In this episode, we chat about host city of Amsterdam, the host of 1970, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1970, 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 1970 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include (either in full or part):

Je suis tombé du ciel – David Alexandre Winter (Luxembourg)

Pridi, dala ti bom cvet – Eva Sršen (Yugoslavia)

Occhi di ragazza – Gianni Morandi (Italy)

Viens l’oublier – Jean Vallée (Belgium)

Marlène – Dominique Dussault (Monaco)

Waterman – Patricia and Hearts of Soul (The Netherlands)

Retour – Henri Dès (Switzerland)

Marie-Blanche – Guy Bonnet (France)

Gwendolyne – Julio Iglesias (Spain)

Wunder gibt es immer wieder – Katja Ebstein (Germany)

Knock, Knock Who’s There? – Mary Hopkin (United Kingdom)

All Kinds of Everything – Dana (Ireland)

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

In episode 98, we’re in Brighton for Eurovision 1974!

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We’re finally back to Eurovision in the 1970s!

In this episode, we chat about host city of Dublin, the host of 1971, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1971, 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 1971 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Tvoj dječak je tužan – Krunoslav Slabinac (Yugoslavia)

Pomme, pomme, pomme – Monique Melsen (Luxembourgh)

One Day Love – Angela Farrell (Ireland)

Menina do alto da serra – Tonicha (Portugal)

Tijd – Saskia and Serge (The Netherlands)

L’amore è un attimo – Massimo Ranieri (Italy)

Jack in the Box – Clodagh Rodgers (United Kingdom)

Diese Welt – Katja Ebstein (Germany)

En un mundo nuevo – Karina (Spain)

Un banc, un arbre, une rue – Séverine (Monaco)

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

In episode 97, we’re in Amsterdam for Eurovision 1970!

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Check out the 1971 documentary uploaded by Peter Walsh ESC here: https://youtu.be/p-0f3cSqpLs?si=JwXDBYhKvmar7lBR

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Eurovision 2024 is just around the corner and we are as mentally prepared as we can be in a very difficult time for the fandom.

Join Danie and Mark as they share their thoughts about all 37 songs Eurovision 2024 and play their Top 10 based on a Jury of two.

Songs discussed:

Titan – Besa (Albania)

Jako – Ladaniva (Armenia)

One Milkali (One Blood) – Electric Fields (Australia)

We Will Rave – Kaleen (Austria)

Özünlə apar – Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovlatov (Azerbaijan)

Before the Party’s Over – Mustii (Belgium)

Rim Tim Tagi Dim – Baby Lasagna (Croatia)

Liar – Silia Kapsis (Cyprus)

Pedestal – Aiko (Czechia)

Sand – Saba (Denmark)

(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi – 5miinust and Puuluup (Estonia)

No Rules! – Windows95man (Finland)

Mon Amour – Slimane (France)

Firefighter – Nutsa Buzaladze (Georgia)

Always on the Run – Isaak (Germany)

Zari – Marina Satti (Greece)

Scared of Heights – Hera Björk (Iceland)

Doomsday Blue – Bambie Thug (Ireland)

Hurricane – Eden Golan (Israel)

La Noia – Angelina Mango (Italy)

Hollow – Dons (Latvia)

Luktelk – (Lithuania)

Fighter – Tali (Luxembourg)

Loop – Sarah Bonnici (Malta)

In the Middle – Natalia Barbu (Moldova)

Europapa – Joost Klein (Netherlands)

Ulverham – Gåte (Norway)

The Tower – Luna (Poland)

Grito – Iolanda (Portugal)

11:11 – Megara (San Marino)

Ramonda – Teya Dora (Serbia)

Veronika – Raiven (Slovenia)

Zorra – Nebulossa (Spain)

Unforgettable – Marcus and Martinus (Sweden)

The Code – Nemo (Switzerland)

Teresa & Maria – Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil (Ukraine)

Dizzy – Olly Alexander (United Kingdom)

We’ll be back to regular programming with Episode 96 – 1971 after we get back from Eurovision in Malmö!

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You can also find WMP merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/WindMachinePod. The flags of Eurovision design never goes out of style!

