More temporal reporting from the modern Internet as I present my commentary for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest final. It\u2019s the Grand Final tonight, with 25 countries battling it out for the right to, well, host the contest next year.<\/p>\n
As I\u2019m still here, reporting on the Song Contest in Moscow, while watching the dress rehearsals I\u2019ve recorded a commentary track for those who (a) are watching on the free internet stream at www.eurovision.tv<\/a> and have no commentator, or (b) who would like something a little bit different to the regular TV commentators.<\/p>\n Please note that the commentary is very much a neutral affair, with little bias towards any country and more factual and eyebrow raising humour than out and out bitching and catty calls about the songs.<\/p>\n After you grab the MP3 files, you need to start the track at the correct time. Start the MP3 before Eurovision starts, I\u2019ll remind you of what I\u2019m about to write.<\/p>\n After the introduction music and my first comments, you\u2019ll hear a beep <\/strong><\/em>on the track. At that point press pause. When Dima Bilan stops singing \u201cBelieve\u201d (last year\u2019s winning track) and the audience begin to applaud, un-pause the track, and we\u2019ll be away. My guess is that should have everyone synced up within one second.<\/p>\n Now for the rest of the show. Timing is a tricky one here, as the show is running to a timetable but could slip, so you have a choice of two tracks. Both should work, but choose the track that fits best with your watching habits.<\/p>\n Option One <\/strong>(Download MP3 by right clicking here<\/a>)<\/p>\n A 105 minute long track that covers all the songs, with hopefully the right gaps between songs, adverts and visits to the green room. Once you\u2019ve unpaused after the Dima Bilan stops singing \u201cBelieve\u201d, leave your MP3 player running. The easier track to listen to, but more likely to slip out of sync<\/p>\n Option Two<\/strong> (Download MP3 by right clicking here<\/a>)<\/p>\n After syncing at the end of Dima Bilan\u2019s singing, after each of my introductions you\u2019ll hear the same beep<\/em>. That\u2019s your cue to pause the MP3 and enjoy the song. Un-pause as the song ends, you\u2019ll get my introduction, and then another beep<\/em>. And so on through the contest. Note that you only pause at a beep, not a silence (so leave the track running through the commercial break and the two trips to the Green Room).<\/p>\n Whichever track you download, do let me know how you get on. I\u2019ll be doing textual commentary on Twitter (which will be live!) so follow @ewanspence<\/a> for the full audio, text and pictorial commentary from 54th Eurovision Song Contest!<\/p>\n