Topic: Ones that Got Away

[My Star]

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"

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=RAu1jNaPI_o

[Martial]

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

[My Star]

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 . Amazing song was listening to it and remembered to post this thread

[Martial]

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..

[Martial]

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!

Best Of National Finals 2009 Part I

[My Star]

Nice little list

[Martial]

here's part 2

Best Of National Finals 2009 Part II

[Remy]

Shift - Helemaal (Dutch national final 1990)

NSF 1990 - Shift - Helemaal

Frizzle Sizzle - Eenmaal Jong (Dutch national final 1986)

NSF 1986 - Frizzle Sizzle - Eenmaal jong

[Martial]

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)

NSF 1992: Laura Vlasblom - Gouden Bergen

[Martial]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7_WfGhfDug

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

[Sylver Cheetah 53]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-otiYYx-syY

Romania 1993

[Martial]

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'

[Martial]

just discovered this lil pearl in France 72 selection, doubt it would have won but it's amazing for sure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEdcmAuUCSI