The problem is not fhe song at all it was a nice attempt from the so proudly arrogant UK who at the time believed that any piece of shit they sent was always better than everything else! The performance just didn't impress especially in the chorus live sung with orchestra just didn't work as much as it would in any live rap concert not for ESC I'm afraid, The studio version is way cooler than this nice attempt to bring something modern for that time. Just didn't work as well as they wanted ..
@Bille994 Yes we definitely missed a trick by not choosing Deuce that year, far better song and would have appealed to the rest of the European voters a lot more than this pap.
Firstly you've got to remember that Eurovision is not neccessarily a music competition even though there is singing in it. So no matter where this ended up or where any of the other entrants ended up is of no musical significance. The winners of this competition are never the best artists and their songs are never the best written, nor the best sang. It is more about politics than anything else.
As songs go, I thought this was the best UK entrant ever and easily the best in that years comp.
Don't understand why people slated this so much. True, this Eurovison version sounded terrible. But the polished TOTP version is still better than anything Will Smith ever made!
This is so shit...OMG!! Deuce shoulda been our entry, hands down!!...man, this is bad...oh my word...cant wait to get to another video quick...aaaghhh!!
Why do the UK always fuck up in this comp? The only thing Britain do is pump out pop music horseshit 24 hours a day, and yet they still screw it all up. Got me.
This is how we should always enter Eurovision. I love that we try and find the worst song we can and put them in the competition, the whole thing is a joke. No-one from the UK watches it because its brilliant, we watch it because it's so terrible and Terry Wogan added to that enjoyment. It's sad that we tried to do well this year.
Actually it's a United Kingdom entry (Wales and Scotland make up the UK as well was England), and in all honesty the UK has had a lot of the best songs the contest has ever seen, however, this is not one of them!
i remember this..for some bizare reason this song poped in to my head the other day..totally random....thought i would search it on you tube and here it is.
This song is the MUTTS NUTS, it did extremely well in the charts and i well remember driving around that summer in my mums golf convertible with this playing as loud as the poor speakers could handle......ah those sweet sweet memories.....
Compared to Scooch, this is the best. :) But the best UK entry was Javine's "touch my fire" I really like it because it has a sound that closer to my culture.
Not of the UK's best, but still it's very nice. A really contemporary song with a great rhythm eventhough I'm not a fan of rap! I think Deuce with "I need you" deserved more to get to the final than this though...
I agree! I think some people forget that it was 1995 and there have been MUCH worse UK entries than this in more recent years! This song was good! The video quality of this copy doesn't do it justice! I remember when this came out! it was such a good feel good song! It wasn't meant to be a big hardcore rap track! I liked it! It is definitely one of our BETTER entries! ;-)
This song is used as the death penalty in some third world countrys. The prisoner is strapped into a chair and the song is played to them over and over again until they die of brain shut down, and asphyxiation
A very brave attempt I think from us Brits. This was the last year that the whole soundtrack had to be orchestrated. Not the best medium for rap music.
the single version sounds pretty decent, i worked in europe at the time and my friends from Germany, Holland and France thought that it was fantastic and couldn't believe it was a eurovision song!!!
how can you say that this is the worst song ever heard in the Eurovision? I actually think this song was TOO good for the Eurovision. It was not written in the same normal crappy blue-rinsey style that most EU-entry contests, oops, sorry, I mean Eurovision song contests contain
Worst song ever? It isn't even the UK's worst. That honor goes to Daz Sampson! That aside, the verses may not be all that great, but the chorus is still very good and that's why this song was a top 10 hit in the sales charts. OK, sales doesn't always mean a good song (Daz also hit the charts) but come on, this is far from the worst song in the history of Eurovision!
I am A big Eurovision Fan and ive allways held a softspot for this one cos it was so bad but thats the great thing about eurovision is the bad songs are the best this years entry SCOOCH is Dire alot worse than this but still worth betting a quid on.
