I find it very fascinating that a song can start out as perfectly apolotical, but all it takes is one historical event for it to become a political song. Stefania is a perfect example of this.
The song isn't political in this case but the band and the Delegation made it political....wrong time wrong place .....congrats Ukraine you now have a 15mil show to organise to priotise instead of driving the enemy back and rebuilding your country...(well done Europe for not seeing the bigger picture)
@@antonellalovato3813 I was being sarcastic. At the moment they need to rebuild. If they got 15 million for the contest why don't they spend on helping with there efforts. The president said he wants to host it in maripol.....which the only building left standing is the ironworks...I don't think eurovision should be a priority
@@antonellalovato3813 but that's what Europe have done by giving them a win. Showing support would be giving them money through a charity or rehousing someone...not voting for them in a contest which would cripple the country even further
I think that unless song is a straight up propaganda (like Belarus 2021), political entries or entries pointing out a social issues should be allowed. It brings diversity to the music. Not everything has to be about love and self-confidence.
Indeed - songs and human culture cover the entire spectrum of human experience from relationships to health issues, from beauty of nature to politics etc. Lots of mainstream rock and pop songs in 20th and 21st centuries have been political or about social issues.
Great video with good explanations of the songs throughout the history if ESC. Unfortunately, you forgot one and that was Italy’s 2018 entry Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente, which talks about the senseless violence from terrorist attacks throughout the world, especially those in Europe in short periods of time. Shame you didn’t include this song in the list of songs.
I literally just commented the same before finding your comment! And yes I agree, I think it's a beautiful song especially with this important message.
The UK hasn't had many political entries, but you could add 1971. It was the first contest held in Ireland, and the BBC were worried about reaction to the British entry because of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, so they chose Clodagh Rodgers (a Northern Irish Catholic) to represent the UK. The IRA regarded her as a traitor and she received death threats from them.
I find it pretty senseless to cry about politics in eurovision to be honest. Actually I find it good like the way it is, political messages just shouldn´t be to offensive or anti-humanic in any way.
Some that should’ve been given a mention: Greece 2013 (Metaphor of the financial crisis marring the country at the time) Italy 2018 (A peace song that referenced recent terrorist attacks)
@@jasmineperry387 “In Cairo people don't know what time is it now Today the sun over the Rambla is not the same There's a concert in France, people are having fun Someone's singing loudly, someone's screaming "to death" It always rains in London, but today it's fine The sky doesn't make concessions, not even at a funeral In Nice the sea is red for fires and shame With people on the concrete and blood in the sewer.” The terrorist attacks in France in past few years before 2018 are pretty obvious in the lyrics
The song made by Moldova is definitely about Moldova and Romania being together one again. It's a very popular topic in both countries. Also, Romania and Moldova were once Dacia,a single country.
Also Romania and Moldova was Romania itself from 1918-1940. In 1940,Stallin taken from us.Moldova was one country in past, that was split in the begining 19th century by Russia. Moldova state nowdays is the part taken by Russian Empire. The other half of Old Moldova remains in Romania and it's a historic region.
Very well done! It is intriguing to see how decades of European political (and social) changes and events are mirrored through songs. It serves as a perfect guide.
About pro-feminist messaging in Eurovision songs I would also want to add Denmark 🇩🇰 2022 as Reddi have openly stated in interviews that they wrote their song about anyone who has been told what they can and can’t do with their lives which can be interpreted in various ways including the oppression that women face in some countries in the world (mostly middle-eastern countries) that are not as open to females doing what they want and just girl power in general. This message is further amplified by the fact that Reddi are an all-female pop-rock/pop-punk band which is rare to see in the music industry as a whole and especially in Eurovision because there have only ever been two all-female rock acts that have gone to Eurovision (Switzerland 🇨🇭 2005 and Ireland 🇮🇪 2009) as women who make rock music just generally have less chance of being successful in the rock music industry. One of the most obvious instances of this messaging being on display is in a DR newspaper article where the title directly states that they are “tired of standing in the background, it’s our time now!” which has obvious connotations to the girl power and pro-feminist rhetoric as they were the first all-girl group ever to win DMGP. And the song lyrics are quite obvious in the message they portray. It could also be seen as a bit of a cultural statement too as the band is made up of two Danes and two Swedes and the two countries have been known to have pretty stable relationships with each other but it is not as big as the girl power messaging that they have in their song.
Amazing video!!!! I suppose someone noted you didn't include 2007' Serbia's winning song "Molitva" ("Pray"), a tough message about LGBT rights in this country, and how this singer, Marija Serifovic, tells about her own story as openly lesbian. Another missing entries are 1982' Spain's "Él" ("He"), a tango in a Brittish edition (almost simultaneously with the Malvinas War between UK and Argentina,); and the 1972's Ireland's entry, «Ceol on ghrá» ("The sound of love"), a song in gaelic (the only Ireland's entry) as protest for the "Bloody Sunday" in another Brittish edition. Greetings and blessings from Venezuela!!!
Marija was not out when she won the contest. She could have made a big difference but unf. chose to stay in the closet that time. I'm happy for her she's out now and hope she has a great live although as a Lesbian in Serbia....I wonder
Would you make a video about the political entries in 2023? I certainly enjoy watching these videos and often come back t othis particular video to learn some more.
Ilanit actually confirmed that she did NOT wear a bulletproof vest. Security just was very tight that year. You were not allowed to stand up quickly because you could get shot!
Speaking of security, the legend is that Mariza Koch also had snipers looking after her during her performance in 1976, because of her song & the fact the contest was in the Netherlands (where many ethnic Turks live).
if we talk 2022 and LGBTQ+ rights I'd also add: - Romania 2022: pretty sure the lyrics refer to the struggle of the LGBTQ+ community in Eastern Europe, as wrs confirmed himself that he wrote the song about sertain boundaries in the society "for him personally". Also the staging includes the man-to-man dance; - Albania 2022: the whole censorship scandal is pretty ridiculous imo so I think at this point it's worth mentioning. And the staging again, the woman-to-woman dance. And Ronela herself confirmed that it was the pro-LGBTQ+ message. Also, for the pro-feminist message, I'd definetely mention France 2022. Also sang in Breton. If we talk about political scandals and "non-political" entries I'd mention North Macedonia 2022 and the flag incident. Also don't know if it fits the topic but Georgia 2022 originally released their song with the anti-war message on their channel. As for other years, I think Ireland 2018 worth mentioning, since it was also banned in China for pro-LGBTQ+ message. UPD: also I wanna add Lithuania 2010 - Eastern European Funk
I think Romania 2022, Albania 2022 and Georgia 2022 are too vague and political statements outside of the contest I wouldn't count (unless it had consequences for the actual show) bc then there would be too many songs on the list. The other ones I've listed though. I will also make a separate video about LGBT entries so I wouldn't list every LGBT entry here, only if there was a specific political incident or a specific mention of homophobia and such in the song's message. The other ones I've added though :)
I like that this shows that political or topical songs have always been a part of eurovision and in music in general, if all songs would be apolitical and with nothing to say, it would be very boring.
