app01 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:14:38 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Eurovision Song Context - Episodes Tagged with “Cultural Identity” https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/tags/cultural%20identity Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 We start with expertise and end up in Eurovision. It’s kind of our thing. Eurovision Song Context is a monthly podcast that looks at the Eurovision Song Contest through an unexpected lens: expert insight. Each episode, a guest from a different field — psychology, fashion, politics, design, linguistics, and more — talk about their work and how it helps us understand 2–3 Eurovision entries in a whole new light. Are these songs genuinely good? So bad they’re good? Or just weirdly unforgettable? Longform episodes come out on the 12th of every month (the "douzeth"). We're where brilliant minds meet bad key changes. en-us episodic A podcast where we bring in smart people. We talk about smart things, then veer into glitter, wind machines, and geopolitics. Experts. Insight. Eurovision chaos. Bradley Dalton-Oates We start with expertise and end up in Eurovision. It’s kind of our thing. Eurovision Song Context is a monthly podcast that looks at the Eurovision Song Contest through an unexpected lens: expert insight. Each episode, a guest from a different field — psychology, fashion, politics, design, linguistics, and more — talk about their work and how it helps us understand 2–3 Eurovision entries in a whole new light. Are these songs genuinely good? So bad they’re good? Or just weirdly unforgettable? Longform episodes come out on the 12th of every month (the "douzeth"). We're where brilliant minds meet bad key changes. no Eurovision, music, expert analysis, Europe, music, arts, culture, ESC Bradley Dalton-Oates eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com Episode 89: Define, Then See: Journalist Tony Connolly on Europe's Stereotypes https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/89 a99dab9c-6a1c-4077-84ee-d9cf83f40bbd Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Bradley Dalton-Oates full Bradley Dalton-Oates "We define, then we see". In this episode, Bradley sits down with journalist Tony Connolly, RTÉ's Europe Editor based in Brussels, to talk about his book Don't Mention the Wars: A Journey Through European Stereotypes. Tony traces where our national stereotypes actually come from, why the brain reaches for them under stress, and how much truth (if any) is buried inside them. The conversation turns to Eurovision, where stereotyping isn't just cultural shorthand, it's staged. We talk through Dana's "All Kinds of Everything," Ireland's 1970 winner and a reminder of Ireland's early Eurovision dominance; Tommy Cash's "Espresso Macchiato," Estonia's cheeky (and controversial) sendup of Italian stereotypes; and Let 3's "Mama ŠČ!," Croatia's 2023 entry, which used Cold War-era imagery to smuggle a pointed anti-war message onto the Eurovision stage. Plus: the Fawlty Towers line that gave the book its title, and the Father Ted episode that Eurovision itself couldn't have written better. 57:29 no <p>Tony's book, Don't Mention the Wars: A Journey Through European Stereotypes:<br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Mention-Wars-European-Stereotypes-ebook/dp/B01J1V6MA0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OZSBBZPEO9DP&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ylJpxyYqI-6yeIhARMV5VQ.PQTfpkOPpFZdalf2bk-bd6Tg9khWRZ1fYIkeZXN15_g&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=don%27t+mention+the+wars+connelly&amp;qid=1783960502&amp;sprefix=don%27t+mention+the+wars+connel%2Caps%2C820&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Mention-Wars-European-Stereotypes-ebook/dp/B01J1V6MA0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OZSBBZPEO9DP&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ylJpxyYqI-6yeIhARMV5VQ.PQTfpkOPpFZdalf2bk-bd6Tg9khWRZ1fYIkeZXN15_g&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=don%27t+mention+the+wars+connelly&amp;qid=1783960502&amp;sprefix=don%27t+mention+the+wars+connel%2Caps%2C820&amp;sr=8-1</a></p> <p>Songs discussed:</p> <ol> <li> Dana – "All Kinds of Everything" (Ireland, 1970): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ8W9oOgjM4" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ8W9oOgjM4</a></li> <li> Tommy Cash – "Espresso Macchiato" (Estonia, 2025): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3wsy8bywXQ" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3wsy8bywXQ</a></li> <li> Let 3 – "Mama ŠČ!" (Croatia, 2023): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGuGfdEJ5Pw" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGuGfdEJ5Pw</a></li> </ol> <p>Bonus:</p> <p>Riverdance interval act (Ireland, 1994):<br> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ920cN2HmA" rel="nofollow noopener">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ920cN2HmA</a></p> <p>Also mentioned:</p> <p>Father Ted, "A Song for Europe" — the "My Lovely Horse" Eurosong performance:<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-eXcazOhHk&amp;t=50s" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-eXcazOhHk&amp;t=50s</a></p> <p>Fawlty Towers, "The Germans" — the "Don't mention the war" scene:<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyPj21jBl_0" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyPj21jBl_0</a> </p> Eurovision, Eurovision Song Contest, ESC, Tony Connolly, RTÉ, European stereotypes, Don't Mention the Wars, Brussels, European Union, journalism, Dana, All Kinds of Everything, Tommy Cash, Espresso Macchiato, Estonia, Let 3, Mama ŠČ, Croatia, Ireland, Fawlty Towers, Father Ted, Ukraine, geopolitics, cultural identity, national identity, podcast Tony's book, Don't Mention the Wars: A Journey Through European Stereotypes:
https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Mention-Wars-European-Stereotypes-ebook/dp/B01J1V6MA0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OZSBBZPEO9DP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ylJpxyYqI-6yeIhARMV5VQ.PQTfpkOPpFZdalf2bk-bd6Tg9khWRZ1fYIkeZXN15_g&dib_tag=se&keywords=don%27t+mention+the+wars+connelly&qid=1783960502&sprefix=don%27t+mention+the+wars+connel%2Caps%2C820&sr=8-1