Personally i think the Best 07 entries are the UKRAINE ISRAEL and ANDORRA
This was the last year that playback was banned. Everything had to be played by the in-house orchestra. Nothing wrong with that if you are singing a nice ballard but rubbish if you are singing a contemporary rap song. If this had been one year later it would have sounded completely different.
Be fair to the song. It's a rap song. It doesn't suit orchestration. The rules back in 1995 were that all the music was played by the orchestra. It just doesn't work. If this song had been performed with playback then it might have been different. The rules change the year after and have got more and more lax since.
How can someone from Holland say this is the worst song in ESC history (havent you heard some Dutch entries). I agree this is poop BUT it aint the worst. The old bag you sent in '94 was worse. PS the audio on this is not good.
Just like someone Icelandic can say that this is the worst UK entry ever. And the Euro juries really blew it more than usual by giving this piece of crap two twelves and thirteen more points than Lonely Symphony of the year before.
Seth, you really have to get over this "Lonely Symphony" thing. In the UK, we experienced many years ago, this harsh euro trait of simply not voting for a superb song (probably) because of its country of origin. Because of this - the UK has really lost all confidence in the ESC. It really has become farcical now esp with the East Europeans voting for their neighbours regardless.
(cont)...The "live" performance was very bad ( orchestra not the best accompliment for rap!) recorded version was better ( but not great - this is the Eurovision!). I regret to say the UK will withdraw soon (& take our funding) cause we just are not interestd). Even though we are disliked in Europe our past pedigree cannot be disputed (5 wins, 15 2nd place, 28 top 5 placing) its such a shame - but its gonna happen.
That is not a reason to watch the Eurovision - cause it is devoid of rap! And your answer avoids the reason for your "crazed affections" for a UK entry that the rest of Europe clearly disliked.
The rest of Europe "clearly disliked"? Pardon me, she got 10th, which I admit is a decent showing out of 25 entries. AI watch Eurovision 'cause I like the music. From "We will be free" to "Le dernier qui a parlé" to "Teriazoume" and I could go on and on.
Yes, but by your own admission you couldnt believe how "lonely symphony" didnt win. Therefore, by your standards, 10th was pretty low - by UK standards a flop. Although probably today we would take a 10th placing. So yeah I can feel I can say that Europe disliked it. Its irrelevant anyway - there is a debate in the UK whether we stay in or not. So soon we wont be sending any RAP, POP, or just plain crap. Au revior Europe.
UK; coming out with this after your stunning 1994 entry, I can only say: what were you thinking? And to think that this got two twelves and thirteen more points than Frances did; I still can't believe that. The UK's very worst entry!
This is one I'm going to disagree on, my friend :) Yeah, it's not that great (and, by rap standards, it's about as "hip" and edgy as Vanilla Ice...), and the performance certainly doesn't do it justice. However, I find it a pretty catchy tune with a summer vibe, and a refreshing attempt by the UK to bring on ESC the sound of what was really happening on the charts at the time (and you have to admit, Eurovision was very often quite far from that). A failed attempt perhaps, but still...
You 're right! But I don't believe they really failed - It's still a top10 position (and even more points than the 1994 UK entry). I like that song , it was a little bit strange then , but to be honest I really feel fed up with all the cheezy-pop songs every year... I.m.o 1995 was an exceptional year!
Poly kalh xronia pragmatika! :-) If nothing else, it had an amazing top-2 (Norway's Secret Garden and Spain's Anabel Conde, one of the few times I totally agree with the voting), plus a bunch of other interesting-to-great entries (among others, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, Turkey, Portugal, Sweden and, yes, Greece too).
I must disagree with you on Portugal and Sweden - I found both endlessly boring. But apart from them (and Sweden's overratedness) and Malta for once not doing better (the one time when I wished they had), I agree that 1995 was one of the fairer years in the scoring. Apart from Poland and Bosnia-Herzegovina doing so badly, I mean.
