On the surface of it, Marty Brem is just an Austrian crooner chancing his arm at fame via the Eurovision Song Contest. However, back in 1981, no-one was really prepared for the weird show he put on. His dancers, sometimes moving in slow-motion, wore a bizarre array of clothing, with one sporting a gold leotard with a number seven on it… topped off with an American footballer’s helmet. Watch and learn. Marty didn’t. He failed the year before with Blue Danube performing ‘Du Bist Musik’. Anyway, here’s Marty with ‘Wenn du da bist’.
[video:escjesc]

Posted by mofgimmers on Tuesday April 22nd, 2008 at 2:38 pm

What says ‘Dutch’ to you? Hashish cafes? Clogs? Well, if you’re Milly Scott, the Netherlands’ entrant to the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, nothing says Holland like a pair of blokes in sombreros. That’s right, her ‘Fernando en Philippo‘ is a wonky jaunt through rural latinoland and kicks off with a strange “pee pee po po” intro. Needs to be heard to be believed.
[video:sims111]

Posted by mofgimmers on Tuesday April 8th, 2008 at 2:52 pm

Remember when I showed you the (unintentionally) hilarious ‘Moskau’ by Dschinghis Khan? Well, it seems it’s a bit of an internet hit, and some clever sod who is far funnier than me has posted the video up with English subtitles. Thankfully the subs aren’t mere translation, but rather what the foreign lyrics sound like. I suggest you watch it and get ready for some serious tittering. There are moments of sublime comedy awaiting you…
[video: buffalax]

Posted by mofgimmers on Tuesday April 1st, 2008 at 3:31 pm

I don’t speak Swedish. Sometimes I wish I did. Now is one of those times, as I’d like to know exactly what the lyrics to Forbes’ Eurovision flop, ‘Beatles’ are. You can only assume it’s something like “The Beatles are really good. They’ve sold a lot of records. They had great facial hair toward the end of their career. Yeah yeah yeah.” Either way, this was the Swedish entry in ‘77 and mustered up a weedy deux points. Have a listen to discover why.
[video: sims111]

Posted by mofgimmers on Tuesday April 1st, 2008 at 2:35 pm

I know very little about Thai rock. Judging from Num-Lai, some rockers from Thailand (of course), they’re not that far behind the rest of the world when it comes to commercial rock. Of course, that’s barely a compliment as commercial rock is bloody awful… but still. One thing they might want to work on is their image. I’m not sure that pink cowboy gear is gonna really take off anywhere. Anyway, here’s a video of Num-Lai with their pop-rocker, ‘Silly Fools’.
[video: RenTaker]

Posted by mofgimmers on Tuesday March 4th, 2008 at 11:56 am

OK, this is in English, so it kind of breaks one of the unwritten rules of our Lost In Translation section. But apart from that, it’s as foreign as crapping into a hole in the floor.
Armi and Dany, from Finland, croon their way through this sub-Eurovision travesty backed by what can only be described as slightly deranged dancing cult members. I’m sure someone prances across the floor holding a toaster at 2:04. Watch this and realise that even if Let Loose were to return and go to number one for 12 weeks, we ain’t got it that bad.

[video: Aarniza]

Posted by mofgimmers on Tuesday February 12th, 2008 at 9:30 am