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!

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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.

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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.