...and apart from both our countries not getting what they deserved (I understand it, though - as said, it was a strong year). I'm not that much into Bosnia - a bit too weird for my taste - but I see its appeal. Oh, and I must add Denmark to the mix - probably my #3 for the year, and one of their best entries ever, IMO. As for Portugal, I find it a very nice and cute song myself; then again, I do have a soft spot for their entries (the most underrated country in ESC history, without a doubt).
HEY whats going on - a debate about a UK entry and Im not involved!!!!!! Tasosk you are right (oh how I hate to say that! lol)I actually dislike this entry BUT the actual performance on the night was worse! The orchestra was not the best accompliment to RAP! and YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD! it was an attempt to bring contemporary tastes into esc. Thats something I have to applaud!
Good R&B song
edouardesc 2 weeks ago
not bad!
livaso2003 2 months ago
are u kidding me, this song is really nice.
blacklavoux 7 months ago
Just wanted to tell everyone that LOVE CITY GROOVE are back and their remake of this song is being released on 28th Aug 2011. It's BRILLIANT.
cathylovecitygroove 7 months ago
@cathylovecitygroove ...and what happened to it ??? coz it's November now and i don't hear shit ! lol
bboychance 3 months ago
how did this not win!
innercitymixtape 9 months ago
cool, they've got curtains. what a hair style.
1tealove 9 months ago
this was wrong song for uk
ukescoday 10 months ago
My sister and me can still sing every word of this song. Classic!
paulcuthbert 1 year ago
OMG france gave 12 points to this
MrDanyal974 1 year ago
sik one from back in the day. thx for posting
richard2humphry 1 year ago
The problem is not fhe song at all it was a nice attempt from the so proudly arrogant UK who at the time believed that any piece of shit they sent was always better than everything else! The performance just didn't impress especially in the chorus live sung with orchestra just didn't work as much as it would in any live rap concert not for ESC I'm afraid, The studio version is way cooler than this nice attempt to bring something modern for that time. Just didn't work as well as they wanted ..
Fabian81 1 year ago
the retard that post the description needs to check his brains.,.
this was huge across europe in 1995
amet1980 1 year ago
i liked this song much MUCH better than josh and andy a
paulouk83 1 year ago
this was shocking at the time and its not much better now
russ7510 1 year ago
Nigger sheet
charliemctruth 1 year ago
Yeah this crap but not as crap as Scooche's or Gemini's were.
thelearner60 1 year ago
Can't help but like this! XD
SaNBeanz 2 years ago
Haha my uncle wrote this song and is the guy on the piano!!! He still has that stupid hat aswell!!
lewisl929 2 years ago
the studio version is quite good...but the UK should have send Deuce instead (they were great at the national final)
Bille994 2 years ago
Ah but Jonathan King had already decided on who he wanted to qualify (back when phone voting could be fixed without anyone noticing.....)
liaminpreston 2 years ago
shame on your uncle
although his song is now not the worst one ever written for the uk entry to the ESC
green2009day 2 years ago
but it is of the time i will admit that
green2009day 2 years ago
@Bille994 Yes we definitely missed a trick by not choosing Deuce that year, far better song and would have appealed to the rest of the European voters a lot more than this pap.
AdyNaylor69 1 year ago
It was actually very good song for that time of Eurovision in my opinion!
Too much ballads and typical ESC songs, and it was something fresh and in some way modern for this very boring and weak ESC (1995).
Ady198 2 years ago
i can say two things for sure:
1) you must be a motherfucking french
2) you have no music taste.
Salut!
leonelfran 2 years ago 2
OMG, I love this song!
bluegemstone1982 2 years ago
omg i remember this one...was a good song man :0D
Calacaine23 2 years ago
worst song ever?? what are you on about you fucking idiot? this is pure genius
Bertles 2 years ago 2
am i the only one who thinks this song is brill and the performance is so funny and entertaining..shoulda won hands down
lfctwentytwo 2 years ago
it was a good song for Eurovision I think
pennie246 2 years ago 2
Oh no it's nearly as bad as Jemini.
