In this episode, we chat about host city of Dublin, the host of 1981, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1981, 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 1981 based on a jury of two.
Songs Include:
Playback – Carlos Paião (Portugal)
Reggae O.K. – Riki Sorsa (Finland)
Lejla – Seid Memić Vajta (Yugoslavia)
Krøller eller ej – Tommy Seebach & Debbie Cameron (Denmark)
Fångad i en dröm – Björn Skifs (Sweden)
Monika – Island (Cyprus)
Horoscopes – Sheeba (Ireland)
Io senza te – Peter, Sue & Marc (Switzerland)
Johnny Blue – Lena Valaitis (Germany)
Making Your Mind Up – Bucks Fizz (United Kingdom)
The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our last year for Season Four:
For our last episode of Season Four Eurovision in the 80s, we’re off to Munich for 1983 for epsiode 90!
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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.
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Episode 76 – “1996: A Rebrand, Ooh Aah A-ha, and RTE’s Wallet Opens Again”
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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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