[78-L] Eurovision on 78

[David Lennick]

Here are all the prize winners..and believe me, most of them would sound better 
at 78 no matter what speed they were recorded at. Some of the worst songs ever 
composed are here. Boom Bang a Bang? Save Your Kisses for Me?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_winners

Mercie Cherie and Puppet on a String weren't bad.

Can't find 2nd and 3rd placers..I'm sure they're out there. Volare on Fonit 
turns up fairly frequently in Toronto.

dl

agp wrote:
> The month of May marks the 53rd annual Eurovision Song Contest. Every 
> (insert the country name here) Idol show that pollutes our airwaves 
> is pale copycat of the spectacle that is Eurovision. Even outside of 
> Europe it is known for at least one song -- Waterloo by ABBA, the 1974 winner.
> 
> So -- this month at my website www.cool78s.com I turn to a 78 of a 
> Eurovision entry that was as big as Waterloo in its global impact -- 
> Nel Blu di Pinto di Blu (Volare) by Domenico Modugno -- as released 
> on 78 by Fonit in Canada. Its on:
> 
> http://www.cool78s.com/Cool_200905.html
> 
> But -- on eof my many collecting goals is to get as many Eurovision 
> 78s as possible. So far I know of:
> 
> 1st Place - 1956: Refrain by Lys Assia (representing Switzerland -- 
> 78 on HMV in Italy)
> 1st Place - 1957: Net Als Toen by Corry Brokken (representing the 
> Netherlands -- 78 on Ronnex in Belgium)
> 3rd Place - 1958: Nel Blu di Pinto di Blu (Volare) by Domenico 
> Modugno (representing Italy -- 78 on Fonit in Canada and Argentina)
> 2nd Place - 1961: Are You Sure by the Allisons (representing the UK 
> -- 78 on Philips in South Africa)
> 
> Does anyone know of any others
> 
> Tony
>