On the 4th April 1981, history was to be made as four relatively unknown si… Read Full Bio ↴On the 4th April 1981, history was to be made as four relatively unknown singers Mike Nolan, Cheryl Baker, Bobby G and Jay Aston, collectively known as Bucks Fizz, represented the UK at that year's Eurovision Song Contest.

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.

Took It To The Limit
Bucks Fizz Lyrics

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Both sides chosen, wipe the tears away
Warm hearts frozen ‘til another day
The look in your eyes I can see
Nothing there but lies
Am I right, can it be just a sad goodbye?
Goodbye

I think we took it to the limit

We took it to the limit
I think we took it to the limit

It doesn’t pay, I’d love to say
We’ll meet again another day
But in the end we have to pay

Old ties broken will they ever mend?
Sad words spoken, silence in the end
Look in your mind, can you find
Any room for me?
Is it real how I feel?
Should I make believe?
Believe

I think we took it to the limit
We took it to the limit
I think we took it to the limit

It doesn’t pay, I’d love to say
We’ll meet again another day
But in the end we have to pay

We took it to the limit
We took it to the limit
We took it to the limit
We took it to the limit

I think we took it to the limit
We took it to the limit
I think we took it to the limit

It doesn’t pay, I’d love to say
We’ll meet again another day
But in the end we have to pay

I think we took it to the limit
We took it to the limit
I think we took it to the limit

It doesn’t pay, I’d love to say

We’ll meet again another day
But in the end we have to pay

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Took It To The Limit by Bucks Fizz talk about a romantic relationship that has come to an end. The singer sings about the pain of saying goodbye to someone they loved, despite realizing that there were lies in their relationship. They are unsure whether they should continue to believe in the love they shared or move on and make-believe that it never existed. The chorus repeats the line "I think we took it to the limit," indicating that they gave the relationship their all but in the end, it was not enough. The song ends on a sad note where the singer acknowledges that they have to pay a price for their failed relationship.

The lyrics are emotive and poignant, conveying the pain of the end of a relationship. The lines, "Warm hearts frozen ‘til another day" and "Sad words spoken, silence in the end," paint a vivid picture of a relationship that has lost its warmth and become uncommunicative. The song's message is that despite the pain of saying goodbye, it's necessary to let go of a relationship that's not working out.

Line by Line Meaning

Both sides chosen, wipe the tears away
Everyone has made their choice, stop crying and move on

Warm hearts frozen ‘til another day
Our love has gone cold and we'll have to wait for another chance

The look in your eyes I can see
I can see through your lies just by looking at you

Nothing there but lies
There's nothing true in what you're saying

Am I right, can it be just a sad goodbye?
Is it really over or is this just a sad farewell?

Goodbye
Farewell

I think we took it to the limit
I believe we went as far as we could

It doesn’t pay, I’d love to say
It's not worth it, even though I wish I could say something else

We’ll meet again another day
We might see each other again in the future

But in the end we have to pay
We'll eventually have to deal with the consequences of our actions

Old ties broken will they ever mend?
Our previous bond is broken, can it ever be fixed?