The Party's Over
Place: 9
(Total Score: 56)
Lyrics:
The lights are low\\nThe party's goin' on\\nAnd he who's mine\\nHe doesn't seem to miss me\\nI feel alone\\nI think that I'll go home\\nBut if I stay, at least I hear him\\n\nThe party's over now\\nThe party's over now\\nAt least I dream it's over now\\nHe's sittin' next to me\\nAnd we do both agree\\nOur life ain't bad at all\\n\nYes, the party's over now\\nOne of those bad dreams\\nSuddenly came over me\\nBut now I feel at ease\\n\nThe lights go out\\nThe party's goin' on\\nAnd he who's mine\\nSeems really to enjoy it\\nI hear him whisper sweet words\\nBut not to me\\nI wonder, am I really dreamin'?\\n\nThe party's over now\\nThe party's over now\\nAt least I dream it's over now\\nHe's sittin' next to me\\nAnd we do both agree\\nOur life ain't bad at all\\n\nYes, the party's over now\\nOne of those bad dreams\\nSuddenly came over me\\nBut now I feel at ease\\n\nYes, the party's over now\\nOne of those bad dreams\\nSuddenly came over me\\nBut now I feel at ease
The Netherlands was represented by Sandra Reemer, with the song '"The Party's Over", at the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in The Hague, following Teach-In's victory for the Netherlands the previous year. The song was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 18 February. This was the second of Reemer's three Eurovision appearances for the Netherlands: she had sung in the 1972 contest in a duo with Dries Holten (Andres), and would also take part in the 1979 contest under the name of Xandra. Prior to the contest, there was controversy when some other national delegations laid accusations that "The Party's Over" plagiarised the 1968 Mary Hopkin hit "Those Were the Days". The allegations of plagiarism were considered and rejected by contest organisers the European Broadcasting Union, who conceded that the songs were very similar in style and structure, but did not find any similarity between the actual melodies.
Overall Final Postion: 9
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