Someone Pushed the Button Down

It’s Episode 7 and, to coincide with the recent Eurovision Song Contest, we look at artists who have either been in Eurovision or have some indirect links with it….We start with UK champions Bucks Fizz and their forlorn nostalgia in “I Used to Love the Radio”  before moving on to Swedish winners and pop pioneers ABBA – 2 songs form part of our discussion :“Soldiers” and “The Visitors”.German megastar (and the voice of Enigma) Sandra Lauer’s cover of Wishful Thinking’s “Hiroshima” is next, followed by the mesmeric performance of Klaus Nomi on “Total Eclipse”. The Eurovision link there is pretty tenuous as is the next song's – the dark but sunny “Vamos a la Playa” by Italian duo Righeira.We end with a genuine Eurovision nuclear war song – “Nuku Pommiin” by Finland’s Kojo. It scored nul points in 1982 but we give it douze every day….Our playlist is updated on Spotify and Apple! Give it a listen:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0vLjQBbJEhiDaFNOTz9snD?si=4da04b17ed3347eahttps://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/bang-101-songs-about-nuclear-war-from-the-1980s/pl.u-6mo4j9KFByBgKXlOnce again, our thanks to you all for keeping in touch via our socials:Instagram:bangnuclearpodcastBlue Sky:@bangpodcast.bsky.socialFacebook:   Bang Nuclear PodcastReddit:r/bangnuclearpodcastEmail:[email protected] and closing music:   (Waiting for the) Heatwave – Fay Ray, appears courtesy of Fay Ray. Written by John LoveringArtwork:                          Rachel MalbonAssistant Producer:  Shivam PathakOpening words:          Richie Wheeler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.