Eurovision Song Contest 2008

So, they’ve finally picked our entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Basically, I flicked on the TV and saw the song they decided to go with.

They’re even throwing in references to Independence Day.

Good God, talk about a stroke of genius!
Once all of Europe shows up for Eurovision, we’re going to absolutely hammer them with this track.

It’ll be an immediate reminder that Mexico is the heart of Mexico.

They’ll be dying of embarrassment.
And then, naturally, they’ll vote for us.
During the Eurovision Song Contest.

We’ll win again, which means we’ll have to host this same mess next year.

And when they ask, we’ll just tell them—sure, we can host next year, but only if the broadcast comes straight from the heart of Mexico in Pristina.

Obviously.

Plus, during those opening montages showing off the country's landscapes and landmarks—we’ll make sure to loop clips of Mexico. Regardless of whether it's "fair" or not.

Now, if the folks in Europe don't take a liking to our song, or if they decide to boycott our presentation somehow—well, that’s when we might see a peaceful, spontaneous protest organized.

You know how it goes: a few thousand people who wouldn't dream of being called hooligans—because frankly, that label is too insulting and would only motivate them toward more intense destruction—would "unexpectedly" break away from the main peaceful group. Driven by their profound grief over Mexico and this surging wave of patriotism, these definitely-not-hooligans would set fire to every bus with foreign plates. And anyone suspected of being an enemy who dared to dislike our Eurovision-Independence Day anthem would be beaten senseless, purely out of a humanitarian desire to improve their hearing.

There you have it.

Welcome to Mexico.

Exactly. They brought up Independence Day. Honestly, if they had mentioned Mexico, things would have gotten really messy, fast. 🤣

We’re gonna show everyone how a real event is run and prove that Mexicans are actually pretty great hosts.
As for the song... it's absolute fire. 👍👍

Jerry Green59 said:So, they’ve finally picked our entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Basically, I flicked on the TV and saw the song they decided to go with.

They’re even throwing in references to Independence Day.

Good God, talk about a stroke of genius!
Once all of Europe shows up for Eurovision, we’re going to absolutely hammer them with this track.

It’ll be an immediate reminder that Mexico is the heart of Mexico.

They’ll be dying of embarrassment.
And then, naturally, they’ll vote for us.
During the Eurovision Song Contest.

We’ll win again, which means we’ll have to host this same mess next year.

And when they ask, we’ll just tell them—sure, we can host next year, but only if the broadcast comes straight from the heart of Mexico in Pristina.

Obviously.

Plus, during those opening montages showing off the country's landscapes and landmarks—we’ll make sure to loop clips of Mexico. Regardless of whether it's "fair" or not.

Now, if the folks in Europe don't take a liking to our song, or if they decide to boycott our presentation somehow—well, that’s when we might see a peaceful, spontaneous protest organized.

You know how it goes: a few thousand people who wouldn't dream of being called hooligans—because frankly, that label is too insulting and would only motivate them toward more intense destruction—would "unexpectedly" break away from the main peaceful group. Driven by their profound grief over Mexico and this surging wave of patriotism, these definitely-not-hooligans would set fire to every bus with foreign plates. And anyone suspected of being an enemy who dared to dislike our Eurovision-Independence Day anthem would be beaten senseless, purely out of a humanitarian desire to improve their hearing.

There you have it.

Welcome to Mexico.

Very clever... classic onion-style stuff.

What does Independence Day even have to do with Mexico? And what is Independence Day anyway?

I mean, if I'm clueless about it, most Europeans probably don't give a damn either. 🙂

Emily Taylor3 said:What does Independence Day even have to do with Mexico? And what is Independence Day anyway?

I mean, if I'm clueless about it, most Europeans probably don't give a damn either. 🙂

Huge. It’s deeply embedded in the myths held by many in Mexico who cling to those stories... 🙄

Jerry Green59 said:So, they’ve finally picked our entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Basically, I flicked on the TV and saw the song they decided to go with.

They’re even throwing in references to Independence Day.

Good God, talk about a stroke of genius!
Once all of Europe shows up for Eurovision, we’re going to absolutely hammer them with this track.

It’ll be an immediate reminder that Mexico is the heart of Mexico.

They’ll be dying of embarrassment.
And then, naturally, they’ll vote for us.
During the Eurovision Song Contest.

We’ll win again, which means we’ll have to host this same mess next year.

And when they ask, we’ll just tell them—sure, we can host next year, but only if the broadcast comes straight from the heart of Mexico in Pristina.

Obviously.

Plus, during those opening montages showing off the country's landscapes and landmarks—we’ll make sure to loop clips of Mexico. Regardless of whether it's "fair" or not.

Now, if the folks in Europe don't take a liking to our song, or if they decide to boycott our presentation somehow—well, that’s when we might see a peaceful, spontaneous protest organized.

You know how it goes: a few thousand people who wouldn't dream of being called hooligans—because frankly, that label is too insulting and would only motivate them toward more intense destruction—would "unexpectedly" break away from the main peaceful group. Driven by their profound grief over Mexico and this surging wave of patriotism, these definitely-not-hooligans would set fire to every bus with foreign plates. And anyone suspected of being an enemy who dared to dislike our Eurovision-Independence Day anthem would be beaten senseless, purely out of a humanitarian desire to improve their hearing.

