1967: EUROVISION - Is UK Victory a SHAW Thing? | Late Night Line-Up | Music Debate | BBC Archive

The UK's record in the Eurovision Song Contest - played 10, won 0 - is somewhat uninspiring. In an attempt to break the habit of a decade, Sandie Shaw has been selected to sing the United Kingdom's Eurovision entry for 1967.

To give Sandie the best chance of victory, a crack team of songwriters has been hand-picked by Tom Sloan - the BBC's Head of Light Entertainment - to compose her a surefire winner. Five songs have now been penned - Tell The Boys, Cry Myself To Sleep, Puppet On A String, Ask Any Woman, and Had A Dream Last Night - and the British public will vote for the one they want Sandie to sing at Eurovision. Could 1967 finally be the UK's year?

Tony Bilbow hosts a discussion between the composers behind the five songs: Mitch Murray, Roger Webb, Bill Martin, Jimmy Stewart and Chris Andrews; and jazz musician and critic Benny Green, about the musical and artistic merit of the Eurovision Song Contest, and the state of British pop music in general.

Originally broadcast 21 January, 1967.





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