Listen to the episode here: Episode 23 – Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Excellent Adventure

In this episode, Danie and Mark try to figure out what is going on with this very messy, but awkwardly polite country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while discussing the history, war, geography, and politics of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Republika Srpska. Also, they have major issues pronouncing “Herzegovina”!

Songs Include:

In The Disco – DEEN (2004)

Ljubav Je – Dalal & DEEN feat. Ana Rucner and Jala (2016)

Thunder And Lightning – Vukasin Brajic (2010)

Could It Be (Ne Brini) – Mija Martina Barbaric (2003)

Love In Rewind  – Dino Merlin (2011)

…They also chat about discos, Skeleton Cellos, Dune and Ana Rucner’s stage outfit,

(seriously, who wore it better? Ana or Sting?), Franz Ferdinand, Yugoslavia, and those “Footstool People” return, uneasy family dinners, David Lynch Red, double denim, plus Bosnia and Herzegovina’s constant opting in and out of Eurovision.

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to San Marino!

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

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Geography Now! Bosnia and Herzegovina – Pauly Barbato (audio taken from YouTube)

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Listen to the episode here: Episode 22 – The Italian Job

Danie and Mark travel to Italy and cover the history and politics of the country, plus Catholicism, environmental issues, volcanoes AND Italy in Eurovision.

Songs Include:

Occidentali’s Karma – Francesco Gabbani (2017)

L’Amore E’ Femmina – Nina Zilli (2012)

No Degree Of Separation – Francesca Michielin (2016)

Grande Amore – Il Volo (2015)

Madness Of Love  – Raphael Gualazzi (2011)

…They also chat about Seinfeld, Tim Ferguson, Amy Winehouse, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, Dr Jacoby from Twin Peaks, Il Volo’s favourite movies, whether or not Lucius Superbus invented the Maxi Taxi, and much more!

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to Bosnia and Herzegovina!

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Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu – Domenico Modugno (1958)

Volare – Tim Ferguson, Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush 1995 (audio taken from YouTube)

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Listen to the episode here: Episode 21 – Belgium Beyond

Danie and Mark travel to Belgium and celebrate their 1st Birthday with the 21st episode in the series. They also talk about the shared history with France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Austria, and Luxembourg, the geography and climate, and the politics of Belgium. Plus they get to play the first song from 2017, and wish Blanche a Happy 18th Birthday!

Songs Include:

City Lights – Blanche (2017)

What’s The Pressure – Laura Tesoro (2016)

Sister – Sergio & The Ladies (2002)

Love Kills – Roberto Bellarosa (2013)

Rhythm Inside  – Loic Nottet (2015)

…They also chat about Kenny Loggins, Queen, the lions of Voltron, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, watching Twin Peaks season three and how now everything is David Lynch, Billy Birmingham’s 12th Man, and ABBA.

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to Italy! Hooray! A Big Five!

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Miserable Fat Belgium Bastards – Monty Python (audio taken from YouTube)

Another One Bites The Dust – Queen (audio taken from YouTube)

Napoleon taken to Ziggy Piggy – Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (audio taken from YouTube)

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Listen to the episode here: Episode 20 – Russia Reloaded

Danie and Mark travel to Russia, the largest country in the world! They cover a brief history of the country, the geography, and the politics, while focusing on their Top 5 Eurovision songs based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Party For Everybody – Buranovskiye Babushki (2012)

Ne Ver’, Ne Bojsia – t.A.T.u (2003)

What If – Dina Garipova (2013)

You Are The Only One  – Sergey Lazarev (2016)

A Million Voices  – Polina Gagarina (2015)

…They also chat about The Americans, subliminal messages, mondegreens, propaganda, Ivan the Terrible, booing, Designated Survivor, Compare The Meerkat, and Danie sings badly.

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to Belgium!

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Moscow (extended version) – Genghis Khan (audio taken from YouTube)

All The Things She Said – t.A.T.u (audio taken from YouTube)

Jukebox in Siberia –  Skyhooks (audio taken from YouTube)

Back in the USSR – The Beatles (audio taken from YouTube)

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Listen to the episode here: WMP Supplemental 2 – Post Eurovision 2017 Debrief

Danie and Mark have a quick chat about Eurovision 2017. We talk about how well we thought Australia went, compared our Top 10 to that of the final results, and how Australia voted.

We also chat about our three happy/sad surprises, our most improved/most disappointing entries, and the songs we will continue to listen to well after the dust settles.

We also touch on whether Israel and San Marino will continue participating, if we still need the top 5, and a little bit about Lisbon.

And of course, we play the winner! Congrats, Portugal!

Amar Delos Dois – Salvador Sobral

And, check out AussieVision.net!

ALSO, RUSSIA IS COMING! Well, the episode anyway. BE READY!

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We Interrupt This Programme (audio taken from YouTube)

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A little while back, we joined Jason-Scott Watkins and Carly Findlay on Refreshments Provided Podcast!

You can listen to the podcast here!

Since Carly is new to Eurovision, Jason invited us to help her dip her toes in the glitz, glamour, politics, and music of the song contest. We also tried out Jason’s Ukrainian Poppy Seed biscuits!

You can like the podcast on Facebook here and follow on Twitter here.

You can follow Jason on Twitter here and check out his website here!

You can follow Carly on Twitter here and check out her website here!

We’ll be back to regular programming very shortly with Episode 20: Russia.

Listen to the episode here: Episode 19 – Israel The Man With The Golden Song

Danie and Mark travel to the State of Israel and chat about the serious history, serious politics, and serious geography with Palestine, all which make up this Eurovision country that’s not actually in Europe. But seriously, don’t fight us on that technicality as we’re Australians, ok?!