I'm surprised it wasn't brought up either, though I think it's also a critique of the Gulf War. Plus, I'm surprised White and Black Blues isn't on there either--it talks about race relations in France.
This is a great video to send those people who complain that "political songs don't belong in Eurovision" or that "Eurovision was better before there were political songs"
Thank you for this excellent list. There was lots of stuff I wasn’t aware of, such as the background to Im Wartesaal zum Grossen Gluck. Other candidates for an expanded list? Several great ones have been mentioned in the comments - I’d like to add the UK’s ‘Rock Bottom’ from 1977, when the UK economy was in such a mess that we had to borrow from the International Monetary Fund. Oh, a tiny factual error - it’s Cliff Richard, not Cliff Richards. But that’s a minor point - much more important, this is a really interesting compilation and thank you again for it.
I'd like to add that Australia 2022 is about being excluded and bullied for being autistic, and when Sheldon takes off his mask during the performance it's symbolic of an autistic person no longer "masking" (a term for hiding neurodivergent traits). The last verse is very inclusionist in nature, encouraging finding a way for everyone to be included. "To make yourself another game, maybe one for all to play, cause it's not just me who's not the same"
@@Kasagaery I didn't know either. I tought it's a acceptance of LGBTQ population, which is of course important but kinda "passé" because every year there are few performances about that.
in that case we could also count fallen angel, but the song isn’t political at all. it’s the fact that the music video showed ableism towards a kid with tourette’s, and also tix taking off his glasses to spread awareness about his disorder
@@draganagavric4944 it's a song about both I believe, he apparently struggled to be accepted for both his autism and his sexuality. Sexuality may not be a new topic for some countries but there is a lot of Europe that is homophobic etc. so I think it is still relevant.
(So from 1990 to 1995, with the exception of 1992, all my favorites had some political message attached to them, haha. I'm including France 1991 here also, because it makes allusions to the Gulf War and Amina was part of a peace group then). --Surprised you didn't include Emor Shalom (Israel 1976) in here! There's a line in it saying the girls have waited for thirty years, which could be an allusion to the Arab-Israeli conflict. (Wow, Israel and Ukraine have sent their fair share of political entries throughout the years) --Also, Desfolhada! It had a subversive message on sexual politics, and connected it with Portuguese patriotism. --Madrugada (Portugal 1975) was meant as a celebration for overthrowing the regime: Duarte Mendes, the singer, even wanted to wear a soldier's uniform on stage! --Spain sent "el" as a tango in 1982, to show support to the Argentines during the Falkland Wars. --I'm not sure if it's true, but "eimai Anthropos kai ego" (Cyprus 1994) is interpreted as a reflection of the frozen conflict in Cyprus. --"The Voice" (Ireland 1996) has been interpreted as a symbol of Ireland, noting on its history and mourning on the tragedies which the country has been afflicted with, ranging from the Irish Potato Famine to The Troubles taking place. --Opa (Greece 2010) and Watch My Dance (Greece 2011), while not explicitly political, talk about resilience and not giving up, in reflection of the Greek economic crisis during that time.
You missed the Italian entry of 2018, The song is called 'Non mi avette fatto niente' ( You have done nothing to me) it talks mostly about children and the horrors of war, also talking about people how they will never change their minds about war, just a lil miss m8 nothing to worry about :)
In the 1977 Portuguese entry, the author forgot to mention one of the major phrases: "Portugal foi a razão porque um dia morreu o meu irmão". Meaning Portugal was the reason why my brother died one day. Many families in Portugal haver a relative dead in the Colonial Wars. A very big loss! But the mais message was that we have to overcome that fact, and going ahead.
I find it funny that people are crying about "political" entries, but the first song Germany sends is a holocaust survivor that sings about the ramifications of war. We need songs about the time we live in and things that makes them valuable and good. Give me more "political" entries! Saying war, prejudice and hate is wrong, is actually good for every persons health on this planet.
I just wish more of them were more creative besides "let's snuck this clearly obvious message in despite ESC guidelines". But then you get things like Sister's Crown, a clearly anti-war song, that for some reason became misunderstood as Russian propaganda. So the price of making something more clever than just shouting "LOVE GAYS, STOP WARS" is that people will misinterpret it. Or you know, you can just focus on making a song that sounds good.
Something id like to add for Greece 1976 is that Mariza had to sign a contract saying that the producers could not be sued if anything happened to her. Turkish snipers were allegedly in the arena ready to shoot her and thats why she appeared wearing a bulletproof vest just like the Israeli singer in 1973
Great compilation, well done! :-) I am still missing France 1991 (Amina probably sent one of the first female empowerments songs to Eurovision that addressed the problematic situation of women in patriarchal societies: "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison". Back in 1991 it was also well noticed that France sent a French-Tunisian singer to represent the country.), and above all Italy 2018 (The song refers to several severe terrorist attacks in European captials and other cities and the title line makes reference to the statement of Antoine Leiris whose wife died in the terrorist attack at Bataclan, Paris: "Vous n'aurez pas ma haine!"). Both songs are among my all-time favorites also because of the strong lyrics.
thank you for this amazing and info-filled video, awesome work! it goes to show how the "no politics" rule EBU defends is bullshit, being enforced when they see fit and completely at odds with our lived and shared reality. I have some suggestions, if you ever update the video: 1. Homens da Luta are not "satirical", they use the Carnation Revolution aesthetics to make a parallel between the fights of then and now. also, their costumes are not based on singers from the 70s, they represent sectors of Portuguese people and proletariat thru archetypes: the soldier, the teacher, the musician, the blue-collar worker, the farmer and the office worker. they do that to symbolize that all these different "types" of people are actually ONE people, who can be powerfull thru unity and mobilization. 2. I don't think it's fair to focus solely on the "Palestinian Flag incident" when Hatari's song is a sarcastic take on the actual rise of neofascism, neonazism and the far-right in Europe: its title means HATE WILL PREVAIL and it has a line that says "Europe will crumble", I mean, come on.
