#sweden '83

[vintageurovision]

Eurovision Song Contest 1983 - Top 5

Full results and voting system:

1st: Corinne Hermès, Si La Vie Est Cadeau - Luxembourg (142 points)

2nd: Ofra Haza, Hi (חי) - Israel (136 points)

3rd: Carola Häggkvist, Främling - Sweden (126 points)

4th: Danijel, Džuli (Џули) - Yugoslavia (125 points)

5th: Hoffmann und Hoffmann, Rücksicht - Germany (94 points)

6th: Sweet Dreams, I'm Never Giving Up - United Kingdom (79 points)

7th: Bernadette, Sing Me A Song - The Netherlands (66 points)

8th: Guy Bonnet, Vivre - France (56 points)

9th: Westend, Hurricane - Austria (53 points)

9th: Jahn Teigen, Do Re Mi - Norway (53 points)

11th: Ami Aspelund, Fantasiaa - Finland (41 points)

11th: Riccardo Fogli, Per Lucia - Italy (41 points)

13th: Armando Gama, Esta Balada Que Te Dou - Portugal (33 points)

14th: Christie Stassinopoulou, Mou Les (Μου λες) - Greece (32 points)

15th: Mariella Farré, Io Così Non Ci Sto - Switzerland (28 points)

16th: Stavros and ConstantinaI, Agapi Akoma Zi (Η αγάπη ακόμα ζει) - Cyprus (26 points)

17th: Gry Johansen, Kloden Drejer - Denmark (16 points)

18th: Pas de Deux, Rendez-vous - Belgium (13 points)

19th: Remedios Amaya, ¿quién Maneja Mi Barca? - Spain (0 points)

19th: Çetin Alp and the Short Wave, Opera - Türkiye (0 points)

Each national jury awarded 1-8, 10 and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs

[eurovision.tv; eurovisionworld]

[artsyboy90]

Took some photographs yesterday whilst in the city. 

[paganimagevault]

Tomb of Yu Hong 592-598 CE. Link to my blog at bottom with more sources and description of individual images.

This is probably a Sogdian tomb. Interestingly, the man has a haplogroup that was widespread amongst the blue-eyed Mesolithic/Neolithic Western Hunter Gatherers (WHG are probably where blue eyes originated from) and the haplogroup is found today most prominently in Sami, Finns, and Estonians. His wife has a haplogroup found prominently amongst East Asians. Based on her East Asian origins and the inclusion of some Turkic-looking people in the tomb's artwork I would assume she was probably a Turk, herself. The long-haired men without halos (e.g. panel 4) are probably Turks, that was a typical appearance for them during this time period. Men from other surrounding populations such as the Sogdians, Huns, Tocharians, etc. typically kept shorter hair that didn't go past their shoulders. More info:

"The man buried in the tomb went by Yu Hong (Chinese: 虞弘; pinyin: Yú Hóng; Wade–Giles: Yü Hung; 533–592 AD), with Mopan (莫潘) as his courtesy name, who was a Central Asian, probably of Persian or Sogdian origin, and practiced Zoroastrianism. He had settled in Early Middle Period China during the Northern Qi, Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties. This tomb is so far the only archaeological find in the Central Plains region that reflects Central Asian (Western Regions) culture. The epitaph found in the tomb records that he was a noble of the city of Yü-ho-lin / Yuhelin (尉紇驎) in the mysterious Yu country (魚國), assumably for which he is named, because the two characters 虞 and 魚 are homophones.

According to the epitaph, Yu Hong started his career in service of the nomadic tribe at the time, known as Ruru. At the age of 13, he was posted as an emissary to Persia by the Khagan of Ruru, as well as Parthia, Tuyuhun and Yuezhi. Later he went on a mission to the Northern Qi, Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties. He served as chien-chiao sa-pao fu / jianjiao sabao fu (檢校薩保府, lit. “acting director of the office of Zoroastrian affairs”, or “Sogdian affairs”) during the Northern Zhou period. The term sa-pao / sabao (薩保) comes from the Sogdian s′rtp′w, means a “caravan leader”.

He had later served as a provincial governor in the Sui dynasty government, a chieftain of the Central Asian people who had settled in China during that period. Yu Hong died at the age of 59 in 592 AD. His wife survived him by six years, and was buried in the same grave in 598 AD.

A study on ancient DNA reveals that Yu Hong belonged to the haplogroup U5, one of the oldest western Eurasian-specific haplogroups, while his wife can be classified as haplogroup G, the type prevalent in East Asia.

The age of U5 is estimated at between 25,000 and 35,000 years old, roughly corresponding to the Gravettian culture. Approximately 11% of Europeans (10% of European-Americans) have some variant of haplogroup U5.

U5 was the predominant mtDNA of mesolithic Western Hunter Gatherers (WHG) [this is where blue eyes probably originated from].

U5 has been found in human remains dating from the Mesolithic in England, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, France and Spain. Neolithic skeletons (~7,000 years old) that were excavated from the Avellaner cave in Catalonia, northeastern Spain included a specimen carrying haplogroup U5.

Haplogroup U5 and its subclades U5a and U5b today form the highest population concentrations in the far north, among Sami, Finns, and Estonians. However, it is spread widely at lower levels throughout Europe. This distribution, and the age of the haplogroup, indicate individuals belonging to this clade were part of the initial expansion tracking the retreat of ice sheets from Europe around 10,000 years ago.

U5 was the main haplogroup of mesolithic European hunter gatherers. U haplogroups were present at 83% in European hunter gatherers before influx of Middle Eastern farmer and steppe Indo-European ancestry decreased its frequency to less than 21%.

