The September deadline has come and gone - Eurovision season is officially OPEN!!!!!
Loads of countries have decided to take the plunge in 2016 and may of them have already set national final dates - one has even selected its entrant!!!!
In this podcast I take a quick swipe at some of the basic news in Euroland including the unexpected announced from the BBC regarding their selection process this year. It seems to have got many of the fans hot under the collar and a bit too excited but as you will hear I think this is a very basic announcement which many may be a reading a little bit too much into.
Music comes from Lithuania, Luxembourg and Iceland with my final track being a bit of my birthday story :)
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Friday, October 02, 2015
Friday, August 07, 2015
Pleasing the Swedish crowd
Following on from the previous podcast, and in some ways looking forward to next year's Eurovision, I look back to the 5 entries for Sweden that were sang in Sweden and if they were worthy of pleasing the home crowd.
I take a look at the Melodifestivalens of those years and look at how the contest structure and its voting has changed over the decades. What might Sweden come up with in 2016 to please the home crowd?
At the end of the podcast I hint at a new venture that might be happening here at Squirty towers - something I hope you'll follow me into (and enjoy) as well as possibly offering a little bit of moral support :)
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I take a look at the Melodifestivalens of those years and look at how the contest structure and its voting has changed over the decades. What might Sweden come up with in 2016 to please the home crowd?
At the end of the podcast I hint at a new venture that might be happening here at Squirty towers - something I hope you'll follow me into (and enjoy) as well as possibly offering a little bit of moral support :)
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Friday, July 24, 2015
Pleasing the home crowd
The the first of two related podcasts I look at the songs that are sung on home turf - the year after they win. There is a certain freedom with coming after a country's win.
As many Eurovision fans know it is quite rare for a country to win on home turf. In these modern times, as Eurovision has become bigger and more expensive, countries might try a little less hard to win again!
We have a number of songs through the decades - some more memorable and successful than others.
Next time, the second part of this theme will look specifically at 6 times winners Sweden and looking at the songs that entertained their home crowd. I may also look back the the recent editions of Melodifestivalen and try and figure out what might be turning up in Stockholm
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As many Eurovision fans know it is quite rare for a country to win on home turf. In these modern times, as Eurovision has become bigger and more expensive, countries might try a little less hard to win again!
We have a number of songs through the decades - some more memorable and successful than others.
Next time, the second part of this theme will look specifically at 6 times winners Sweden and looking at the songs that entertained their home crowd. I may also look back the the recent editions of Melodifestivalen and try and figure out what might be turning up in Stockholm
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You can download or listen to it here https://archive.org/details/Pleasingthehomecrowd
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Saturday, July 11, 2015
ESC Influences
There are many things that seep through from one Eurovision to the next. Sometimes it is the formation of an act, a style or genre, choreography or gimmicks. Sometimes is something not even in the contest proper that makes its mark.
In this podcast we look back at some of the seminal songs of Eurovision and see how their influences leaked through into the backbone of what Eurovision is about. We also look at the 2015 performances and wonder which will influence the crop of 2016 the most...
(Plus gurglings from Squirt)
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In this podcast we look back at some of the seminal songs of Eurovision and see how their influences leaked through into the backbone of what Eurovision is about. We also look at the 2015 performances and wonder which will influence the crop of 2016 the most...
(Plus gurglings from Squirt)
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Friday, June 26, 2015
2015 Eurovision Awards - part 2
So we say a final goodbye to the 2015 Eurovision season by having part 2 of the DVVHolland awards.
Squirt is a little quieter in this episode but does make a few gurgles towards the end of the podcast.
The awards given out today are, in no particular order...
Best use of wind machine
Audience participation award
Invisibility award
Are they miming? award
Invisible backing singers award
The Chiara memorial award for best wink
and a special award for who I consider to be the *real* winners of this years Eurovision.
I also explain that on the next podcast we are going to be looking into our crystal balls...
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Squirt is a little quieter in this episode but does make a few gurgles towards the end of the podcast.
The awards given out today are, in no particular order...
Best use of wind machine
Audience participation award
Invisibility award
Are they miming? award
Invisible backing singers award
The Chiara memorial award for best wink
and a special award for who I consider to be the *real* winners of this years Eurovision.
I also explain that on the next podcast we are going to be looking into our crystal balls...
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Saturday, June 20, 2015
2015 Eurovision Awards - part 1
It's been a few weeks since Eurovision has come and gone so it's time to give out some awards - although not everybody might be pleased as to why it has been given to them!
Having chewed the fat a little and given it thought here's the first round of the 2015 awards.
The categories being fought out in this episode are...
Best background
The WTF award
Bucks Fizz costume change award
Worst staging
Best prop
Best finger point
Who would your winners be...? Listen on to find out who we chose and if you agree...
We start, however, not with one of our award winners but with this year's winner of the infamous Barbara Dex award, Trijntje Oosterhuis.
When I started the podcast, Squirt was a little dozey but as you will hear he decided to gatecrash the recording more and more as the recording went on...
