Episode 96 – “1971: Sweet Sixteen, A Top Three, and A Rare Win”

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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!

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Check out the 1971 documentary uploaded by Peter Walsh ESC here: https://youtu.be/p-0f3cSqpLs?si=JwXDBYhKvmar7lBR

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