Songs discussed:

  1. Dana – "All Kinds of Everything" (Ireland, 1970): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ8W9oOgjM4
  2. Tommy Cash – "Espresso Macchiato" (Estonia, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3wsy8bywXQ
  3. Let 3 – "Mama ŠČ!" (Croatia, 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGuGfdEJ5Pw

Bonus:

Riverdance interval act (Ireland, 1994):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ920cN2HmA

Also mentioned:

Father Ted, "A Song for Europe" — the "My Lovely Horse" Eurosong performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-eXcazOhHk&t=50s

Fawlty Towers, "The Germans" — the "Don't mention the war" scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyPj21jBl_0

]]> Tony's book, Don't Mention the Wars: A Journey Through European Stereotypes:
https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Mention-Wars-European-Stereotypes-ebook/dp/B01J1V6MA0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OZSBBZPEO9DP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ylJpxyYqI-6yeIhARMV5VQ.PQTfpkOPpFZdalf2bk-bd6Tg9khWRZ1fYIkeZXN15_g&dib_tag=se&keywords=don%27t+mention+the+wars+connelly&qid=1783960502&sprefix=don%27t+mention+the+wars+connel%2Caps%2C820&sr=8-1

Songs discussed:

  1. Dana – "All Kinds of Everything" (Ireland, 1970): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ8W9oOgjM4
  2. Tommy Cash – "Espresso Macchiato" (Estonia, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3wsy8bywXQ
  3. Let 3 – "Mama ŠČ!" (Croatia, 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGuGfdEJ5Pw

Bonus:

Riverdance interval act (Ireland, 1994):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ920cN2HmA

Also mentioned:

Father Ted, "A Song for Europe" — the "My Lovely Horse" Eurosong performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-eXcazOhHk&t=50s

Fawlty Towers, "The Germans" — the "Don't mention the war" scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyPj21jBl_0

