Cross your heart - Tina

I bought Tina's 'Cross your heart' in 2014, in a downright ugly sleeve. I was glad to have the opportunity to buy a better version this week; the German pressing of the single with a colour picture sleeve.

Tina was born Philomena Quinn and won a talent contest in Butlins Skegness. She then sang with the Mexican showband between 1966 and 1968. Ireland was a poor country with bad roads, and Tina was involved in two serious traffic accidents that nearly meant the end of her career. In 1972, Tina made her first attempt to participate in the Irish national selection by singing 'Don't Need Your Sympathy', but she finished in a tie for third place behind Sandie Jones. The winner of the 1974 national final, in which Tina sang all the songs, was 'Cross Your Heart', written by Paul Lyttle. 'Cross Your Heart' was a big hit in Ireland. Expectations were high when she arrived in Brighton. In the end, she ended up in seventh place.

My collection: 7" single no. 8331
Found: Gaga Music, Goch (Germany), 15 July 2026
Tracks: 'Cross your heart' / 'What would I be' 

Cross your heart - Tina

'Cross Your Heart' was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, performed by Tina Reynolds. The song is moderately up-tempo, with Reynolds using a number of childhood rhymes ("cross your heart and hope to die" and "sticks and stones wouldn't break my bones") to communicate to a would-be lover how serious she is about a potential relationship, with the contrast between the serious intention and the playful nature of the rhymes being drawn out throughout the lyrics.

The song was performed thirteenth on the night. At the close of voting, it had received 11 points, placing 7th in a field of 17 competitors.

My collection: 7" single no. 5609
Found: Chelsea Records, Antwerpen, August 10, 2014
Cost: 1 euro
Tracks: 'Cross your heart' / 'What would I be'