Puppet on a String
| Puppet on a String | |
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| Sandie Shaw | |
| publication | 1967 |
| length | 2:22 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Bill Martin , Phil Coulter |
| Publisher (s) | Pye Records |
| Award (s) | 1st place at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 |
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Puppet on a String is the title of the winning entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 in Vienna . It was composed by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter and interpreted by the British singer Sandie Shaw . It was Shaw's 13th single. On April 27, 1967, the track reached number 1 on the UK singles chart, where it stayed for three weeks. In Germany the song was in first place for eight weeks and in the top 10 for 22 weeks. In Austria it was in first place for 12 weeks and in the top 10 for 16 weeks. This makes Puppet on a String the most successful ESC title in German and English Austrian single charts.
British preliminary decision and Eurovision Song Contest
Shaw initially interpreted the title as one of five potential songs in the British preliminary decision on the Rolf Harris Show . She had never considered participating in the Eurovision Song Contest before , but when she discovered it, the musician Adam Faith , she persuaded her and said that it would be in the interests of her manager Eve Taylor. Of the five songs Shaw sang in the preliminary round, Puppet on a String was her least favorite, and she was disappointed when it was selected for the Eurovision Song Contest. Even so, the work became a great success across Europe. It won with 47 points (three times the highest score of seven jury points) in a field of 17 countries. At the same time Shaw caused a sensation in the Vienna Hofburg because she was the first artist to appear barefoot in the Eurovision Song Contest. After the ESC she sang the song in French (“Un tout petit pantin”), Italian (“La danza delle note”), Spanish (“Marionetas en la cuerda”), and in German (“Hoopoe in May”).
literature
- 1988: The Guinness Book of Number One Hits by Tim Rice , Jo Rice and Paul Gambaccini , Guinness Publishing Ltd, ISBN 0-85112-893-9 .
Individual evidence
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Merci, Chérie ( Udo Jürgens ) |
Winner song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 |
La, la, la ( Massiel ) |
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A Man Without Love ( Kenneth McKellar ) |
United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 |
Congratulations Cliff Richard |