Arguably one of the best songs ever to grace the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest, Spain's 1973 effort was not only a strong entry but it also came in nice packaging.
Particularly in the preview shows. The previews were a relatively new and fresh approach still, and TVE made a certain effort to make their entry look good.
Easy tricks for sure - mirrors on both sides of the studio and a nice panorama shot - but the result is very nice. Had I been around in 1973, I'm pretty sure I would have been ready to bet everything I owned an more on Spanish victory.
Mocedades - Eres tú (Spain 1973 preview clip)
In the end, Mocedades didn't quite deliver. Lead singer Amaya Uranga got a bit too tense in the end while Anne-Marie David, representing host nation Luxembourg, stormed in and nailed cameras as well as every single note and won the whole thing by a margin of four points.
Mocedades - Eres tú (Spain 1973)
... and the horrible sound mix of the 1973 contest didn't help either. But the song was good enough to come second even with a mediocre perfomance. On record this song sounds fabulous, and the arrangement (of which one heard nothing in Luxemburg) is a sweet icing on top of the delicious cake.
ReplyDeletei just love this song, deserved to win IMO
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