We’re back to the 1980s of Eurovision, finally!
In this episode, we chat about host city of Bergen, the host of 1986, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1986, 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 1986 based on a jury of two.
Songs Include:
Européennes – Cocktail Chic (France)
Alles heeft ritme – Frizzle Sizzle (The Netherlands)
Romeo – Ketil Stokkan (Norway)
Valentino – Cadillac (Spain)
Über die Brücke geh’n – Ingrid Peters (Germany)
Runner in the Night – Ryder (United Kingdom)
Du er fuld af løgn – Lise Haavik (Denmark)
E’ de’ det här du kallar kärlek?– Lasse Holm & Monica Törnell (Sweden)
Pas pour moi – Daniela Simons (Switzerland)
J’aime la vie – Sandra Kim (Belgium)
The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year for Season Four:
We’re going to Gothenburg for 1985 for episode 88!
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“We at Wind Machine Podcast have taken every legal step allowed to us to present this podcast with a current APRA licence and we claim “Fair Use” for the music played.
We are not affiliated with the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), its partners, or SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). We are just fans.”
Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.
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”
Episode 60 – “2018: Robberies, Tarts, and a Homeward Bound Pikachu”
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