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Danie and Mark have returned from Tel Aviv! After jet lag and Mark’s flu, they are finally back behind the mic!

They chat about their personal experiences of their first Eurovision (and their first Eurovision with a press pass), their time in Israel, and they review and recap all 41 songs from last place to first.

And of course, we play the winner! Congratulations, The Netherlands!

Arcade – Duncan Laurence

ALSO, STAY TUNED FOR OUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING – EPISODE 55: 2003!

And you should totally join OGAE Australia, Australia’s official Eurovision fan club! $25 a year! Go to ogaeaustralia.com for all the details!

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In this episode we give our thoughts on the first rehearsals for the countries participating in Semi Final 2.

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In this episode we give our thoughts on the first rehearsals for the countries participating in Semi Final 1.

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In this episode, we chat about Istanbul, the two hosts of 2004, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 2004 plus the winner of the Barbara Dex Award, 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 2004 based on a jury of two!

Songs Include:

In The Disco – Deen (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

On Again Off Again – Julie and Ludwig (Malta)

1 Life – Xandee (Belgium)

For Real – Athena (Turkey)

High – Knut Anders Sorum (Norway

Jugarem A Estimar-Nos – Marta Roure (Andorra)

It Hurts – Lena Phillipsson (Sweden)

Shake It – Sakis Rouvas (Greece)

Lane Moje – Zeljko Joksimovic (Serbia and Montenegro)

Wild Dances – Ruslana (Ukraine)

 

Then the Yoda Beanie of Doom gave us our next year:

 

Next episode (after Tel Aviv) we will travel to Latvia for 2003!

 

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We’re back on YouTube, chatting about Eurovision 2019!

 

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Danie and Mark trawl through all 41 +1 songs entered into this year’s Eurovision Song Contest and play their top 10, based on jury of two.

Song include in Eurovision alphabetical order

Ktheju Tokes – Jonida Maliqi (Albania)

Walking Out – Srbuk (Armenia)

Limits – Paenda (Austria)

Zero Gravity – Kate Miller- Heidke (Australia)

Truth – Chingiz (Azerbaijan)

Wake Up – Eliot (Belgium)

Like it – Zena (Belarus)

She Got Me – Luca Hanni (Switzerland)

Replay – Tamta (Cyprus)

Friend Of A Friend – Lake Malawi (Czech Republic)

Sister – S!sters (Germany)

Love Is Forever – Leonora (Denmark)

Storm – Victor Crone (Estonia)

La Venda – Miki (Spain)

Look Away – Darude feat Sebastian Rejman (Finland)

Roi – Bilal Hassani (France)

Bigger Than Us – Michael Rice (United Kingdom)

Keep On Going – Oto Nemsadze (Georgia)

Better Love – Katerine Duska (Greece)

The Dream – Roko (Croatia)

Az En Apam – Joci Papai (Hungary)

22 – Sarah McTernan (Ireland)

Home – Kobi Marimi (Israel)

Hatrid Mun Sigra – Hatari (Iceland)

Soldi – Mahmood (Italy)

Run With The Lions – Jurij Veklenko (Lithuania)

That Night – Carousel (Latvia)

Stay – Anna Odobescu (Moldova)

Heaven – D Mol (Montenegro)

Proud – Tamara Todevska (North Macedonia)

Chameleon – Michela (Malta)

Arcade – Duncan Laurence (Netherlands)

Spirit In The Sky – KEiiNO (Norway)

Fire Of Love – Tulia (Poland)

Telemoveis – Conan Osiris (Portugal)

On A Sunday – Ester Peony (Romania)

Kruna – Nevena Bozovic (Serbia)

Scream – Sergey Lazarev (Russia)

Too Late For Love – John Lundvik (Sweden)

Sebi – Zala Kralj & Gasper Santl (Slovenia)

Say Na Na Na – Serhat (San Marino)

Bonus

Siren Song – Maruv (Ukraine Withdrawal)

 

If you would like to see who voted for what and how we split tied votes, please visit https://windmachinepodcast.com/podcast-link-a/2019-preview-episode-voting/

 

Next, we’re back to usual programming with Episode 54: 2004!

