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Wind Machine Podcast

Danie Tregonning & Mark Perkins

Wind Machine Podcast's hosts provide commentary and critique of Eurovision songs from 1956 to today.

Incorporating a mix of pop-culture, music, history, geography and politics.

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August 14 · 1 hr 21 min
Episode 112 – “1958: A Revolving Stage, THAT Italian Song, and A Lovely Lullaby”
The 10th and FINAL year of Wind Machine Podcast continues, and we are ending where Eurovision started – the 1950s! In this episode, we chat about host city of Hilversum, the host of 1958, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1958, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play all 10 songs of 1958! Songs Include: Heel de wereld – Corry Brokken (Netherlands) Un grand amour – Solange Berry (Luxembourg) Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog – Raquel Rastenni (Denmark) Für zwei Groschen Musik – Margot Hielscher (Germany) Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe – Liane Augustin (Austria) Ma petite chatte – Fud Leclerc (Belgium) Lilla stjärna – Alice Babs (Sweden) Nel blu, dipinto di blu – Domenico Modugno (Italy) Giorgio – Lys Assia (Switzerland) Dors, mon amour – André Claveau (France) The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year – In episode 113, we’re heading to Cannes for Eurovision 1959! We only have three episodes to go until we’re done! 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 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. Snippets: “Volare” by Dean Martin “Nel blu, dipinto di blu” by David Bowie “Nel blu, dipinto di blu” by Mariah Carey (live at the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics 2026) “Volare” by Tim Ferguson (live closing credits of “Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush”)
June 30 · 1 hr 15 min
Episode 111 – “1957: Telephones, A Kiss, and A Nostalgic Romance”
The 10th and FINAL year of Wind Machine Podcast continues, and we are ending where Eurovision started – the 1950s! In this episode, we chat about host city of Frankfurt, the host of 1957, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1957, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play all 10 songs of 1957! Songs Include: Wohin, kleines Pony? – Bob Martin (Austria) L’Enfant que j’étais – Lys Assia (Switzerland) Straatdeuntje – Bobbejaan Schoepen (Belgium) All – Patricia Bredin (United Kingdom) Corde della mia chitarra – Nunzio Gallo (Italy) Telefon, Telefon – Margot Hielscher (Germany) Tant de peine – Danièle Dupré (Luxembourg) Skibet skal sejle i nat – Birthe Wilke & Gustav Winckler (Denmark) La Belle Amour – Paule Desjardins (France) Net als toen – Corry Brokken (Netherlands) The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year – In episode 112, we’re heading to Hilversum for Eurovision 1958! 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.
April 27 · 1 hr 26 min
Episode 110 – “1968: Skivvies, Living Colour, and 138 La’s”
Welcome to the 10th and FINAL year of Wind Machine Podcast! In this episode, we chat about host city of London, the host of 1968, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1968, 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 1968 based on a jury of two. Songs Include: Guardando il sole – Gianni Mascolo (Switzerland) Stress – Odd Børre (Norway) Marianne – Sergio Endrigo (Italy) Jedan dan – Luciano “Lući” Capurso and Hamo Hajdarhodžić (Yugoslavia) Ein Hoch der Liebe – Wenche Myhre (Germany) Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej – Claes-Göran Hederström (Sweden) Chance of a Lifetime – Pat McGeegan (Ireland) La Source – Isabelle Aubret (France) Congratulations – Cliff Richard (United Kingdom) La, La, La – Massiel (Spain) The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year, and it’s our first for the 1950s – In episode 111, we’re heading to Frankfurt for Eurovision 1957! That will be out at the end of June 2026. 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.” Snippets: “Jeg har aldri vært så glad i noen som deg” by Odd Børre “Summer Holiday” by Cliff Richard Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.