Not quite though
spider23000 2 years ago 4
Firstly you've got to remember that Eurovision is not neccessarily a music competition even though there is singing in it. So no matter where this ended up or where any of the other entrants ended up is of no musical significance. The winners of this competition are never the best artists and their songs are never the best written, nor the best sang. It is more about politics than anything else.
As songs go, I thought this was the best UK entrant ever and easily the best in that years comp.
jockeylad 2 years ago
Don't understand why people slated this so much. True, this Eurovison version sounded terrible. But the polished TOTP version is still better than anything Will Smith ever made!
BigDogsDangler 2 years ago
were austria and france high or something...they gave this 12 POINTS! how the hell did this manage 10th.
michaelnintendofan 2 years ago
Is it true Love City Groove are about to release a new single??
999CrazyJock 2 years ago
This is the best entry we have had that I can remember.
umpahlumpah22 2 years ago
This is so shit...OMG!! Deuce shoulda been our entry, hands down!!...man, this is bad...oh my word...cant wait to get to another video quick...aaaghhh!!
tmallo1 2 years ago 2
What's wrong with Andy Abraham?
JMR83 2 years ago
10th place is really good. Especially if you're bad.
inspireradavstatyer 2 years ago
i actually like this song.......
lors999 2 years ago
OMG I'm ashamed that we sent this! I'm all for cheesy acts but this is really bad!
SaNBeanz 2 years ago 3
There were so many rap entries in ESC nowadays:
1995, 2001, 2006: United Kingdom (GBR)
1999: Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH)
2009: Finland (FIN)
aric2007 2 years ago
so bad, it's good!!!
shaneeeks 2 years ago 2
undoubtably better than the queer boy who won this year. safe
alboyroc 2 years ago
This is not that bad... actually i like the campy "im not so serious just happy" kind of feel.
Gamelvl84 2 years ago
Why do the UK always fuck up in this comp? The only thing Britain do is pump out pop music horseshit 24 hours a day, and yet they still screw it all up. Got me.
ankenney 2 years ago
This was probably the best entry we have put in, although it sounds ALOT better off CD single.
Worst ever? you live in cloud cookoo land..Gemini? scooch? all 100 x worse than this
Simon72Victoria 2 years ago
they remind me of people you might see in the que at morrisons
paulhunter123 2 years ago
This is how we should always enter Eurovision. I love that we try and find the worst song we can and put them in the competition, the whole thing is a joke. No-one from the UK watches it because its brilliant, we watch it because it's so terrible and Terry Wogan added to that enjoyment. It's sad that we tried to do well this year.
harpdevil 2 years ago
OMG -what were they thinking!!!
daisydee123 2 years ago
ahhh im remenissing [howeva u spell tht lol] i was 1 month old in may 95
arsewipex 2 years ago
it came 10th for united kingdom back in 95, it is nowhere near the worst i loved this bak in the day!!! think i even bought it!!x
emmalourat 2 years ago
Hahah, you just can't take the Eurovision seriously xD
MessingWithMatches 2 years ago
the worst? no way its the best british entry in the eurovision ever it should have won
lfctwentytwo 2 years ago
totally agree!
pigslips 2 years ago
they must have been the best of the possible people - oh dear! just think!
amymel22 2 years ago
what were we thinking of. Clutching at straws comes to mind! We have and can do better
royalavinu 2 years ago
EMBARRESSING
iamanabba 2 years ago 2
so is your spelling lol
waffles1873 2 years ago 3
Great song the only thing bad about this is your crap recording
sirpat1066 2 years ago
This isn't THAT bad
circesprophecy 2 years ago
Nothing beats Molvania's Zlad singing "Elektronik Supersonik".
coralarch 2 years ago
how did i guess it would be uk
userbirth1997 2 years ago
I enjoyed this tune sad I may be but this was too hip for eurovision.
vandrossfan 2 years ago
pmsl... hip? it's f--king shat! Better than Daz Sampson tho!
