Think About Eurovision

In this week's DNQ Files Kris and Kim listen to Norwegian body positive, gay rap bear, Big Daddy Karsten's entry for the Melodi Grand Prix 2021, Smile. Kim is delighted, Kris sings along ( edited out, you'll be glad to hear ) and then Kris chats to BDK himself about MGP 2021, Eurovision and, of course, RuPaul's Drag Race!! Make sure you pre-save Big Daddy Karsten's new single, Stepz , out on April...

In this week's Think About Eurovision we head for a "night out at the symphony" in Hilversum, Netherlands, Kim finds out that Volare (Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu) is a Eurovision song, we have a little impromptu singalong and Kris makes a romantic song sound creepy. Eurovision 1956 Audio , for those that are interested  Corry Brokken's winning song from 1957, Net Als Toen  A modern cover of...

In this week's DNQ we hastily cobble together an episode after Kris accidentally permanently deleted the audio, and take in the mismatched delights of Britsh R&B/Soul singer Beverlei Brown's duet with the tight trousered, falsetto singing, glam rocker, Justin Hawkins of The Darkness with their sexy beefeater backup singers. Yes. That's a sentence I just typed.   DQ - Drama Queen (watch th...

Verily and forsooth! It is time for us to rewind the sands of time, all the way back to the ancient times of * checks notes * ...2007, where Kris suddenly finds joy in an unexpected song, Santa gets flirty with the winner and a railroad sleeping car attendant brings a banger to the stage A list of links that is a surprisingly epic playlist: Top 10 Finnish Metal Bands (plus suprise Obama quote)&nbs...

In this week's DNQ Files we celebrate the end of the National Selection season, by taking a look at 4 songs that failed to make it to Eurovision this year . This episode has it all, we watch some old ladies dancing, aliens shooting pyrotechnics out of their you know where, and live our Flashdance fantasy dahling!! Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roo - Rena Rama Ding Dong  PLAY JAJA DING DONG!!  I'...

In this episode, we go to a " cowshed in Ireland " to discuss the 1993 Eurovision Song contest from Millstreet, County Cork in the Republic of Ireland (it was an equestrian centre, actually). Kris notices all the horsies, Kim notices all the fishies, and we tackle the meanspirited Barbara Dex Award head on! Brendan Gleeson getting off the train   Weed gummys are not legal in the UK, but Visit...

In this episode Kris and Kim listen to a funk song that isn't a funk song, discuss if people didn't like it because of the political lyrics... or just because: ska, and talk running music. InCulto - Eastern European Funk   Interview with Jurgis Didziulis and talking about the political nature of the lyrics  Propagandhi - Ska Sucks  Little Big - Skibidi  Go_A - Веснянка (Live)&n...

In this episode Kris lacks consistency in his opinion over if you can like a song ironically within minutes, Kim enjoys some bad poetry and Kris gets teary over flashmobs. A Very 2010 Flashmob  NRK had to sell the rights to the World Cup to host Eurovision  Ten hours of Epic Sax Guy  Sunstroke Project - Hey Mama (Eurovision 2017)  Linkin Park - One Step Closer  Blind Chann...

In this week's The DNQ Files we will be taking in Lolita Zero's Get Frighten , which sadly failed to make it to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2017, and Kris and Kim discuss the art of misdirection, drag queens and special interests. That time when we celebrated diversity and enjoyed a dancing gorilla Kris' special interests - Eurovision, Drag, Fighting Robots & Magic The art of distraction (a...

In this episode Kris and Kim discuss the the pandemic (again), crave for stage props and finally find a winner for the 1969 four-way tie , because at the time they were 100% certain it wasn't possible to have a tied contest! (File under Aged Like Milk) Basically, the show notes for the portion of the episode where we talk about 1969 is just a epic playlist: Jaja Ding Dong (for those who have forgo...

FANCY A SLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE? In this bonus episode we discuss Drag Race UK's RuRuvision Song Contest episode, discuss the missed opportunities that could have been taken and have a wonderful chat with the legend and icon that is Ginny Lemon! The RuRuvision Song Contest Joe Black - If You Leave Me I'll Kill You  Camp Wannakiki Hamburger Marys  H amburger Marys on Undercover Boss T...

In this week's DNQ Files, Kris and Kim take a look at Disco Daddy, Serhat and his 2016 song, I Didn't Know.   Kris' first choice was Help You Fly by Ivan (featuring a naked hologram and wolves)  People from San Marino are called Sammarinese  Follow Kris on Twitter  Kim and Kris loved it, but the UK gutter press trashed it, but who cares what they think ( but click here if you w...