Romania in 2016 also, the song makes references to endemic corruption within Romanian society, most likely inspired by a fire at a nightclub in Bucharest the previous year, which killed many people, and was caused by poor safetly regulations due to corruption and incompetence amongst the local authorities. Ironically enough, the song was disqualified due to TVR's outstanding debt to the EBU, which are also ultimately related to the issues mentioned above.
Greece 1992 it's very clear. It is actually an ethnic song that talks of hope and the artist, Cleopatra, wore (and gave) a Macedonian Sun to all participants (even the Portuguese artist used it) with a clear reference to the conflict. It was the hottest year of the conflict.
Also missing Portugal 1975 (Duarte Mendes - Madrugada), which is a very clear and unambiguously ode to the Portuguese Carnation Revolution from the year before, describing how the people woke up into a new dawn, full of light and songs, out of darkness and the imposed silence (i.e., the censoring and authoritarian regime of the past). It even mentions the "weapon-flower" (reference to the famous imagery of the carnations inside the guns barrels during the revolution) and Duarte Mendes himself wears a carnation on his jacket.
@@erenaygun4157 The SloMo-gate reached to politicians due to some politic parties alleged SloMo lyrics were an apology to pr0stitution and glorification of cosification of women
Greece 2015 has been suspected of being a call to the EU for giving the country "one last breath" before the final economic measures set in place to deal with the crisis. I mentioned it last year as well. Also Australia 2018 was talking about the oppression of Aboriginal natives who were being denied representation in the parliament at the time.
Very interesting! As far as my country Portugal is concerned, you just missed the 1975 entry "Madrugada" (Dawn), sung by Captain Duarte Mendes, one of the participants of the Carnation Revolution the year before, being the "Dawn" in the title about the beginning of the Revolution
I am always angry when i hear people say that Eurovision should not be a political contest when it is literally a contest with countries which are INHERENTLY POLITICAL concepts
You can never take away politics from art and events ! Another example is classical music which some "fans" claim to be apolitical when it's anything but. Taking away politics is equivalent to censorship imo. What should be banned however, is pro-war or pro authoritarian propaganda and hateful speech.
1990 and 2015 were pumping them out (not complaining at all just an observation) I love that Russia's very last entry (well at least for the time being since they may end up coming back in a few years) was sung by a feminist, pro lgbtq, and anti Putin QUEEN Also if you ever remake this video, you should add Spain's entry in 82 since the background dancers doing the tango was allegedly a way to show solidarity toward Argentina at the time For anyone that doesn't like that politics in Eurovision - nothing is apolitical no matter how much you try to make it apolitical and there's a huge difference a song blatantly saying "fuck so and so politician/country" and a song about world peace that can have many interpretations
Cyprus 1991's lyrics are also about the threat of nuclear war, which is less political than the other songs discussing this, since the cold war had effectively already ended. But it's still political, since in modern day nuclear weapons are still a point of contention.
The Portuguese entry "Madrugada" (1975) by Duarte Mendes talks about many deaths in Colonial War Portuguese in Africa.....the singer was a captain in the "Carnation Revolution" and told 25th April as a new dawn!
Un buen video,pero se te ha olvidado 4 candidatura que si que tuvo embuelto en política 1982-la canción española ,es un tango y en esa fecha era la guerra de las Maldivas (entre uk- argentina) el festival se hacía en UK y España se había posicionado con Argentina,y para los británicos esa canción fue una ofensa y incluso se dice que la delegación española en ese año tuvierom que tener seguridad para evitar polémica 2002- la canción española en principio iba a ser para una canción dedicada para la entrada del euro en España 2008 al principio mencionada a varios politicos españoles y más cosas políticas del ámbito español y tuvo que cambiar la letra 2022 este año la candidatura española ha estado envuelt en política incluso a acabado en el Congreso de los diputados ya que decía que la canción era machista o incitaba a la prostitución,y hubo un sector que pidió que cambiará la letra ,al final no pasó nada
Eurovision is political by its own nature. You've got countries' flags, that's ALREADY politics. We just can't live a life without politics touching everything
About Belgium 2003 Urban Trad : one of the female singers is Soetkin Collier but she was banned to participate from the Belgian State Security cause there was this issue that they performed at an extreme right convention. At the end it was all a big joke but maybe she could have earned that one extra point ;-)
The whole history with Soetkin being far-right is pretty weird in itself. Urban Trad was in itself a pan-belgian peace project, with members from both Flanders and Wallonia. Not something a far-righty would be too eager to be a part of.
i will probably make a 2023 version sooner or later, but it takes a while because i’m trying to do the research more thoroughly than last time because i’ve made some mistakes and with the suggestions, we’re at 120+ songs, so it’s taking a bit
I would also consider songs like "Mamo" (Russia 2009,) with a Ukrainian singer representing Russia, with half of the song even in Ukrainian, in Russia istelf. Also, dealing with generational trauma, but that's extending it to any kind of messaging. Also, if we look at "Shine" as political, then "Tick Tock" should also be noteworthy, from Ukraine in 2014 - having a song whose catchprase is bomb sounds right at the middle of Maidan and Crimea crisis was not a coincidence.
@@MYOOZIK More Georgia 2008 Diana Gurtskaya Peace will Come and Georgia 2017 about respect and self accepting who you are Malibu We Live Once , the song about against hate, bullism, homophobia, and Georgia, Oto Nemsadze ,2019 year , about occupation , by Russia ,controlling vilagges and war, the song name is "Keep on Going".
Great video but I miss a lot of entries. Most of them were mentioned here by the others but if you include Israel 2018 you also have to include Malta 2021.
Take a moment of silence, for Romania 2016 that couldn't make it into this video. Romania was disqualified a couple months before the contest due to the broadcaster's debts to the EBU. The song itself is dedicated to a recent disaster where a fire at a Romanian nightclub caused many deaths, and the lyrics sort of call out the negligence involved there "and for all of their lies, we pay with our lives."
@@silvergir89 that's true, but both tragedies have different catalysts. Colectiv was preventable - the people who should have labeled the club as unsafe were paid to look the other way. the hospitals that were supposed to treat their dear patients were funnelling money away from their sanitation budget which meant that the burn victims, who could have survived, were instead allowed to be infected by the unsanitary conditions and died. the point the OG comment is making is that there's a sick irony that Ovidiu's song is calling out corruption, only for the corrupt broadcaster to fail to pay their debts and have his song silenced.
