Listen to the episode here: Episode 25 – The Macedonian Candidate

Recorded the day after the ESCFAN Eurovision Disco, Danie croaks a lot but Mark holds it together, and they both explore the super fascinating Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Rich history, massive conflicts, and fabulous Eurovision songs!

Songs Include:

Neshto Shto Ke Otsane – Next Time (2009)

Autumn Leaves – Daniel Kajmakoski (2015)

Crno I Belo – Kaliopi (2012)

To The Sky – Tijana (2014)

Ninanajna  – Elena Risteska (2006)

…They also chat about Eurovision Song Contest Fans of Australia Network, give shout-outs to new friends, find Macedonia’s Bon Jovi, Castiel from Supernatural, The Watchtower Magazine, Kaliopi’s scream, Top Gun, Briene of Tarth from Game of Thrones and Captain Phasma from Star Wars, and Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera.

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to France! Woot! Big 5 country!

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Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

Snippets of audio used for entertainment purposes only:

Training Camp For Tourists Before Coming to Macedonia – The Macedonian Videos (audio taken from YouTube)

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Listen to the episode here: Episode 24 – Dude, Where’s San Marino

In this episode, Danie and Mark explore the tiny micro-state popped in the middle of Italy, also known as the magical land of Valentina Monetta!

Songs Include:

Spirit Of The Night – Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson (2017)

Chain Of Lights – Anita Simoncini and Michele Perniola (2015)

The Social Network Song (Oh Oh – Uh – Oh Oh) – Valentina Monetta (2012)

I Didn’t Know – Serhat (2016)

Maybe  – Valentina Monetta (2014)

…They also chat about St Elmo’s Fire, San Marino and their mondegreens, Joffrey from Game Of Thrones, Abraham Lincoln, Robocop quotes, The Facebook Song saga, how internet friends are real friends, Daryl Dixon and Chewbacca, Special Constables, Serhat with Saturday Night Fever and Star Trek, John Farnham, and breaking Eurovision records.

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia!

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Eurovision 2016 Stray Thoughts: San Marino Will Never Give Up – Over Thinking It by Matt Wrather (audio taken from YouTube)

St Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion) – John Parr (audio taken from YouTube)

Facebook Oh Uh Oh – Valentina Monetta (audio taken from YouTube)

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Listen to the episode here: Episode 23 – Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Excellent Adventure

In this episode, Danie and Mark try to figure out what is going on with this very messy, but awkwardly polite country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while discussing the history, war, geography, and politics of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Republika Srpska. Also, they have major issues pronouncing “Herzegovina”!

Songs Include:

In The Disco – DEEN (2004)

Ljubav Je – Dalal & DEEN feat. Ana Rucner and Jala (2016)

Thunder And Lightning – Vukasin Brajic (2010)

Could It Be (Ne Brini) – Mija Martina Barbaric (2003)

Love In Rewind  – Dino Merlin (2011)

…They also chat about discos, Skeleton Cellos, Dune and Ana Rucner’s stage outfit,

(seriously, who wore it better? Ana or Sting?), Franz Ferdinand, Yugoslavia, and those “Footstool People” return, uneasy family dinners, David Lynch Red, double denim, plus Bosnia and Herzegovina’s constant opting in and out of Eurovision.

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to San Marino!

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Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

Snippets of audio used for entertainment purposes only:

Geography Now! Bosnia and Herzegovina – Pauly Barbato (audio taken from YouTube)

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Listen to the episode here: Episode 22 – The Italian Job

Danie and Mark travel to Italy and cover the history and politics of the country, plus Catholicism, environmental issues, volcanoes AND Italy in Eurovision.

Songs Include:

Occidentali’s Karma – Francesco Gabbani (2017)

L’Amore E’ Femmina – Nina Zilli (2012)

No Degree Of Separation – Francesca Michielin (2016)

Grande Amore – Il Volo (2015)

Madness Of Love  – Raphael Gualazzi (2011)

…They also chat about Seinfeld, Tim Ferguson, Amy Winehouse, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, Dr Jacoby from Twin Peaks, Il Volo’s favourite movies, whether or not Lucius Superbus invented the Maxi Taxi, and much more!

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to Bosnia and Herzegovina!

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Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

Snippets of audio used for entertainment purposes only:

Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu – Domenico Modugno (1958)

Volare – Tim Ferguson, Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush 1995 (audio taken from YouTube)

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Listen to the episode here: Episode 21 – Belgium Beyond

Danie and Mark travel to Belgium and celebrate their 1st Birthday with the 21st episode in the series. They also talk about the shared history with France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Austria, and Luxembourg, the geography and climate, and the politics of Belgium. Plus they get to play the first song from 2017, and wish Blanche a Happy 18th Birthday!

Songs Include:

City Lights – Blanche (2017)

What’s The Pressure – Laura Tesoro (2016)

Sister – Sergio & The Ladies (2002)

Love Kills – Roberto Bellarosa (2013)

Rhythm Inside  – Loic Nottet (2015)

…They also chat about Kenny Loggins, Queen, the lions of Voltron, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, watching Twin Peaks season three and how now everything is David Lynch, Billy Birmingham’s 12th Man, and ABBA.

