Episode 69: Ben’s Grand Eurofying Theory

Ben flies solo this week after getting too caffeinated while prepping for the last Eurowhat of the year. He develops a theory about Eurovision in the last decade and makes an audio essay about it. It involves snacks.

Episode Summary

• How to define a decade (1:48)
• Pop, with a Folk flourish (4:15)
• Power ballads! (6:10)
• The Azerbaijan Pop machine (9:00)
• Italy returns (11:18)
• Fuego, Replay, and repetition (14:48)
• Folk, with a Pop flourish (17:26)
• Interesting choices, struggling titans (19:06)
• Balance shifts again (22:18)

Links

• Hit Parade: Rolling in God's Uptown Road Edition (Slate)
• Episode 69: Ben's Grand Eurofying Theory Playlist (Spotify)
• Interstitial music in this episode from https://filmmusic.io ||
  "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod || Creative Commons License

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