FabFM 2 years ago
TISH LATOT
Monco357 3 years ago
Well, it is a bit Vanilla Ice. It doesn't have street credibility. But it wasn't that bad either. Besides I also like "Ice ice baby".
wjgmspeedy 3 years ago
it can hardly be the worst it came 10th,maybe you ought to look at dustin the turkey or check norways entry in 1978 thats the worst ever performance
garrychelsea 3 years ago
10th was nothing for UK standards back then, it may be now, but what do you expect when you send shat like Daz Sampson?
FabFM 2 years ago
i can see im a very small minority but i LOVE IT!!!
kennethherb 3 years ago
thats so bad i think i just got cancer
christoflamypie 3 years ago
haha my uncle is the guy on the piano!!!
lol
he wrote this song !!!
lewisl929 3 years ago
This is shittingly shit.
It's almost as bad as Scooch, which deserved to nul-point. Damn you Malta for giving us twelve.
Ascyltos 3 years ago
i hate almost alll english eurovision songs
userbirth1997 2 years ago
Actually it's a United Kingdom entry (Wales and Scotland make up the UK as well was England), and in all honesty the UK has had a lot of the best songs the contest has ever seen, however, this is not one of them!
FabFM 2 years ago
this is really no bad song ! one of the UK best ones with 1990 and 1996 ones !
Jeremiemf 3 years ago
how can this possibly be "the worst eurovision song" when so many people remember ith
infinitylies 3 years ago
My Uncle played the drums on this.
Mike251 3 years ago
I love this. He is my uncle
richybola83 3 years ago
Is she wearing the trousers to his suit jacket?
nofincod 3 years ago
The U.k were ahead of everyone with this song. After this year all other countries tried to copy by entering a unique song
XXgav123xx 3 years ago
What bollocks some people talk. No one was copying this shat the following year. The UK certianly did not and decided to enter a good song.
FabFM 2 years ago
quelle horreur (what a shame !!), et dire que la France a voté 12 points pour ce "garbage" !!!!! quelle honte !!
D
Milano7777 3 years ago
My uncle is the guy that sings the chorus...such an embarrassment on the family....
aberthatch 3 years ago
grow up
realistESCfan 3 years ago
i think uncle wouldnt be so happy to hear this from you...
u r an embarrassment.....
gemelo83 2 years ago
quite frankly this was too good for eurovision - an excellent pop song- and they didn't know it!
gmcflyer 3 years ago 3
Fuck everyone who said this was a bad song. I liked it!
csplace 3 years ago 20
@csplace init compared to the shit that comes out now. The lyrics are embarrassing but the hook rocks :)
jojoy01 4 months ago
lol this was way ahead of its time.
o and my uncle wrote this song (hes the one on the piano)so i take ne insults to heart.
anyone doubting me can quiz me if they want
lewisl929 3 years ago
i remember this..for some bizare reason this song poped in to my head the other day..totally random....thought i would search it on you tube and here it is.
not bad for 1995
mmikomi 3 years ago
I really liked it actually!
JMR83 3 years ago
God i hate this entry! one of the worst in the history of Eurovision!
rop81 3 years ago
this was absolutely fine and a breath of fresh air for the time!
spenceAMS 3 years ago 3
The orchestra does it no justice :(
liaminpreston 3 years ago
I actually liked this one! As shit ones go, this isn't the worst!
FreakyStyleydotnet 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
fucking niggers,is britain on the african continent nowadays ?
fatuesque 3 years ago
lol
RawJobber 3 years ago
god, this is just like...yuuuk!man..
clapcsi 3 years ago
I love it!! It has the essential hip hop rhythm of the mid 90s!!
kulera 3 years ago
This song is the MUTTS NUTS, it did extremely well in the charts and i well remember driving around that summer in my mums golf convertible with this playing as loud as the poor speakers could handle......ah those sweet sweet memories.....
justicecomes 3 years ago
our best eurovision entry ever,i loved this song.so many memories.
kennethherb 3 years ago 2
It was obviously a miscalculation to do a hop-hop track.
