24 September – Stay the way that I know you now
I've noticed that Friday's post featured a song from the 1960s, and yesterday's post was from the 1970s. What do you mean you haven't...
23 September – Like the sailor that searches his harbour and...
Eurovision can throw up those acts that like to play down the fact they once represented their country. Their publicity material omits that three...
22 September – It’s sufficient to choose one, there’s a fortune...
It's a big birthday for someone who sang for a little country. A tiny country. A country you could probably fit into your pocket....
21 September – I am only a wound
You may think that Portugal has been mightily unlucky to only win at its 376th attempt. Well I guess they have, but now the...
20 September – They don’t want advice about how to be...
In view most humble of views, today's song is a classic. An absolute classic. I don't mind admitting I wept when I first heard...
19 September – Why are there always miracles?
You might think that today's lyric comes from a certain Croatian this year. You know the one/two I mean. But alas not. It predates...
18 September – If you really love the love you say...
Another week and another birthday, and it's from our friends in Luthuania. As you'll know, they have an interesting selection process down Kaunas way...
17 September – The whole world laughs with me
I like picking up on people's big birthdays. So when this one came around, I had to celebrate it. It's a singer who sang...
14 September – Among all of your funny bears
It's not often that you encounter a Eurovision singer who performed three times as a named artist. Even rarer are thrice-performing artists who performed...
13 September – We looked in vain for the perfect clock
Portugal's win in May proves that a song doesn't have to be in a widely-spoken language to win. Admittedly, it's the first time since...