]]> Episode 75: (Part 2) Eurovision: When Life Drops a Plot Twist https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/75 eb047707-e2b2-4458-a889-8c29fe137240 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:00:00 -0500 Bradley Dalton-Oates full Bradley Dalton-Oates In this episode we talk with Sheldon about his Journeys I–III essays, identity, alienation, and what it means to belong. We move into a conversation about cancer, resilience, and the books we’re both reading right now — Let Them and Open When. Then we build a Eurovision-powered playlist designed for life’s hardest emotional moments. 1:13:55 no <p>Open When: Songs for Life’s Hard Moments — Episode Shownotes</p> <p>Sheldon’s Journey Articles<br> The Journey (I) – Dec 2022:<br> <a href="https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-decb793f390d" rel="nofollow noopener">https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-decb793f390d</a></p> <p>The Journey II – Dec 2023:<br> <a href="https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc" rel="nofollow noopener">https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc</a></p> <p>The Journey III – Jan 2025:<br> <a href="https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-iii-b52fd3ed2fbc" rel="nofollow noopener">https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-iii-b52fd3ed2fbc</a></p> <hr> <p>PLAYLIST — YouTube Links (Plain Text)</p> <p>A. When It’s Hard to Be with Yourself</p> <p>The Roop – “On Fire” (Lithuania 2020)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8</a></p> <p>Diodato – “Fai Rumore” (Italy 2020)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3ksX7K-1A" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3ksX7K-1A</a></p> <p>Blanche – “City Lights” (Belgium 2017)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvz3j5AgE" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvz3j5AgE</a></p> <p>KEiiNO – “Spirit in the Sky” (Norway 2019)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs</a></p> <hr> <p>B. When It’s Hard to Be with Other People</p> <p>Maraaya – “Here for You” (Slovenia 2015)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWBDm7bm0M" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWBDm7bm0M</a></p> <p>Konstrakta – “In corpore sano” (Serbia 2022)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7E8zK5fF8" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7E8zK5fF8</a></p> <p>Loïc Nottet – “Rhythm Inside” (Belgium 2015)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNxeraWCn8" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNxeraWCn8</a></p> <p>Michael Schulte – “You Let Me Walk Alone” (Germany 2018)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2oS0NzVbg" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2oS0NzVbg</a></p> <hr> <p>C. When It’s Hard to Be with Your Feelings</p> <p>Salvador Sobral – “Amar pelos dois” (Portugal 2017)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qotooj7ODCM" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qotooj7ODCM</a></p> <p>The Common Linnets – “Calm After the Storm” (Netherlands 2014)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOC-wfE5pQ" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOC-wfE5pQ</a></p> <p>S10 – “De Diepte” (Netherlands 2022)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tRdbXVHVk" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tRdbXVHVk</a></p> <p>Zibbz – “Stones” (Switzerland 2018)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI5T0io798" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI5T0io798</a></p> <p>Aisel – “X My Heart” (Azerbaijan 2018)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtG6bUtiE8" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtG6bUtiE8</a></p> <hr> <p>Bonus Songs Discussed</p> <p>Brotherhood of Man – “Kisses for Me” (United Kingdom 1976)<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/6OW1JJwqVRQ?si=9CuhjWPps1zOjmbX" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/6OW1JJwqVRQ?si=9CuhjWPps1zOjmbX</a></p> <p>Cesár Sampson – “Nobody But You” (Austria 2018)<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE?si=qvBly9XqIkc_CcsG" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE?si=qvBly9XqIkc_CcsG</a></p> <p>my email: <a href="mailto:eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com</a> </p> Eurovision, Eurovision podcast, Eurovision analysis, Eurovision songs, Salvador Sobral, S10, KEiiNO, Konstrakta, Loïc Nottet, Michael Schulte, Cesár Sampson, Brotherhood of Man, identity, alienation, feeling displaced, cultural identity, left-handedness, marginalization, music and emotion, comfort songs, resilience, cancer journey, mastectomy, breast reconstruction, creativity, songwriting, music critique, dark humor, candid conversation Open When: Songs for Life’s Hard Moments — Episode Shownotes

Sheldon’s Journey Articles
The Journey (I) – Dec 2022:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-decb793f390d

The Journey II – Dec 2023:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

The Journey III – Jan 2025:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-iii-b52fd3ed2fbc

PLAYLIST — YouTube Links (Plain Text)

A. When It’s Hard to Be with Yourself

The Roop – “On Fire” (Lithuania 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8

Diodato – “Fai Rumore” (Italy 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3ksX7K-1A

Blanche – “City Lights” (Belgium 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvz3j5AgE

KEiiNO – “Spirit in the Sky” (Norway 2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs

B. When It’s Hard to Be with Other People

Maraaya – “Here for You” (Slovenia 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWBDm7bm0M

Konstrakta – “In corpore sano” (Serbia 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7E8zK5fF8

Loïc Nottet – “Rhythm Inside” (Belgium 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNxeraWCn8

Michael Schulte – “You Let Me Walk Alone” (Germany 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2oS0NzVbg

C. When It’s Hard to Be with Your Feelings

Salvador Sobral – “Amar pelos dois” (Portugal 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qotooj7ODCM

The Common Linnets – “Calm After the Storm” (Netherlands 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOC-wfE5pQ

S10 – “De Diepte” (Netherlands 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tRdbXVHVk

Zibbz – “Stones” (Switzerland 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI5T0io798

Aisel – “X My Heart” (Azerbaijan 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtG6bUtiE8

Bonus Songs Discussed

Brotherhood of Man – “Kisses for Me” (United Kingdom 1976)
https://youtu.be/6OW1JJwqVRQ?si=9CuhjWPps1zOjmbX

Cesár Sampson – “Nobody But You” (Austria 2018)
https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE?si=qvBly9XqIkc_CcsG

my email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com

]]> Open When: Songs for Life’s Hard Moments — Episode Shownotes

Sheldon’s Journey Articles
The Journey (I) – Dec 2022:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-decb793f390d

The Journey II – Dec 2023:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

The Journey III – Jan 2025:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-iii-b52fd3ed2fbc

PLAYLIST — YouTube Links (Plain Text)

A. When It’s Hard to Be with Yourself

The Roop – “On Fire” (Lithuania 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8

