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.
Love Dies Hard
Bucks Fizz Lyrics
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And I thought we'd found a way
To make it alright
And I'll say honestly
She was no good for me
And what she gave to me
She gave indifferently
Oh, and I miss her so
'Cos this love dies hard
I'm alone
And I still regret each moment we're apart
Now this love dies hard
I was wrong
And I can't forget these feelings when they start
Breaking my heart
We found the right time for talking
She just put me down
Never let me breathe
And while she cheated on me
I loved her endlessly
My love defeated me
I got too high to see
Where we were going wrong
How can I carry on?
'Cos this love dies hard
I'm alone
And I still regret each moment we're apart
Now this love dies hard
I was wrong
And I can't forget these feelings when they start
Breaking me heart
She was everything there has never been
Such a love in a life before
Never been a light that shines so brightly for me
How could I have missed the signs of straying
When each and every one was saying
'Cos this love dies hard
I'm alone
And I still regret each moment we're apart
Now this love dies hard
I was wrong
And I can't forget these feelings when they start
Breaking my heart
The song "Love Dies Hard" by Bucks Fizz is a powerful ballad about the pain of a failed romantic relationship. The lyrics are emotional and are sung with sincerity by the lead vocalist. It appears that the relationship had reached a point of no return, where the love between the couple had been irretrievably broken. The song speaks to the heartache of trying to move on from a painful break-up, of the lingering sorrow that remains, and of the deep regret that always comes with the end of a relationship.
The lyrics are composed of three verses and a chorus, with a middle eight that serves as an emotional climax. The singer describes the pain of a relationship that had gone sour, despite everything they had tried to do to keep it alive. The first verse describes how the singer thought they had found a way to make everything alright and that they had hoped to save the relationship. However, their partner left anyway, causing an immense sense of loss and heartbreak. The chorus emphasizes the resilience of love, even when a relationship is over. The lyrics acknowledge that breaking off a relationship is never easy, and that the remnants of lost love can linger on, aching in the soul.
Line by Line Meaning
She picked a fine time for leaving
She chose the worst possible moment to leave me
And I thought we'd found a way
I believed that we had figured out how to make things work between us
To make it alright
To fix the problems in our relationship
And I'll say honestly
I am telling you the truth
She was no good for me
She was not the right person for me
And what she gave to me
The love and affection she gave to me
She gave indifferently
She gave it without caring or enthusiasm
Oh, and I miss her so
I am really feeling her absence
Why did her let her go?
Why did I allow her to leave?
'Cos this love dies hard
This love is hard to let go
I'm alone
I am by myself
And I still regret each moment we're apart
I am still sad about every second we spend away from each other
Now this love dies hard
This love is not easy to forget
I was wrong
I made a mistake
And I can't forget these feelings when they start
I cannot ignore these emotions when they resurface
Breaking my heart
Making me feel sad and hurt
We found the right time for talking
We finally had the chance to communicate
She just put me down
She belittled me
Never let me breathe
She suffocated me
And while she cheated on me
And even though she was unfaithful to me
I loved her endlessly
I still loved her very much
My love defeated me
My feelings for her were too strong for me to overcome
I got too high to see
I was too blinded by my emotions to realize what was happening
Where we were going wrong
What the problems in our relationship were
How can I carry on?
How can I continue living without her?
She was everything there has never been
She was unlike anyone or anything I had ever experienced
Such a love in a life before
I had never felt such strong love before
Never been a light that shines so brightly for me
I had never been so attracted to anyone before
How could I have missed the signs of straying
How did I not notice that she was being unfaithful?
When each and every one was saying
When all the signs were pointing to her unfaithfulness
Contributed by Mackenzie W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.