Eurovision

On Saturday it’s the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest. I love pop music and I love a competition, so Eurovision is pretty much my idea of heaven.
There’s no escaping that the UK has done abysmally in Eurovision over the past few years, despite efforts by such luminaries as Andrew Lloyd Webber and Pete Waterman to turn things around. Hell, The Plague Doctors even gave it a try, but to no avail.
The fact is, we haven’t managed to put a decent singer together with a decent song since Katrina and the Waves won in 1997 with Love Shine A Light. And they were American.
In truth, I’m not sure that will change this year. The UK’s entry, I Can, by recently reformed Blue, isn’t that great, but it should get more than nul points.
Having watched the semi-finals, it’s shaping up to be another great night of pop music and competition. And then you start to think, once a year isn’t enough. Wouldn’t it be great if we had a song contest where acts fought it out weekly to be the most popular? On the television? For half an hour on a Thursday or Friday night?
Then you remember that we used to have this. It was called Top of the Pops and the BBC axed it in 2006.
THE IDIOTS.

In summary: Bring back Top of the Pops.