I See a Star
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". "I See a Star" (original Dutch title: "Ik zie een ster") was the Template:Esccnty entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, performed in English (the first time the Dutch entry was not entirely in Dutch) by Mouth & MacNeal.
The song was composed by Hans van Hemert and written by Gerrit den Braber, a duo with several previous entries to their credit. Lyrically, the song is a love duet, with the singers telling each other that their love has helped them see the world in a new way. The "star" of the title is in other words to be found in one's lover's eyes. Musically it is a simple melody, which is embellished by a number of different instruments, including a barrel organ with a collection of puppets on it.
The brightly coloured performance has become a favourite among Contest fans, with the song being selected as one of the non-winning "classics" to appear on the double-CD and double-DVD sets produced to support the Congratulations special of late 2005. At one point in the performance, Mouth in fact played the barrel organ himself – something referenced in the Dutch lyrics (Script error: No such module "Lang". "then I'll add some organ"). Contest historian and author John Kennedy O'Connor argues in his book The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History that the "antics" involved in the presentation may ultimately have hurt the song's chances of winning. The winning song at this Contest was "Waterloo" by Template:Esccnty's ABBA.
Besides the Dutch and English versions, Mouth & MacNeal also recorded the song in German and French, entitled "Ein goldner Stern" and "L'amour au pas" respectively.
The song was performed twelfth on the night, following Template:Esccnty's Jacques Hustin with "Fleur de liberté" and preceding Template:Esccnty's Tina Reynolds with "Cross Your Heart". At the close of voting, it had received 15 points, placing third in a field of 17.
It was succeeded as Dutch representative at the 1975 contest by Teach-In with "Ding-A-Dong". Maggie MacNeal returned to the Contest as a solo artist in Template:Escyr with "Amsterdam".
Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] | 4 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[2] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] | 3 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[4] | 3 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 8 |
References
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- ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink".&titel=Script error: No such module "WLink".&cat=s Mouth & McNeal – I See A Star" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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- ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink". Nederlandse Top 40 – Mouth & McNeal" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink".&titel=Script error: No such module "WLink".&cat=s Mouth & McNeal – I See A Star". VG-lista. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ↑ Template:Digits/7501/ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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