Eurovision Review: Sweden

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Yay!!! I am past half way through my Eurovision Reviews!!! but this will not be my Waterloo... I will soldier on. I finally reach Sweden, the coutry that gave us arguably the most famous Eurovision winners, Charlotte Nilson? no.. Carola? guess again... Herrey's?d'oh 3 strikes your out... anyway this year they have given us Martin Stenmarck - "Las Vegas"

(unrelated Lyrics of the day) Dog in Sweden - X-ray Specs
A dog in Sweden, a man's best friend
Remember all those trends you set
And now you are a housewive's pet
Sit down bad boy, don't bow wow wow
Drink this milk from the sacred cow

My mothers not sacred... what? oh anyway back to Eurovision... the Norwegian entry panned Sweden and claim it wont win (and norway are traditional eurovison voting friends with sweden), though if you saw the way the norwiegian act dressed you would take that comment and throw it out the window. it is not until you listen to swedens act that you realise Norway might be on to somthing. This guy sucks, and not in a good way

I cant get over the feeling that this song was written with the hope of being in a James Bond Soundtrack... it is a little "the living daylights" (as an asside that song made it on a best of James bond CD... WTF!!!). I can't help but think Sweden would have been better off sending Alcazar... even a crapy alcazar song is better than this... surely...

Sweden has a habbit of not getting over the ABBA hump an alot of their entries to Eurovision seem like ABBA clones, not to be outdone Martin Stenmarck makes his reference to the legends of Eurovision with the line "The winner takes it all", and well the rest of the song could be "money, money, money", without Monacco. So I will agree with Norways's Wig Wam and give a thunbs down to Martin Stenmarck - "Las Vegas"

"Las Vegas" (in English and French)

I’ve got a room here at the Mandalay bay
J’ai une chambre ici à la baie de Mandalay
I’ll take a shower then I’m on my way
Je prends une douche et puis je m’en vais
I’ll bring a friend if someone picks a fight
J’emmène un copain si quelqu’un fait des histoires
Here in Las Vegas tonight
Ici à Las Vegas ce soir

It’s close to midnight when I hit the strip
C’est presque minuit quand j’arrive
The “maiden voyage” on my Vegas trip
Le premier voyage de mon tour à Vegas
The night is young and everything’s alright
La nuit commence et tout va bien
Here in Las Vegas tonight
Ici à Las Vegas ce soir

Prechorus Dancing girls and cabarets
Pré-refrain Les filles dancent, les cabarets
You can spend your money in a million ways
Vous pouvez dépenser votre argent de cent mille façons
Let’s have a ball
Prenons une bille
The winner takes it all
Le gagnant reçoit tout

In Las Vegas
À Las Vegas
In the neon lights
Dans la lumière des néons
You’ll be a star if you do it right
Vous deviendrez une star si vous vous en sortez
In Las Vegas
À Las Vegas
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
You better hold on tight
Il faut vous accrocher
In Las Vegas
À Las Vegas
Can’t believe your eyes
Vous n’en croirez pas vos yeux
Your luck can turn in a throw of the dice
Votre chance peut tourner en un jet de dés
In Las Vegas
À Las Vegas
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
You better hold on tight
Il faut vous accrocher

I’m leaving with a million dollar smile
Je pars avec un sourire d’un million dollar
The hotel manager can check my file
Le directeur de l’hôtel peut ranger ma fiche
Fred the Limo-driver’s asking polite
Fred, le chauffeur de la limousine demande poliment
- Leaving Las Vegas tonight?
- Vous partez de Las Vegas ce soir?

Dancing girls and cabarets
Les filles dancent, les cabarets
You can spend your money in a million ways
Vous pouvez dépenser votre argent de cent mille façons
Let’s have a ball
Prenons une bille
The winner takes it all
Le gagnant reçoit tout