Songs Include:

Time – Izabo (2012)

Ding Dong – Dana International (2011)

Same Heart – Mei Finegold (2014)

Made Of Stars  – Hovi Star (2016)

Golden Boy  – Nadav Guedj (2015)

…They also chat about Doctor Who, Star Wars, Jesus Christ, Ghostbusters, the New York Subway, Indiana Jones, King Solomon’s Mines, and The Silence of The Lambs.

**Please excuse the varying levels of audio in this episode, we had some gremlins.**

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to Russia! (Eek!)

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Push The Button – TeaPacks (2007)

Israelites –  Desmond Dekker and The Aces (audio taken from YouTube)

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Since we’re getting to the pointy end of Eurovision Mania, we were very honoured to be guests on Kids Love Balloons podcast this week, recorded in Richmond!

You can listen to the episode here!

We talked about why we love Eurovision, what people should expect from this year’s contest and more!

We joined:

Chris Holland, host of Kids Love Balloons, you can follow him on Twitter here or like him on Facebook here.

Ti Butler, from Idol Threat, you can follow them on Twitter here and here.

Jason-Scott Watkins, co-host of Refreshments Provided, you can follow him on Twitter here, visit his website here and follow the podcast here.

Danica “Nina” Radojicic, 2011 Eurovision finalist, you can follow her here or subscribe to her YouTube here.

AND Don’t Forget! Our Episode 19 will be out next week! Israel!!! YAY!

Listen to the episode here: Episode 18 – Serbia and the Beast

Danie and Mark return to usual programming to bring you all the facts about Serbia’s history, geography, politics, and of course their favourite Eurovision songs since 2000.

Songs Include:

Caroban – Nina (2011)

Beauty Never Lies – Bojana Stamenov (2015)

Ovo je Balkan – Milan Stankovic  (2010)

Goodbye (Shelter)  – ZAA Sanja Vucic (2016)

Molitva  – Marija Serifovic (2007)

*CONTENT WARNING: Mention of domestic violence.

…They also chat about former Yugoslavia, Kosovo, nationalism, Slobodan Milosevic, and the friendly split with Montenegro.

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to Israel!

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Paranoia? Sounds Serbian – Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, 2016  – (audio taken from BluRay)

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Listen to the episode here: Eurovision 2017 Preview

Danie and Mark trawl through all 42* songs entered into this year’s Eurovision Song Contest and play their top 10, based on jury of two, and all votes verified by government supervisors**

*yeah, thanks Russia.

**our cats.

Songs Include, in alphabetical order (only slight spoilers):

Requiem – Alma

City Lights – Blanche

This Is Love –  Demy

Skeletons  – DiHaj

Occidentali’s Karma  – Francesco Gabbani

Gravity – Hovig

Grab The Moment – JOWST

Running On Air – Nathan Trent

I Can’t Go On – Robin Bengtsson

Hey Mamma! – Sunstroke Project

If you would like to see who voted for what and how we spilt tied votes, please visit HERE!

Next, we’re back to usual programming with Episode 18: Serbia!

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Star Trek: The Next Generation End Title (3rd season, long version) – Music by Jerry Goldsmith. Arrangement by Dennis MacCarthy. Audio taken from Original Television Soundtrack: Star Trek The Next Generation Collection Volume One 2011 CD.

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Episode 17 – Norway by Northwest

Danie and Mark visit Scandinavia for the final time, discovering the history, politics, and geography of Norway.

Songs Include:

I Feed You My Love – Margaret Berger (2013)

A Monster Like Me – Morland and Debrah Scarlett (2015)

Stay – Tooji (2012)

Silent Storm  – Carl Espen (2014)

Fairytale  – Alexander Rybak (2009)

…They also chat about 2017 Eurovision news, fiddlers, murder, Merida from Brave and Danie stuffs up Carl’s last name! So sorry Carl!

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to Serbia for episode 18!

Don’t forget to also catch our 2017 Eurovision Preview Episode which will be out around the same time as our Serbian episode.

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The Beatles – Norwegian Wood (Anthology Take 2)  – (audio taken from YouTube)

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Episode 16 – Cyprus Revolutions

Danie and Mark return after another warm spell of “Smarch Weather” in Melbourne to chat everything Cyprus, including the divisions of the country and UN involvement.

Songs Include:

La La Love – Ivi Adamou (2012)

Comme Ci Comme Ca – Evidiki (2007)

Alter Ego – Minus One (2016)

One Thing I Should Have Done  – John Karagiannis (2015)

Gimme  – One (2002)

…They also trip over Greek pronunciation, and discuss Three Men and A Baby, Snow White,  Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang, the end scene of Se7en, and Danie’s brother Tom! Like seriously, Tom is John Karagiannis’ Australian Doppelganger.

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to Norway!

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Inside Story: Cyprus Divided 40 Years On – Al Jazerra English  – (audio taken from YouTube)

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Episode 15 – An Unexpected Winner

Danie and Mark return after a very warm week in Melbourne to explore everything Denmark, including the ever changing geography, the country’s absence from the world wars, and politics.

Songs Include:

Cliche Love Song – Basim (2014)

Should’ve Known Better – Soluna Samay (2012)

The Way You Are – Anti Social Media (2015)

Fly On The Wings Of Wings Of Love  – The Olsen Brothers (2000)

Only Teardrops  – Emmelie De Forrest (2013)

…And they discuss Trump, Vinnie from Doogie Howser, Princess Mary and Vikings!

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to Cyprus!

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Donald Trump’s Danish Obsession – (audio taken from YouTube)

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