Avid readers of this blog will remember how delighted we were when Liquid Gold won the OGAE Retro 1981 Contest with their Song For Europe entry, Don't Panic.
The Retro competition is an extension of the popular OGAE Second Chance Contest, held every year to give songs that didn't make it through the national finals the chance to compete for glory.
Second Chance began in 1987, and is still going strong. A few years back a bright spark had the additional idea of going backwards from 1986, so this year it's the turn of songs from national finals from 1980 to bid for glory.
And we reckon the UK's is with another fantastic chance with Maggie Moone's Happy Everything. This song actually tied for first place with Prima Donna's Love Enough For Two in that year's Song For Europe, so each regional jury had to be called up again to give the nod to one of the two songs. Sadly Prima Donna won through, leaving the vastly superior Happy Everything in 2nd place. Along with Scooch beating Cyndi, it's one of the biggest unjustices in UK Eurovision history.
Had Maggie made it to the Hague we're sure she'd have given Johnny Logan a run for his money.
So it's time to right a wrong, and for Maggie to come out on top where she belongs. You can check out Maggie's competition here (although you can only vote if you're registered via each nation's jury). Enjoy the song again below.
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Dame Margaret was the righful winner of 1980!
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