Today, haplogroup G is found at its highest frequency in indigenous populations of the lands surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk. It is an East Asian haplogroup. Haplogroup G is one of the most common mtDNA haplogroups among modern Ainu, Siberian, Mongol, Tibetan and Central and North Asian Turkic peoples people (as well as among people of the prehistoric Jōmon culture in Hokkaidō). It is also found at a lower frequency among many other populations of East Asia, Central Asia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. However, unlike other mitochondrial DNA haplogroups typical of populations of northeastern Asia, such as haplogroup A, haplogroup C, and haplogroup D, haplogroup G has not been found among indigenous peoples of the Americas."

-taken from Wikipedia

[mapsontheweb]

EU employment rate peaks at 75% in 2022

Highest rates in: 🇳🇱The Netherlands (83%) 🇸🇪Sweden and 🇪🇪Estonia (both 82%)

Lowest rates in: 🇮🇹Italy (65%) 🇬🇷Greece (66%) 🇷🇴Romania (69%)

by @EU_Eurostat

[napo-con-fritas]

"a study made in sweden shows 83% of trans women are white" yeah well, maybe bc you did the study in fucking SWEDEN where a big majority of the whole population is white, come do that to latin america see how those stats change

[devilsrains]

aoike character guide book

places visited in yasuko aoike's works (translation under the cut by the lovely @asnowperson)

ENGLAND 1- London (Midnight Collector side story among others) 2- The National Gallery (London) (Pt.1 A Thousand Kisses) 3- British Museum (London) (Pt.1) 4- Salibury Military Base (Lieutenant Colonel Eberbach side story) 5- Heathrow Airport (No.11 Seven Days in September among others)

GERMANY 6- Plymouth (El halcón) 7- Bonn 8- NATO Bonn Office 9- Cologne 10- Thermal Spas on the Rhine River and the old castles (Eroica, among others) 11- Lilienthal Monastery (Shuudoushi Falco) 12- Berlin (No. 15 Nosferatu, among otheres) 13- Trier (No.17 Trojan Horse) 14- German Military Hospital (Intermission side story) 15- Dresden (No.16 The Panda’s Maze) 16-Hamburg (From Lawrence with Love side story) 17- Eberbach Mansion

FRANCE/ITALY/GREECE 18- Paris (No.17 Trojan Horse) 19- Louvre Museum (No.1 A Thousand Kisses) 20- Charles de Gaulle Airport (No.11 Seven Days in September) 21- Nice (No.17 Trojan Horse) 22- Avignon (Alcazar Oujo) 23- Catacombes (No.8 Veni Vidi Vici) 24- St.Peter’s Basilica (No.8 Veni Vidi Vici) 25- St.Peter’s Square (No.8 Veni Vidi Vici) 26- Parthenon Temple (No.4 Love in Greece)

SPAIN/PORTUGAL 27- Sevilla (Alcazar Oujo) 28- Sigüenza (Alcazar Oujo) 29- Toledo (Alcazar Oujo) 30- Jerez Castle (Alcazar Oujo) 31- Jerez Monastery (Alcazar Oujo) 32- Jaén (No.18 Judgment of Paris) 33- Plaza de Toros de Jaén (No.18 Judgment of Paris) 34- Córdoba (Eroica) 35- Zuera, Alcala (No.11 Seven Days in September) 36- Aragon region (Eroica) 37- Calatayud (Alcazar Oujo) 38- Granada (Alcazar Oujo) 39- Barcelona (Eroica) 40- Valencia (Alcazar Oujo) 41- Lisbon (No.3 Achilles’ Last Stand)

SWITZERLAND/AUSTRIA/LICHTENSTEIN/ROMANIA 42- Zürich (No.13 The Seventh Seal) 43- Luzern (No.12 The Laughing Cardinals) 44- Vienna State Opera (No.14 Emperor Waltz) 45- Vienna Central Cemetery (No.14 Emperor Waltz) 46- Innsbruck (No.14 Emperor Waltz) 47- Innsbruck Airport (No.14 Emperor Waltz) 48- Hofburg Palace (No.14 Emperor Waltz) 49- Tyrol region (No.14 Emperor Waltz) 50- Lichtenstein (No.13 The Seventh Seal) 51- Romania military base (No. 15 Nosferatu)

THE NETHERLANDS/BELGIUM 52- Amsterdam (Eroica, Madan no Shashu) 53- Bruxelles (No.17 Trojan Horse) 54- NATO HQ (No.19 Poseidon 2000) 55- European Commission HQ (No.13 The Seventh Seal) 56- Antwerp (No.17 Trojan Horse)

NORWAY/SWEDEN/DENMARK 57- Oslo Airport (No.11 Seven Days in September) 58- Mora (No.13 The Seventh Seal) 59- Copenhagen (No.19 Poseidon 2000) 60- Kronborg Castle (No.19 Poseidon 2000) 61- Lousiana Museum of Modern Art (No.19 Poseidon 2000)

TURKEY/SYRIA/LEBANON/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/IRAN 62- İstanbul (No.13 The Seventh Seal) 63- Rumeli Hisarı (No.11 Seven Days in September) 64- Turkish air base (No.6 Inshallah) 65- National borders of Anatolian plateau (No.6 Inshallah) 66- Historical remains of Palmyra (No.6 Inshallah) 67- Beirut (No.6 Inshallah) 68- Jerusalam (Saladin no Hi) 69- Gaza (Saladin no Hi) 70- Tehran (No.6 Inshallah)

EGYPT/TUNISIA 71- Ancient remains outside Cairo (No.6 Inshallah) 72- El Alameyn (No.6 Inshallah) 73- Giza Pyramids (No.11 Seven Days in September) 74- Alexandria (No.11 Seven Days in September) 75- Hotel Rosetta (No.11 Seven Days in September) 76- Carthage (No.17 Trojan Horse)

