Saturday 7 August 2021
Hot summer - Prince
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The prolific Prince has recorded so much music during his lifetime that we can probably expect new albums to appear regularly for decades to...
Notre vie c'est la musique - Laurent Vaguener
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Laurent Vaguener is actually a pseudonym: his real name was Jean Baudlot. He was born in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine on 16 February 1947, and died ...
Singing this song - Renato
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Malta has an interesting history at the Eurovision Song Contest. The country first participated in 1971 and 1972 with songs in Maltese. Both...
E2 - Emiliana Torrini
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I've been critical about the Emiliana Torrini remix singles that were released two decades ago. It could have been a fun project, but th...
Maman (German version) - Jean-Jacques
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Back in 1969, Jean-Jacques represented Monaco at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Maman'. I actually bought the single ba...
Friday 16 July 2021
Så går vi til enkebal - Katy Bødtger
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I haven't suddenly developed a taste for bizarre Danish songs (and the A-side surely is one), but this single by Katy Bødtger has a spec...
Thursday 15 July 2021
Break away - Bill van Dijk
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Although Bill van Dijk wasn't very successful at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest with ' Jij en ik ', he still recorded the song...
Festival Eurovision 1967 - Los Stop
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The Spanish band Los Stop consisted of Maria Del Carmen (Cristina) Arévalo Latorre (vocals), Juan Comellas (organ), José Maria Serra (guita...
Siempre hay algun milagro - Katja Ebstein
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Katja Ebstein represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970 with ' Wunder gibt es immer wieder '. She recorded the song...
Wednesday 14 July 2021
E5 - Emiliana Torrini
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Try as you might, it's not exactly easy to like these remix 7" singles, credited to Emiliana Torrini. It's as if remixers got ...
Tuesday 13 July 2021
If you do like my music - Stella
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I bought the single ' Si tu aimes ma musique ' almost 12 years ago, but I never knew there was an English version until quite recent...
E8 - Emiliana Torrini
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The last single in the series of eight, 'E8', featured two remixes of Emiliana Torrini's song 'Summer Breeze'. According...
Saturday 10 July 2021
夢見る想い (Yumemiru omoi [Non ho l'età]) - Gigliola Cinquetti
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Japanese versions of Eurovision songs, performed by the original artist, are a rarity in themselves. I don't know if there are more, but...
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E7 - Emiliana Torrini
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Another single in the series of eight, featuring remixes of Emiliana Torrini's songs on her album 'Love in the time of science'....
Les amours oubliées - Michèle Arnaud
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The very first Eurovision Song Contest was won by Lys Assia, but there were other contestants too, of course. Not all of the songs were rele...
Sunday 27 June 2021
C'est pour demain - Sandra & Andres
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I already had three singles by Sandra & Andres and they are all the same song. It's their Eurovision Song Contest entry for 1972: ...
Dschingis Khan - Marco Polo
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The band Dschingis Khan had considerable success with their 1979 Eurovision entry Dschingis Khan - even if it seemed a bit tasteless for a G...
E4 - Emiliana Torrini
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Eight singles with remixes of Emiliana Torrini songs sounds like a good proposition, but when you expect all remixes to be great, this singl...
Sunday 20 June 2021
Η Αγαπη Ακομα Ζει - Stavros & Dina
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Cyprus was represented by the duo Stavros & Dina, singing 'Η Αγαπη Ακομα Ζει' ('I agapi akoma zi'), a plea for unity and...
Twilight zone / When the lady smiles - Golden Earring
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The annual Record Store Day is a feast for collectors and those who sell items on for ridiculous amounts of money on Ebay. But sometimes the...
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