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Having chewed the fat a little and given it thought here's the first round of the 2015 awards.
The categories being fought out in this episode are...
Best background
The WTF award
Bucks Fizz costume change award
Worst staging
Best prop
Best finger point
Who would your winners be...? Listen on to find out who we chose and if you agree...
We start, however, not with one of our award winners but with this year's winner of the infamous Barbara Dex award, Trijntje Oosterhuis.
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Friday, June 12, 2015
ESC wrap up
In the words of the song this is the 'calm after the storm'
This is the time of year many an ESC fan gets struck down with a condition worse than any case of Man Flu - PED (Post Eurovision Depression) but never fear, Eurovision is never too far away... The deadline for songs being too early for the 2016 contest is only round the corner (September) and preparations are already in place for Junior Eurovision being held in Bulgaria in November.
Firstly I discuss the 'palaver' regarding the voting - I am a bit one sided on this argument as I was not a fan of the Italian entry!!! Many felt that the split voting results showed that the televoters and jury did not quite see eye to eye. What can be done to make it more level - or is the fact that they are not the same a great leveller? I think of ways round the problem and resurrect my jury idea based on ski jumping.
Then I look at how smoothly the show ran this year, how the hosts fared, what the staging was like and of course my opinion on the booing. Finally I take a glimpse into my crystal ball and wonder what Sweden might have in store for us next year.
If you have any ideas for the up coming DVVHolland awards for 2015 - get in touch!
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This is the time of year many an ESC fan gets struck down with a condition worse than any case of Man Flu - PED (Post Eurovision Depression) but never fear, Eurovision is never too far away... The deadline for songs being too early for the 2016 contest is only round the corner (September) and preparations are already in place for Junior Eurovision being held in Bulgaria in November.
Firstly I discuss the 'palaver' regarding the voting - I am a bit one sided on this argument as I was not a fan of the Italian entry!!! Many felt that the split voting results showed that the televoters and jury did not quite see eye to eye. What can be done to make it more level - or is the fact that they are not the same a great leveller? I think of ways round the problem and resurrect my jury idea based on ski jumping.
Then I look at how smoothly the show ran this year, how the hosts fared, what the staging was like and of course my opinion on the booing. Finally I take a glimpse into my crystal ball and wonder what Sweden might have in store for us next year.
If you have any ideas for the up coming DVVHolland awards for 2015 - get in touch!
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You can download or listen to it here https://archive.org/details/ESC2015Wrapup
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
DVVH on the BBC
On Friday, the day before Eurovision, I returned to BBC Radio Bristol to talk to Steve Yabsley about this year's Eurovision song contest. For those of you who remember I did the same last year and was asked back again this year!
As you will see I made some fairly insightful predictions...!
Here is the BBC iplayer link - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02r42zy - however I will put up a file of the audio some time soon. My bit is about 30mins in :)
As you will see I made some fairly insightful predictions...!
Here is the BBC iplayer link - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02r42zy - however I will put up a file of the audio some time soon. My bit is about 30mins in :)
Saturday, May 16, 2015
SOA 2015 episode 5
It's the last episode of Shite or Alright and so here ends our 2015 Eurovision journey... until we al get pissed off about who qualifies and then one someone shit or predictable wins.... XD
During this podcast we uncover a few home truths..
Who has Måns Zelmerlöw been taking singing lessons from?
What did Mørland do in his early youth?
How much does Mr Jopijedd not like Azerbaijan?
When will Eurovision be renamed "The Voice of Eurovision" ?
What did Mr Jopijedd think happened to Junior Eurovision contestants once the show is over?
And we unveil our overall winner - which now has been given the kiss of death and fail by getting a DNQ...
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During this podcast we uncover a few home truths..
Who has Måns Zelmerlöw been taking singing lessons from?
What did Mørland do in his early youth?
How much does Mr Jopijedd not like Azerbaijan?
When will Eurovision be renamed "The Voice of Eurovision" ?
What did Mr Jopijedd think happened to Junior Eurovision contestants once the show is over?
And we unveil our overall winner - which now has been given the kiss of death and fail by getting a DNQ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015
SOA 2015 episode 4
We start as we mean to go on by starting with a really inappropriate introduction... in the meaning that it is totally untrue!
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There is some excitement as we celebrate a very lonely key change, @mrs_forky gets very angry at @jopijedd for not liking one of her favourite songs... we also get a bit UKIP (in a very ironic way) but most of all we spend most of the time wondering what the songs sound like in a non-plagiaristic way of course...
If you know what Plaid Cymru is you might get one of the jokes. we do far too many Mrs Brown-esque "that's nice", we segue into "Czarna Dziewczyna" for no reason whatsoever and Squirt gets quite gurgly in the second half and seemingly joins in by headbanging to one of the songs!
Plus - VRT - if you are by any chance listening, we suggest who Belgium needs to send or at least write their entry next year... PLEASE...!
This podcast has 2 very odd adverts but its also brought to you by Yazz and the ministry of Hot Mess.
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