Daði Freyr was Tune of the Week again
Eurovision was approaching.
Scott was delighted that Daði Freyr was back with another Icelandic entry after *Think About Things* had been denied its 2020 contest by cancellation.
The new track was *10 Years*.
Daði and his group remained committed to the distinctive matching jumpers featuring cartoon versions of their own faces.
Scott had even noticed Daði travelling with luggage carrying the same imagery.
Scott and Daði had a very strange voice-note relationship
Scott claimed he and Daði now exchanged WhatsApp voice notes.
He played some of them.
The recurring use of “Dadi” made the conversation increasingly uncomfortable.
Scott told him he was big, strong and confident.
Daði thanked him.
Scott kept telling him how much he loved what he did.
Chris pointed out that, removed from Eurovision context, the exchange sounded like the script from an adult film.
Scott admitted it had become weird.
Daði appeared to agree.
How desperate were people for nightlife?
The show had been discussing the messy realities of clubs and holiday resorts.
Listeners were now so desperate to return that they started describing disgusting things they would willingly tolerate.
Scott asked what somebody would take a full pint of in the face if it guaranteed a proper night out again.
Eggs.
Messy drinks.
The kind of unidentified liquid people once complained about in clubs.
After a year away, even the worst parts of nightlife had acquired nostalgic value.
The Who Game returned
Monday still meant the Who Game.
Old habits, brands and bits of culture came back for the usual rapid burst of nostalgia.
The feature sat neatly alongside the club discussion.
2021 had made things from only a year earlier feel strangely historical.
Eurovision also reached the quiz
Don’t Look It Up included a Eurovision round.
Scott’s excitement clearly was not going to stay contained inside Tune of the Week.
With Rotterdam approaching, the contest was about to dominate the programme.
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