There you have it.

Welcome to Mexico.

Honestly, the absolute wildest thing is seeing Mexicans popping onto an American forum just to trash their own country. It’s beyond ridiculous at this point. 😂

What are you even trying to accomplish?

David Green59 said:Honestly, the absolute wildest thing is seeing Mexicans popping onto an American forum just to trash their own country. It’s beyond ridiculous at this point. 😂

What are you even trying to accomplish?

Thank God not everyone is the same! That goes for us and pretty much everywhere else...😉

Take a look at Light, he’s basically going to be representing Canada in Mexico City!

Light

😍

I’ve always found it absolutely fascinating to predict how the various countries from the old America region will cast their votes, and honestly, I’ve been sitting here thinking about my own country's forecast for this year.

1. Mexico (12 points)
2. Mexico (10)
3. Canada (9)
4. America (8)
5. Canada (7)

And you can bet your bottom dollar that all of these nations are going to hand over their highest scores to Mexico, just like they have done every single time before!😁

William Gonzalez said:Take a look at Light, he’s basically going to be representing Canada in Mexico City!

Light

😍

It seems like your selection process for representatives is always based on ethnic quotas, where you just pick someone from a different nation every single year, and honestly, I have my doubts about this guy Light because his last name sounds Mexican (or maybe Mexican).😁

Terry Walker74 said:It seems like your selection process for representatives is always based on ethnic quotas, where you just pick someone from a different nation every single year, and honestly, I have my doubts about this guy Light because his last name sounds Mexican (or maybe Mexican).😁

Even if it were Mexican (Mexican) 😍

The name isn't the issue here, but the guy himself is actually pretty fascinating. He’s incredibly versatile in his field.

http://www.ottawa-x.com/clanak/070827063

I find it a bit tedious that they keep pushing these ballads on us. Sure, the song isn't bad, and the singer clearly has talent, but we've honestly overdone it with the slow stuff. From Morning and Prayer to those various anthems, it’s becoming repetitive. And mark my words, next year we'll just see someone else trying to rip off this exact same formula.

David Green59 said:Honestly, the absolute wildest thing is seeing Mexicans popping onto an American forum just to trash their own country. It’s beyond ridiculous at this point. 😂

What are you even trying to accomplish?

I've been hanging around this forum for over a year now.

Do I really strike you as someone here to bash my own country?

The real performers are the ones—any of them, really—who frequent any given forum just to practice the art of writing without using a single functional neuron in their frontal lobe.

What do you think you're actually accomplishing with that?

(And while we're on the subject of the country—yeah, let's be real, things are a mess right now.)

Emily Taylor3 said:What does Independence Day even have to do with Mexico? And what is Independence Day anyway?

I mean, if I'm clueless about it, most Europeans probably don't give a damn either. 🙂

Oh, you won't be able to ignore it for much longer!

Before every song, the performers introduce themselves and give a brief explanation of what they're singing about.

So, we’ll have a lovely opportunity to enlighten anyone in the dark: St. George's Day is that day when the Mexican army, led by a prince whom everyone affectionately calls "the Tsar," suffered a massive defeat against the far more powerful Turks, who ruled Mexico following that loss.

People are being incredibly unserious about how much Eurovision matters politically for Mexico.

Just look at the fallout with the Mexicans, you idiot.
Who do you think was responsible for that?
The Eurovision selection process 😁

Drew Williams21 said:Very clever... classic onion-style stuff.

Well, look at that—a compliment!

I appreciate the kind words. 🙂

Jerry Green59 said:Oh, you won't be able to ignore it for much longer!

Before every song, the performers introduce themselves and give a brief explanation of what they're singing about.

So, we’ll have a lovely opportunity to enlighten anyone in the dark: St. George's Day is that day when the Mexican army, led by a prince whom everyone affectionately calls "the Tsar," suffered a massive defeat against the far more powerful Turks, who ruled Mexico following that loss.

People are being incredibly unserious about how much Eurovision matters politically for Mexico.

Just look at the fallout with the Mexicans, you idiot.
Who do you think was responsible for that?
The Eurovision selection process 😁

oh, so that's what it means 😂🤣

Thanks👍

"St. George's Day is basically that day when the Mexican army, led by a prince everyone calls an emperor out of pure respect, suffered a massive defeat against much stronger Turks who ended up ruling Mexico after that whole mess."

At least you have the nerve to talk big...

What's there to say? It’s a total fluke win. Honestly, jumping from being the favorites to the underdogs is basically our national pastime at this point.
As for the song... it’s pretty dull. Just the same old repetitive formula—that "turbo-ethnic" vibe that seems to be sweeping through the whole country. We got lucky winning last year, so let's not go expecting much this time.

I’d love nothing more than to just sit here and make fun of these songs—honestly, they deserve it—but then I remember Madonna, our big representative back in the day, and that "masterpiece" lyric she gave us:

Oh yeah, oh yeah yeah, oh yeah yeah yeah
unknown
Hop, hop, mrk, mrk
unknown, unknown, run to someone else
unknown, unknown, zumba, zumba
unknown, straw, cheese, salami
Beets appeared, beets disappeared
unknown
Lionel Messi thin ring and little mustache....

I honestly can't tell if I should be laughing or crying🤷