RUSSIA/JAPAN/USA/OTHERS 77- Moscow (No.19 Poseidon 2000) 78- St. Petersburg (No.18 Judgment of Paris) 79- Hermitage Museum (No.18 Judgment of Paris) 80- Siberia (A Tale of Alaska side story) 81- Uspensky Air Base (Eroica) 82- Tokyo Tower (Hiiro no Yuuwaku) 83- Alaska (A Tale of Alaska side story) 84- FBI Fairbanks Office (No.9 The Alaskan Front) 85- Tazlina Lake (No.9 The Alaskan Front) 86- Hawaii (No.9 The Alaskan Front) 87- West of Eden (Eve no Musukotachi) 88- Olympos (Eve no Musukotachi)

[arbitrarygreay]

I keep referencing this scene from 1x8, so might as well make it easier for my self.

1692 Salem Witch Trials

1735 War for Independence (Our world: 1775-1783. The Molasses Act was passed in 1733, but was apparently routinely ignored before the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, and the resulting tensions ramped up until the riots began in 1772.)

1800 First Mexican War, 1810-1812 Second Mexican War (Our world: 1846-1848, after the Texas Revolution in 1836 and Mexico's own independence from Spain 1810-1821. In our world, the Louisiana Purchase was in 1803, leading to the Lewis And Clark and Pike Expeditions that decade. The UK supported Tecumseh's War in Indiana in 1811, rolling into the War of 1812, but which was the tail end of the Sixty Years' War era 1754-1813 of struggle between the UK, France, US, and Natives over the Great Lakes area.)

According to non-canon After The Storm, the Cession was created in the 1830s.

American Civil War 1840-1842 (Our world: 1861-65. As said above, in our world the 1840s was when the Mexican–American War took place.)

1908-1911 World War (Our world: WW1 1914-1918, Roaring 20s, Great Depression 1929-1939, WW2 1939-1945)

1940 The Hague (Our world: Notably, Geneva is not listed in this timeline, indicating that if Geneva was still a site of political importance, it wasn't to relevant witches. There were, however, also Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907. The 1899 conference led to creation of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and its housing, the Peace Palace, opened in 1913, also hosting many of the international organizations The Hague is known for today.)

1961-64 Chinese Civil War (Our world: 1927-49, with the US only making some minor moves about the Taiwan Strait.)

1960-present Proxy Wars (Our world: Cold War 1946-1991, NATO 1949, Korean War 1950-53, Vietnam War 1959-1975, Cuban Missile Crisis 1962, Moon landing 1969, Iranian Revolution 1979, Panama Invasion 1989, Gulf War 1990, Somalia and Bosnia/Herzegonia 1992, Haiti Invasion 1994, Kosovo 1996)

No mention of a Cold War or War on Terror (the latter not being surprising, given that it was replaced by the Spree)

Alder mentions the following locations as a part of "the early days" in 1x1:

Gibraltar (Great Siege 1779-83 stemming from Spain supporting the US in the Revolutionary War)

Tripoli (based on needing to have lifespan proximity to Gibraltar, this is about the Barbary Wars in the early 1800s between Ottoman Tripolitania and the US/Sweden)

Solomon Islands (rediscovered by Britain in 1767, Christian missionary work in the mid-1800s)

Alder's reminiscing from 2x9:

Bay of Bengal "running red with British blood", could be colonial or World War era.

Anatolian Plateau, probably about the Turkish War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire 1919-1923 after WWI, with Ankara becoming the new capital. Ankara is too far inland to be practical for the sea-based conflicts in the Barbary Wars and Aegean Sea conflicts. But there was also the Turkish "low-level civil war" 1976-1980.

Vienna, one summer, uhhhhhhhh probably World War events

Some other timeline notes:

1992 the Martyrdom in Liberia (Our world: immigration from the US with intent to colonize beginning in 1822, republic established 1847, coup in 1980, new republic in 1985, first Civil War 1989-1997, during which Greenville was destroyed.)

1994 Batan's bottles show up in Sudan (Our world: Sudan independence from Britain and UK in 1956, coup by al-Bashir in 1989, US sanctions in 1993)

1995 Batan's bottles show up in "in Minsk during the Belarus partition" (Belarus declared independence from the USSR in 1990, Lukashenko in 1994)

1997 First confirmed Spree attack

Some point in the 2000/10s: Bridey and her unit were in the Andes

Seven years ago (2012), per 1x6, Petra was in Belarus and encountered "The Balkan Composition".

The Balkan Composition was first deployed in "the Battle of the Urals", per 2x3

Willa and Quinn were stationed in Norilsk (a Russian city, west of the Urals) as a part of a siege at some point.

So what we see is that up to the World War, Alder's witch military mostly sped things up by a few decades (with the weird exception of the late 1700s/early 1800s, including Thomas Jefferson's presidency). Then, it seems that American hegemony would then delay/reduce much of the "modern" conflicts, or shift things around. Certainly, it seems that there was likely a large shift in the history of Eastern Europe and repercussions in East Asia.

[beastie-bones]

Cat care package from Etsy! 🐈‍⬛🐈

Links below ⬇️

[bayareabadboy]

This week in 1983, the David Bowie LP “Let’s Dance” debuted on the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart at #41 (April 30)

David Bowie’s fifteenth studio album featured players from Chic and then-unknown Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan on lead guitar, and the first time ever, Bowie only sang and played no instruments.

The album contains three cover songs: Iggy Pop's "China Girl", which Bowie and Pop had recorded together for the latter's “The Idiot” (1977); Metro's "Criminal World"; and a reworking of "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)", originally recorded by Bowie and Giorgio Moroder in 1982 for the film of the same name.

