A container ship of 40 39 songs heads to Rotterdam for Eurovision 2021! Chris King joins us to discuss entries from Australia, Ireland, Lithuania, North Macedonia, and Russia.

Container Ship of Love Summary

• News (1:04)
  • We have a Patreon now!
  • Belarus out
  • Rock the Roof
  • Eurovision Spain Online PreParty April 24
• Welcome back, Chris King! (6:26)
  • @ckingsc on Twitter
• Eurovision 2021 Semi-Final 1 Part 1
  • Australia – Montaigne – “Technicolour” (7:27)
    • “metal peach embodies technicolour” (Twitter)
  • Ireland – Lesley Roy – “Maps” (15:36)
    • PopDirt’s Lesley Roy archive circa 2009 (PopDirt)
  • Lithuania – The ROOP – “Discoteque” (21:10)
    • Yo Gabba Gabba dancing with Mya (YouTube)
  • North Macedonia – Vasil – “Here I Stand” (27:36)
    • Honeyland trailer (YouTube)
  • Russia – Manizha – “Russian Woman” (33:12)
    • Russia’s Tajik-born Eurovision star on the abuse she’s received (BBC)

Links

• Cover art
  • Top row: Jess Gleeson | Martin Trajanovski | Egor Shabanov
  • Bottom row: Vaidas Jokubauskas | Ruth Medjber
• Episode Transcript (Descript)
• Spotify Playlists: Eurovision 2021 | First Semi-Final | Second Semi-Final
• Eurovision 2021 Contest Page

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