March 19 · 1 hr 11 min
Episode 109 – “1966: Fashion Clones, Back To The Villa, and Thanks Darls”
Welcome to the 10th and FINAL year of Wind Machine Podcast! In this episode, we chat about host city of Luxembourg City, the host of 1966, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1966, 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 1966 based on a jury of two. Songs Include: Fernando en Philippo – Milly Scott (Netherlands) Stop – mens legen er go’ – Ulla Pia (Denmark) Ele e ela – Madalena Iglésias (Portugal) Playboy – Ann-Christine (Finland) A Man Without Love – Kenneth McKellar (United Kingdom) Un peu de poivre, un peu de se – Tonia (Belgium) Come Back to Stay – Dickie Rock (Ireland) Intet er nytt under solen – Åse Kleveland (Norway) Nygammal vals – Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson (Sweden) Merci, Chérie – Udo Jürgens (Austria) The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next and final year of the 1960s – In episode 110, we’re back to London for Eurovision 1968! 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.” 1966 Australian decimal currency advertisement jingle courtesy of the National Film and Sound Archive. Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.
February 12 · 1 hr 17 min
Episode 108 – “1960: Norway’s Debut, Catherine?, and A Bad Boyfriend”
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.
Dec 31, 2025 · 1 hr 30 min
Episode 107 – “1963: A Snub, The Magic Of Television, and A Beloved Friend”
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.
Nov 19, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min
Episode 106 – “1961: A Garden Party, Introductions, and The Taboo Lovers”
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.
Sep 23, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min
Episode 105 – “1965: Ireland’s Arrival, Backstage Slapping, and Singing Dolls”
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.
Aug 6, 2025 · 1 hr 28 min
Episode 104 – “1964: Missing Pieces, A Protest, and She Was Too Young But Also Old Enough”
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.
Jun 30, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min
Episode 103 – “1967: Podcrawl!, Oh Vienna, and The Barefooted Mistress of Puppets”
Welcome to Episode 103 for our regular listeners, and a big hello to those joining us as part of the Eurovision Podcrawl. This is episode 2 of the ‘crawl where a whole bunch of ESC podcasters chat about the first time a country hosted the contest. More information about the podcrawl can be found below! In this episode, we chat about host city of Vienna, the host of 1967, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1967, 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 1967 based on a jury of two. Songs Include: Ringe-dinge – Thérèse Steinmetz (Netherlands) Dukkemann – Kirsti Sparboe (Norway) O vento mudou – Eduardo Nascimento (Portugal) Varjoon – suojaan – Fredi (Finland) Ik heb zorgen – Louis Neefs (Belgium) Boum-Badaboum – Minouche Barelli (Monaco) L’amour est bleu – Vicky Leandros (Luxembourg) Il doit faire beau là-bas – Noëlle Cordier (France) If I Could Choose – Sean Dunphy (Ireland) Puppet on a String – Sandie Shaw (United Kingdom) The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year – In episode 104, we’re off to Copenhagen for Eurovision 1964! 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 of that is coming from The EuroWhat? Podcast and they are covering 1990 when Yugosalvia hosted for the first (and only time). Their episode will drop on July 15th 2025! 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.
Jun 15, 2025 · 1 hr 27 min
WMP Supplemental 15: We Went to Basel Switzerland… And What The Hell Just Happened Indeed – Our 2025 Debrief
Eurovision 2025. Another year of delights and dramas! We asked our listeners via our socials to give us topics to talk about, and we answered! Please keep in mind, these are just our opinions. And beware – we have kept the swears in! Song played: Wasted Love – JJ (Austria) We’ll be back to regular programming with Episode 103 – 1967 very soon. And Last Five YouTube series starts soon with Cyprus over at https://www.youtube.com/@windmachineproductions so make sure to subscribe! The Pod Crawl starts June 16th at https://escinsight.com/category/podcast/ 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. The flags of Eurovision design never goes out of style! 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.
Apr 26, 2025 · 2 hr 27 min
WMP Supplemental 14: Eurovision 2025 – Basel. Bankruptcy. Bastu.
