Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein
 "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1975 entry | |
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| Artist(s) | |
| Languages |
German, English
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| Composer(s) |
Rainer Pietsch
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| Lyricist(s) |
Michael Holm
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| Conductor |
Rainer Pietsch
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| Finals performance | |
| Final result |
17th
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| Final points |
15
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| Appearance chronology | |
| ◄ "Die Sommermelodie" (1974) | |
| "Sing Sang Song" (1976) ► | |
"Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" (English: "A Song Can Be a Bridge") was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975, performed primarily in German by Joy Fleming. The song was composed by Rainer Pietsch, who would go on to co-write several of French disco queen Amanda Lear's hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and the lyrics were written by Michael Holm, a successful singer in his own right with a large number of hits on the German Hit Parades all through the 1970s.
On stage in Stockholm, Joy Fleming was backed by three British singers, Madeline Bell of Blue Mink and the duo Sue and Sunny. Although not German speakers, the trio nevertheless sang the backing which included the last chorus performed in English. Sue and Sunny had been in the original line up of Brotherhood of Man (although they had left the group long before the band entered and won Eurovision in 1976) and had backed Lulu in Madrid on "Boom Bang-a-Bang" when she won the contest in 1969. They would return to provide backing at the next Swedish based contest, in Gothenburg 1985, backing Vikki Watson's "Love Is" for the UK. Sue Glover also participated in A Song for Europe, the UK selection contest for Eurovision in 1981. She performed as lead singer of the female group Unity who came last with "For Only a Day".
"Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" is notable in the history of the Contest for a number of reasons, one of them composer Rainer Pietsch's unconventional and highly energetic count-in as he conducted the orchestra in Stockholm; Pietsch loudly stomped his foot and yelled "One, two! One, two, three, four!" and right before the second verse he suddenly made a leap in the air. Footage of Pietch's fervent footstomping and jumping is frequently featured in German Eurovision documentaries.
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