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In this episode, we chat about host city of Stockholm, the host of 1975, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1975, 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 1975 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein – Joy Flemming (Germany)

Gelukkig zijn – Ann Christy (Belgium)

At Ve’Ani – Shlomo Artzi (Israel)

That’s What Friends Are For – The Swarbriggs (Ireland)

Jennie, Jennie – Lars Berghagen (Sweden)

Mikado – Simone Drexel (Switzerland)

Et bonjour à toi l’artiste – Nicole (France)

Era – Wess & Dori Ghezzi (Italy)

Let Me Be The One – The Shadows (United Kingdom)

Ding-A-Dong – Teach-In (Netherlands)

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

In episode 96, we’re back in Dublin for 1971! But before that, we’ll be tackling a big monster with our 2024 preview episode, coming soon!

If you like what we do, you can shout us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/windmachinepodcast. Every $3 goes towards the running costs of this podcast.

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Follow our YouTube channel for Mark’s insights into Eurovision 2024 at https://www.youtube.com/@windmachineproductions

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

In this episode, we chat about host city of Luxembourg, the host of 1973, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1973, 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 1973 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Baby Baby – Nicole and Hugo (Belgium)

Gori vatra – Zdravko Čolić (Yugosalvia)

Chi sarà con te – Massimo Ranieri (Italy)

Do I Dream – Maxi (Ireland)

Junger Tag – Gitte Hænning (Germany)

Tom Tom Tom – Marion Rung (Finland)

You’re Summer – The Nova (Sweden)

Power to All Our Friends – Cliff Richard (United Kingdom)

Eres tú – Mocedades (Spain)

Tu te reconnaîtras – Anne-Marie David (Luxembourg)

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

In episode 95, we’re off to Stockholm for 1975!

If you like what we do, you can shout us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/windmachinepodcast. Every $3 goes towards the running costs of this podcast.

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Follow our YouTube channel for Mark’s insights into Eurovision 2024 at https://www.youtube.com/@windmachineproductions

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

Snippets:

Cliff – Rik (The Young Ones, courtesy of BBC Two)

Brez besed – Berta Ambrož (Yugosalvia 1966)

In this episode, we chat about host city of Jerusalem, the hosts of 1979, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1979, 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 1979 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Satellit – Ted Gärdestad (Sweden)

J’ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux – Jeane Manson (Luxembourg)

Colorado – Xandra Group (Netherlands)

Oliver – Anita Skorgan (Norway)

Mary Ann – Black Lace (United Kingdom)

Disco Tango – Tommy Seebach (Denmark)

Dschinghis Khan – Dschinghis Khan (Germany)

Je suis l’enfant soleil – Anne-Marie David (France)

Su canción – Betty Missiego (Spain)

Hallelujah – Milk and Honey (Israel)

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

In episode 93, we’re off to Paris for 1978!

If you like what we do, you can shout us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/windmachinepodcast. Every $3 goes towards the running costs of this podcast.

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

Song snippets:

Agadoo – Black Lace

เจงกิสข่าน (Ce ngkis̄ k̄h̀ān) – Royal Sprites (Thai)

Jingisu Kan (ジンギスカン) – Berryz Kobo (Japanese)

Yidden – Mordechai Ben David (Yiddish)

Tsingis Khan – Frederik (Finnish)

Djingis Khan – Vikingarna (Swedish)

Genghis Khan – Malibú (Spanish)

Sin Amor – Ivan

Moscow – Dschinghis Khan

A new decade and new season is coming! Bring out your polyester pants, dust off your disco shoes, and get ready for ABBA… at some point along the way (Spotify will LOVE THAT).

We’ll be back soon with Episode 91 – 1972!

In our last episode of Season Four, we chat about host city of Munich, the host of 1983, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1983, 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 1983 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Rendez-vous – Pas de Deux (Belgium)

Fantasiaa – Ami Aspelund (Finland)

Do Re Mi – Jahn Teigen (Norway)

Hurricane – Westend (Austria)

I’m Never Giving Up – Sweet Dreams (United Kingdom)

Rücksicht – Hoffmann & Hoffmann (Germany)

Džuli – Daniel (Yugoslavia)

Främling – Carola Häggkvist (Sweden)

Hi – Ofra Haza (Israel)

Si la vie est cadeau – Corinne Hermès (Luxembourg)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our first year for Season Five:

Eurovision in the 70s begins, and we’re off to Edinburgh for 1972 for episode 91!

If you like what we do, you can shout us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/windmachinepodcast. Every $3 goes towards the running costs of this podcast. A big thanks and hello to James!

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

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 episode 90!

If you like what we do, you can shout us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/windmachinepodcast. Every $3 goes towards the running costs of this podcast.

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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.