The chorus is memorable though. I seem to remember that this had a good run in the charts.
bluecobalt27 3 years ago
Omg.. this is when i first got into eurovision and i loved it at the time ! ha x
Amymarie237 3 years ago
Compared to Scooch, this is the best. :) But the best UK entry was Javine's "touch my fire" I really like it because it has a sound that closer to my culture.
kissunohime 3 years ago
Actually it's the best ever Eurovision song.
dacrlit 3 years ago
Not of the UK's best, but still it's very nice. A really contemporary song with a great rhythm eventhough I'm not a fan of rap! I think Deuce with "I need you" deserved more to get to the final than this though...
Mangoteppe 3 years ago
This is nowhere near as bad as Scooch!
hypnometal 3 years ago 3
-.-
Oxe1988 3 years ago
I think some of the comments on here are a bit harsh. I like it. And I normally hate rap.
vordman 3 years ago 3
A bit Harsh?!
I agree! I think some people forget that it was 1995 and there have been MUCH worse UK entries than this in more recent years! This song was good! The video quality of this copy doesn't do it justice! I remember when this came out! it was such a good feel good song! It wasn't meant to be a big hardcore rap track! I liked it! It is definitely one of our BETTER entries! ;-)
Amazonite74 3 years ago 4
great singing
saxorkelman 4 years ago 3
oh what crap hahaha!! 'in the morning when the sun shines down on my body'!!!! hahaha sorry ibut i can't beliebe this song got to your eurovision!!!
AssudUllah 4 years ago 2
Rap was a new concept back then for the UK so they used it in Eurovision.
pennie246 3 years ago
By the way, it's "down on YOUR body".
ssssroryssss2 3 years ago
Oh grow up, it's not that funny ¬_¬
invisionuk 3 years ago
This song is used as the death penalty in some third world countrys. The prisoner is strapped into a chair and the song is played to them over and over again until they die of brain shut down, and asphyxiation
fishchipsmushypeas 4 years ago 5
hey my uncle was in love city groove and i didnt even now that he made music!!! this is the first time ive heard it, not bad....
lewisl929 4 years ago
your uncle and the rest of the group did good - honestly they should have won that year
pennie246 3 years ago
When Daz Sampson won the right to represent us in 2006, I was at least thankful that his rap was better than Love City Groove's.
I agree that this was one of our worst entries... but not quite as bad as our 1991 effort from....... VOMIT...... The Janus!
oxfordruse 4 years ago
hahahahahahaha!
minnieminx101 4 years ago
Excuse me we won in 1997 dumb ass
KingOfTheMountain05 4 years ago
pathetic. shite.
RawJobber 4 years ago
And yet we wonder why we havent won in years!If our entrie is bad it will just be emarrising!
IbroxPrincess 4 years ago
"Love was the target and you hit it"...!!
Utterly awful live performance but brave attempt at putting forward something different from the UK in this year.
If you listen to the recorded song it isn't actually that bad for the time!!!
djs66 4 years ago
A very brave attempt I think from us Brits. This was the last year that the whole soundtrack had to be orchestrated. Not the best medium for rap music.
rolfmanuk 4 years ago
this was a great song
mybro44 4 years ago
i ment paul
tjgreat5 4 years ago
best song ever. one at start lives at my house he is calld pual hardy
tjgreat5 4 years ago
defo not the worst!!! One of the most original songs ever!!
aledmorgan1 4 years ago
prob the best euro song ever ye mad ppl!!!
sullyosul 4 years ago
this was ok , i liked it, but like daz sampson's brilliant 2006 effort it's rap based and eurovision doesn't seem to like that. shame
hibeesFTQ 4 years ago
pure shite....
jjj7477 4 years ago
Am I the only person on this great planet of ours that actually liked this song ?
Live, it's atrocious, but recorded versions were great!!
shelfsidelumpy 4 years ago
No, Joe does.