I remember Norway in 1984 had an anti-war song called "long live life" with lyrics like "how many more martyrs have to fall before we are forced to see what's happening?" And "weapons warming, bodies cooling", though i don't know whether they were referring to a specific conflict
I think you forgot Turkey's entry in 2004-"For Real". On the live show, the singer showed the peace signs painted on the inside of his jacket (in reference to Iraq war). Also maybe UK entry in 2003-"Gemini" can be considered political as well, as it may have got 0 points due to UK supporting the Iraq war.
Now you can add to the list Croatia's entry for 2023. Let 3 with their anti-war song Mama ŠČ, parodying Putin as "that little vile psychopat going to war".
@@jefke69 Yes, it's a shame that ot got memed so hard and also recieved 0 televotes. I loved the african vibes and culture those four brought on the stage.
I am One of those many that claim that politics + Music = mismatch And as ESC claim ESC should be «unpolitical» these days I think some recent lyrics should be changed (Ukraine 16, France 18, Finland 19 and maybe more). BUT. A political song can still be a great song musically. Just look at «Nuku pomiin» (One of the bravest / best entries ever!). Or 1944 (definately the best of a weak top 3). Or Mercy. Or…..and so on. They might still be interesting, original and strong quality songs musically And I do have some Clash and Jam CDs in my collection….as I love the fresh energetic sound. So things are not Black or White
In 1982 the contest was in uk. Spain sang a tango (traditional dance from argentina). This was a clear message of the support of spain to Argentina in the maldives Falklands war.
The contest has always been political. It includes artists representing countries and countries are political entities. This countries and people living there face different issues. Why no one understands this?
Staying apolitical is a privilege. Notice how it was not a problem for Germany to be political, but when people from the east do it or if someone supports Palestinian rights, it becomes a problem. A lot of the times, it is not even political per say - just people sharing their personal story (eg Jamala in 2016)
Rambo Amadeus mocked Eurovision, performed on Eurovision a few years later, trolled everyone, shat on Europe and didn't care what anyone thought. Chad moves
1:55 Security was indeed heavy in 1973, but Ilanit did not wear a bullet proof vest, she refuted this rumor many times already 4:00 Yugoslavia didn't participate in the contest from 1977 to 1980, thats four consecutive contests they didn't take part in so it can't be said that they withdrew from the contest. However they did broadcast the shows in 1977, 1978 and 1980, and not the one from 1979, which may have been politically driven
@@raffiantosca8687 I hate her because she won dishonestly, she sang about Crimea in a hidden sense, there were more worthy participants to win than she
I find it very fascinating that a song can start out as perfectly apolotical, but all it takes is one historical event for it to become a political song. Stefania is a perfect example of this.
Ikr, the song is talking about the pink hat guy’s mother, Stefania, but now the message completely changed
The song isn't political in this case but the band and the Delegation made it political....wrong time wrong place .....congrats Ukraine you now have a 15mil show to organise to priotise instead of driving the enemy back and rebuilding your country...(well done Europe for not seeing the bigger picture)
@Sam Rabey really? Do you think in more important organizing E SC for Ukraine or sending its SOS?
@@antonellalovato3813 I was being sarcastic. At the moment they need to rebuild. If they got 15 million for the contest why don't they spend on helping with there efforts. The president said he wants to host it in maripol.....which the only building left standing is the ironworks...I don't think eurovision should be a priority
@@antonellalovato3813 but that's what Europe have done by giving them a win. Showing support would be giving them money through a charity or rehousing someone...not voting for them in a contest which would cripple the country even further
At this point, the "no politics" rule is not so much a rule and more the EBU saying "We're warning you".
eh, no
@@sannev8407 eh, yes
Not exactly. You can't talk freely about the Armenian genocide and you can't name politicians explicitly
@@killedragonyt6353 still no.
@@sannev8407 still yes.
I think that unless song is a straight up propaganda (like Belarus 2021), political entries or entries pointing out a social issues should be allowed. It brings diversity to the music. Not everything has to be about love and self-confidence.
I agree 100%
agreed
Yeah, not all the songs should be like ''You know I am'', ''I am what I am'' and ''I'm not the same'' :)
Or promoting tourism as well
Indeed - songs and human culture cover the entire spectrum of human experience from relationships to health issues, from beauty of nature to politics etc. Lots of mainstream rock and pop songs in 20th and 21st centuries have been political or about social issues.
Surprised this whole detail was left out but for Germany 1982 it was symbolic about World War II as well, since Israel gave it 12 points.
And Israel 1983, where they were wearing yellow clothes, performing in Germany.
@@sannev8407 I love Israel 1983!
@@florenna Me too! And Hora, as well.
Great video with good explanations of the songs throughout the history if ESC. Unfortunately, you forgot one and that was Italy’s 2018 entry Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente, which talks about the senseless violence from terrorist attacks throughout the world, especially those in Europe in short periods of time. Shame you didn’t include this song in the list of songs.
Love this song very much. I am from Ukraine, you understand.
Came here to say this
I literally just commented the same before finding your comment! And yes I agree, I think it's a beautiful song especially with this important message.
The UK hasn't had many political entries, but you could add 1971. It was the first contest held in Ireland, and the BBC were worried about reaction to the British entry because of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, so they chose Clodagh Rodgers (a Northern Irish Catholic) to represent the UK. The IRA regarded her as a traitor and she received death threats from them.
I’d also like to add UK 1990, for its environmentalist message. Or wouldn’t that be political, per se?
@@JeSuisRene And 1991 about world hunger and destitution.
@@JeSuisRene speaking of environmental messages what about cyprus 1991?
I find it pretty senseless to cry about politics in eurovision to be honest.
Actually I find it good like the way it is, political messages just shouldn´t be to offensive or anti-humanic in any way.
I feel like Alcohol is free (Greece 2013) should be here too
Some that should’ve been given a mention:
Greece 2013 (Metaphor of the financial crisis marring the country at the time)
Italy 2018 (A peace song that referenced recent terrorist attacks)
no, the Italian song referred to all warfare, not just terrorist attacks
@@jasmineperry387 “In Cairo people don't know what time is it now
Today the sun over the Rambla is not the same
There's a concert in France, people are having fun
Someone's singing loudly, someone's screaming "to death"
It always rains in London, but today it's fine
The sky doesn't make concessions, not even at a funeral
In Nice the sea is red for fires and shame
With people on the concrete and blood in the sewer.”
The terrorist attacks in France in past few years before 2018 are pretty obvious in the lyrics
@@andsometimesigoupstairs I already know the song I don't need any translation
No, Jasmine, Meta e Moro parlano proprio degli attacchi terroristici dell'ISIS
@@licocava6434 parlano ANCHE degli attacchi terroristici
The song made by Moldova is definitely about Moldova and Romania being together one again. It's a very popular topic in both countries.
