| I See A Star | ||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1974 entry | ||
| Country | Netherlands | |
| Artist(s) | Sjoukje Smit-van 't Spijker ("Maggie MacNeal"), Willem Duyn ("Big Mouth") | |
| As | Mouth & MacNeal | |
| Language | English | |
| Composer(s) | Hans van Hemert | |
| Lyricist(s) | Gerrit den Braber | |
| Place | 3rd | |
| Points | 15 | |
| Lyrics | from Diggiloo Thrush | |
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"I See A Star" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, performed in English (the first time the Dutch entry was not entirely in Dutch) by Mouth & MacNeal. The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th Eurovision Song Contest. The Netherlands was one of the seven countries competing in the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th Eurovision Song Contest. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Mouth & MacNeal was a pop duo from The Netherlands. They were formed in 1971 when producer Hans van Hemert brought together the solo talents of Big Mouth
The song was composed by Hans van Hemert and written by Gerrit den Braber, a duo with several previous entries to their credit. Hans van Hemert (born April 7 1945 in Voorburg, Netherlands) is a Dutch ASCAP award winning Music producer and Lyrically, it seems a simple love duet at first, with the singers telling each other that their love has helped them see the world in a new way. The "star" of the title is to be found in one's lover's eyes. However, the line 'the beauty we're inhaling every day' reveals the hidden meaning of the song: the stars one sees after smoking weed.
Musically, it is based around a simple melody which is embellished by a number of different instruments, including a barrel organ with a collection of puppets on it. A barrel organ (or roller organ) is a mechanical musical instrument consisting of Bellows and one or more ranks of pipes housed in a case usually A puppet is a representational figure manipulated by a Puppeteer.
The brightly-coloured performance has become a favourite among Contest fans, with the song being selected as one of the non-winning "classics" to appear on the double-CD and double-DVD sets produced to support the Congratulations special of late 2005. Congratulations 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest was a television programme organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU to commemorate the At one point in the performance, Mouth in fact played the barrel organ himself - something referenced in the Dutch lyrics ("Dan speel ik er een stukkie orgel bij" - "Then I'll play a piece of organ music"). Contest historian and author John Kennedy O'Connor argues in his book The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History that the "antics" involved in the presentation may ultimately have hurt the song's chances of winning. The winning song at this Contest was "Waterloo" by Sweden's ABBA. " Waterloo " first called "Honey Pie" was the first single from Swedish pop group ABBA 's second album Waterloo, their first for "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
The song was performed twelfth on the night (following Belgium's Jacques Hustin with "Fleur De Liberté" and preceding Ireland's Tina Reynolds with "Cross Your Heart"). The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those "Fleur De Liberté" ( English translation "Flower Of Liberty" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, performed Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Tina Reynolds or simply Tina as she was known professionally represented Ireland in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. Cross Your Heart was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, performed in English by Tina Reynolds. At the close of voting, it had received 15 points, placing third in a field of 17.
It was succeeded as Dutch representative at the 1975 Contest by Teach-In with "Ding-A-Dong". The Netherlands was one of the seven countries competing in the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the 20th edition of the contest hosted by SR Sveriges Radio ( Swedish radio) and held in Stockholm A teach-in is a method of non-violent Protest, first employed against the U "Ding-A-Dong" ( Dutch: "Dinge-Dong") was the title of the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975.
References
- Diggiloo Thrush. 1974 Netherlands. Retrieved on 2006-12-09. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city
- Diggiloo Thrush. 1974 Netherlands (Dutch lyrics). Retrieved on 2006-12-09. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city
- O'Connor, John Kennedy (2007). The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3.
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