Of course, it's not only about the songs. That would be a gross simplification. However, it's also a gross simplification to say it's just about which countri

Of course, it's not only about the songs. That would be a gross simplification. However, it's also a gross simplification to say it's just about which countries like other countries. For example: I'm writing this from Norway, which finished (they tell me) the best of all Western European countries. Now, Terry Wogan would argue that this is because of "Scandinavian Bloc" voting, but the fact of the matter is that you could remove the points given to Norway by Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland, and give them to England, and Norway would still be far ahead of England in terms of points. In fact, England is a great example of how Wogan's theory breaks down-- of 43 countries voting, only 2 chose England's song to be in the top 10 of 25 options. Every single country involved liked some one or more Eastern European song better than England's, independent of geographical location or political alliance. So, let's not pretend it's all political-- some of it actually appears to relate to the music.