Also, Romania and Moldova were once Dacia,a single country.
Also Romania and Moldova was Romania itself from 1918-1940. In 1940,Stallin taken from us.Moldova was one country in past, that was split in the begining 19th century by Russia. Moldova state nowdays is the part taken by Russian Empire. The other half of Old Moldova remains in Romania and it's a historic region.
Very well done! It is intriguing to see how decades of European political (and social) changes and events are mirrored through songs. It serves as a perfect guide.
About pro-feminist messaging in Eurovision songs I would also want to add Denmark 🇩🇰 2022 as Reddi have openly stated in interviews that they wrote their song about anyone who has been told what they can and can’t do with their lives which can be interpreted in various ways including the oppression that women face in some countries in the world (mostly middle-eastern countries) that are not as open to females doing what they want and just girl power in general. This message is further amplified by the fact that Reddi are an all-female pop-rock/pop-punk band which is rare to see in the music industry as a whole and especially in Eurovision because there have only ever been two all-female rock acts that have gone to Eurovision (Switzerland 🇨🇭 2005 and Ireland 🇮🇪 2009) as women who make rock music just generally have less chance of being successful in the rock music industry. One of the most obvious instances of this messaging being on display is in a DR newspaper article where the title directly states that they are “tired of standing in the background, it’s our time now!” which has obvious connotations to the girl power and pro-feminist rhetoric as they were the first all-girl group ever to win DMGP. And the song lyrics are quite obvious in the message they portray. It could also be seen as a bit of a cultural statement too as the band is made up of two Danes and two Swedes and the two countries have been known to have pretty stable relationships with each other but it is not as big as the girl power messaging that they have in their song.
Loads missing but I hope from this people see that Eurovision isn't nonsense. It's important.
I'm really surprised that Italy 2018 and Sweden 2021 didn't show up
Spain 1982 (Lucía - él) Spain sent a tango when Eurovision was in UK that year and UK was in war with Argentina for Malvinas
Ilanit herself told the press she did not wear a bulletproof vest
Amazing video!!!! I suppose someone noted you didn't include 2007' Serbia's winning song "Molitva" ("Pray"), a tough message about LGBT rights in this country, and how this singer, Marija Serifovic, tells about her own story as openly lesbian.
Another missing entries are 1982' Spain's "Él" ("He"), a tango in a Brittish edition (almost simultaneously with the Malvinas War between UK and Argentina,); and the 1972's Ireland's entry, «Ceol on ghrá» ("The sound of love"), a song in gaelic (the only Ireland's entry) as protest for the "Bloody Sunday" in another Brittish edition.
Greetings and blessings from Venezuela!!!
Marija was not out when she won the contest. She could have made a big difference but unf. chose to stay in the closet that time. I'm happy for her she's out now and hope she has a great live although as a Lesbian in Serbia....I wonder
Would you make a video about the political entries in 2023? I certainly enjoy watching these videos and often come back t othis particular video to learn some more.
Impressed to see the earlier years of the contest included.
Ilanit actually confirmed that she did NOT wear a bulletproof vest. Security just was very tight that year. You were not allowed to stand up quickly because you could get shot!
Speaking of security, the legend is that Mariza Koch also had snipers looking after her during her performance in 1976, because of her song & the fact the contest was in the Netherlands (where many ethnic Turks live).
if we talk 2022 and LGBTQ+ rights I'd also add:
- Romania 2022: pretty sure the lyrics refer to the struggle of the LGBTQ+ community in Eastern Europe, as wrs confirmed himself that he wrote the song about sertain boundaries in the society "for him personally". Also the staging includes the man-to-man dance;
- Albania 2022: the whole censorship scandal is pretty ridiculous imo so I think at this point it's worth mentioning. And the staging again, the woman-to-woman dance. And Ronela herself confirmed that it was the pro-LGBTQ+ message.
Also, for the pro-feminist message, I'd definetely mention France 2022. Also sang in Breton.
If we talk about political scandals and "non-political" entries I'd mention North Macedonia 2022 and the flag incident. Also don't know if it fits the topic but Georgia 2022 originally released their song with the anti-war message on their channel.
As for other years, I think Ireland 2018 worth mentioning, since it was also banned in China for pro-LGBTQ+ message.
UPD: also I wanna add Lithuania 2010 - Eastern European Funk
human rights shouldnt be political
@@BlahBlah-nq3vh but they were still mentioned throughout the video. that's why I put those examples there.
Albania this year was never asked to censor it was a fake rumor invented by fans due to an Instagram post being taken down for some other reason.
I think Romania 2022, Albania 2022 and Georgia 2022 are too vague and political statements outside of the contest I wouldn't count (unless it had consequences for the actual show) bc then there would be too many songs on the list. The other ones I've listed though. I will also make a separate video about LGBT entries so I wouldn't list every LGBT entry here, only if there was a specific political incident or a specific mention of homophobia and such in the song's message. The other ones I've added though :)
@@theproudlbitch I think those were included bc back then the lgbt community wasn’t supported or accepted as much as now
I like that this shows that political or topical songs have always been a part of eurovision and in music in general, if all songs would be apolitical and with nothing to say, it would be very boring.
So, I'm missing the beautiful Song of Amina, "C'est le derniere, qui a parler" which describes the role of arabic women in patriarchal structures.
I'm surprised it wasn't brought up either, though I think it's also a critique of the Gulf War.
Plus, I'm surprised White and Black Blues isn't on there either--it talks about race relations in France.
This is a great video to send those people who complain that "political songs don't belong in Eurovision" or that "Eurovision was better before there were political songs"
Thank you for this excellent list. There was lots of stuff I wasn’t aware of, such as the background to Im Wartesaal zum Grossen Gluck. Other candidates for an expanded list? Several great ones have been mentioned in the comments - I’d like to add the UK’s ‘Rock Bottom’ from 1977, when the UK economy was in such a mess that we had to borrow from the International Monetary Fund. Oh, a tiny factual error - it’s Cliff Richard, not Cliff Richards. But that’s a minor point - much more important, this is a really interesting compilation and thank you again for it.
6:26 Riposa di pace Toto maestro 🇮🇹😭😭🇮🇹
The backstory of 'Breathe' made me tear up ❤ hope Vladana is okay
you can feel her anger and grief in her voice. it's so so sad.
