In this episode, we chat about host city of Stockholm, the host of 1975, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1975, the interval act, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 1975 based on a jury of two.
Songs Include:
Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein – Joy Flemming (Germany)
Gelukkig zijn – Ann Christy (Belgium)
At Ve’Ani – Shlomo Artzi (Israel)
That’s What Friends Are For – The Swarbriggs (Ireland)
Jennie, Jennie – Lars Berghagen (Sweden)
Mikado – Simone Drexel (Switzerland)
Et bonjour à toi l’artiste – Nicole (France)
Era – Wess & Dori Ghezzi (Italy)
Let Me Be The One – The Shadows (United Kingdom)
Ding-A-Dong – Teach-In (Netherlands)
The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year for Season Five:
In episode 96, we’re back in Dublin for 1971! But before that, we’ll be tackling a big monster with our 2024 preview episode, coming soon!
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Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.
Episode 79 – “1999: Religious Education, Red Wine, and That Heavenly Outfit”
Episode 78 – “1992: EuroBird, Some Bloke Named Christer Björkman, and Why? Johnny Logan!”
Episode 77 – “1994: Giant Nightmare Heads, Riverdance, and Oops, Another Win”
Episode 76 – “1996: A Rebrand, Ooh Aah A-ha, and RTE’s Wallet Opens Again”
WMP Supplemental 9: The Sound of Us Chatting About Eurovision 2022
Episode 75 – “1995: Happy 40th, The Kirkorov Factor, and 24 Words”
Episode 74 – “1993: Sexy Sax, HORSIES!, and a Host Country Win”
Episode 73 – “1998: Cowbell, Double Wogan, and the Diva We Needed”
Episode 72 – “1997: Ronan Keating’s Mullet, Bye For Now To Italy, and That Winning Green Shirt”
Episode 71 – “1991: Allora, A South American Farewell to Yugoslavia, and Those Five Ten Points”
Episode 70 – “2019: Four Hours Eleven Minutes Twenty Seconds, Fallen Madonna, and In A Big Arcade”
Episode 69 – “2007: Battle of the Bands, Semi Final of Death, and Serbian KD Lang”
Episode 68 – “2009: Hot Mess Hosts, Hefty Props, and the One Winning Violin”
Episode 67 – “2008: Lovable Hosts, MySpace, and We Liked Your Other Song More”
Episode 66 – “2017: Giant Heads, Weird Props, and Fast Food Music”
Episode 65 – “2010: Orbs, Violins, and Underwear? They’re Blue.”
Episode 64 – “2011: Slapstick, A Welcome Return, and Drunken Karaoke.”
Episode 63 – “2005: A Thousand Drums Drumming, a Random Wind Chime, and Our Number One”
Episode 62 – “2006: A Confused American, a Button Shortage, and Praise for Hard Rock”
Episode 61 – “2012: Mouse Clicking, Flames, and The Beginning of A New Era”
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