1972 Spain Mocedades - Eres tú (You are)
Normally at this point I would disclaim “How the hell did this not win?” but in this case I won’t. It is not that this song did not deserve to win, as it did, but the 1972 contests was actually quite a good one with the UK, Luxembourg and Israeli entries all fairly distant. This was also the contest of Belgians Nicole and Hugo’s wonderfully flattering matching purple jumpsuits and the amazing lyrics of Sweden’s Nova.
This was such a strong song and still sounds good after almost 40 years. A big hit at the time, in both Spanish and English, and has been covered in many more different languages. During the 50th anniversary celebrations, this song was voted the 5th best ESC song ever.
However as an extra, this is pretty good too (if not totally underestimated on the night)
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