Nocturne
Monday 30th April
I’ve been listening to a bunch of Eurovision music this morning* and was reminded about the amusement surrounding Norway’s 1995 win.
I don’t know if you’re a Eurovision follower, but by 1995, Ireland had won the contest three times in a row (Why Me by Linda Martin, In Your Eyes by Niamh Kavanagh and Rock ‘n’ Roll Kids by Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan). Was there aynthing that could be done to break the winning run?
Why yes.
Norway’s entry can only just be called a ’song’ with only 43 seconds of singing - or 23 seconds if you ignore repeats. The track was… well, Irish, even featuring a guest violinist from Ireland. It could easily have been an intermezzo in one of Michael Flatley’s productions. Listening to it, you almost expect the drums to come up bonkabonkabonk and all the tappity tap of people who can’t move their arms.
The track is probably available from 24-hour record dealers - it’s called Nocturne and is by Secret Garden.
So, anyway… that’s how you beat Ireland in 1995 Eurovision Song Contest. By playing an Irish song that isn’t really a song.
And possibly by Ireland entering something rubbish because they didn’t want the expense of running the contest again.
* it’s all for a good cause, honest
43!
Me
30 Apr 07 at 10:01 am
Indeed, Me. But rather difficult to photograph unfortunately
stu
30 Apr 07 at 10:05 am
I doubt that there is a cause good enough
sweavo
30 Apr 07 at 10:08 am
Wasn’t Ireland’s entry “My Lovely horse” by Father Ted
rollasoc
30 Apr 07 at 10:25 am
There is. Really.
I’m editing together the pub music quiz for the day after Eurovision this year. That means they are treated to a Eurovision round, the lucky people.
stu
30 Apr 07 at 10:26 am
> Wasn’t Ireland’s entry “My Lovely horse” by Father Ted
Haha, rollasoc… isn’t that just the best track ever?
stu
30 Apr 07 at 10:28 am
So we are getting ready for Logan to get drunk and announce the wrong winner, are we?
Lordhutton
30 Apr 07 at 11:15 am
I’ve still got the tape of the Eurovision Song Contest when Riverdance was first performed….
Mr Hedgehog
30 Apr 07 at 11:55 am
Ah, for the sake of inflicting it on others, a worthy cause indeed!
sweavo
30 Apr 07 at 12:20 pm
Here’s what I want. I want riverdance combined with those finnish monster rockers Lordi, or whatever they were called. That’s what I’d call entertainment.
plume
30 Apr 07 at 9:48 pm