Bucks Fizz performed the timeless classic tune Making Your Mind Up, together with the now famous skirt ripping dance routine. This was one of the most up-tempo songs of the evening, and with only two rounds of voting to go, it was a three-way tie between Germany. the UK and Switzerland. Switzerland were yet to vote and gave eight points to the UK, but Nil Points to Germany. Despite the final jury giving Germany maximum points, Bucks Fizz won the contest.
This victory was to set them up for a career that was to be as successful as any British Eurovision winner before, or since. They went on to be one of the most popular bands of the 80s with a string of hit singles and albums.
Making Your Mind Up was a number one for the group in nine different countries and received gold disc status in four countries.. This was promptly followed by a further two top twenty hits - Piece Of The Action and One Of Those Nights - and a self-titled album which went Gold in the UK and Platinum in Australia.
After winning the contest, the group built on their success with other awards and accolades. In November 1981, they won Best Song Award at the Yamaha Song Contest (oriental Eurovision) in Tokyo with the song Another Night.
Their next single, released in November 1981, The Land Of Make Believe went Gold before Christmas of that year and went on to become one of their most popular songs, reaching Number One in three countries and winning the Amplex Golden Reel Award for one million copies sold.
In 1982, the success for Bucks Fizz continued and in April of that year the group's fourth single, My Camera Never Lies, went straight to Number One in the UK. This was followed in May by the group's second studio album, Are You Ready, which went Gold immediately. This also produced another hit, Now Those Days Are Gone, which reached number 8 in the UK charts.
1984 was to be an eventful year. Bucks Fizz toured the UK on a 7 week sell out tour.
1983 saw the release of If You Cant Stand The Heat which reached number 10 in the UK charts. This was followed by Run For Your Life. Both singles were featured on the group's third studio album, Hand Cut, which charted at number 15 in the UK.
Later that year saw the release of When We Were Young, a slightly different sound with Jay on lead vocal. London Town followed and then a Greatest Hits album which finished the year on a high.
Three more singles were released: Talking In Your Sleep, Golden Days and I Hear Talk which was a surprise club hit in America. Fate was to deal the group a devastating blow that year: whilst on tour in December there was a horrific Coach crash which resulted in the serious injury of Mike Nolan.
As Mike was on the road to recovery Bucks Fizz received yet another blow as Jay Aston decided to depart the group after a scandalous affair with the bands Manager which made front page of all the tabloids.
Auditions were held in London for a Jay Aston replacement. About 800 girls turned up to audition and finally Shelley Preston was recruited to replace Jay.
1986 saw Bucks Fizz back on top of the charts with a new look, a new record deal with Polydor and a new single called New Beginning. The single reached number 8 in the UK charts and was a great success.
A further two singles were also released this year: Love The One Your With" and Keep Each Other Warm, together with what would be their 5th studio album, Writing On The Wall.
The single Heart Of Stone was released in 1988. This would later be covered by Cher a couple of years later.
Shelley Preston decided to leave the group in 1990 to pursue solo projects and the group continued as a trio.
The group's albums are currently available on CD, as well as a recently released Best Of CD/DVD which made the top 40 in May 2007.
January's Gone
Bucks Fizz Lyrics
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Just a moment waking all alone
No tears in my eyes
Just a feeling that I should have known
Dreaming
Summer should be so warm now
No thought of leaving
Oh, the right went wrong
Nights will be getting long
Now January's gone
January's gone
And I can't go on
January's gone
And after all this time
I thought our love would carry on
I was wrong
Now January's gone
Too blind to see
Should I ever listen to my heart?
Oh why, why me?
Was there something missing from the start?
Flying
Feelings would take me high then
No use in lying
Sometime I wonder why when
Oh, I miss her so
Memories linger on
But January's gone
January's gone
And I can't go on
January's gone
And after all this time
I thought our love would carry on
I was wrong
Now January's gone
January's gone
I never thought our love could end this way
I'll never know
How could something right
Turn out this wrong?
Can I go on now she's gone?
She's gone
The lyrics of Bucks Fizz's song January's Gone talk about the aftermath of a failed relationship. The singer wakes up alone without any tears in their eyes but with a feeling of sadness that they should have seen this coming. They reminisce about the summer that went by so quickly and their dreams of it being warm forever. However, something went wrong, and they did not see it coming. Now, the nights are long, and January has gone. The second verse highlights the singer's regret for not listening to their heart and doubting themselves. They recall the positive feelings that they experienced when they were together, which lifted them so high, but at times, they wonder if they were lying to themselves. The memories of past love linger on, but it does not change the fact that January has gone, and they can't go on.
The song conveys a personal message of lost love, regret, and heartbreak. The emotions are raw, and the lyrics paint a picture of how a relationship can die out without any warning, making it very poignant. The song itself is melancholic, with melodic music has a calming tempo that brings out the emotions of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
No sad goodbye
There was no heartbreaking farewell when our relationship ended
Just a moment waking all alone
After the split, I wake up without another person in bed beside me
No tears in my eyes
Although feeling emotionally hurt, I don't release tears
Just a feeling that I should have known
I've been sensing that things were going wrong between us
Dreaming
I've been having imaginative thoughts
Summer should be so warm now
The summer season should be comforting and pleasant for me, but it's not
No thought of leaving
The idea of breaking up never entered my mind
How will I ever know how
I feel uncertain about how I'll cope on my own
Oh, the right went wrong
Everything seemed to be good between us, but something went wrong
Nights will be getting long
The nights seem to be lengthening for me since the separation
Now January's gone
January has passed by so quickly for me
And I can't go on
I don't know how to move forward
And after all this time
Even though we've been together for a while
I thought our love would carry on
I believed that my partner and I would be together for a long time
I was wrong
Unfortunately, I was mistaken about the future of our relationship
Too blind to see
I was unaware of the problems in our relationship
Should I ever listen to my heart?
I wonder if I should have followed my intuition and avoided getting involved with my partner
Oh why, why me?
I'm wondering why I'm going through this heartache
Was there something missing from the start?
I'm curious if there were signs that we weren't meant to be together from the beginning
Flying
Sometimes I feel like I'm soaring through the sky
Feelings would take me high then
My emotions would uplift me and make me feel ecstatic
No use in lying
I shouldn't deceive myself or anyone else about the state of our relationship
Sometime I wonder why when
I ask myself why I fell for her in the first place
Oh, I miss her so
I feel a sense of loss and longing for my partner
Memories linger on
Reminiscences continue to exist in my mind
I never thought our love could end this way
I didn't anticipate our relationship coming to an end like this
I'll never know
I won't find out
How could something right
Our relationship initially felt right
Turn out this wrong?
But it ended up being unsatisfactory and unfulfilling
Can I go on now she's gone?
I'm not sure if I can handle living without my ex-partner
She's gone
Unfortunately, my partner and I have broken up for good
Contributed by Asher G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.