In our SECOND LAST EPISODE EVER! we are taking a look at the first Eurovision ever – 1956.
In this episode, we chat about host city of Lugano, the host of 1956, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1956, 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 1956 based on a jury of two.
Songs Include:
Voorgoed voorbij – Corry Brokken (Netherlands)
Le Temps perdu – Mathé Altéry (France)
Aprite le finestre – Franca Raimondi (Italy)
Messieurs les noyés de la Seine – Fud Leclerc (Belgium)
De vogels van Holland – Jetty Paerl (Netherlands)
Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück – Walter Andreas Schwarz (Germany)
Das alte Karussell – Lys Assia (Switzerland)
Il est là – Dany Dauberson (France)
So geht das jede Nacht – Freddy Quinn (Germany)
Refrain – Lys Assia (Switzerland)
Then we forced a year on The Yoda Beanie of Doom so he got one last appearance –
In OUR FINAL EPISODE, pop on your masks, keep your distance, and wash your hands… we’re heading to Rotterdam for the contest that never happened – 2020.
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.
Flags of Eurovision design now with ADDED CANADA! at https://www.redbubble.com/people/WindMachinePod.
Follow our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@windmachineproductions to see our limited reaction series “The Last Five…”
Danie’s new YouTube channel “They Did What?! On Television?” can be found here https://youtube.com/@danietreg
Mark’s new YouTube channel “Previously On… TV” can be found here https://www.youtube.com/@PreviouslyOnTelevision
Eurovision Song Contest 1956 – Full Show | Photo Reconstruction | English Dub by Benji’s Stuff can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY0asl3UiOk&t=79s
Bruce Gyngell snippet courtesy of National Film and Sound Archive Australia
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.