KaiserSauzee 4 years ago
This must be the worst ESC "song" ever! Supposed to be trendy and lacking any musical idea.
mansenmias 4 years ago 2
Actually, their performance here is better than I remember. Good for them.
j0wled 4 years ago
They performed it (i.e. lip-synched it) better on TOTP.
It's not such a bad song, and was the first UK song for Europe to enjoy decent chart success since Bardo.
bethmccann 4 years ago
Utter shit! Burn in hell!
voon100 4 years ago
the single version sounds pretty decent, i worked in europe at the time and my friends from Germany, Holland and France thought that it was fantastic and couldn't believe it was a eurovision song!!!
danny3869 4 years ago
i brought this single i love it lol (naff is always the best)
smyth86 4 years ago
my brother is paul hardy the one who sings the main lyricks "In tho morning when the sunshines - he would be pleased to hear your comments.
djrockerbones 4 years ago
how can you say that this is the worst song ever heard in the Eurovision? I actually think this song was TOO good for the Eurovision. It was not written in the same normal crappy blue-rinsey style that most EU-entry contests, oops, sorry, I mean Eurovision song contests contain
sammyhill69 4 years ago 2
Come on Zlampovsky, you think Black Lace was better than this? And at least UK was there in 95, unlike some who were relegated the previous year:-)
coljaz 4 years ago
Worst song ever? It isn't even the UK's worst. That honor goes to Daz Sampson! That aside, the verses may not be all that great, but the chorus is still very good and that's why this song was a top 10 hit in the sales charts. OK, sales doesn't always mean a good song (Daz also hit the charts) but come on, this is far from the worst song in the history of Eurovision!
FabFM 4 years ago
I really like this song!
LunaticY 4 years ago
dont slag off the band my father helped create ok they were different but they certainly wernt the worst!
barneyffc 5 years ago
they certainly were!
Charlienmeg 4 years ago
Yes they were not the worse. This Years is even more crap!
Gayunderweather 4 years ago
I am A big Eurovision Fan and ive allways held a softspot for this one cos it was so bad but thats the great thing about eurovision is the bad songs are the best this years entry SCOOCH is Dire alot worse than this but still worth betting a quid on.
Personally i think the Best 07 entries are the UKRAINE ISRAEL and ANDORRA
dislexsicknik 5 years ago
because Touch My Fire's just so much better than this? :S
freeek04 5 years ago
The worst... no.
Trying to be different... yes.
This was the last year that playback was banned. Everything had to be played by the in-house orchestra. Nothing wrong with that if you are singing a nice ballard but rubbish if you are singing a contemporary rap song. If this had been one year later it would have sounded completely different.
rolfmanuk 5 years ago
Be fair to the song. It's a rap song. It doesn't suit orchestration. The rules back in 1995 were that all the music was played by the orchestra. It just doesn't work. If this song had been performed with playback then it might have been different. The rules change the year after and have got more and more lax since.
rolfmanuk 5 years ago
How can someone from Holland say this is the worst song in ESC history (havent you heard some Dutch entries). I agree this is poop BUT it aint the worst. The old bag you sent in '94 was worse. PS the audio on this is not good.
lwsmackie 5 years ago
Just like someone Icelandic can say that this is the worst UK entry ever. And the Euro juries really blew it more than usual by giving this piece of crap two twelves and thirteen more points than Lonely Symphony of the year before.
setheurovision94 4 years ago
Seth, you really have to get over this "Lonely Symphony" thing. In the UK, we experienced many years ago, this harsh euro trait of simply not voting for a superb song (probably) because of its country of origin. Because of this - the UK has really lost all confidence in the ESC. It really has become farcical now esp with the East Europeans voting for their neighbours regardless.
lwsmackie 4 years ago
(cont)...The "live" performance was very bad ( orchestra not the best accompliment for rap!) recorded version was better ( but not great - this is the Eurovision!). I regret to say the UK will withdraw soon (& take our funding) cause we just are not interestd). Even though we are disliked in Europe our past pedigree cannot be disputed (5 wins, 15 2nd place, 28 top 5 placing) its such a shame - but its gonna happen.