Diodato – “Fai Rumore” (Italy 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3ksX7K-1A

Blanche – “City Lights” (Belgium 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvz3j5AgE

KEiiNO – “Spirit in the Sky” (Norway 2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs

B. When It’s Hard to Be with Other People

Maraaya – “Here for You” (Slovenia 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWBDm7bm0M

Konstrakta – “In corpore sano” (Serbia 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7E8zK5fF8

Loïc Nottet – “Rhythm Inside” (Belgium 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNxeraWCn8

Michael Schulte – “You Let Me Walk Alone” (Germany 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2oS0NzVbg

C. When It’s Hard to Be with Your Feelings

Salvador Sobral – “Amar pelos dois” (Portugal 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qotooj7ODCM

The Common Linnets – “Calm After the Storm” (Netherlands 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOC-wfE5pQ

S10 – “De Diepte” (Netherlands 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tRdbXVHVk

Zibbz – “Stones” (Switzerland 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI5T0io798

Aisel – “X My Heart” (Azerbaijan 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtG6bUtiE8

Bonus Songs Discussed

Brotherhood of Man – “Kisses for Me” (United Kingdom 1976)
https://youtu.be/6OW1JJwqVRQ?si=9CuhjWPps1zOjmbX

Cesár Sampson – “Nobody But You” (Austria 2018)
https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE?si=qvBly9XqIkc_CcsG

my email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com

]]> Episode 76: (Part 1) Eurovision: When Life Drops a Plot Twist https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/76 e61b5415-94c2-413a-82f2-f4a844e14c1a Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0500 Bradley Dalton-Oates full Bradley Dalton-Oates In this episode we talk with Sheldon about his Journeys I–III essays, identity, alienation, and what it means to belong. We move into a conversation about cancer, resilience, and the books we’re both reading right now — Let Them and Open When. Then we build a Eurovision-powered playlist designed for life’s hardest emotional moments. 1:26:34 no <p>Open When: Songs for Life’s Hard Moments — Episode Shownotes</p> <p>Sheldon’s Journey Articles<br> The Journey (I) – Dec 2022:<br> <a href="https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-decb793f390d" rel="nofollow noopener">https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-decb793f390d</a></p> <p>The Journey II – Dec 2023:<br> <a href="https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc" rel="nofollow noopener">https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc</a></p> <p>The Journey III – Jan 2025:<br> <a href="https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-iii-b52fd3ed2fbc" rel="nofollow noopener">https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-iii-b52fd3ed2fbc</a></p> <hr> <p>PLAYLIST — YouTube Links (Plain Text)</p> <p>A. When It’s Hard to Be with Yourself</p> <p>The Roop – “On Fire” (Lithuania 2020)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8</a></p> <p>Diodato – “Fai Rumore” (Italy 2020)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3ksX7K-1A" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3ksX7K-1A</a></p> <p>Blanche – “City Lights” (Belgium 2017)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvz3j5AgE" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvz3j5AgE</a></p> <p>KEiiNO – “Spirit in the Sky” (Norway 2019)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs</a></p> <hr> <p>B. When It’s Hard to Be with Other People</p> <p>Maraaya – “Here for You” (Slovenia 2015)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWBDm7bm0M" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWBDm7bm0M</a></p> <p>Konstrakta – “In corpore sano” (Serbia 2022)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7E8zK5fF8" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7E8zK5fF8</a></p> <p>Loïc Nottet – “Rhythm Inside” (Belgium 2015)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNxeraWCn8" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNxeraWCn8</a></p> <p>Michael Schulte – “You Let Me Walk Alone” (Germany 2018)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2oS0NzVbg" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2oS0NzVbg</a></p> <hr> <p>C. When It’s Hard to Be with Your Feelings</p> <p>Salvador Sobral – “Amar pelos dois” (Portugal 2017)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qotooj7ODCM" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qotooj7ODCM</a></p> <p>The Common Linnets – “Calm After the Storm” (Netherlands 2014)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOC-wfE5pQ" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOC-wfE5pQ</a></p> <p>S10 – “De Diepte” (Netherlands 2022)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tRdbXVHVk" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tRdbXVHVk</a></p> <p>Zibbz – “Stones” (Switzerland 2018)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI5T0io798" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI5T0io798</a></p> <p>Aisel – “X My Heart” (Azerbaijan 2018)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtG6bUtiE8" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtG6bUtiE8</a></p> <hr> <p>Bonus Songs Discussed</p> <p>Brotherhood of Man – “Kisses for Me” (United Kingdom 1976)<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/6OW1JJwqVRQ?si=9CuhjWPps1zOjmbX" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/6OW1JJwqVRQ?si=9CuhjWPps1zOjmbX</a></p> <p>Cesár Sampson – “Nobody But You” (Austria 2018)<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE?si=qvBly9XqIkc_CcsG" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE?si=qvBly9XqIkc_CcsG</a></p> <p>my email: <a href="mailto:eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com</a> </p> Eurovision, Eurovision podcast, Eurovision analysis, Eurovision songs, Salvador Sobral, S10, KEiiNO, Konstrakta, Loïc Nottet, Michael Schulte, Cesár Sampson, Brotherhood of Man, identity, alienation, feeling displaced, cultural identity, left-handedness, marginalization, music and emotion, comfort songs, resilience, cancer journey, mastectomy, breast reconstruction, creativity, songwriting, music critique, dark humor, candid conversation Open When: Songs for Life’s Hard Moments — Episode Shownotes

