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The Grand Final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest is almost here, which means its time for the ESC Insight Alternative Commentary ‘Riff’ Track for the show. Having spent the 2014 Season with ESC Insight, why not join us for the final step as twenty-six countries sing for the opportunity to hoist the trophy high?
You’ll be able to watch the show on your national broadcaster (or head over to www.eurovision.tv/esctv for the free live stream without a commentator).
For a million reasons, both technical or otherwise, we can’t automatically sync up with the live broadcast, so you need to do a little bit of work. Grab the MP3, cue it up in your audio player of choice, be it portable on headphones, or on your computer or tablet. Feel free to start listening whenever you want, but starting as the show starts is fine.
I’ll remind you in the show, but when you hear a beep, you pause the track, watch the song performance, then start up the track again. Don’t stop for adverts or cutaways, just for the music.
The only potential gotcha is when to start listening to the main portion of the track. The first part can be listened to in advance, and pause it on the first beep. Pause when the track tells you, and start up again when Ukraine takes to the stage in the Parade of Nations.
Enjoy! And you can still follow me in real time on Twitter for updates direct from Copenhagen and the Contest.
Eurovision 2014 Podcast: Grand Final Commentary
Ewan Spence and Luke Fisher take you though the Grand Final of Eurovision 2014. Press play before the show starts, and don’t forget to pause for the music when you hear the beep!
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