It remains Bowie’s best-selling album, peaking at #1 in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, France, Norway and Sweden, #2 in Germany, #3 in Spain, #4 in the US, #5 in Italy, and #6 in Japan.

In 1989, the album was ranked #83 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Best Albums of the Eighties", and in 2013, NME ranked Let's Dance at #296 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

[artschoolglasses]

tagged by @leofrith 🖤🖤🖤

shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and list the first 10 songs that play, then tag 10 people.

Eat Your Young - Hozier

So Sorry - Feist

Unknown/Nth - Hozier

Trio No. 1 in D Major, Op 83: I.Allegro Con Spirito - James Hook

The Meadows - A Place to Rest - Valheim (Original Game Soundtrack)

Wildflower and Barley - Hozier (feat. Allison Russell)

Too Sweet - Hozier

Every Other Freckle - alt-J

Tomorrow Will Be Kinder - The Secret Sisters

King of Sweden - Future Islands

tagging: @findusinaweek, @orphiceonian, @reiverreturns, @vikingnerd793, @beroyas, @aeide, @chin-up-spartan, @tiny-librarian, @lizzaddams, @amayanocturna. No pressure! Feel free to ignore. 😘

(This tag is mean because it expects me to be competent enough to remember ten usernames off the top of my head. 😭)

[girlactionfigure]

ISRAEL REALTIME — war updates 15:00 Oct. 23

— DRONE LAUNCH FROM GAZA… hostile air warning, Nir Oz, Ein HaBasor (near Gaza towns).

— LEBANON PREPARING… The president of Middle East Airlines announced that the company's planes were transferred from Beirut airport to Cyprus, Turkey and Jordan as part of precautionary measures.

— ALLY FORCES… The US aligned with, UK France, Germany has begun to pour massive forces into the region, air sea and land.  The US understands their assets will be attacked disproportionately by the Iranian proxy.  Iran has armed those proxy forces with thousands of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and suicide drones just for this moment.  Germany's counter-terrorism and special operations unit GSG 9 landed in Cyprus.  They were stationed in Cyprus along with the American, Italian, Dutch and British special forces.

— US EVACUATES NON-ESSENTIAL EMBASSY PERSONNEL BAGHDAD… via helicopter.

— SOME ARE UNIDENTIFIABLE… The Israel Police stated that so far the bodies of 780 civilians who were murdered in the war have been identified, which is about 83% of the civilians (who are not soldiers) who were murdered.

— SWEDEN DEMANDS TO AID GAZA… The Swedish Foreign Minister: "EU countries continue to discuss the need to ask Israel for a humanitarian ceasefire. The most important thing is how to get aid to Gaza”.

— POLITICS… (Amit Segal) All operational decisions made since the outbreak of war in the War Cabinet were made unanimously. This is against the background of the publications about tensions between Netanyahu and Gallant and between Netanyahu and the army.  In practice, ministers from several parties report that the atmosphere in the cabinet room is matter-of-fact and professional, and that the impression created outside is different from what happens inside.  Senior officials also say that the correct definition for the fact that a ground operation has not yet begun is not "delay" but "preparation", since the word delay may imply that external pressure is delaying the entry of forces.

[torturedalbatross]

