Episode 66 – “2017: Giant Heads, Weird Props, and Fast Food Music”

Wind Machine Podcast

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This is the biggest episode we have ever done so strap yourselves in!

In this installment, we chat about Kyiv, the three hosts, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 2017 plus the winner of the Barbara Dex Award, the interval acts, 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 2017 based on a jury of two…

And we chat to Luc Spencer-Gardner about how he ended up on the Eurovision stage!

Songs Include:

Hey Mamma – Sunstroke Project (Moldova)

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

Skeletons – Dihaj (Azerbaijan)

Verona – Koit Toome and Laura (Estonia)

Paper – Svala (Iceland)

Lights and Shadows – OG3NE (Netherlands)

Blackbird – Norma John (Finland)

Occidentali’s Karma – Francesco Gabbani (Italy)

Grab The Moment – JOWST (Norway)

Beautiful Mess – Kristian Kostov (Bulgaria)

BONUS TRACK: Amar Pelos Dois (winner performance) – Salvador and Luisa Sobral (Portugal)

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

In our next episode, we travel to Belgrade for 2008!

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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.

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