Lazy Bums

For the Israeli pre-selection KDAM in 1987, a song called "Shir Habatlanim" had been selected as one of the contestants, but no artist was interested in taking this totally chanceless song on, especially since there were some really big names among the other competitors. The obvious solution was, of course, to put the song in the hands of arranger genius Kobi Oshrat and two Shakesperian actors with an affinity for the movie Blues Brothers.One of the first humour acts in Eurovision history was born as the song won the competition against all odds and went to Brussels where the two artists - Nathan Datner and Avi Kushnir, also known as "Lazy Bums" - rebelliously treated nothing but the performance itself seriously and just had fun.Listen to Nathan Datner describe the entire adventure, which made both him and his partner superstars, and what happened afterwards when they tried to return to their regular lives as serious actors.Legend: Nathan Datner from Lazy BumsSong: Shir Habatlanim שיר הבטלניםHost: Emil LöfströmContact: emil@schlagervannerna.seInstagram Facebookhttp//www.eurovisionlegends.se Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Eurovision Legends is the biggest podcast about the Eurovision Song Contest. Emil Löfström invites songwriters, artists and other important people from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest for a warm and lighthearted conversation about their Eurovision adventures and careers. How did the songs originate, what happened behind the scenes, who ought to have won the contest and what did the song demos sound like? This and much more in this award-nominated podcast that goes out globally over the internet and on British broadcast radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.