surprise songs

usa 🇺🇸

1. mirrorball & Tim McGraw

2. this is me trying & State of Grace

3. Our Song & Snow On The Beach

4. cowboy like me & White Horse

5. Sad Beautiful Tragic & Ours

6. Death By A Thousand Cuts & Clean

7. Jump Then Fall & The Lucky One

8. Speak Now & Treacherous

9. The Great War & You’re On Your Own, Kid

10. mad woman & Mean

11. Wonderland & You’re Not Sorry

12. A Place In This World & Today Was A Fairytale

13. Begin Again & Cold As You

14. The Other Side Of The Door & coney island

15. High Infidelity & Gorgeous

16. I Bet You Think About Me & How You Get The Girl

17. Sparks Fly & Teardrops On My Guitar

18. Out Of The Woods & Fifteen

19. Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve & Mine

20. gold rush & Come Back…Be Here

21. Forever & Always & This Love

22. Hey Stephen & The Best Day

23. Should’ve Said No & Better Man

24. Question…? & Invisible

25. I Think He Knows & Red

26. Getaway Car & Maroon

27. Holy Ground & False God

28. Welcome To New York & Clean

29. I Wish You Would & the lakes

30. You All Over Me & I Don’t Wanna Live Forever

31. Hits Different & The Moment I Knew

32. Haunted & I Almost Do

33. All You Had To Do Was Stay & Breathe

34. Mr. Perfectly Fine & The Last Time

35. seven & The Story Of Us

36. Paper Rings & If This Was A Movie

37. Dear John & Daylight

38. I’m Only Me When I’m With You & evermore

39. ivy & I Miss You, I’m Sorry & Call It What You Want

40. Never Grow Up & When Emma Falls in Love

41. Last Kiss & dorothea

42. Picture To Burn & Timeless

43. Starlight & Back To December

44. This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things & Everything Has Changed

45. Tied Together With A Smile & Message In A Bottle

46. Right Where You Left Me & Castles Crumbling

47. Stay Stay Stay & All Of The Girls You Loved Before

48. I Can See You & Maroon

49. Our Song & You Are In Love

50. Death By A Thousand Cuts & You’re On Your Own, Kid

51. Dress & exile

52. I Know Places & King Of My Heart

53. New Romantics & New Year’s Day

mexico 🇲🇽

54. I Forgot That You Existed & Sweet Nothing

55. Tell Me Why & Snow On The Beach

56. Cornelia Street & You’re On Your Own, Kid

57. Afterglow & Maroon

argentina 🇦🇷

58. The Very First Night & Labyrinth

59. Is It Over Now?/ Out Of The Woods & End Game

60. Better Than Revenge & “Slut!”

brasil 🇧🇷

61. Stay Beautiful & Suburban Legends

62. Dancing With Our Hands Tied & Bigger Than The Whole Sky

63. ME! & So It Goes…

64. Now That We Don’t Talk & Innocent

65. Safe & Sound & Untouchable

66. Say Don’t Go & it’s time to go

japan 🇯🇵

67. Dear Reader & Holy Ground

68. Eyes Open & Electric Touch

69. Superman & The Outside

70. Come In With The Rain & You’re On Your Own, Kid

australia 🇦🇺

71. Red & You’re Losing Me

72. Getaway Car/ august/ The Other Side of the Door & this is me trying

73. Come Back… Be Here/ Daylight & Teardrops On My Guitar

74. How You Get The Girl & White Horse/ coney island

75. Should’ve Said No/ You’re Not Sorry & New Year’s Day/ peace

76. Is It Over Now?/ I Wish You Would & Haunted/ exile

77. Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve/ ivy & Forever & Always/ Maroon

singapore 🇸🇬

78. Mine/ Starlight & I Don’t Wanna Live Forever/ Dress

79. long story short/ The Story Of Us & Clean/ evermore

80. Foolish One/ Tell Me Why & This Love/ Call It What You Want

81. Death By A Thousand Cuts/ Babe & Fifteen/ You’re On Your Own, Kid

82. Sparks Fly/ gold rush & False God/ “Slut!”

83. Tim McGraw/ cowboy like me & mirrorball/ epiphany

france 🇫🇷

84. Paris & loml

85. Is It Over Now?/ Out Of The Woods & My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys

86. Hey Stephen & Maroon

87. The Alchemy/ Treacherous & Begin Again/ Paris

sweden 🇸🇪

88. I Think He Knows/ Gorgeous & Peter

89. Guilty as Sin? & Say Don’t Go/ Welcome To New York/ Clean

90. Message in a Bottle/ How You Get The Girl/ New Romantics & How Did It End?

portugal 🇵🇹

91. Come Back… Be Here/ The Way I Loved You/ The Other Side of the Door & Fresh Out The Slammer/ High Infidelity

92. The Tortured Poets Department/ Now That We Don’t Talk & You’re On Your Own, Kid/ Long Live

spain 🇪🇸 

93. Sparks Fly/ I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) & I Look in People’s Windows/ Snow On The Beach

94. Our Song/ Jump Then Fall & King Of My Heart

france (reprise) 🇫🇷

95. The Prophecy/ Long Story Short & Fifteen/ You’re On Your Own, Kid

96. Glitch/ Everything Has Changed & Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus

united kingdom 🇬🇧

97. Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve/ I Know Places & ‘tis the damn season/ Daylight

98. The Bolter/ Getaway Car & All Of The Girls You Loved Before/ Crazier

99. It’s Nice To Have A Friend/ dorothea & Haunted/ exile

100. I Can See You/ Mine & Cornelia Street/ Maroon

101. This Is What You Came For/ gold rush & The Great War/ You’re Losing Me

102. Carolina/ No Body, No Crime & The Manuscript/ Red

103. This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things/ I Forgot That You Existed & I Hate It Here/ the lakes

104. Hits Different/ Death By A Thousand Cuts & The Black Dog/ Come Back…Be Here/ Maroon

105. thanK you aIMee/ Mean & Castles Crumbling

106. us. & Out Of The Woods/ Is It Over Now?/ Clean

ireland 🇮🇪

107. State Of Grace/ You’re On Your Own, Kid & Sweet Nothing/ hoax

108. The Albatross/ Dancing With Our Hands Tied & This Love/ Ours

109. Clara Bow/ The Lucky One & You’re On Your Own, Kid

netherlands 🇳🇱

110. Guilty as Sin?/ Untouchable & The Archer/ Question…?

111. imgonnagetyouback/ Dress & You Are In Love/ cowboy like me

112. Sweeter Than Fiction/ Holy Ground & Mary’s Song/ So High School/ Everything Has Changed

switzerland 🇨🇭

113. Right Where You Left Me/ All You Had To Do Was Stay & Last Kiss/ Sad Beautiful Tragic

114. closure/ A Perfectly Good Heart & Robin/ Never Grow Up

italy 🇮🇹

115. the 1/ Wonderland & I Almost Do/ The Moment I Knew

116. Mr. Perfectly Fine/ Red & Getaway Car/ Out Of The Woods

germany 🇩🇪

117. Superstar/ invisible string & “Slut!”/ False God

118. Speak Now/ Hey Stephen & this is me trying/ Labyrinth

119. Paper Rings/ Stay Stay Stay & it’s time to go/ Better Man

120. Teardrops On My Guitar/ The Last Time & happiness/ We Were Happy

121. the last great american dynasty/ Run & Nothing New/ Dear Reader

122. Fresh Out The Slammer/ You Are In Love & ivy/ Call It What You Want

123. I Don’t Wanna Live Forever/ imgonnagetyouback & loml/ Don’t You

poland 🇵🇱

124. mirrorball/ Clara Bow & Suburban Legends/ New Year’s Day

125. I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)/ I Can See You & Red/ Maroon

126. Today Was A Fairytale/ I Think He Knows & The Black Dog/ exile

uk (reprise) 🇬🇧

127. Everything Has Changed/ End Game/ Thinking Out Loud feat. Ed Sheeran & King Of My Heart/ The Alchemy

128. London Boy & Dear John/ Sad Beautiful Tragic

129. I Did Something Bad & My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys/ coney island

130. Long Live/ Change & The Archer/ You’re On Your Own, Kid

131. Death By A Thousand Cuts/ Getaway Car & So Long, London

[bikebound]

