Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they cover the second half of the second semifinal of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. In this episode, Max tries to defend some of the more boring entries, Bart finds a jam he can relate to, and Alix really doesn’t get what Malta’s trying to say.

Songs Covered:
Iriao – “For You” (Georgia) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuCZMdfBqm4
Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer – “Light Me Up” (Poland)- www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxhC7onQkPI
Christabelle – “Taboo” (Malta)- www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyrC8jJ8eb8
AWS – “Viszlát Nyár” (Hungary) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=w00c8KbQIME
Laura Rizzotto – “Funny Girl” (Latvia)- www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBlZsGxeXk4
Benjamin Ingrosso – “Dance You Off” (Sweden)- www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2UmYBkszOA
Vanja Radovanović – “Inje” (Montenegro) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxJoxbo9lCQ
Lea Sirk – “Hvala, Ne!” (Slovenia) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiysnSG6a3I
Mélovin – “Under the Ladder” (Ukraine) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jbF7o8yqnc

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Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they cover the first half of the second semifinal of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. In this episode, Max can’t keep it together for San Marino, Bart and Alix have had enough of the Netherlands’ cultural appropriation, and everyone agrees Australia is better at Eurovision than actual European countries.

Correction: our Facebook is facebook.com/starspangledeurovision , not star spangled banner. Honest mistake, tbh.

Songs covered:
Alexander Rybak – “That’s How You Write a Song” (Norway) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=oicLsTZRp28
The Humans – “Goodbye” (Romania) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZp6QwWDQ4c
Sanja Ilic and Balkanika – “Nova Deca” (Serbia) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkOFnIjGrkw
Jessika feat. Jenifer Brening – “Who We Are” (San Marino) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNflc1Zcw2A
Rasmussen – “Higher Ground” (Denmark)- www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeraDSzu0nw
Julia Samoylova – “I Won’t Break” (Russia) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgBwbr_fUxA
DoReDos – “My Lucky Day” (Moldova) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg3ecHrFM_4
Waylon – “Outlaw In Em” (Netherlands) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TowcElmyek
Jessica Mauboy – “We Got Love” (Australia) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4XZxbrvepw

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Join Alix, Max, and Bart as they discuss the entries performing in the first half of the first Semifinal at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. In this episode, Max finds out his favorite is a little problematic, Bart and Alix can’t handle basic poetic devices, and we all yell at our intern.

Also, this was recorded before we figured out a name. Just FYI.

Songs covered:
1. Eugent Bushpepa – “Mall” (Albania) –www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-i2Rjbq8nw
2. Aisel – “X My Heart” (Azerbaijan) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-i2Rjbq8nw
3. Alekseev – “Forever” (Belarus) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU2My4BPX34
4. Sennek – “A Matter of Time” (Belgium) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DGf9TMehi0
5. Equinox – “Bones” (Bulgaria) –www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvy_R3fTHQ4
6. Mikolas Josef – “Lie to Me” (Czech Republic) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6_oxE2MxZE
7. Elina Nechaeva – “La Forza” (Estonia) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=76KOUIfDry8
8. Ari Ólafsson – “Our Choice” (Iceland) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=nloweviD_90
9. Netta – “Toy” (Israel) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=CziHrYYSyPc
10. Ieva Zasimauskaite – “When We’re Old” (Lithuania) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvG3sdGdGUA

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We’re just three Americans who really fucking love Eurovision, so we started a podcast. Our first episode will drop soon, but in the meantime here’s a little preview of what you’re in for!

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