Eurovision Winner: 1967

The annual Eurovision contest is chugging along, and we haven't made fun of a past winner in a while.

Here's the best Europe could offer in 1967, a year when everyone else was listening to revolutionary work by the Doors, the Stones, the Beatles, et al.

Sandie Shaw on Wikipedia.

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Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 24, 2013
Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions | Music | 1960s | Europe

Comments

At least, back then, the "competition" was all about music and singing. Today's version is a total mess of pyrotechnics, fog, acrobatics, screaming and screeching. And, because the whole thing is now commercially voted upon (1 Euro @ vote with a max of 10 votes per phone) it's rare that anyone with true talent actually gathers enough votes to do any good.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 02/24/13 at 01:14 PM

But the Beatles, Stones, and Doors didn't look good in miniskirts.

Posted by Phred22 on 02/24/13 at 03:59 PM

I liked the Russian women . . .
http://youtu.be/UAR9CqXQLFk

Posted by Phideaux on 02/24/13 at 05:03 PM

Yes, don't forget those mini skirts, and the nipple slips too now-a-days.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/25/13 at 12:04 AM

If I saw Grace Slick, braless and in a thong (1967):belting out"White Rabbit"???

Posted by BMN on 02/25/13 at 02:57 AM

Three words.

My Lovely Horse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsISf1HW_nU

Posted by KDP on 02/25/13 at 10:48 AM

:Here's the best Europe could offer in 1967...."
Yeah, but the Stones and the Beatles are European.

Posted by Billy on 02/26/13 at 06:00 AM

Billy--excellent point, of course! What I clumsily meant to convey was something like "Here's what Europe officially labeled 'best' while everyone else was listening to the Stones and the Beatles."

Posted by Paul on 02/26/13 at 10:17 AM

I've lived here over ten years and I still don't get it.
It's hugely political and in general more show than song.

Posted by Billy on 02/27/13 at 06:26 AM

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