Battle of the Twins Racer: 1983 Harley XR1000 Special, as campaigned by Rich Rano and Hempstead H-D from ‘83-86 in the Battle of the Twins (BOTT) series. Later, the bike was sold to Sweden and became part of the #mccollectionstockholm. Swedish ice racing legend Posa Serenius at the Linköping circuit in 2007. Now the bike is back in the US and will be crossing the Mecum auction block later this month. Full story today on BikeBound.com. ⚡️Link in Bio⚡️ https://instagr.am/p/CqIYcwEOHAS/

[miek-unofficial]

➡️ [Deception - 13%] "I'm so normal about uncut cocks." 🔒 [Brutal Honesty - Requires Lv.3] "Your foreskin is a warm, musky flesh cave and baby, I'm about to go spelunking." [Autism - 83%] "Did you know, in Sweden, approximately 5.1% of men are circumcised, based on data from 2016." (Ends conversation) [Anxiety - 97%] Nod silently to buy time to figure out what to say next.

[goalhofer]

Every goal of the 2024 IIHF Worlds day 4

U.S.A. vs. Slovakia

#21 Miloš Kelemen (1) Sukel (2), Kudrna (1) 3:17 1st (U.S.A. 0-1 Slovakia)

#79 Libor Hudáček (3) Tatar (1) 11:26 1st (U.S.A. 0-2 Slovakia)

#12 Matt Boldy (1) Hughes (1), Gaudreau (3) 4:48 2nd (U.S.A. 1-2 Slovakia)

#17 Šimon Nemec (1) Fehérváry (1), Pospíšil (2) 7:03 2nd (U.S.A. 1-3 Slovakia)

#64 Patrik Koch (1) Pospíšil (3), Kelemen (2) 8:47 2nd (U.S.A. 1-4 Slovakia)

#57 Shane Pinto (1) Farabee (1), Zegras (1) 4:32 3rd (U.S.A. 2-4 Slovakia)

#7 Braeden Tkachuk (2) Pinto (3) 13:56 3rd (U.S.A. 3-4 Slovakia)

#43 Luke Hughes (2) Sanderson (1) 16:38 3rd (U.S.A. 4-4 Slovakia)

#21 Miloš Kelemen (2) Nemec (2), Pospíšil (4) 3:56 OT (U.S.A. 4-5 Slovakia)

Norway vs. Finland

#27 Oliver Kapanen (4)(PP) Kaski (3) 6:49 1st (Norway 0-1 Finland)

#57 Arttu Hyry (1) Kaski (4), Innala (1) 17:56 1st (Norway 0-2 Finland)

#57 Arttu Hyry (2) Jääskä (1), Innala (2) 0:27 2nd (Norway 0-3 Finland)

#27 Oliver Kapanen (5) Oksanen (4) 10:59 2nd (Norway 0-4 Finland)

#43 Max Krogdahl (1) Johannesen (2) 18:47 2nd (Norway 1-4 Finland)

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

#21 Kevin Fiala (1)(PP) Hischier (2), Josi (4) 13:36 1st (Switzerland 1-0 Czech Republic)

#93 Matěj Stránský (1)(PP) Špaček (1), Červenka (1) 15:57 2nd (Switzerland 1-1 Czech Republic)

#23 Philipp Kurashev (1)(SO) (Switzerland 2-1 Czech Republic)

Germany vs. Sweden

#65 Erik Karlsson (3) Frödén (2) 2:54 1st (Germany 0-1 Sweden)

#28 Marcus Pettersson (1) Heed (2), Burakovsky (2) 14:52 1st (Germany 0-2 Sweden)

#71 Victor Olofsson (1)(PP) Dahlin (2), Burakovsky (3) 19:57 1st (Germany 0-3 Sweden)

#91 Carl Grundström (1) Dahlin (3), L. Johansson (1) 4:31 2nd (Germany 0-4 Sweden)

#95 André Burakowsky (2) Holmberg (3), M. Johansson (3) 9:22 2nd (Germany 0-5 Sweden)

#83 Leonhard Pföderl (2) Michaelis (3), Ehliz (4) 7:38 3rd (Germany 1-5 Sweden)

#37 Isac Lundeström (1) Karlsson (2), Bengtsson (1) 11:08 3rd (Germany 1-6 Sweden)

[whenitsdarkweilluminate]

Luxembourg 1984

Host: Luxembourg Participants: 19 Voting method: 12-point system (juries only) Winner: Herreys - Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley Country: Sweden Language: Swedish Points: 145 (67.1% of highest score possible)

General Overview:

The production feels more modern this year. The presenter is 19-year-old Désirée Nosbusch, who has an unusually casual approach for the time. She's an efficient host too, since this year's runtime is roughly 2h15m. The postcards feature 1980s 3D animations that look horribly dated in an amusing way. The interval involves a dude interacting with a crudely animated horse. And the 1984 contest embraces big hair, synthesizes, and those hexagon drum kits.

The stage design is improvement from 1983, but literally anything would be. However, I don't like that we've returned to these big distracting objects in the background. There's an arrangement of mobile floating geometric shapes. Plus staircases on either side. This stage design should've been left behind in the 70s.

That said, Eurovision still embraces its own legacy/nostalgia, as the show opens and closes with the orchestra playing a medley of Luxembourg's 5 winners + “L'amour est bleu”. I find that pretty neat. I wish more of these older contests would acknowledge the winning song that brought the contest to this country. Luxembourg were masters at creating melodic French ballads. But it also signals the end of an era; because, aside from Celine, no other French ballad has won since then. And Celine's song had '80s elements in it anyways.

