Episode 88 – “1985: Underpants, Repeat Offenders, and A Swinging Winner”

In this episode, we chat about host city of Gothenburg, the host of 1985, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1985, 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 1985 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Didai didai dai – MFÖ (Türkiye)

Sku’ du spørg’ fra no’en – Hot Eyes (Denmark)

Eläköön elämä – Sonja Lumme (Finland)

Kinder dieser Welt – Gary Lux (Austria)

Magic, Oh Magic – Al Bano & Romina Power (Italy)

Olé, Olé – Izhar Cohen (Israel)

Love Is – Vikki (United Kingdom)

Bra vibrationer – Kikki Danielsson (Sweden)

Für alle – Wind (Germany)

La det swinge – Bobbysocks! (Norway)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year for Season Four:

With only two years and two episodes to go… We’re back in Dublin for 1981 for episode 89! And then Munich for 1983 for epsiode 90!

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