Waterloo Indeed

Eurovision celebrated its 50th anniversary over the weekend. I've seen a couple of these over the years, but am still powerless to describe it. It's somewhat of an international pop star battle, with the "best" talents from individual nations competing to be the top of the eurotrash pile. Past winners have included Celine Dion and Secret Garden, so that gives you an idea of the kind of rubbish that constitutes the event. But overall, it's a completely incomrehensible mix of genres, from heavy metal to traditional folk ballads. To commemorate the 50th anniversary, an award was given to the best act over the past half century. That award went to ABBA for the song Waterloo, which they performed on Eurovision in 1974. It's been all downhill since then. Although rumor has it that Serbia/Montenegro are coming on strong - that's the nation to look to over the next few years. . .