Ireland returns but Greece and Israel (due to a national holiday) are out again. Also, it's funny how Carola and Linda Martin reached top 3 in consecutive years... because they'll also win in consecutive years.

Otherwise, this seems like a forgettable year? There's still a good amount of songs I like, but there's at least 8 I don't care about. And why do so many lyrics mention trains? It's also difficult to find good quality audio of this year.

Sweden: Herreys - Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley (winner review below)

Luxembourg: Sophie Carle - 100% d'amour These vocals are AWFUL. I keep wincing at every missed note. Luxembourg clearly weren't winning back-to-back this time. Sophie's cutesy tone makes the song seem cheesy too. The lyrics are full of clunky metaphors. But basically, she's sick of bad news and heartbreak songs, so she wants to spread “100% love” and change people's perspectives. The only positive aspect is the '80s synthpop production, with the dramatic bangs, guitar hops, and elastic-y chorus.

France: Annick Thoumazeau - Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles I always forget about this song. It's nothing new from France. The verses are gentle; while the chorus amplifies the drums/vocals/strings, with some catchy “il y a”s and a double punch. Then the sax appears later on. But I don't like that switch into the post-chorus longing. In the lyrics, Annick is confused about which way is right or wrong. But this person makes her happy regardless. She says the world is beautiful if you pay attention.

Spain: Bravo - Lady, Lady A comforting folk song and some catchy “lady lady lady”s puts Spain in the top 3! I like the storytelling, where this lady wastes years of her life, foolishly hoping this guy returns. The lyrics are very descriptive as well. The song's calming vibe conveys her delusion. I also like the acoustic guitar and '80s drum rhythm, the backing echoes, the stop when the chorus begins, and how the chorus intensifies midway (with the backing “ahhhh” and the singer's agonized vocal). The bridge bangs are effective too.

Norway: Dollie de Luxe - Lenge leve livet The staging is memorable for the karate outfits, but why are they wearing them? The arm swinging also reminds me of Belgium '83. Moreover, the vocals are kind of a mess. That opening scream hurts my ears. And the song is so flat. There's a consistent drum beat, some celebratory chorus horns, a mid-chorus rev-up, and the verse 2 guitar ricochets. But meh. The lyrics advocate for the preservation of life in this violent world.

United Kingdom: Belle and the Devotions - Love Games This sounds exactly like a Supremes song. The harmonies, their signature stomping beat, the very prominent backing ad libs, the liberal usage of “baby”, the spoken word “oh darling”, the bells. The lyrics keep it simple as well, where Belle asks why did this guy lead her on. It's camp, but I enjoy it as a tribute act. The drum shake transitions are also effective. And the song is pretty catchy (“baby, baby, why!... ooooh!”) I don't like how Laura and Linda stand backwards for so long though. Allegedly they were lip syncing.

Cyprus: Andy Paul - Anna Maria Lena Well, this is bland and forgettable AF. Nothing in the instrumental or melody pulls me in. The strings, the twinkle bells, the “Aaaaaaanna”s, the “oooh”-ing bridge, and the “Aaaaaaanna .. MARIA LENA!” hooks fail to make impact. The only memorable aspect is Andy's hair. And the lyrics are nothing special – he's just in love with this “Anna Maria Lena” girl.

Belgium: Jacques Zegers - Avanti la vie I guess this entry is creative, but it creeps me out: the blank, zombie-like stares into the camera, the swaying, Jacques' tense deep vocal, the backing whispers, and the shadow lighting at the beginning. Plus how the instrumental is so static. The lyrics command us to keep moving forward in life and be free. Which is why the bass and drums persistently march forward through the whole song; with guitar reverberations in between. It can be hypnotic, but in an unrelenting way.

Ireland: Linda Martin - Terminal 3 Finally Ireland tries something different. The song's various switch-ups are really effective. The verses are urgent, featuring some guitar growls. While the sudden bursts of “TERMINAL 3: FLIGHT'S ON TIME” really grab attention. I like the horns that follow it. That chorus is super short and it sounds like an ad jingle. But it's enough to ease the tension. There's also a couple of daydream-y bridges and the anticipatory horn/drum intro reappears. I should note Johnny Logan wrote this. The lyrics follow Linda's anxious mind as she's about to reunite with her long distance partner at the airport. He asked for her to meet him there. There's plenty of plane and airport references too.

Denmark: Hot Eyes - Det' lige det The first of the duo's 3 appearances. The song isn't groundbreaking, but it's very cheerful, the chorus is catchy, and their interactions by the piano are cute. Kirsten also pushes Søren away during the key change, and he kisses her forehead at the end. In DMGP, she actually shoved him into a pool. In the lyrics, Søren's arrival cheers Kirsten up on a rainy day. He nervously uses the word “love”, then they run in the rain. Musically, there's a bouncy, foot-tapping groove, some whistle transitions, and a mid-verse piano jolt. The backing also emphasize the chorus nicely.

Netherlands: Maribelle - Ik hou van jou A slow ballad, but a gorgeous one. The orchestra builds in a captivating way, the melody really stands out, and Maribelle's tone is bittersweet. She really needs this person back and she offers her affection. The song moves at a steady and careful pace. It starts with just the piano, followed by the bass and strings. The chorus grows and intensifies, culminating in the cymbal crash. Then the song softens back in the second verse, besides the strings. And those expansive 1950s-style strings drive the climax.