Thanks to Norman Greenbaum for the music!

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In this episode, we chat about Stockholm, the two hosts of 2016, the postcards, the controversies and returning artists, the fashion at Eurovision 2016 plus the winner of the Barbara Dex Award, 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 2016 based on a jury of two! Oh the heartbreak of that tele-vote!

 

Songs Include:

What’s The Pressure – Laura Tesoro (Belgium)

Alter Ego – Minus One (Cyprus)

I Didn’t Know – Serhat (San Marino)

Play – Juri Pootsmann (Estonia)

I Hear Then Calling – Greta Salome (Iceland)

Slow Down – Douwe Bob (Netherlands)

J’ai Cherche – Amir (France)

If Love Was a Crime – Poli Genova (Bulgaria)

You’re The Only One – Sergey Lazarev (Russia)

Sound Of Silence – Dami Im (Australia)

 

Then the Yoda Beanie of Doom gave us our next year:

Next episode we have our 2019 Preview Episode, and then we take a trip to Istanbul, Turkey for 2004!

 

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Welcome to Season Two! Glad to have you with us! In this season, Danie and Mark explore the Eurovision Song Contest by Contests from 2000 to now.

New Season, New Format, Same Old Them!

In this episode, we chat about Tallinn Estonia, the hosts of 2002, the postcards, the controversies and returning artists, the fashion at Eurovision 2002, 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 2002 based on a jury of two!

 

Songs Include:

Gimme – One (Cyprus)

Say A Word – Manuel Ortega (Austria)

Europe’s Living A Celebration – Rosa (Spain)

Runaway – Sahlene (Estonia)

Light A Candle – Sarit Hedad (Israel)

Sister – Sergio and The Ladies (Belgium)

Il Fant Du Temps – Sandrine Francois (France)

7th Wonder – Ira Losco (Malta)

Samo Ljubezen – Sestre (Slovenia)

I Wanna – Marie N (Latvia)

 

Then the Yoda Beanie of Doom gave us our next year:

Next episode, we take a trip to Copenhagen to review 2014!

 

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Listen to the episode here: Episode 50 – Congratulations, We Have Arrived!

In this episode, Danie and Mark wrap up Season One of Wind Machine Podcast, chat about Season Two, and roll tape on some of their bloopers from over the years.

** Some of the blooper footage does include some coarse language and adult themes, so listener discretion is advised. **

Merry Christmas to all our listeners, and please join us for Episode 51 – “2002” coming January 2019!

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Listen to the episode here: Episode 49 – Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda’s Part 2

In this episode, Danie and Mark continue to take a trip into the Time Tunnel to see which songs Coulda Shoulda or Woulda made the country episodes if the Yoda Beanie Of Doom picked a different order.

 

Songs Include (full or in part):

I Won’t Break  –  Julia Samoylova (2018)

Matter Of Time – Sennek (2018)

Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente – Ermal Mata & Fabrizio Moro (2018)

Who We Are – Jessika and Jenifer Brening (2018)

Lost And Found – Eye Cue (2018)

Mercy – Madame Monsieur (2018)

Oniro Mou – Yianna Terzi (2018)

Lie To Me – Mikolas Josef (2018)

Under The Ladder – Melovin (2018)

O Jardim – Claudia Pascoal and Isaura (2018)

Goodbye – The Humans (2018)

Bones – Equinox (2018)

Hvala, Ne! – Lea Sirk (2018)

Viszlat Nyar – AWS (2018)

Together – Ryan O’Shaughnessy (2018)

La Forza – Elina Nacheyeva (2018)

We Got Love – Jessica Mauboy (2018)

You Let Me Walk Alone – Michael Schulte (2018)

 

…They also chat about 60’s fashions, overdubbing, cosplay, shoulder pads, The Wiggles, anti-inflammatory medications, The MakeMakes, Dexter, Americans!, all the pink hair in 2018, creepy blokes in bars, Cher and hints for Episode 50. Also the Yoda Beanie of Doom has gone rogue on his trip, hopefully we can get him home soon!

