BBC man escapes Moscow for … Eurovision
NewsThe BBC’s Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg is renowned among colleagues for his faultless memory for Eurovision songs and his ability to play them all.
So they’ve let him out from the Kremlin’s shadow for a few days to feed his insatiable habit.
He even knows the Luxembourg entries.
Watch below.
I get asked a lot: ‘Why have you learnt 300 #Eurovision songs on the piano?’ I reveal all to @BBCBreakfast And…I'm looking forward to playing your Eurovision requests today at 3pm UK time. Live from Liverpool on @iPlayer @BBCSounds @BBCNews website. #EurovisionPianoParty pic.twitter.com/UgBugxwIjz
— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) May 10, 2023
I wonder if he knows Neil Hannon’s My lovely Horse. Ireland should have entered it this year. It would definitely have won. I prefer it with the Sax solo myself, although it can be played on the Uilleann pipes after a fashion.
The great Franz Schubert wrote: “I have composed many wonderful things, the Octet, the Ninth Symphony, the Rosamunde music, the Death and the Maiden Quartet, as well as innumerable songs for voice and piano; yet when I compare myself with the composer of My Lovely Horse I desire only to throw my own work on the fire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzYzVMcgWhg
But what is clear is the songs that are memorable are from the distant past. Where would you find a Vicky Leandros singing “L’ amour est Bleu” in today’s pop cultural milieu?