#Sarah McTernan

[aijamisespava]

The Last Place Squad

There's a saying my mother tells me when I do rankings of any kind, "Someone's always gotta be vanilla." The implication is that you could have a great batch of anything to rank, but someone has to rank at the bottom (apologies to my vanilla ice cream fans it is a good flavor). And with Eurovision, we have to have one song that ranks not last in the Grand Final (that's a future post though), but last of all the songs. Which I will be ranking (in my pure opinionation)!

Disclaimer: I won't be ranking "Europapa" as dead last because *technically* it was dead last with the disqualification, but it *did* qualify for the grand final. Same goes for my last in Grand Final post later.

2022: "Disko" by LPS (Slovenia) 2015: "Time To Shine" by Mélanie René (Switzerland) 2024: "Scared Of Heights" by Hera Björk (Iceland) 2016: "Play" by Jüri Pootsmann (Estonia) 2019: "22" by Sarah McTernan (Ireland) 2018: "Our Choice" by Ari Ólafsson (Iceland) 2023*: "Like An Animal" by Piqued Jacks (San Marino) 2017: "Spirit Of The Night" by Valentina Monetta & Jimmie Wilson (San Marino) 2021: "The Moon Is Rising" by Samanta Tīna (Latvia)

*: Technically speaking, "Like An Animal" by Piqued Jacks from San Marino and "D.G.T (Off And On)" by Theodor Andrei from Romania ranked dead last in Eurovision 2023 with nul points in their semi. HOWEVER, the tie has been canonically broken by running order. Since Piqued Jacks performed after Theodor Andrei, Piqued Jacks ended up ranked dead last.

Well that does it! I wanted to note here that my Eurovision 2006 ranking originally slated for today will be coming out tomorrow, and my rankings may come out on Saturdays from this point out because it's a lot easier. Just assume for now that you get rankings on weekends.

[lana0605]

Ireland in Eurovision: my top 3 songs of the last decade (2014-2023)

2018 Ryan O'Shaughnessy "Together"

2022 Brooke "That's Rich"

2019 Sarah McTernan "22"

[sexualassbutts]

Thank you for tagging me 🥰 @lizardbrainhours

post the 10 songs that come up on shuffle

I’m using all of my playlists, going in cycle, each song from a different one out of 3.  One of which has songs that I was listening to back in high school!

1. With Arms Wide Open - Creed

2. debbie downer – LØLØ x Maggie Lindemann 

3. Whine Up - Kat DeLuna

4. Crush On You - Tata Young

5. That’s Rich - Brooke

6. 22 - Sarah McTernan

7. For the Love of a Daughter - Demi Lovato

8. See Who I Am - Within Temptation

9. 4Ever - The Veronicas

10. Hearts in the Air - Eric Saade

Tagging @coglionapocoetero @rbf451 and anyone else that wants to do it!

[eurovisionder]

When the teacher unexpectedly says you`re going to have a test right now

[eurolifeau]

Someone: I’d die for you

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

My mother just interviewed Miki and he told her that all 41 Eurovision contestants have a WhatsApp group and that Sarah was the one who started it!!!

[thealbanianking]

If Eurovision 2019 artists had their own YouTube channels (1/?)

[trinklied]

ESC 2019: Semi-Final 2 - Non-Qualifiers Romania | Latvia | Lithuania | Austria | Croatia | Armenia | Moldova | Ireland [semi-final 1 here] 

[stolligaseptember]

"sarah mcternan, with the song 22. she is not 22 though, she's 24. but the guy she's in love with lives on the street 22. and he's 23."

- swedish commentator

[cheapcakeripper]

[arabela25]

Sarah McTernan's first rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, with the song 22 (Ireland)

[thefandommess]

Actual exchanges between me and my friend during the Semi 2:

(please don’t take this too seriously)

-Ireland-

👩🏻: I’m a barbie girl... wait, wrong song.

-Moldova-

👱🏻‍♀️: girl, are you running late for your wedding or what?

-Switzerland-

👱🏻‍♀️: ya’ local fuckboi incoming

👩🏻: but damn, he got some moves tho!

-Latvia-

👩🏻: *so wake me up when it’s all over* ...no, literally, wake me up!

-Romania-

👱🏻‍♀️: they’re really owning that dracula aesthetic, huh?

👩🏻: that’s literally me trying not to be extra

-Denmark-

👩🏻: “Any ideas for the staging?” “Well, I would like a chair...” “SAY NO MORE!”

👩🏻: a Teletubbies comeback?

👱🏻‍♀️: ok, first Romania, now Denmark. What is this? A “Who can bring the most extra chair” contest?

-Sweden-

👩🏻: wow, they really changed things up this year. instead of an attractive white guy with a quality pop song they sent an attractive black guy with a quality pop song.

-Russia-

👩🏻: he protect. he attacc. but most importantly HE BACC!

👱🏻‍♀️: this is the good dramatic stuff I came for!

-Croatia-

👱🏻‍♀️: wait wha- What!... WHAT?!

👩🏻: Castiel, is that u?

-Malta-

👱🏻‍♀️: why does it sound like a remix of 5 different songs?

👩🏻: chamele-ohNO

-Lithuania-

👱🏻‍♀️: why does he sound like Shakira?

👩🏻: those octaves are droppin’ faster than my grades.