Eurovision 2025 is coming faster than Erika Vikman on a giant microphone stand. So, grab your Milkshake (Man not included), Poison Cake, and/or Espresso Macchiato, and join Danie and Mark as they serve up their thoughts about all 37 songs of this year AND play their Top 10 based on a Jury of Two. Songs discussed: Zjerm – Shkodra Elektronike (Albania) Survivor – PARG (Armenia) Milkshake Man – Go-Jo (Australia) Wasted Love – JJ (Austria) Run with U – Mamagama (Azerbaijan) Strobe Lights – Red Sebastian (Belgium) Poison Cake – Marko Bošnjak (Croatia) Shh – Theo Evan (Cyprus) Kiss Kiss Goodbye – ADONXS (Czechia) Hallucination – Sissal (Denmark) Espresso Macchiato – Tommy Cash (Estonia) Ich komme – Erika Vikman (Finland) Maman – Louane (France) Freedom – Mariam Shengelia (Georgia) Baller – Abor & Tynna (Germany) Asteromata – Klavdia (Greece) Róa – Væb (Iceland) Laika Party – Emmy (Ireland) New Day Will Rise – Yuval Raphael (Israel) Volevo essere un duro – Lucio Corsi (Italy) Bur man laimi – Tautumeitas (Latvia) Tavo akys – Katarsis (Lithuania) La poupée monte le son – Laura Thorn (Luxembourg) Serving – Miriana Conte (Malta) Dobrodošli – Nina Žižić (Montenegro) C’est la vie – Claude (Netherlands) Lighter – Kyle Alessandro (Norway) Gaja – Justyna Steczkowska (Poland) Deslocado – NAPA (Portugal) Tutta l’Italia – Gabry Ponte (San Marino) Mila – Princ (Serbia) How Much Time Do We Have Left – Klemen (Slovenia) Esa diva – Melody (Spain) Bara Bada Bastu – KAJ (Sweden) Voyage – Zoë Më (Switzerland) Bird of Pray – Ziferblat (Ukraine) What The Hell Just Happened? – Remember Monday (United Kingdom) We’ll be back to regular programming with Episode 103 – 1967 after we get back from Eurovision and probably do Supplemental 15. 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. The flags of Eurovision design never goes out of style! 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.
Apr 10, 2025 · 1 hr 25 min
Episode 102 – “1969: Surrealism, Girl Power, and A Day The Singing Poet Goes Bang”
In this episode, we chat about host city of Madrid, the host of 1969, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1969, 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 1969 based on a jury of two. Songs Include: Due grosse lacrime bianche – Iva Zanicchi (Italy) Judy, min vän – Tommy Körberg (Sweden) Primaballerina – Siw Malmkvist (Germany) The Wages of Love – Muriel Day (Ireland) Jennifer Jennings – Louis Neefs (Belgium) Bonjour, Bonjour – Paola del Medico (Switzerland) Vivo cantando – Salomé (Spain) Un jour, un enfant – Frida Boccara (France) De troubadour – Lenny Kuhr (Netherland) Boom Bang-a-Bang – Lulu (United Kingdom) The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year – In episode 103, we are heading to Vienna for Eurovision 1967. We’ll continue our series of the sixites after Basel. BUT before that, our 2025 preview is coming soon!!! 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 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.
Mar 4, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min
Episode 101 – “1962: The Brownlow, Electricity, and A First Love”
We’re back! And Welcome to The Sixties at Eurovision! In this episode, we chat about host city of Luxembourg City, the host of 1962, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1962, 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 1962 based on a jury of two. Songs Include: Ton nom – Fud Leclerc (Belgium) Le Retour – Jean Philippe (Switzerland) Tipi-tii – Marion Rung (Finland) Sol och vår – Inger Berggren (Sweden) Zwei kleine Italiener – Cornelia Froboess (Germany) Ne pali svetla u sumrak – Lola Novaković (Yugoslavia) Ring-A-Ding Girl – Ronnie Carroll (United Kingdom) Petit bonhomme – Camillo Felgen (Luxembourg) Dis rien – François Deguelt (Monaco) Un premier amour – Isabelle Aubret (France) The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year – In episode 102, we are heading to Madrid for Eurovision 1969! 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 Eurovision 1962 Behind the Scenes Video at https://youtu.be/rTYjPSOncxk?si=ugjWA8Qz3TWYMnp1 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.