Sheldon’s Journey Articles
The Journey (I) – Dec 2022:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-decb793f390d

The Journey II – Dec 2023:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

The Journey III – Jan 2025:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-iii-b52fd3ed2fbc

PLAYLIST — YouTube Links (Plain Text)

A. When It’s Hard to Be with Yourself

The Roop – “On Fire” (Lithuania 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8

Diodato – “Fai Rumore” (Italy 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3ksX7K-1A

Blanche – “City Lights” (Belgium 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvz3j5AgE

KEiiNO – “Spirit in the Sky” (Norway 2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs

B. When It’s Hard to Be with Other People

Maraaya – “Here for You” (Slovenia 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWBDm7bm0M

Konstrakta – “In corpore sano” (Serbia 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7E8zK5fF8

Loïc Nottet – “Rhythm Inside” (Belgium 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNxeraWCn8

Michael Schulte – “You Let Me Walk Alone” (Germany 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2oS0NzVbg

C. When It’s Hard to Be with Your Feelings

Salvador Sobral – “Amar pelos dois” (Portugal 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qotooj7ODCM

The Common Linnets – “Calm After the Storm” (Netherlands 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOC-wfE5pQ

S10 – “De Diepte” (Netherlands 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tRdbXVHVk

Zibbz – “Stones” (Switzerland 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI5T0io798

Aisel – “X My Heart” (Azerbaijan 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtG6bUtiE8

Bonus Songs Discussed

Brotherhood of Man – “Kisses for Me” (United Kingdom 1976)
https://youtu.be/6OW1JJwqVRQ?si=9CuhjWPps1zOjmbX

Cesár Sampson – “Nobody But You” (Austria 2018)
https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE?si=qvBly9XqIkc_CcsG

my email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com

]]> Open When: Songs for Life’s Hard Moments — Episode Shownotes

Sheldon’s Journey Articles
The Journey (I) – Dec 2022:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-decb793f390d

The Journey II – Dec 2023:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-ii-b9c5a37b40cc

The Journey III – Jan 2025:
https://shelrochaleal.medium.com/the-journey-iii-b52fd3ed2fbc

PLAYLIST — YouTube Links (Plain Text)

A. When It’s Hard to Be with Yourself

The Roop – “On Fire” (Lithuania 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8

Diodato – “Fai Rumore” (Italy 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3ksX7K-1A

Blanche – “City Lights” (Belgium 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZvz3j5AgE

KEiiNO – “Spirit in the Sky” (Norway 2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs

B. When It’s Hard to Be with Other People

Maraaya – “Here for You” (Slovenia 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWBDm7bm0M

Konstrakta – “In corpore sano” (Serbia 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7E8zK5fF8

Loïc Nottet – “Rhythm Inside” (Belgium 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNxeraWCn8

Michael Schulte – “You Let Me Walk Alone” (Germany 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2oS0NzVbg

C. When It’s Hard to Be with Your Feelings

Salvador Sobral – “Amar pelos dois” (Portugal 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qotooj7ODCM

The Common Linnets – “Calm After the Storm” (Netherlands 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOC-wfE5pQ

S10 – “De Diepte” (Netherlands 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tRdbXVHVk

Zibbz – “Stones” (Switzerland 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI5T0io798

Aisel – “X My Heart” (Azerbaijan 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtG6bUtiE8

Bonus Songs Discussed

Brotherhood of Man – “Kisses for Me” (United Kingdom 1976)
https://youtu.be/6OW1JJwqVRQ?si=9CuhjWPps1zOjmbX

Cesár Sampson – “Nobody But You” (Austria 2018)
https://youtu.be/a8Yvzo1puoE?si=qvBly9XqIkc_CcsG

my email: eurovisionsongcontext@gmail.com

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