33 min
Eurovision 2024: from Baby Lasagna to Windows95Man Switched on Pop
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- Music Commentary
It’s that time of year again when the entirety of Europe (and a few other countries) come together to celebrate kitschy, bombastic songwriting through the Eurovision Song Contest! This year’s competition, held in Malmo, Sweden, features everything from rave-pop on behalf of the Netherlands, to folk-rapping hybrids courtesy of Ukraine – and Charlie and Nate are here to musicologically unpack the craziest tracks that have the potential to win it all.
For more on the controversy surrounding this year’s contest, check out Charlie’s appearance on Vox’s podcast Today, Explained.
Songs discussed:
Joost – Europapa
Angelina Mango – La noia
alyona alyona, Jerry Heil – Teresa & Maria
Nemo – The Code
Baby Lasagna – Rim Tim Tagi Dim
Windows95Man – No Rules!
Kaleen – We Will Rave
Olly Alexander – Dizzy
Bambie Thug – Doomsday Blue
Ladaniva – Jako
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It’s that time of year again when the entirety of Europe (and a few other countries) come together to celebrate kitschy, bombastic songwriting through the Eurovision Song Contest! This year’s competition, held in Malmo, Sweden, features everything from rave-pop on behalf of the Netherlands, to folk-rapping hybrids courtesy of Ukraine – and Charlie and Nate are here to musicologically unpack the craziest tracks that have the potential to win it all.
For more on the controversy surrounding this year’s contest, check out Charlie’s appearance on Vox’s podcast Today, Explained.
Songs discussed:
Joost – Europapa
Angelina Mango – La noia
alyona alyona, Jerry Heil – Teresa & Maria
Nemo – The Code
Baby Lasagna – Rim Tim Tagi Dim
Windows95Man – No Rules!
Kaleen – We Will Rave
Olly Alexander – Dizzy
Bambie Thug – Doomsday Blue
Ladaniva – Jako
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33 min