Dec 24, 2024 · 1 hr 36 min
Episode 100 – “1977: Postponements, Tatooine, and The Bird And The Child…ren”
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our listeners! In this episode, we chat about host city of London, the host of 1977, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1977, 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 1977 based on a jury of two. Songs Include: Boom Boom Boomerang – Schmetterlinge (Austria) De mallemolen – Heddy Lester (Netherlands) Lapponia – Monica Aspelund (Finland) Telegram – Silver Convention (Germany) A Million in One, Two, Three – Dream Express (Belgium) Swiss Lady – Pepe Lienhard Band (Switzerland) Mathema solfege – Pascalis, Marianna, Robert and Bessy (Greece) It’s Nice to Be in Love Again – The Swarbriggs Plus Two (Ireland) Rock Bottom – Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran (United Kingdom) L’Oiseau et l’Enfant – Marie Myriam (France) The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our first year for Season Six: Eurovision in the 1960s In episode 101, we’re off to Luxembourg City for Eurovision 1962! 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. A massive thanks to Shane for his coffees! You can also find WMP merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/WindMachinePod Follow our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@windmachineproductions Stewart Morris talkback BBC 1977 https://youtu.be/XTgCLfYdRo4?si=pgZ0UUwxxAnM3jKe 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.
Nov 12, 2024 · 1 hr 24 min
Episode 99 – “1976: Bouquets, Judgement, and He Was Only 26?”
In this episode, we chat about host city of The Hague, the hosts of 1976, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1976, 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 1976 based on a jury of two. Songs Include: Sing, Sang, Song – Les Humphries Singers (Germany) Pump Pump – Fredi and The Friends (Finland) When – Red Hurley (Ireland) The Party’s Over – Sandra Reemer (Netherlands) Judy et Cie – Pierre Rapsat (Belgium) My Little Word – Waterloo and Robinson (Austria) Djambo Djambo – Peter, Sue and Marc (Switzerland) Toi, la musique et moi – Mary Christy (Monaco) Un, deux, trois – Catherine Ferry (France) Save Your Kisses For Me – Brotherhood of Man (United Kingdom) The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our last year for Season Five: In episode 100, we’re off to London for Eurovision 1977! 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 Song Snippets: “Save Your Kisses For Me” by Margo Smith, “Já půjdu tam a ty tam” by Helena Vondráčková and Jíři Korn, “Küsse von dir” by Rex Gildo, and “Mimo opyat” by Philipp Kirkorov used only for comparsions and all their rights are reserved. Same goes for Sponge Bob. 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.
Oct 14, 2024 · 1 hr 38 min
Episode 98 – “1974: Briiiighton, Wombledon, and Finally Facing Our (Spotify) Waterloo”
In this episode, we chat about host city of Brighton, the host of 1974, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1974, 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 1974 based on a jury of two. Songs Include: The First Day of Love – Anne-Karine and the Bendik Singers (Norway) Die Sommermelodie – Cindy and Bert (Germany) Keep Me Warm – Carita (Finland) Canta y sé feliz – Peret (Spain) Fleur de liberté – Jacques Hustin (Belgium) Long Live Love – Olivia Newton-John (United Kingdom) Bye Bye I love you – Ireen Sheer (Luxembourg) I See a Star – Mouth and MacNeal (Netherlands) Si – Gigliola Cinquetti (Italy) Waterloo – ABBA (Sweden) The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year for Season Five: In episode 99, we’re off to The Hague for Eurovision 1976! Which means, episode 100 will be 1977! 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 Hypercut of the postcards: https://www.youtube.com/@EuropeLyrics2012 Check out A Tech Ops History blog here: http://tech-ops.co.uk/next/more-eurovision-memories/ Rewind ESC 1974 here: https://x.com/RewindESC Snippets from Nine News Melbourne, Jimmy Rees’ Meanwhile in Brighton series, and the theme from The Wombles used only for storytelling and all their rights are reserved. We’re already dealing with Spotify not accepting our music licence, come on and give us a break. 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.
