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The One With The Dancing Gorilla (2017)

Think About Eurovision
Think About Eurovision
Episode • Sep 22, 2020 • 1h 31m

In this episode we Celebrate Diversity with 3 white male hosts, Kris & Kim both fail to predict each other's favourite songs and discuss news about the 2021 contest!

Postcards 2010 - 2019 explained

Salvador Sobral's victory speech

Sweden's Robin Bengtsson wasn't happy about his speech

Salvador's SOS Refugees sweatshirt

Amar Pelos Dois and Salvador's Eurovision movie cameo

JOWST wanted to send a song for the UK, but the BBC rejected them

Behind the lyrics of Occidentali's Karma

Wikipedia can explain The Naked Ape better than Kris will ever be able to do

Epic Sax Guy, the best meme to come from Eurovision

The Curse of Number Two

The Anti-Defamation League article on the Okay Hand Gesture

  • NOTE: WE ARE IN NO WAY SUGGESTING THAT ROBIN BENGTSSON USED THIS TO REPRESENT WHITE POWER - JUST EXPLAINING WHY THIS MAY BE MAKING KRIS FEEL UNEASY

Swearing isn't permitted in Eurovision, so Robin had to change the lyrics

One day we'll stop mentioning this stupid circular piano, but today is not that day

Jamala's Stage Invasion

Lucie Jones & Marisha Wallace performing Take Me Or Leave Me from RENT in 2019

Kris recreated this particular moment from Lucie Jones

The holograph of a performer disappearing and reappearing... yep, TWICE in the show notes we're linking to the stupid circular piano

France's song was performed before September 2016, however the EBU never made a final decision on it

The way televote numbers were announced was changed for the 2019 contest

Latvian spokesperson calling Sobral a "pop idol" and Salvador not looking happy

We've been guaranteed a 2021 contest with the same hosts, slogan & logo

Next time: 1998!  

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