Whilst attempting to complete the Latest Images page on Saturday night I had one eye on the television. On one channel we had The Voice followed by the Eurovision Song Contest. It seems the object of The Voice is for the wannabes to shout and scream as loud as possible and "put their interpretation" on some well known songs. That version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" was truly horrendous but the "coaches" offered their expert advice which most of the time amounted to "Yeah, well, er, like, it's great!" No doubt the winner will go on to overnight success but whether he/she will achieve the lasting success of someone like Engelbert Humperdinck I rather doubt.
Now I saw Engelbert when he was still Gerry Dorsey and was only a support act but he learned his trade the hard way. Singing the UK's entry in the Eurovision Contest, he was unfortunate enough to be drawn first and fell victim to the political voting that has become a feature of the competition finishing near the bottom of the final scoreboard. He has a long and glittering career behind him but why on earth we, as a country, still participate in this farce is beyond me - why we still watch it makes me begin to doubt my own sanity!
They say you can't have too much of a good thing but The Voice and Eurovision for Saturday evening viewing is too much mediocrity. How on earth did we allow our weekend TV programmes descend to this level? But whatever the programme, it seems there is more emphasis today put on dance routines, flashing lights and pyrotechnics rather than the songs. They could all learn from the likes of Don Williams (pictured) who just comes on stage, sits down, picks up his guitar and, backed by quality musicians, just sings his songs. That's entertainment!
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