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to Italy! Hooray! A Big Five!

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Snippets of audio used for entertainment purposes only:

Miserable Fat Belgium Bastards – Monty Python (audio taken from YouTube)

Another One Bites The Dust – Queen (audio taken from YouTube)

Napoleon taken to Ziggy Piggy – Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (audio taken from YouTube)

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Listen to the episode here: Episode 20 – Russia Reloaded

Danie and Mark travel to Russia, the largest country in the world! They cover a brief history of the country, the geography, and the politics, while focusing on their Top 5 Eurovision songs based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Party For Everybody – Buranovskiye Babushki (2012)

Ne Ver’, Ne Bojsia – t.A.T.u (2003)

What If – Dina Garipova (2013)

You Are The Only One  – Sergey Lazarev (2016)

A Million Voices  – Polina Gagarina (2015)

…They also chat about The Americans, subliminal messages, mondegreens, propaganda, Ivan the Terrible, booing, Designated Survivor, Compare The Meerkat, and Danie sings badly.

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to Belgium!

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Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

Snippets of audio used for entertainment purposes only:

Moscow (extended version) – Genghis Khan (audio taken from YouTube)

All The Things She Said – t.A.T.u (audio taken from YouTube)

Jukebox in Siberia –  Skyhooks (audio taken from YouTube)

Back in the USSR – The Beatles (audio taken from YouTube)

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Listen to the episode here: WMP Supplemental 2 – Post Eurovision 2017 Debrief

Danie and Mark have a quick chat about Eurovision 2017. We talk about how well we thought Australia went, compared our Top 10 to that of the final results, and how Australia voted.

We also chat about our three happy/sad surprises, our most improved/most disappointing entries, and the songs we will continue to listen to well after the dust settles.

We also touch on whether Israel and San Marino will continue participating, if we still need the top 5, and a little bit about Lisbon.

And of course, we play the winner! Congrats, Portugal!

Amar Delos Dois – Salvador Sobral

And, check out AussieVision.net!

ALSO, RUSSIA IS COMING! Well, the episode anyway. BE READY!

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We Interrupt This Programme (audio taken from YouTube)

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Listen to the episode here: Episode 19 – Israel The Man With The Golden Song

Danie and Mark travel to the State of Israel and chat about the serious history, serious politics, and serious geography with Palestine, all which make up this Eurovision country that’s not actually in Europe. But seriously, don’t fight us on that technicality as we’re Australians, ok?!

Songs Include:

Time – Izabo (2012)

Ding Dong – Dana International (2011)

Same Heart – Mei Finegold (2014)

Made Of Stars  – Hovi Star (2016)

Golden Boy  – Nadav Guedj (2015)

…They also chat about Doctor Who, Star Wars, Jesus Christ, Ghostbusters, the New York Subway, Indiana Jones, King Solomon’s Mines, and The Silence of The Lambs.

**Please excuse the varying levels of audio in this episode, we had some gremlins.**

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to Russia! (Eek!)

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Snippets of audio used for entertainment purposes only:

Push The Button – TeaPacks (2007)

Israelites –  Desmond Dekker and The Aces (audio taken from YouTube)

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Listen to the episode here: Episode 18 – Serbia and the Beast

Danie and Mark return to usual programming to bring you all the facts about Serbia’s history, geography, politics, and of course their favourite Eurovision songs since 2000.

Songs Include:

Caroban – Nina (2011)

Beauty Never Lies – Bojana Stamenov (2015)

Ovo je Balkan – Milan Stankovic  (2010)

Goodbye (Shelter)  – ZAA Sanja Vucic (2016)

Molitva  – Marija Serifovic (2007)

*CONTENT WARNING: Mention of domestic violence.

…They also chat about former Yugoslavia, Kosovo, nationalism, Slobodan Milosevic, and the friendly split with Montenegro.

Then the Yoda Beanie Of Doom gave us our next country…

Next, we’re off to Israel!

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Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.

Snippets of audio used for entertainment purposes only:

Paranoia? Sounds Serbian – Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, 2016  – (audio taken from BluRay)

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Listen to the episode here: Eurovision 2017 Preview

Danie and Mark trawl through all 42* songs entered into this year’s Eurovision Song Contest and play their top 10, based on jury of two, and all votes verified by government supervisors**

*yeah, thanks Russia.

**our cats.

Songs Include, in alphabetical order (only slight spoilers):

Requiem – Alma

City Lights – Blanche

This Is Love –  Demy

Skeletons  – DiHaj

Occidentali’s Karma  – Francesco Gabbani

Gravity – Hovig

Grab The Moment – JOWST

Running On Air – Nathan Trent

I Can’t Go On – Robin Bengtsson

Hey Mamma! – Sunstroke Project

If you would like to see who voted for what and how we spilt tied votes, please visit HERE!

Next, we’re back to usual programming with Episode 18: Serbia!

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Snippets of audio used for entertainment purposes only:

Star Trek: The Next Generation End Title (3rd season, long version) – Music by Jerry Goldsmith. Arrangement by Dennis MacCarthy. Audio taken from Original Television Soundtrack: Star Trek The Next Generation Collection Volume One 2011 CD.