I'd like to add that Australia 2022 is about being excluded and bullied for being autistic, and when Sheldon takes off his mask during the performance it's symbolic of an autistic person no longer "masking" (a term for hiding neurodivergent traits). The last verse is very inclusionist in nature, encouraging finding a way for everyone to be included. "To make yourself another game, maybe one for all to play, cause it's not just me who's not the same"
oh wow, this is amazing. as a neurodivergent myself, I really appreciate the message. too bad nobody understood it. :/
@@Kasagaery I didn't know either. I tought it's a acceptance of LGBTQ population, which is of course important but kinda "passé" because every year there are few performances about that.
in that case we could also count fallen angel, but the song isn’t political at all. it’s the fact that the music video showed ableism towards a kid with tourette’s, and also tix taking off his glasses to spread awareness about his disorder
@@draganagavric4944 it's a song about both I believe, he apparently struggled to be accepted for both his autism and his sexuality. Sexuality may not be a new topic for some countries but there is a lot of Europe that is homophobic etc. so I think it is still relevant.
glad to see people realizing that the message of the song isn't about LGBTQ, people just assumed that because of the politics.
(So from 1990 to 1995, with the exception of 1992, all my favorites had some political message attached to them, haha. I'm including France 1991 here also, because it makes allusions to the Gulf War and Amina was part of a peace group then).
--Surprised you didn't include Emor Shalom (Israel 1976) in here! There's a line in it saying the girls have waited for thirty years, which could be an allusion to the Arab-Israeli conflict. (Wow, Israel and Ukraine have sent their fair share of political entries throughout the years)
--Also, Desfolhada! It had a subversive message on sexual politics, and connected it with Portuguese patriotism.
--Madrugada (Portugal 1975) was meant as a celebration for overthrowing the regime: Duarte Mendes, the singer, even wanted to wear a soldier's uniform on stage!
--Spain sent "el" as a tango in 1982, to show support to the Argentines during the Falkland Wars.
--I'm not sure if it's true, but "eimai Anthropos kai ego" (Cyprus 1994) is interpreted as a reflection of the frozen conflict in Cyprus.
--"The Voice" (Ireland 1996) has been interpreted as a symbol of Ireland, noting on its history and mourning on the tragedies which the country has been afflicted with, ranging from the Irish Potato Famine to The Troubles taking place.
--Opa (Greece 2010) and Watch My Dance (Greece 2011), while not explicitly political, talk about resilience and not giving up, in reflection of the Greek economic crisis during that time.
You missed the Italian entry of 2018,
The song is called 'Non mi avette fatto niente' ( You have done nothing to me) it talks mostly about children and the horrors of war, also talking about people how they will never change their minds about war,
just a lil miss m8 nothing to worry about :)
All of Icelands artists: All our songs provide happiness and joy!
Hatari: We don't do that here
In the 1977 Portuguese entry, the author forgot to mention one of the major phrases: "Portugal foi a razão porque um dia morreu o meu irmão". Meaning Portugal was the reason why my brother died one day. Many families in Portugal haver a relative dead in the Colonial Wars. A very big loss! But the mais message was that we have to overcome that fact, and going ahead.
Moldova and România🇲🇩🇷🇴 One nation in two countries 💙💛❤
I find it funny that people are crying about "political" entries, but the first song Germany sends is a holocaust survivor that sings about the ramifications of war.
We need songs about the time we live in and things that makes them valuable and good. Give me more "political" entries!
Saying war, prejudice and hate is wrong, is actually good for every persons health on this planet.
I just wish more of them were more creative besides "let's snuck this clearly obvious message in despite ESC guidelines".
But then you get things like Sister's Crown, a clearly anti-war song, that for some reason became misunderstood as Russian propaganda. So the price of making something more clever than just shouting "LOVE GAYS, STOP WARS" is that people will misinterpret it.
Or you know, you can just focus on making a song that sounds good.
We certainly do not need MORE political entries!
Something id like to add for Greece 1976 is that Mariza had to sign a contract saying that the producers could not be sued if anything happened to her. Turkish snipers were allegedly in the arena ready to shoot her and thats why she appeared wearing a bulletproof vest just like the Israeli singer in 1973
Great compilation, well done! :-) I am still missing France 1991 (Amina probably sent one of the first female empowerments songs to Eurovision that addressed the problematic situation of women in patriarchal societies: "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison". Back in 1991 it was also well noticed that France sent a French-Tunisian singer to represent the country.), and above all Italy 2018 (The song refers to several severe terrorist attacks in European captials and other cities and the title line makes reference to the statement of Antoine Leiris whose wife died in the terrorist attack at Bataclan, Paris: "Vous n'aurez pas ma haine!"). Both songs are among my all-time favorites also because of the strong lyrics.
Iirc, italy's entry from 2018 was also political
thank you for this amazing and info-filled video, awesome work! it goes to show how the "no politics" rule EBU defends is bullshit, being enforced when they see fit and completely at odds with our lived and shared reality.
I have some suggestions, if you ever update the video:
1. Homens da Luta are not "satirical", they use the Carnation Revolution aesthetics to make a parallel between the fights of then and now. also, their costumes are not based on singers from the 70s, they represent sectors of Portuguese people and proletariat thru archetypes: the soldier, the teacher, the musician, the blue-collar worker, the farmer and the office worker. they do that to symbolize that all these different "types" of people are actually ONE people, who can be powerfull thru unity and mobilization.
2. I don't think it's fair to focus solely on the "Palestinian Flag incident" when Hatari's song is a sarcastic take on the actual rise of neofascism, neonazism and the far-right in Europe: its title means HATE WILL PREVAIL and it has a line that says "Europe will crumble", I mean, come on.
MISSING ENTRIES:
- Ireland 2018
- Lithuania 2010
- France 2022
- Serbia & Montenegro 2005
- Serbia & Montenegro 2006
- Israel 2002
- Greece 2013
- Spain 1982
- Spain 2002
- Spain 2008
- France 1991
- Italy 2018
- Hungary 2014
- Poland 2003
- North Macedonia 2002
- Germany 1971
- UK 1971
- Russia 2005
- Australia 2022
Romania in 2016 also, the song makes references to endemic corruption within Romanian society, most likely inspired by a fire at a nightclub in Bucharest the previous year, which killed many people, and was caused by poor safetly regulations due to corruption and incompetence amongst the local authorities. Ironically enough, the song was disqualified due to TVR's outstanding debt to the EBU, which are also ultimately related to the issues mentioned above.
Greece 1992 it's very clear. It is actually an ethnic song that talks of hope and the artist, Cleopatra, wore (and gave) a Macedonian Sun to all participants (even the Portuguese artist used it) with a clear reference to the conflict. It was the hottest year of the conflict.