WE'RE BACK!!! Welcome to 2021... we're still in various levels of lockdown (except our New Zealand listeners) around the world. In this weeks episode we visit Stockholm, Sweden in 2016, where we discuss toilet paper, see a tiny Australian sat on a massive box and we witness The Greatest Interval Act Of All Time™ Toilet Paper Discussion: Charmin is now known as Cushelle in the UK Andrex is known as...

In this episode, we discuss our favourite Christmas films, Kris calls for more hamster wheels, and oh, yeah, we rank our top 20 songs for Eurovision 2020, all whilst having a "couple" of drinks. Favourite Christmas Films time: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation   Santa Claus The Movie  Christmas Land - film on Netflix that is literally that Hallmark Movie meme  Hallmark Christmas...

In this episode Kim declares her position as a Eurovision fanatic, we have so little to say about one of the songs we just talk about our drinks for a couple of minutes and WE ONLY GO AND START RANKING ALL 41 RUDDY SONGS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN EUROVISION 2020!! Holiday Nog   Spezi  Scandilove  Kris' only ever White Christmas Senhit - Obsessed, her other option for Eurovision 2020 &...

In the latest installment of Think About Eurovision, Kim finds it difficult to score out of 100, Kris reveals how he really feels about The Beatles and Kim decides on what she wants for Christmas. Georgia's outfit reminded some people of Lady Gaga's 911 outfit  Salvador Sobral's fast food music moment  Kris maintains that See You Later was a better choice for Germany  There was a lo...

"I'm not regular Eurovision, I'm cool Eurovision" In this episode we discuss the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 , and enjoy "all the highs and awkward lows of a normal Eurovision" but smaller! Kris discovers he doesn't enjoy being a newbie and he lets rip how he really feels about dance, and we find a massive plot hole in the Eurovision movie How to pronounce timbre  Gaia Cauchi's X Fact...

In today's Sort-Of-But-Not-Quite episode of The DNQ Files we look at a song that didn't fail to qualify, because it did qualify... and then won Junior Eurovision 2008, Bzikebi with their song, Bzzz which represented Georgia! In this episode Kris says 67 a lot, Junior Eurovision can't get served at a bar and Kim explodes in joy from the adorable kids singing a made up buzzing language. Eurovision w...

In this installment of the DNQ Files a hungover Kim enjoys sexy police officers dancing with one of the Hanson brothers, Kris still complains about Still In Love With You and we temporarily become a food chat podcast. Eduard Romanyuta - I Want Your Love  YOU GET 10 HOURS OF EPIC SAX GUY   Hanson - Mmmbop UK's 2015 Entry - Still In Love With You Maple Leaf Bar in Covent Garden in London&n...

"2015 is a greedy bitch because she hoarded all the best songs" - Kim In this episode Kim lands on a new favourite year, Kris comes out as a cool kid and we ask for suggestions for a new introduction for Kim! Eurovision 2015 Spotify playlist  2015 Postcards Concept   Portishead  Massive Attack   City and Color  Birdseye Potato Wafffles - Waffely Versatile advert  Conc...

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In this episode Kris & Kim discuss a'capella music, office furniture and craft a new National Anthem for the UK. Cirque du Soleil  Maria Menounos has even done a stint in the square circle of WWE  Trixie Mattel - Video Games Daz Sampson & Nona - Kinky Boots  Hard Rock Hallelujah, but make it a'capella  BBC News Reporter holding a pack of printer paper  Hali-famous,...

In this episode, we start to usher in spoopy season with an Estonian performance art/metal/punk band Winny Puhh and their 2013 Eesti Laul entry that Kris makes zero attempt at pronouncing. We also touch on avant garde psychodelic punk and Kim goes mad thinking she's made up a film with Robert Downey Jr. The Ceramic Hobs - Cupcakes Rest in Peace, Simon   Music played at Coral Island  The...

In this episode Kris & Kim Stan a Health & Safety nightmare, witness The UK send a great song and get sidetracked talking about karaoke. CONTENT WARNING: We do discuss Dana International's trans identity, as this was heavily discussed in the media at the time of the 1998 contest, and additionally the use of African tribal dance during the interval act Barbara Dex Award The Emotional Proble...

In this week's DNQ Files episode we discuss media personality, model, businesswoman, author and "singer", Katie Price's submission for the UK in Eurovision, 2005 - Not Just Anybody. Kris scandalises Kim by telling her about Page 3 girls, in miraculous scenes, Kris and Kim come closer to agreeing that Englebert's song wasn't that bad after all and a new bar is set... Katie Price - Not Just Anybody...