A More Realistic Eurovision (Not!)

Bad singing? Check.
Rubbish lyrics? Check.
Silly costumes? Check.
Cheesy lines? Check.
Cringy dancing? Check.
Rigged voting? umm... *whistles innocently*

you see... BELGIUM WON this year's Debriefing Eurovision evening...wooo!!

Each IFES team from around Europe wrote or adapted a song or sketch about some aspect of their life in their host culture, and performed it to everyone else. Complete with realistic Eurovision voting procedures and accents. :)

Here is our Belgium winning entry: (sung to 'You'll Never Walk Alone', originally sung by 'Gerry and the Pacemakers' apparently.)

When you walk down the road in Bruxelles Ville
Watch out for all of the poo.
It melts in the ice and it runs in the rain
And it gets on your favourite shoe.
Walk on through the filth,
Walk on through the muck,
Tho' your only shoes are flipflops.
Walk on, walk on with poo on your shoe
And you'll always walk alone,
You'll always walk alone.

When you walk down the road in Bruxelles Ville
Make sure the path is still there.
The sewers might collapse and the road disappear
And the workmen just stand round and stare.
Walk on the diversions
That don’t go anywhere
And you’ll never find your way
Walk on walk on no buses will come
And you’ll have to walk back home
You’ll have to walk back home

When you walk down the road in Bruxelles Ville
Don’t look at the sleazy men
They’ll invite you to tea and suggest you marry
They will offer 5 goats and a hen
Walk on and reject
Proposals that come
The romance policy applies
Walk on walk on with hope in your heart
You won’t always walk alone
Won’t always walk alone.

When you walk down the road in Bruxelles Ville
You take your life in your hands
Cars don’t stop at red lights or for pe-de-stri-ans
And they’ll try to park right where you stand
Park on roundabouts
Park on zebra crossings
But they don’t want the central berm
Walk on walk on cars will park in your way
But just leave my berm alone
Please leave my berm alone

Walk on walk on things will get in your way
And you'll never make it home,
You'll never make it home.