A press release has reached Boom Bang a Blog Towers from the nice people at HMV.

It promoted their Single of the Week - a song Steve Wright has played on his Radio 2 show every day for a 30-day period (we're assuming that doesn't include weekends).

The song is Lay Your Love on Me performed by Swedish pop trio Bodies Without Organs (or BWO).

Remember the (rather mild) kerfuffle about 18 months ago when it was rumoured Morrissey was seriously considering representing the UK at Eurovision?

Well, if the Mozz had had his own way (apparently, he didn't want to go through the British heat against a load of unknowns and wanted a direct shoe-in to Helsinki) this is the song which would have represented Royaume Uni at Eurovision 2007.

It's called I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris and here is the man himself performing it live in October last year.

What do you think? Better than Scooch?

Aah... I attended the University of Glasgow between 1995 and 1999 so I am chuffed to bits that the city is hosting this year's Eurovision Dance Contest on Saturday, September 6.

Here is the venue. It was called the Armadillo when it opened (while I was living there) but now goes by the name of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. But you can see why it had its original moniker from the pic.

Proper Eurovision may be over for another 11-and-a-half months, but don't fret, if you like nothing more than watching a national spokesperson reading out votes from one to 12, there are two more helpings coming your way this year.

First up - and get this, we're the host country (wahey!) - is the Eurovision Dance Contest, which takes place in Glasgow on September 6. Details are few and far between about this at the moment (I couldn't find a logo for it on the interweb, anyway) but a shoe-in for hosting responsibilities has to be the extra-smashing Lorraine Kelly, since the show comes from her own backyard. Let's hope so, anyway.

Following that, is the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Cyprus at the end of the year. Now, it's ITV, not the BBC, who organise the UK entrant for this, but despite Britain finishing third, then second, in the first two years of the competition, we haven't entered since 2005. That's probably because the Junior Eurovision is quite rubbish - and even the most determined of Song Contest fans struggles to sit through a dozen-or-so performances of overly earnest youngsters either making a plea for world peace or carrying out some worryingly provocative dance moves.

However, it's still Eurovision - so qualifies for inclusion on Boom Bang a Blog. We'll keep you posted as and when each entry is picked. We're so good to you.

Or... how we celebrated the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest

Here you can see Jason Southam proffering an ABBA Russian doll (Russian...spooky) to fellow partygoer Catherine Flower during the sweepstake at the beginning of Saturday's Euro-adventure.

Tragically for Cath, Russia wasn't among the five nations she plucked from the innards of the Super Swedes (I'm ashamed to say, I got my mitts on that), but come with us now as we guide you through our evening of Eurovisioniness. Bet you can't wait.

Ah well.

Firstly, Boom Bang a Blog wants to send its commiserations to Andy Abraham.

The only thing wrong with the UK entry last night - which came across really well on screen - was that it was stuck at the wrong end of the draw.

If Even If had been performed towards the end of the show, there's no doubt in our minds that Andy wouldn't have been equal last (however, the way the Eurovision placing system works, there are no shared placings, and with only two countries voting for him, we may have finished absolute bottom again. Yah boo).

But let's get on to the winners.

He's been a busy, busy boy this past week, but before Chris Knight settles into his seat at the Beogradska Arena for tonight's Eurovision Song Contest, he has one more file to report. A quirkier Eurovision personality - and someone with a North West connection - stopped by for a chat, but we won't spoil the surprise.

Wherever you watch tonight's show, hope you enjoy it. I've just been cutting up the official BBc scorecard to make out sweepstake, Glyn is preparing punch - and wait until you see the photos of his trifle.

We'll be back later on - or tomorrow morning - with the results and the reaction from the Aigburth panel.

As these words are being writ, bloggers from across Europe are placed in strategic points about the Beogradska Arena reporting on the chances of the final 25 as they undertake their first dress rehearsal as a complete 'Contest'.

Unlike the Olympic 100m, World Cup, Crufts, Miss World and Britain's Got Talent, this is one event where even the hardiest experts struggle to predict the winner year on year.

In fact, Eurovision fans get so immersed in listening to the entries over and over in the months leading up to the big show, they're really quite rubbish at picking what the vast majority of viewers - listening to the songs once and once only - will plump for.

Andy Abraham will be smiling a bit after this evening's draw.

Here is the running order for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. And just look who's following the UK...