Yugoslavia: Vlado & Isolda - Ciao, amore The wedding bells, the rapid claps, and the “Ciao-ow amore-eh... CIAO LJUBAVI” hooks are infectious. But Vlado's raspy vocals are unappealing. And the song/performance seem overly serious. Particularly those bells, the super formal attire, and their interactions. The lyrics describe the day they had to depart, where Isolda was waiting for the train, but that's not important anymore. I guess they're back together. Otherwise, the verses have this quirky computerized sound, the mid-chorus switches to a tambourine, and there's a sax outro.

Austria: Anita - Einfach weg A basic '80s pop song. With a string intro. The chorus “whoa oh oh yeah”s and claps are kinda catchy. I noticed the camera cuts to the backing every time it happens. But that chorus is such a “that's it?” moment, and then the song just... ends anticlimactically. The lyrics are about needing a temporary escape for her mental health. Anita leaves without regret or needing anyone's approval. But she clarifies it's not because of the subject.

Germany: Mary Roos - Aufrecht geh'n Mary Roos returns after 12 years. The lyrics have a good message – she resolutely rejects her ex to prioritize her own well-being, even if it's not emotionally easy and she hasn't healed yet. She even walks away on stage at one point. But the composition is so bland. The chorus melody is too ordinary and does nothing for me. While the orchestra doesn't do anything noteworthy. She has a decent voice at least.

Turkey: Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra - Halay Much better than Turkey's last 3 entries. I find this one intriguing; with the bass, the whip sound effects, the Turkish harmonies, the “Ha-al-ayyyy” hooks, the chorus horns, the sideways turns, and the hand holding. I just wish the chorus had more to it. The lyrics invite everyone to join this lively dance, no matter where you come from. There's even a short dance break. The group's stage presence is what sells this.

Finland: Kirka - Hengaillaan Finland copies Yugoslavia '83, but it's a fun entry regardless. The energy on stage makes me smile. And the song rotates through various catchy sections. There's the dramatic stops and triangle dings in the pre-chorus, the drum escalations, the flooding chorus melody, the “babada babada babada dododododo” hooks with the horns, and the backing “ha ha ha haha”s. Krika also pulls out the harmonica at one point. In the lyrics, his friend group misses the last train. But instead of stressing about it, they party all night long at the station. There's timestamp updates throughout. They even miss the morning train lol. I like the message.

Switzerland: Rainy Day - Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein? Boooooring. I immediately forget how this song goes after hearing Italy. The chorus harmonies are so 'blah'. The production is kinda '80s, but uhhh, that's all I got. The lyrics are pretty cheesy too. They wonder how to paint a picture of the world, because it has both beautiful qualities and war, hunger and misery.

Italy: Alice & Franco Battiato - I treni di Tozeur This is so 'out-there' in a strangely alluring way. It's the combination of the hypnotic '80s drum beat, the heavy strings, the deadpan delivery, the intense rising chorus melody, and the very random and unexpected opera singers in the bridge. Those opera singers also quote Mozart and wear Italian flag colours. I don't like when Franco creepily stands behind Alice, but it doesn't bother me as much as Belgium's creepiness. The title references a train track that the Tunisian king commissioned for himself; wasting government resources and endangering lives in the process. The lyrics describe a deserted, abandoned place.

Portugal: Maria Guinot - Silêncio e tanta gente The Portuguese Adele before Adele was even born. It's a very honest, personal, and beautiful piano ballad. The melody isn't the most accessible, and the backing vocalist is unnecessary, but Maria opens up completely in her performance. And I love when her voice expands and contracts. The lyrics are deep and introspective, where she notices love during the silence and finds her life's purpose among the crowd.

The Winner:

So Sweden racks up their second win during the 10-year anniversary of “Waterloo”. They actually weren't all that dominant in the intermediate years. Carola was the one who brought them back into the top 3 last year, and Sweden will land there again next year.

Herreys are a wholesome trio of brothers. While the lyrics are about one's life improving upon discovering a pair of golden shoes. The song title is also meaningless. So I wonder if this was meant as a joke, because the audience won't understand Swedish anyways. The Nordics could sing literal nonsense and no one would know back then. I say this because I get the impression the Nordics were tired of the language rule around this time - Herreys even switched to English midway through the winner's reprisal.

Regardless of the silly lyrics, “Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley” is still a catchy bop. The '80s drum 'pew-pew's, the orchestra responses in the verses, the call-and-response between the brothers, the way the chorus pushes through, the chorus claps, the “diggi-LOO diggi-LEY” emphasis, and the key change are all effective. Herreys also appear bright and happy on stage. Their colour designated shirts, white pants and golden shoes are memorable; as is their coordinated arm choreography.

Buuuuuut it's still kind of a dumb song.

Verdict: "B" tier.

My points go to.... 01. Ireland: Linda Martin - Terminal 3 02. Italy: Alice & Franco Battiato - I treni di Tozeur 03. Finland: Kirka - Hengaillaan 04. Spain: Bravo - Lady, Lady 05. Netherlands: Maribelle - Ik hou van jou 06. Portugal: Maria Guinot - Silêncio e tanta gente 07. Turkey: Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra - Halay 08. Sweden: Herreys - Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley 09. Denmark: Hot Eyes - Det' lige det 10. United Kingdom: Belle and the Devotions - Love Games

11. Yugoslavia: Vlado & Isolda - Ciao, amore 12. France: Annick Thoumazeau - Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles 13. Austria: Anita - Einfach weg 14. Germany: Mary Roos - Aufrecht geh'n 15. Norway: Dollie de Luxe - Lenge leve livet 16. Cyprus: Andy Paul - Anna Maria Lena 17. Luxembourg: Sophie Carle - 100% d'amour 18. Belgium: Jacques Zegers - Avanti la vie 19. Switzerland: Rainy Day - Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?