FEATURE:
The Lockdown Playlist
A Eurovision Song Contest Mix
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BECAUSE Katrina and the Waves…
IN THIS PHOTO: Katrina and the Waves in 1997
won the Eurovision Song Contest on 3rd May, 1997, I wanted to flip back to that time. (The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 will take place in Rotterdam. The Dutch city was due to host the Contest in 2020 before the event was cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic. The Semi-Finals will take place on 18th and 20th May. The Grand Final takes place on 22nd May). I am not a massive Eurovision fan, but I am interested in the fact that a whole host of European nations (and Australia) get together in a single evening. We get to hear what each country has to offer. Whilst the songs the countries deliver might not seem that indigenous or representative of the national sound, there are always moments of camp, spectacle and downright woefulness. Even if you do not like the music performed (I would put myself in that camp), Eurovision does bring people together and provides distraction. To mark Katrina and the Waves winning in 1997 with the song, Love Shine a Light, this Lockdown Playlist is a selection of Eurovision Song Contest songs through the years. Whilst not everything will be to your taste, there will be something in there…
THAT catches the ear.