Aug 25, 2024 · 1 hr 30 min
Episode 97 – “1970: A Spanish Footballer Who Can Sing A Bit, Boycotts, and Won With Everything”
In this episode, we chat about host city of Amsterdam, the host of 1970, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1970, 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 1970 based on a jury of two. Songs Include (either in full or part): Je suis tombé du ciel – David Alexandre Winter (Luxembourg) Pridi, dala ti bom cvet – Eva Sršen (Yugoslavia) Occhi di ragazza – Gianni Morandi (Italy) Viens l’oublier – Jean Vallée (Belgium) Marlène – Dominique Dussault (Monaco) Waterman – Patricia and Hearts of Soul (The Netherlands) Retour – Henri Dès (Switzerland) Marie-Blanche – Guy Bonnet (France) Gwendolyne – Julio Iglesias (Spain) Wunder gibt es immer wieder – Katja Ebstein (Germany) Knock, Knock Who’s There? – Mary Hopkin (United Kingdom) All Kinds of Everything – Dana (Ireland) The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year for Season Five: In episode 98, we’re in Brighton for Eurovision 1974! 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. A huge thanks to Craig for his coffees! You can also find WMP merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/WindMachinePod Follow our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@windmachineproductions 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.
Jul 14, 2024 · 1 hr 27 min
Episode 96 – “1971: Sweet Sixteen, A Top Three, and A Rare Win”
We’re finally back to Eurovision in the 1970s! In this episode, we chat about host city of Dublin, the host of 1971, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1971, 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 1971 based on a jury of two. Songs Include: Tvoj dječak je tužan – Krunoslav Slabinac (Yugoslavia) Pomme, pomme, pomme – Monique Melsen (Luxembourgh) One Day Love – Angela Farrell (Ireland) Menina do alto da serra – Tonicha (Portugal) Tijd – Saskia and Serge (The Netherlands) L’amore è un attimo – Massimo Ranieri (Italy) Jack in the Box – Clodagh Rodgers (United Kingdom) Diese Welt – Katja Ebstein (Germany) En un mundo nuevo – Karina (Spain) Un banc, un arbre, une rue – Séverine (Monaco) The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year for Season Five: In episode 97, we’re in Amsterdam for Eurovision 1970! 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 Check out the 1971 documentary uploaded by Peter Walsh ESC here: https://youtu.be/p-0f3cSqpLs?si=JwXDBYhKvmar7lBR 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.
May 26, 2024 · 1 hr 43 min
WMP Supplemental 13: Eurovision 2024: A Contest For The History Books (For Probably The Wrong Reasons)
Eurovision 2024. Well. It was a time. We asked our listeners via our socials to give us topics to talk about, and we answered as best as we could. We hate having to say this, but as always here at WMP: these are our thoughts, and our opinions. 2024 was definitely an experience. You’re going to hear a lot of stories, these are just ours. And for the first (and maybe only time), we recorded the podcast for YouTube, you can either listen OR watch here: https://youtu.be/dmcWm9n8tAc Song played: The Code – Nemo (Switzerland) – Grand Final Live Performance We’ll be back to regular programming with Episode 96 – 1971 very soon! 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. The flags of Eurovision design never goes out of style! 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.

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