lwsmackie 4 years ago
Well, rap is REALLY not my thing. Eurovision ususally was an escape from that.
setheurovision94 4 years ago
That is not a reason to watch the Eurovision - cause it is devoid of rap! And your answer avoids the reason for your "crazed affections" for a UK entry that the rest of Europe clearly disliked.
lwsmackie 4 years ago
The rest of Europe "clearly disliked"? Pardon me, she got 10th, which I admit is a decent showing out of 25 entries. AI watch Eurovision 'cause I like the music. From "We will be free" to "Le dernier qui a parlé" to "Teriazoume" and I could go on and on.
setheurovision94 4 years ago
Yes, but by your own admission you couldnt believe how "lonely symphony" didnt win. Therefore, by your standards, 10th was pretty low - by UK standards a flop. Although probably today we would take a 10th placing. So yeah I can feel I can say that Europe disliked it. Its irrelevant anyway - there is a debate in the UK whether we stay in or not. So soon we wont be sending any RAP, POP, or just plain crap. Au revior Europe.
lwsmackie 4 years ago
It was great.. :-) should have won
gazpunch 5 years ago
Well, maybe not the best song that UK has send..But it came at 10th place! better than anyone the last years:-)
Macke79 5 years ago
UK; coming out with this after your stunning 1994 entry, I can only say: what were you thinking? And to think that this got two twelves and thirteen more points than Frances did; I still can't believe that. The UK's very worst entry!
setheurovision94 5 years ago
This is not as bad as everyone made it out to be...dont hate frenchie
Ohioma 5 years ago
This is one I'm going to disagree on, my friend :) Yeah, it's not that great (and, by rap standards, it's about as "hip" and edgy as Vanilla Ice...), and the performance certainly doesn't do it justice. However, I find it a pretty catchy tune with a summer vibe, and a refreshing attempt by the UK to bring on ESC the sound of what was really happening on the charts at the time (and you have to admit, Eurovision was very often quite far from that). A failed attempt perhaps, but still...
tasosk3 4 years ago 2
You 're right! But I don't believe they really failed - It's still a top10 position (and even more points than the 1994 UK entry). I like that song , it was a little bit strange then , but to be honest I really feel fed up with all the cheezy-pop songs every year... I.m.o 1995 was an exceptional year!
LunaticY 4 years ago
Poly kalh xronia pragmatika! :-) If nothing else, it had an amazing top-2 (Norway's Secret Garden and Spain's Anabel Conde, one of the few times I totally agree with the voting), plus a bunch of other interesting-to-great entries (among others, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, Turkey, Portugal, Sweden and, yes, Greece too).
tasosk3 4 years ago
I must disagree with you on Portugal and Sweden - I found both endlessly boring. But apart from them (and Sweden's overratedness) and Malta for once not doing better (the one time when I wished they had), I agree that 1995 was one of the fairer years in the scoring. Apart from Poland and Bosnia-Herzegovina doing so badly, I mean.
setheurovision94 4 years ago
...and apart from both our countries not getting what they deserved (I understand it, though - as said, it was a strong year). I'm not that much into Bosnia - a bit too weird for my taste - but I see its appeal. Oh, and I must add Denmark to the mix - probably my #3 for the year, and one of their best entries ever, IMO. As for Portugal, I find it a very nice and cute song myself; then again, I do have a soft spot for their entries (the most underrated country in ESC history, without a doubt).
tasosk3 4 years ago
My brother is paul hardy from this song - who sings the main liricks "In the morning wheres the sunshine" thanks fgor a nice comment,
djrockerbones 4 years ago
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phoenixcisco 3 years ago
HEY whats going on - a debate about a UK entry and Im not involved!!!!!! Tasosk you are right (oh how I hate to say that! lol)I actually dislike this entry BUT the actual performance on the night was worse! The orchestra was not the best accompliment to RAP! and YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD! it was an attempt to bring contemporary tastes into esc. Thats something I have to applaud!
lwsmackie 4 years ago