Welcome to the 10th and FINAL year of Wind Machine Podcast!

In this episode, we chat about host city of London, the host of 1968, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1968, 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 1968 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Guardando il sole – Gianni Mascolo (Switzerland)

Stress – Odd Børre (Norway)

Marianne – Sergio Endrigo (Italy)

Jedan dan – Luciano “Lući” Capurso and Hamo Hajdarhodžić (Yugoslavia)

Ein Hoch der Liebe – Wenche Myhre (Germany)

Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej – Claes-Göran Hederström (Sweden)

Chance of a Lifetime – Pat McGeegan (Ireland)

La Source – Isabelle Aubret (France)

Congratulations – Cliff Richard (United Kingdom)

La, La, La – Massiel (Spain)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year, and it’s our first for the 1950s –

In episode 111, we’re heading to Frankfurt for Eurovision 1957! That will be out at the end of June 2026.

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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.”

Snippets:

“Jeg har aldri vært så glad i noen som deg” by Odd Børre

“Summer Holiday” by Cliff Richard

Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.