Making Your Mind Up

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Making Your Mind Up
Eurovision Song Contest 1981 entry
Country	United Kingdom
Artist(s)	Bobby G, Mike Nolan, Jay Aston, Cheryl Baker
As	Bucks Fizz
Language	English
Composer(s)	John Danter
Lyricist(s)	Andy Hill
Conductor(s)	John Coleman
Place	1st
Points	136
Lyrics	from Diggiloo Thrush

"Making Your Mind Up" is a song by British pop group Bucks Fizz who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981. The song won the Eurovision Song Contest and began a successful pop career for the band that lasted until 1988. It was #1 in the UK singles chart for three weeks in April 1981 and performed well throughout Europe, selling four million copies. The song title has also given the name to the current UK selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest.

The song is held in very affectionate regard by many Eurovision fans, and is generally considered to be a good example of a party song from the Contest. It has a strong beat and catchy lyrics. In addition, the performance is remembered for the point at which the two male members of the group removed the skirts of the two girls – only to reveal shorter skirts beneath them. This move (which was mirrored by Mick Jagger and Tina Turner at 1985's Live Aid) has appeared in many contests since that time – most notably as part of Latvia's Marie N's performance of "I Wanna", which won for Latvia, in 2002.

The lyrics of the song are largely meaningless, although it can be argued that they are about making the decision to commit to a serious relationship.

The song was succeeded by "Ein Bisschen Frieden", sung by Nicole as the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1982.

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