Congratulations (song)
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For other songs named "Congratulations", see Congratulations.
| “Congratulations” | |||||
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| Single by Cliff Richard | |||||
| B-side | "High n Dry" (Cook-Greenaway) | ||||
| Released | 20 March 1968 | ||||
| Format | 7", 45rpm | ||||
| Recorded | February 3, 1968 Abbey Road/London | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 2:33 | ||||
| Label | Columbia DB8376 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Bill Martin, Phil Coulter | ||||
| Producer | Norrie Paramour | ||||
| Cliff Richard singles chronology | |||||
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"Congratulations" is a song written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter as the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 on April 6 with Cliff Richard performing. It finished second losing to Spain's entry "La La La" by just one point, and was a huge hit throughout Europe. In 2008, documentary film-maker Montse Fernandez Vila claimed that the loss was the result of rigging of the Spanish vote by state television on behalf of General Franco's fascist regime.[1]
The song is still popular and was chosen to lead the show which celebrated 50 years of Eurovision and which was named after it: Congratulations.
George Harrison's song "It's Johnny's Bithday" from All Things Must Pass is based on this song.
[edit] References
- ^ Fiona Govan. "How Franco cheated Cliff out of Eurovision title", Daily Telegraph, 5 May 2008.
[edit] See also
| Preceded by "Lady Madonna" by The Beatles |
UK number one single (Cliff Richard version) April 10, 1968 for two weeks |
Succeeded by "What a Wonderful World"/"Cabaret" by Louis Armstrong |
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