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Episode 108 – “1960: Norway’s Debut, Catherine?, and A Bad Boyfriend”

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

In this episode, we chat about host city of London, the host of 1960, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1960, 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 1960 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Wat een geluk – Rudi Carrell (Netherlands)

Alla andra får varann – Siw Malmkvist (Sweden)

Det var en yndig tid – Katy Bødtger (Denmark)

Cielo e terra – Anita Traversi (Switzerland)

Mon amour pour toi – Fud Leclerc (Belgium)

Voi-voi – Nora Brockstedt (Norway)

Bonne nuit ma chérie – Wyn Hoop (Germany)

Ce soir-là – François Deguelt (Monaco)

Looking High, High, High – Bryan Johnson (United Kingdom)

Tom Pillibi – Jacqueline Boyer (France)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year –

In episode 109, we’re back to Luxembourg City for Eurovision 1966!

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.

You can also find WMP merch 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

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.

Episode 107 – “1963: A Snub, The Magic Of Television, and A Beloved Friend”

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Happy New Year!

2026 will be a bit different for us. Our statement regarding the future of Wind Machine Podcast starts this episode, and 1963 review begins around the 10 minute mark.

In this episode, we chat about host city of London, the host of 1963, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1963, 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 1963 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Brodovi – Vice Vukov (Yugosalvia)

Waarom? – Jacques Raymond (Belgium)

À force de prier – Nana Mouskouri (Luxembourg)

Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder – Carmela Corren (Austria)

L’amour s’en va – Françoise Hardy (Monaco)

Elle était si jolie – Alain Barrière (France)

Say Wonderful Things – Ronnie Carroll (United Kingdom)

Uno per tutte – Emilio Pericoli (Italy)

T’en va pas – Esther Ofarim (Switzerland)

Dansevise – Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann (Denmark)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year –

In episode 107, we’re staying in London for Eurovision 1960!

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.

You can also find WMP merch 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

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.

Episode 106 – “1961: A Garden Party, Introductions, and The Taboo Lovers”

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In this episode, we chat about host city of Cannes, the host of 1961, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1961, 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 1961 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

April, april – Lill-Babs (Sweden)

Einmal sehen wir uns wieder – Lale Andersen (Germany)

Wat een dag – Greetje Kauffeld (Netherlands)

Allons, allons les enfants – Colette Deréal (Monaco)

Estando contigo – Conchita Bautista (Spain)

Angelique – Dario Campeotto (Denmark)

Printemps (avril carillonne) – Jean-Paul Mauric (France)

Nous aurons demain – Franca di Rienzo (Switzerland)

Are You Sure? – The Allisons (United Kingdom)

Nous les amoureux – Jean-Claude Pascal (Luxembourg)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year –

In episode 107, we’re back in London for Eurovision 1963!

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.

You can also find WMP merch 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…

The Eurovision Podcrawl can be found here https://linktr.ee/eurovisionpodcrawl featuring ESC Insight, us, EuroWhat?, Niall Points, 12 Points From America, That Euro Site, and Douze Points (UK).

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.

Episode 105 – “1965: Ireland’s Arrival, Backstage Slapping, and Singing Dolls”

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In this episode, we chat about host city of Naples, the host of 1965, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1965, 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 1965 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Qué bueno, qué bueno – Conchita Bautista (Spain)

Aurinko laskee länteen – Viktor Klimenko (Finland)

Het is genoeg – Conny Vandenbos (Netherlands)

Absent Friend – Ingvar Wixell (Sweden)

I’m Walking the Streets in the Rain – Butch Moore (Ireland)

Se piangi, se ridi – Bobby Solo (Italy)

Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen – Udo Jürgens (Austria)

N’avoue jamais – Guy Mardel (France)

I Belong – Kathy Kirby (United Kingdom)

Poupée de cire, poupée de son – France Gall (Luxembourg)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year –

In episode 106, we’re off to Cannes for Eurovision 1961!

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. Big thanks to Christian for the coffees!

You can also find WMP merch 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…

The Eurovision Podcrawl can be found here https://linktr.ee/eurovisionpodcrawl featuring ESC Insight, us, EuroWhat?, Niall Points, 12 Points From America, That Euro Site, and Douze Points (UK).

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.

Episode 104 – “1964: Missing Pieces, A Protest, and She Was Too Young But Also Old Enough”

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In this episode, we chat about host city of Copenhagen, the host of 1964, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1964, 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 1964 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne – Nora Nova (Germany)

Jij bent mijn leven – Anneke Grönloh (Netherlands)

Sangen om dig – Bjørn Tidmand (Denmark)

Spiral – Arne Bendiksen (Norway)

Laiskotellen – Lasse Mårtenson (Finland)

Warum nur, warum? – Udo Jürgens (Austria)

Dès que le printemps revient – Hugues Aufray (Luxembourg)

Où sont-elles passées – Romuald Figuier (Monaco)

I Love The Little Things – Matt Monro (United Kingdom)

Non ho l’età – Gigliola Cinquetti (Italy)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year –

In episode 105, we’re off to Naples for Eurovision 1965!

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.

You can also find WMP merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/WindMachinePod

Follow our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@windmachineproductions for our limited reaction series The Last Five…

Keep up with the Podcrawl here https://linktr.ee/eurovisionpodcrawl. Episode 3 1990 by EuroWhat? and episode 4 2003 by Niall Points are out now!

We based this episode on the 1964 reconstruction by JejTheDoodle23 that can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS4WLDPKwNU&list=RDMS4WLDPKwNU&start_radio=1&t=322s

Check out Frank’s channel for restorations of Eurovision performances here: https://www.youtube.com/@Eurovision-OLD

Dan’s 1964 staging video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VehKF02e_4

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.