Spain 2022? How?
Also missing Portugal 1975 (Duarte Mendes - Madrugada), which is a very clear and unambiguously ode to the Portuguese Carnation Revolution from the year before, describing how the people woke up into a new dawn, full of light and songs, out of darkness and the imposed silence (i.e., the censoring and authoritarian regime of the past). It even mentions the "weapon-flower" (reference to the famous imagery of the carnations inside the guns barrels during the revolution) and Duarte Mendes himself wears a carnation on his jacket.
@@erenaygun4157 The SloMo-gate reached to politicians due to some politic parties alleged SloMo lyrics were an apology to pr0stitution and glorification of cosification of women
U could also maybe include Iceland 2022 for their trans rights activism? I’m not sure tho
I missed non mi avete fatto niente (Italy 2018) it basically talked about the terrorist attacks that happened in 2017.
razom nas bahato not getting a resurgence in popularity during the current events is kind of a shame since the song is very powerful and good
EBU: *Politics are strongly prohibited at Eurovision*
Meanwhile at Eurovision:
Politics like propaganda, war actions and freedom violation are prohibited primarily
And that's why we love this contest)
Well at least the Israel 2000 one was for a good cause, something good is that the broadcaster who shut the group down closed in 2018.
Greece 2015 has been suspected of being a call to the EU for giving the country "one last breath" before the final economic measures set in place to deal with the crisis. I mentioned it last year as well.
Also Australia 2018 was talking about the oppression of Aboriginal natives who were being denied representation in the parliament at the time.
Incredibly well researched! You must have put a lot of effort into this
Very interesting! As far as my country Portugal is concerned, you just missed the 1975 entry "Madrugada" (Dawn), sung by Captain Duarte Mendes, one of the participants of the Carnation Revolution the year before, being the "Dawn" in the title about the beginning of the Revolution
I am always angry when i hear people say that Eurovision should not be a political contest when it is literally a contest with countries which are INHERENTLY POLITICAL concepts
Then a lot of people Will make you angry….
Thank you alot for this video!
You can never take away politics from art and events ! Another example is classical music which some "fans" claim to be apolitical when it's anything but. Taking away politics is equivalent to censorship imo. What should be banned however, is pro-war or pro authoritarian propaganda and hateful speech.
1990 and 2015 were pumping them out (not complaining at all just an observation)
I love that Russia's very last entry (well at least for the time being since they may end up coming back in a few years) was sung by a feminist, pro lgbtq, and anti Putin QUEEN
Also if you ever remake this video, you should add Spain's entry in 82 since the background dancers doing the tango was allegedly a way to show solidarity toward Argentina at the time
For anyone that doesn't like that politics in Eurovision - nothing is apolitical no matter how much you try to make it apolitical and there's a huge difference a song blatantly saying "fuck so and so politician/country" and a song about world peace that can have many interpretations
Thanks for the interesting video.
Basically, every song that isn't about love
Lordi 🤡
Waiting for the 2023 version
How poetic that the last song Russia participated with was about feminism and progressivism.
another one would be Spain 1982 (Él - Lucía)
great video :3
Cyprus 1991's lyrics are also about the threat of nuclear war, which is less political than the other songs discussing this, since the cold war had effectively already ended. But it's still political, since in modern day nuclear weapons are still a point of contention.
The Portuguese entry "Madrugada" (1975) by Duarte Mendes talks about many deaths in Colonial War Portuguese in Africa.....the singer was a captain in the "Carnation Revolution" and told 25th April as a new dawn!
Un buen video,pero se te ha olvidado 4 candidatura que si que tuvo embuelto en política
1982-la canción española ,es un tango y en esa fecha era la guerra de las Maldivas (entre uk- argentina) el festival se hacía en UK y España se había posicionado con Argentina,y para los británicos esa canción fue una ofensa y incluso se dice que la delegación española en ese año tuvierom que tener seguridad para evitar polémica
2002- la canción española en principio iba a ser para una canción dedicada para la entrada del euro en España
2008 al principio mencionada a varios politicos españoles y más cosas políticas del ámbito español y tuvo que cambiar la letra
2022 este año la candidatura española ha estado envuelt en política incluso a acabado en el Congreso de los diputados ya que decía que la canción era machista o incitaba a la prostitución,y hubo un sector que pidió que cambiará la letra ,al final no pasó nada
I’m glad I’m not the only person who caught the meaning of Israel 2019. I’m half-Jewish so that song gave me the feels when I first heard it.
Great video
Wowwwww
Thank you!!! This video is great! Super interesting!
You forgot Italy 2018 I think...
Eurovision is political by its own nature. You've got countries' flags, that's ALREADY politics. We just can't live a life without politics touching everything
About Belgium 2003 Urban Trad : one of the female singers is Soetkin Collier but she was banned to participate from the Belgian State Security cause there was this issue that they performed at an extreme right convention. At the end it was all a big joke but maybe she could have earned that one extra point ;-)
The whole history with Soetkin being far-right is pretty weird in itself. Urban Trad was in itself a pan-belgian peace project, with members from both Flanders and Wallonia. Not something a far-righty would be too eager to be a part of.
I really enjoyed that video! I would add Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016 to this list.
Why? Never noticed that is "political"
how
You could technically add Russia 2013 & 2015 I think with their (insincere) 'peace' message
Here’s hoping and wishing for a 2023 edition! I’m pretty sure there are plenty of songs in this year’s edition
i will probably make a 2023 version sooner or later, but it takes a while because i’m trying to do the research more thoroughly than last time because i’ve made some mistakes and with the suggestions, we’re at 120+ songs, so it’s taking a bit
I would also consider songs like "Mamo" (Russia 2009,) with a Ukrainian singer representing Russia, with half of the song even in Ukrainian, in Russia istelf. Also, dealing with generational trauma, but that's extending it to any kind of messaging. Also, if we look at "Shine" as political, then "Tick Tock" should also be noteworthy, from Ukraine in 2014 - having a song whose catchprase is bomb sounds right at the middle of Maidan and Crimea crisis was not a coincidence.
Wow I’m from Armenia 🇦🇲 and had no clue about political secret messages behind lots of entries. Thank you for the video 😊
Great video! I think that Portugal 1989 is a political entry as well
Why exactly?
@@MYOOZIK It glorifies the Portuguese Empire and its history.
@@sandroribeiro7644 I mean, yeah it's a patriotic glorification, but hardly a political statement.
