'What's the point?' Brotherhood of Man's Martin Lee aims swipe at modern day Eurovision

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Eurovision, asking: "What's the point?""The music has slipped away a little bit," he remarked in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk on the subject."Songs are not songs anymore, they're just sounds."In the aftermath of Brexit, many Brits have been keen to distance themselves from Eurovision - and although Martin doesn't take such a harsh stance, he does declare that the event has "changed dramatically" since he participated."If you can't sing with an orchestra anymore, what's the point?" he questioned.Martin believes the emphasis has changed over the years from artistry and song-writing technique to special effects on stage.This topic is one that started trending recently after Adele refused to sing at her Las Vegas residency recently, cancelling all 34 dates because she felt her show wasn't "ready".According to Martin, Eurovision - like some other modern shows - has now become "more of a light show"."I like the light show but the songs seem to have disappeared a bit in the modern era," he suggested."However, we should still participate because it's the biggest show in the world."It's great for new songwriters, it's a great extravaganza."What else do we have on TV other than the soaps?

A billion [viewers] can't all be wrong."However, Martin feels that his band has already achieved the Eurovision milestone and isn't keen to repeat the experience.In the years that followed Brotherhood Of Man's win, the song remained the world's highest-selling Eurovision single ever.Some speculate that Brotherhood of Man's songs were inspired by Abba, who had won Eurovision two years earlier, but Martin says this wasn't the case.In fact, when they were offered the song 'Mamma Mia', which was then made famous by Abba, they were forced.