Eurovision Review: Finland

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Finland

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Eurovision 2007 Semi Final: Straight to Final from 2006 result
Eurovision 2007 Final: 17th


2008:

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Teräsbetoni - Missä Miehet Ratsastaa (Where The Men RIde)

Olkoon myrsky sekä viima
ja tuvassa lämmin kamiina
On kunnia ja miehuullisuus
suorittaa velvollisuus

Maailma on kylmä vaikka
on ehkä lämmölläkin paikka
Kentät kutsuu sankareita
eikä suinkaan pelkureita

Missä miehet ratsastaa
Siellä lampaat ei voi laiduntaa
Missä miehet ratsastaa
Siellä kuulee susien ulvontaa
Missä miehet, missä miehet ratsastaa
Missä miehet, missä miehet ratsastaa

Olkoon edessä tuhoa
ja takana lemmen lumoa
On miehellä velvollisuus
muistaa urhoollisuus

Ei kukaan voi välttää kipua
ja vain elämän virrassa lipua
Kentät kutsuu sankareita
eikä suinkaan pelkureita 

 

Huh – hah – huh – hah
Huh – hah – huh – hah

 

May there be the wind and the storm
and in the home warm
It is manhood and honor
to do one’s duty

The world though cold
even warmth has its place
The field calls for heroes
and by no means the fearful

Where the men ride
there the sheep do not rove
Where the men ride
The wolves do howl

Huh – hah – huh – hah

May before us be destruction
and behind us be the glow of love
Man has his duty
to remember his courage

No one can avoid pain
and meander along the eddies of life
The field calls for heroes
and by no means the fearful

Where the men ride
there the sheep do not rove
Where the men ride
The wolves do howl

Where the men, the men ride
Where the men, the men ride

Where the men ride
there the sheep do not rove
Where the men ride
The wolves do howl

Where the men ride
there the sheep do not rove
Where the men ride
The wolves do howl

Where the men hah – huh – hah
Where the men hah – huh – hah

 

If you don't want to watch this clip, imaging the Village People Wearing black, singing 'Macho Man' with two backing singers whacking drums and with extra guitars downtuned for that dark sound. Thats Finland this year. A poor attempt to relive the one single solitary Eurovision win in 2006 that Lordi (below) gave them.

I do remember in 2006 saying Lordi wouldn't win and I ate those words then they caned the competition, but I don't think this will win only because it is a repeat of something successful and Austria tried with something similar last year and didn't get far.

So lets compare it to the Great Lordi with 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' complete with some Terry Wogan comentary...It was song 17 and listening to it, do you think he was drunk yet?

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