@@MYOOZIK More Georgia 2008 Diana Gurtskaya Peace will Come and Georgia 2017 about respect and self accepting who you are Malibu We Live Once , the song about against hate, bullism, homophobia, and Georgia, Oto Nemsadze ,2019 year , about occupation , by Russia ,controlling vilagges and war, the song name is "Keep on Going".
Great video but I miss a lot of entries. Most of them were mentioned here by the others but if you include Israel 2018 you also have to include Malta 2021.
Also how tf was North Macedonia 2019 forgotten here lmao.
Belarus 2011 political meaning becomes clearer when you listen the original song that was choosen for the contest
Take a moment of silence, for Romania 2016 that couldn't make it into this video. Romania was disqualified a couple months before the contest due to the broadcaster's debts to the EBU. The song itself is dedicated to a recent disaster where a fire at a Romanian nightclub caused many deaths, and the lyrics sort of call out the negligence involved there "and for all of their lies, we pay with our lives."
And what's even more screwed up is that a few weeks after the 2016 contest, the Pulse shooting happened.
@@silvergir89 that's true, but both tragedies have different catalysts. Colectiv was preventable - the people who should have labeled the club as unsafe were paid to look the other way. the hospitals that were supposed to treat their dear patients were funnelling money away from their sanitation budget which meant that the burn victims, who could have survived, were instead allowed to be infected by the unsanitary conditions and died. the point the OG comment is making is that there's a sick irony that Ovidiu's song is calling out corruption, only for the corrupt broadcaster to fail to pay their debts and have his song silenced.
@@neconeconeco If Romania wins in the future, please let this song be in the interval act in either Bucarest or any major city in Walachia.
@@silvergir89 i would love ovidiu to finally get his chance to perform on the big stage. ❤
ofra haza singing "the jewish people is alive" in a place where so many jews were murdered was beautiful and iconic
What song year and country did this happen?
She performed in 1983,in Munich,Germany.
2022 being super political fits today’s sociopolitical status of the world
Naturellement
Wow, didn’t knew 2015 was so „political” 0.0
Still missing Russia 2015 tbh
I thought the line in Serbia's 2022 song " I have no health insurance" was a line at the USA for its terrible health insurance.
Some of them weren't as political as half of the peoples around can think.
I remember Norway in 1984 had an anti-war song called "long live life" with lyrics like "how many more martyrs have to fall before we are forced to see what's happening?" And "weapons warming, bodies cooling", though i don't know whether they were referring to a specific conflict
so here we can see clearly how much pain ruzzia (including soviet union ofc) brings to that world
I think you forgot Turkey's entry in 2004-"For Real". On the live show, the singer showed the peace signs painted on the inside of his jacket (in reference to Iraq war). Also maybe UK entry in 2003-"Gemini" can be considered political as well, as it may have got 0 points due to UK supporting the Iraq war.
Except the UK didn't get 0 points for supporting the Iraq war, but rather because the song simply wasn't well-performed
@@rachelellebye5203 yeah that's right lol, that's why I said maybe
Now you can add to the list Croatia's entry for 2023. Let 3 with their anti-war song Mama ŠČ, parodying Putin as "that little vile psychopat going to war".
Birth of a New Age is one of my personal favourites due to its political nature (it does not hurt that it also slaps ngl)
and it's a shame it's been seemed as a broccoli joke....Instead of making fun of this chorus the Dutch should listen to the words of that song...
@@jefke69 Yes, it's a shame that ot got memed so hard and also recieved 0 televotes. I loved the african vibes and culture those four brought on the stage.
Once Again - 1973, Ilanit - NO Bulletproof Vest.
i feel my goosebumps every time when heard Stefania by Kalush Orchestra
I am One of those many that claim that politics + Music = mismatch
And as ESC claim ESC should be «unpolitical» these days I think some recent lyrics should be changed (Ukraine 16, France 18, Finland 19 and maybe more).
BUT. A political song can still be a great song musically. Just look at «Nuku pomiin» (One of the bravest / best entries ever!). Or 1944 (definately the best of a weak top 3). Or Mercy. Or…..and so on. They might still be interesting, original and strong quality songs musically
And I do have some Clash and Jam CDs in my collection….as I love the fresh energetic sound.
So things are not Black or White
As EBU claim I mean
In 1982 the contest was in uk. Spain sang a tango (traditional dance from argentina). This was a clear message of the support of spain to Argentina in the maldives Falklands war.
The contest has always been political. It includes artists representing countries and countries are political entities. This countries and people living there face different issues. Why no one understands this?
There's sadly not enough time to read the information.
Great and interesting idea for a Eurovision video though.
Maybe 25 seconds per clip? ❤😊
Greece 1976&1995🇬🇷❤❤❤
08:30❤
Staying apolitical is a privilege. Notice how it was not a problem for Germany to be political, but when people from the east do it or if someone supports Palestinian rights, it becomes a problem. A lot of the times, it is not even political per say - just people sharing their personal story (eg Jamala in 2016)
Rambo Amadeus mocked Eurovision, performed on Eurovision a few years later, trolled everyone, shat on Europe and didn't care what anyone thought. Chad moves
Yeah, and made a total fool of himself before millions watching. One of the worst entries in ESC history.
Wow there's a lot!
Portugal 1975 belongs on the list. The song is a clear celebration of the previous year's revolution.
1:55 Security was indeed heavy in 1973, but Ilanit did not wear a bullet proof vest, she refuted this rumor many times already
4:00 Yugoslavia didn't participate in the contest from 1977 to 1980, thats four consecutive contests they didn't take part in so it can't be said that they withdrew from the contest. However they did broadcast the shows in 1977, 1978 and 1980, and not the one from 1979, which may have been politically driven
We need more people to be like Manizha, Konstrakta, Vladana and Jamala.
Edit: Yeah, ik Jamala did end up using Crimea to win
no, we don't need more Jamala.
Jamala💩
@@anatolyyaroshkevich359 What did she do?
@@raffiantosca8687 I hate her because she won dishonestly, she sang about Crimea in a hidden sense, there were more worthy participants to win than she
@@anatolyyaroshkevich359 Oh yh I see now
I believe a reason VAL wasn't reselected was because they didn't support Lushashenko I might be wrong though
that is very true
In Ofra Haza’s “Chai”, the yellow in the clothes of the backing singers comes from the yellow stars Jews were forced to wear during the Holocaust.
Congratulations for this great and interesting video.
I would have added Running (Hungary 2014) a great song talking about child abuse.
Also Serbia 2016 & Armenia 2019 which tackle gender-based violence and escaping it.