1 January – A simple song can bring back the past...
A new year, and we can now say that Israel will be hosting this year. Exciting, isn't it? Well it is for the 42...
31 December – Little porcelain figurette, why are you alone?
And so we end 2018. Has it been a good year for you? Did you have Netta Barzilai as winning in Lisbon? Or were...
27 December – Are you easy come and easy go?
It's that odd time when we've all got over Christmas (unless you're ortodox) and we're waiting for that end digit to tick over to...
24 December – The necklace around your neck is wet
If you're anything like me, you'll be starting your festivities very shortly. Or it could be tomorrow. Or it could be early next month....
19 December – I’d hold my breath ’til my face turned...
A home entry? It's about time we had one. It's always the poison chalice of Eurovision singers. But at least you'll have a lot...
18 December – Without a parachute in the night?
You know how there are lots of jobbing songwriters out there. The ones that have a whole clutch of songs that they peddle around...
16 December – I’m skinning you out
You want a lyric to furrow the brow and encourage a shrug? Then today's is a prime candidate. Us European types often use a...
14 December – Pa pa ba pa pa pa… pa pa...
Today we have an absolute classic. You won't be able to argue with me. Mr Phil of this parish will send the boys round...
13 December – Boom boom
OK, so sometimes we pick several songs that are from the 2010s. So it follows that from time to time we'll pick two consecutive...
12 December – Then the slap in the face
We often asks what makes a Eurovision winner. But the same could be said of what might make a last place song. Is it...