The next episode is Episode 50; the last for Season One of Wind Machine Podcast.

 

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Listen to the episode here: Episode 48 – Coulda Shoulda Woulda’s Part 1

In this episode, Danie and Mark get in the TARDIS and travel back to 2016/2017 to see what songs Coulda Shoulda or Woulda made the country episodes if the Yoda Beanie Of Doom picked a different order based on the Jury Of Two.

 

Songs Include (full or in part):

I Can’t Go On – Robin Bengtsson (2017)

Dance You Off – Benjamin Ingrosso (2018)

Line – Triana Park (2017)

Funny Girl – Laura Rizzotto (2018)

Blackbird – Norma John (2017)

Monsters – Saara Aalto (2018)

Flashlight – Kasia Mos (2017)

Light Me Up – Gromee ft. Lukas Meijer (2018)

Running On Air – Nathan Trent (2017)

Nobody But You – Cesar Sampson (2018)

World – Lindita (2017)

Mall – Eugent Bushpepa (2018)

Skeletons – Dihaj (2017)

X My Heart – Aisel (2018)

Lights and Shadows – OG3NE (2017)

Outlaw In ‘Em – Waylon (2018)

Fly With Me – Artsvik (2017)

Qami – Sevak Khanagyan (2018)

My Friend – Jacques Houdek (2017)

Crazy – Franka (2018)

Never Give Up On You – Lucie Jones (2017)

Storm – SuRie (2018)

Keep The Faith – Tamara Gachechiladze (2017)

For You – Iriao – Jazz Ethno Band (2018)

Where I Am – Anja Nissen (2017)

Higher Ground – Rasmussen (2018)

Gravity – Hovig (2017)

Fuego – Eleni Foureira (2018)

Grab The Moment – JOWST (2017)

That’s How You Write A Song – Alexander Rybak (2018)

In Too Deep – Tijana Bogicevic (2017)

Nova Deca – Sanja Illc and Balkanika (2018)

I Feel Alive – Imri (2017)

Toy – Netta (2018)

 

…They also chat about good looking Swedish people, TRON, travelators, Molly Meldrum, The Last Supper, David Lynch, Wilson Phillips, Russia getting annoyed with people, everything in pink, dentists, and Yoda Beanie of Doom’s holiday update.

The next episode is our Coulda Shoulda Woulda: Part Two – another five songs that would have made our country top fives if the timing was different.

 

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Listen to the episode here: Episode 47 – Lithuanian Graffiti

In this episode, Danie and Mark explore the last country out of the Yoda Beanie Of Doom – Lithuania!! We can’t believe it either! For the last time, we do our regular wrap up of  history, geography, and politics, murder Lithuanian language, and play our top five based on a jury of two!

 

Songs Include:

This Time – Monika Linkyte and Vaidas Baumila (2015)

Something – Andruis Pojavis (2013)

Eastern European Funk – In Culto (2010)

When We’re Old –  Ieva Zasimauskaite (2018)

I’ve Been Waiting For This Night – Donny Montell (2016)

 

…They also chat about LT United making people boo in 2006, counting the countries, Romania 2016, kissing, Iceland 2009, Liam Spencer from Bold and The Beautiful, AussieVision winning the Scavenger Hunt, The Great Northern Hotel from Twin Peaks, SHORT SHORTS, spotting the former OGAE Australia President, segways and segues, Shiri Appleby, Jeromias and his Nomads, and Donny Double Ups.

 

 

The next episode is our Coulda Shoulda Woulda’s Part One – songs that would have made our country top fives if the timing was different. Part Two will follow soon after.

 

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