In this episode, we chat about host city of Paris, the hosts of 1978, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1978, 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 1978 based on a jury of two.
Songs Include:
Dai li dou – Gemini (Portugal)
Boom Boom – Mabel (Denmark)
Det blir alltid värre framåt natten – Björn Skifs (Sweden)
‘t Is OK – Harmony (Netherlands)
The Bad Old Days – Co-Co (United Kingdom)
Parlez-vous français ? – Baccara (Luxembourg)
Feuer – Ireen Sheer (Germany)
Born to Sing – Colm CT Wilkinson (Ireland)
L’amour ça fait chanter la vie – Jean Vallée (Belgium)
A-Ba-Ni-Bi – Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta (Israel)
The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year for Season Five:
In episode 94, we’re off to Luxembourg City for 1973!
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Legal and Licencing Notice:
“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.
Song snippets:
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie – Baccara
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Episode 24 – Dude, Where’s San Marino?
Episode 23 – Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Excellent Adventure
Episode 22 – The Italian Job
Episode 21 – Belgium Beyond
Episode 20 – Russia Reloaded
WMP Supplemental: Post-Eurovision 2017 Debrief
Episode 19 – Israel: The Man with the Golden Song
Episode 18 – Serbia and The Beast
WMP Supplemental: Eurovision 2017 Preview Episode
Episode 17 – Norway by Northwest
Episode 16 – Cyprus Revolutions
Episode 15 – Denmark: An Unexpected Winner
Episode 14 – From Georgia With Love
Episode 13 – The UK: Invasion Of The Country Snatchers
Episode 12 – Game Of Croats
Episode 11 – The Day Armenia Stood Still
Episode 10 – The Andorran Games
Episode 9 – The Netherlanding Story
Episode 8 – The Search of Azerbaijan
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