDATA[Ireland Enters Turkey In Eurovision Song Contest, Idolators' Grandparents Roll Over In Their Graves]]> http://idolator.com/360350/ireland-enters-turkey-in-eurovision-song-contest-idolators-grandparents-roll-over-in-their-graves#c4383406 I hope it is Cauty and Drummond. Electronic music has been dull since they stopped.

revmatty

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