Eurovision Division

cw: discussion of homophobia & transphobia (47m - 1h:1m)And so, at long last, we reach that special point in the year when Mira takes over. They've listened to all of these songs multiple times before, and now it's their turn. With a top 37 in hand, we run through all of this years songs, pausing for anecdotes, observations or occasional rants. It's a marathon! It's the spectacular conclusion!With special shout-outs to:Mr Gerbear (@mr_gerbear on twitter) and their sorting tool at https://esc.gerbear.com/sorter2023.htmdudepoints (@dudepoints on twitter) and their ESC blog at https://dudepoints.fun/You can follow us on:Twitter: @eurodivisionTumblr: eurovisiondivision.tumblr.com

And so we come to our last three songs of this year's line-up, which just so happen to be the last three songs to be revealed this year as well. What we're asking is: was it worth the wait? What we're also asking is: will Mira be able to guess exactly which three countries we are yet to visit? What we're also also asking is: have any of our listeners tried hot mango yet? In this episode, we listen to:🇦🇿 TuralTuranX - Tell Me More🇦🇲 Brunette - Future Lover🇬🇪 Iru - Echo

Ladies and gentlemen, we hope you're ready for the final part of the Battle of the Bands. It's been a long night, we know, and there's, I know, listen, no, I know, but there's beer on everyone's clothes, it's not just you. Yes, yes, no, I understand it's very upsetting that someone dipped their hair in your beer, but the organisation is simply not responsible for that - hey, listen, we're here for the music, yeah? So, let's just get on with it. Is that cool? Can we stay cool about it, maybe, just for the next hour or so, and after that, I dunno, you can -- yeah, okay, yeah; yeah.In this episode, we listen to:🇲🇹 The Busker - Dance (Our Own Party)🇱🇻 Sudden Lights - Aijā🇨🇿 Vesna - My Sister's Crown

Oh, you'd better be careful, because the girlies have come out in full force. These women are trying to assert themselves as powerful individuals, but unfortunately they still have an obstacle to overcome. An ex? A ghost? A profession that undervalues their work? A mix of the three?In this episode, we listen to:🇮🇸 Diljá - Power🇵🇱 Blanka - Solo🇦🇹 Teya & Salena - Who The Hell is Edgar?

Sit down and listen. Or, in the case of these three artists: sit down and sing! That's right. Who says you need to take a stand? You can take a seat just as well! And all three of these performers do exactly that: they sit down for a part of their performance. But it's what happens when they get on their feet, that really makes the difference. In this episode, we listen to:🇷🇴 Theodor Andrei - D.G.T. (Off and on)🇷🇸 Luke Black - Samo mi se spava🇫🇮 Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha More music mentioned on this episode:"Haha" by Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul "Cruel Angel's Thesis"The album "Ja, Natúúrlijk" by De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig

You know what they say... don't you? Wait, what do they say? I suppose it all depends on context. You see, a raucous rave in the wild woods would warrant a different discussion than a sombre soliloquy through dusty dunes. On the other hand, surely a scorned songstress has more malicious material than them! And that's not even mentioning the teenager.In this episode, we listen to🇲🇩 Pasha Parfeny - Soarele si luna🇬🇷 Victor Vernicos - What They Say🇬🇧 Mae Muller - I Wrote A Song🇮🇹 Marco Mengoni - Due vite

This episode is like a rollercoaster: hold on. Our opinions are like a black hole: everything is dark. This description is like paper: we cut right through, but we're stuck like glue to the concept of metaphors.In this episode, we listen to🇪🇪 Alika - Bridges🇨🇭 Remo Forrer - Watergun🇸🇪 Loreen - Tattoo

Ladies and gentlemen, we hope you've enjoyed your intermission, but please take your seats -- oh, what's that? Standing room only? Right. Please be quick to order another beer and make your way back to the sticky floors of this youth centre, because we've got three more bands for you today. Well, yes, you can stay at the bar if you want, sure. Yes, if you want to avoid hearing damage, you can get earbuds from Brian over there.In this episode, we listen to:🇦🇺 Voyager - Promise🇸🇮 Joker Out - Carpe Diem🇩🇪 Lord of the Lost - Blood and Glitter