Hardly "Puppet on a String"...

In case anyone was in any doubt about how seriously countries other than our own take the competition to choose a representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, here are just two that did very well in their national votes...

From Estonia, Winny Puhh and the very catchily-titled Meiecundimees üks Korsakov läks eile Lätti:

Winny Puhh - Meiecundimees üks Korsakov läks eile Lätti

...and a combo that very nearly won the vote to represent Norway, it's Emil Solli-Tangen and Gromth with Alone:

Emil Solli-Tangen and Gromth - Alone

I have no idea which songs actually beat these two, but I imagine they won't be half as much fun...

The full line-up for the Eurovision semi-finals has been announced, and is on the official website.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 takes place in Malmo, Sweden on Saturday 18th May 2013.

Parody or Dante's Inferno?

I know that Tacky Music Mondays are an institution here at Dolores Delargo Towers, and today is Tuesday, but thanks to the lovely Mike over at Pop Trash Addicts a seriously tacky kitsch-fest has come to my attention in the form of a certain Tonje Langeteig.

With a name that reads like an anagram, a look that Jordan's mother might wear and a voice that makes Kelly Osbourne sound like Kiri ti Kanawa in comparison, Norway's finest trailer-trash former reality TV star has released a record.

I Don't Wanna Be A Crappy Housewife is likely to occupy the annals of "so-bad-it's-good" pop charts alongside the likes of Daphne and Celeste, Boombalurina and the Fast Food Rockers for many years to come!

Tonje Langeteig - I Don't Wanna Be A Crappy Housewife

In the words of one reviewer, "is it parody or Dante's Inferno?"

You just don't get lyrics like "when I'm six feet under, when I'm dead - I don't want dirt on me, but make up instead" very often these days - enjoy!