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!

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