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Ones that Got Away
« on: February 02, 2009, 12:22:36 AM »
Yep. Every escforum needs one - a thread for all ESC NF entries which should've gone to ESC.


I'll start this off with the wonderful Magnus Uggla from Melodifestivalen 1979 with the song "Johnny the Rocker"


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Re: Ones that Got Away
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2009, 12:33:52 AM »
oh my god i thought i was the only esc freak who knew of this
not only it didn't win but it got LAST of its MF.. how HOW? It's purely awesome
i think if you look at this video you'll see that it is on my youtube playlist "Should have been MF winners" LOL

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Re: Ones that Got Away
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2009, 12:38:25 AM »
oh my god i thought i was the only esc freak who knew of this
not only it didn't win but it got LAST of its MF.. how HOW? It's purely awesome
i think if you look at this video you'll see that it is on my youtube playlist "Should have been MF winners" LOL
hahaha I cant believe it came last either :P. Amazing song :D was listening to it and remembered to post this thread :P

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Re: Ones that Got Away
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2009, 12:41:13 AM »
well except for the times my MF winners are actual MF winners, most of the time the one song that should have won MF would have been an awesome esc entry..

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Re: Ones that Got Away
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2009, 07:39:22 PM »
i have made my list of my TOP 15 songs in ALL NF and internal selections (that includes songs that made it to eurovision but there's only 5 out of 15 of those)

here's the video for the first half of songs in a RANDOM running order! enjoy!

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Re: Ones that Got Away
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2009, 10:34:44 PM »
Nice little list :)

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Re: Ones that Got Away
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2009, 10:44:09 PM »
here's part 2


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Re: Ones that Got Away
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2009, 12:46:57 PM »
Shift - Helemaal (Dutch national final 1990)



Frizzle Sizzle - Eenmaal Jong (Dutch national final 1986)


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Re: Ones that Got Away
« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2009, 08:42:57 PM »
i just started watching dutch NSF and will have full rankings done by next week.. so far my biggest surprise was a great song, only 2nd in 92 (but i liked Humphrey Campbell as well, just not as good)


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Re: Ones that Got Away
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2010, 09:32:26 PM »


just discovered this little jewel in French NF 78 ! by no other than Noelle Cordier (Fra 67)

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Re: Ones that Got Away
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2010, 02:17:51 AM »

Romania 1993

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Re: Ones that Got Away
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2010, 03:08:51 PM »
indeed, in 93 and 96 some songs are totally forgotten, some people consider that we should have them in esc as much as semi songs... i don't since we don't have them in the same format performed live like nowadays semi songs, but i DO consider them esc entries, just 'unranked'

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Re: Ones that Got Away
« Reply #12 on: June 30, 2011, 01:28:02 AM »
just discovered this lil pearl in France 72 selection, doubt it would have won but it's amazing for sure