It’s Music Monday! And what better way to start the week than to honour the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.
I love Eurovision! I can recall watching it being very young, curled up on the sofa with my Mum and Dad. Consequently, to pass on the tradition, we let our children watch the whole programme with us yesterday, and my 5 year-old nearly managed to stay awake through it all. A real family occasion!
We had great fun discussing the artists, enjoyed Jedward’s bizarre performance and the highly entertaining Russian grannies. But what we were really looking for was a voice that would captivate us, irrespective of whether we understood its words.
The Wells family is in agreement: our favourite vocalist is Željko Joksimović!
Here are the lyrics in English, and the voice below.
Better luck next time
You say that so easily
I can see we’re over now
But it could have been so good
Know that even if you leave
Something of yours will stay.
Love is not a thing
That I can just give back to you
This is only me, I’ve only ever loved you
Love is not a thing
That I don’t know what do to with
I wish you just the best
This love is my sinking ship.
Your love is not a thing
That I can just give back to you
This is only me, I’ve only ever loved you.
Go,just, just go
Fly away, sing
Give your heart to someone else
But know
That goodbye is not the end.
So here is your challenge! Irrespective of the rankings… who was YOUR favourite and why?
Nicky Wells: Love & Thrills 