-Norway-

👩🏻: another basic pop son- oh, here comes joiking, ok.

👱🏻‍♀️: why do I love this???

-North Macedonia-

👱🏻‍♀️: yaaas girl, tell theeeem!

-the Netherlands-

👩🏻: never have I ever been so straight?

👱🏻‍♀️: I KNOW RIGHT!

-Azerbaijan-

👱🏻‍♀️: Azerbaijan having robots? weird flex but ok.

👩🏻: well I guess you could call that an “out-of-body experience?

-Italy’s clip-

👩🏻: that’s👏🏻what👏🏻i👏🏻came👏🏻for👏🏻

-after the voting-

👩🏻: you know what? as long as my Russian and Dutch smol beans, Swedish treasure and Swiss big-fuckboi-energy-with-those-moves are in, I am happy!

[ebvllogique]

If you don't already watch Sarah's instastory just... do it. She's so lovely and cute and funny and yet we just sleep on her like that 💔

[borisbubbles]

Eurovision 2010s: 209 - 205

209. Anna Rossinelli - “In love for a while”.  Switzerland 2011

“In love for a while” is three minutes of rather friendly, if pleasant noises. The entry itself is nothing worth getting excited over. 

However, what does excite me is that this fricking song not only survived a very stacked semifinal in which it was considered a guaranteed NQ, but on doing so also MURDERED the shit entries from Turkey and Armenia 😈 This is equivalent to Carousel qualifying this year, and in doing so slaying Leonora and Sergey. SO MUCH UNDERDOG BLOOD CLINGING TO ITS HANDS, WE STAN!! #ForceOfGood 🤭

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208. Elaiza - “Is it right?” Germany 2014

“Is it right?” is a pleasant song, a likable presence in its own right. I think it’s better though because it’s a lowkey earworm. 

However, Elaiza also provide a variation of the Rossinelli journey: first of all, it (deservedly) won an excellent edition of Unser Song from a wildcard position, which is hilarious (because the alternative, Unheilig, was universally beloved and also not very good), and secondly they somehow avoided bottom five, despite, you know, Germany and despite being wedged right between Conchita and Sanna <3 We love our overachieving randoms!!

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207. Waylon - “Outlaw in ‘em” the Netherlands 2018

[2018 Review here]

Waylon is a whole different beast, however. I actually think “Outlaw in ‘em” was a pretty great song that provided a lot of high voltage energy in a year that I honestly didn’t care much about. Love that the general æsthetic bursts with personality <3  the leopard print jacket and the personalized guitar belt <3 It just feels so quintessentially Waylon.

However, we need to address the act, which was terrible. It’s one of those cases where, yes, the link between song and act is a valid one, but at the same time, this is Europe, motherfucker. Nobody here was ever going to understand the liaison between the American dance style of “krumping” and “outlaw in ‘em” without looking up the former. So why even *have* that act and assume people are going to care enough to inform themselves? STAGING THAT ISN’T SELF-EXPLANATORY IS BAD STAGING!

Good song though ^__^

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206. Sarah McTernan - “22″ Ireland 2019

“Everytime I’m with somebody I’m confusing him with you”  Did we ever get a lowdown of how Sarah’s dating life works?  WE WANT THE RECEIPTS DAMMIT. 😡

Anyway, given how generally lifeless Sarah’s portrayal of “22″ was over the pre-show, I fully expected her to give me nothing of value in the actual performance... and I was wrong! I actually enjoyed “22″! It’s cute! Granted, being stranded beween Anna and Srbuk makes anyone look great, but still, Sarah made for fun, whimsical NQ fodder. The pop art/diner look were inspired choices! I will now move on by pointing out that her milkshakes are three loofahs stacked on top of each other <3 I love me some tacky thirftstore proppage <3

CONGRATZ MOLLY STERLING FOR BEING THE HIGHEST RANKED IRISH ENTRANT!!!! in what is Ireland’s worst decade... I think? lol. They suck w/e. 

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205. Agnete - “Icebreaker” Norway 2016

EISSSSSSBREKUUUUUUUUH WEN YA STAK IN FROXEN WOTR...x

I don’t think I need to explain this placement of this bargain bin Maggie Burger. You either like the key change in “Icebreaker” or you don’t. I personally like the key change. Yet I also think "Icebreaker” would’ve been a lot better had it not had that key change in the first place though. 😬

and with that, we’ve now reached the midpoint of this ranking :o

[eurovisionder]

That was funny

[eurolifeau]

Episode twenty two: Zero Gravity (Summary)

Kate is going to celebrate a fashion event to promote her new line. With Sarah, she has to find a few models to launch it to the world. A few days before the event, Sarah is sick and has to be taken to the hospital, even though she didn’t want to. Eventually it happens to be more a little more serious than she thought, but nothing will stop Sarah to participate in the runway. 

Elina takes a flight to Estonia to rediscover herself and visit her sister without telling anyone, just Alekseev. She visits the places she used to frequent and meets someoe from her past: Tinkara Kovac. All the time to think and being far from Alexander make the two come to terms eventually. 

Tulia and the nuns have to organize a wedding in a record time. They have less than a week and they won’t count with the help of Tulia as she is attending Kate’s event. Some things seem to go wrong eventually, as the bride is nervous and says she doesn’t want to get married, but they get to solve all the problems... even the allergies of Ksienija.