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.
When We Were Young
Bucks Fizz Lyrics
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Watch the clock as it slowly crawls around
Rolls around
Is she sleeping? no
Is she dreaming?
Time, it passes without that familiar touch
Familiar touch
Life has changed, remember when we were young
Were young
When we were young
When we were young
When we were young
She pours a coffee and looks in the mirror
Suddenly she’s glad he can’t see her face
Can’t see her face
Youth, it passes while age is collected
Disappears from behind the wires without trace
Without trace
Love has gone, tears are here, nothing left
Life has changed, remember when we were young
Were young
When we were young
When we were young
When we were young
Love has gone, tears are here
Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing
Life has changed, remember when we were young
Were young
When we were young
When we were young
When we were young...
The lyrics in "When We Were Young" by Bucks Fizz speak of a person who is reminiscing about a time when they were young and in love. The song sets a nostalgic and melancholic tone as it describes a woman crying softly on a clean white pillow while watching the clock slowly move around. She wonders if she is sleeping or dreaming, but time seems to pass by without the familiar touch of her lover who is no longer present. The image of the clock slowly crawling around represents how time can feel unrelenting and painful when one is mourning for a lost love.
The next verse shows the woman looking in the mirror as she pours a coffee. She is relieved that her former lover cannot see her face. The lyrics express how youth passes by so quickly, and how age seems to collect and disappear behind wires without a trace. The past is long gone, and the present is difficult to accept when one is longing for things that are no longer possible. The chorus repeats several times, emphasizing how love has gone, and there is nothing left but tears. The phrase "remember when we were young" reflects how memory can be both a comfort and a source of pain when one is grieving.
The song speaks of a universal experience that many people go through when they lose someone they love. It captures the feelings of nostalgia, longing, and resentment that come with remembering a time when things seemed easier and happier. The lyrics are poignant and evoke strong emotions, reminding us of the power of love and how its loss can haunt us forever.
Line by Line Meaning
Crying softly on to a clean white pillow
She's crying silently on a white pillow
Watch the clock as it slowly crawls around
She's watching the clock move slowly
Rolls around
Reiterating that the clock is moving very slowly
Is she sleeping? no
She is not sleeping
Is she dreaming?
Wondering if she is dreaming
Time, it passes without that familiar touch
Time feels strange and unfamiliar
Familiar touch
Reiterating that time feels unfamiliar
Love has gone, tears are here, nothing left
Love is gone and she is left with tears
Life has changed, remember when we were young
Life is different now than when they were young
Were young
Reiterating that they were young
When we were young
Reflecting on how things were when they were young
She pours a coffee and looks in the mirror
She's making coffee and looking at herself in the mirror
Suddenly she’s glad he can’t see her face
She's relieved that he can't see her face
Can’t see her face
Reiterating that he can't see her face
Youth, it passes while age is collected
Youth goes by quickly while age accumulates
Disappears from behind the wires without trace
It disappears without a trace
Without trace
Reiterating that it disappears without a trace
Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing
Reiterating that there is nothing left
Contributed by Keira K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@MsGalfreak
The Clock is running for all of Us !
Greetings from a FORGOTTEN TIME, when people work to live and not live to work. When even one certain job was enough, to feed the whole family and joyning live together with your beloved partner, relatives, friends and neighbours. When childs were allowed to be children and not misused as little adults. When we used to meet each other after school, for playing outside.
A time, when we all still had time for ourselves :
Time to endeavor the world, time for love, time to celebrate, time for friendships, time to be creative, time to relax ...
Those were the unforgotten days of of our school yards. When everything seems to be possible.
LIVE IS LIVE !!!
@Lee71England
I wish I could turn the clock back - to when I was young! - and make all the kids I was at school with listen to this one. They knew Making Your Mind Up and Land Of Make Believe. (And maybe My Camera Never Lies.) They scoffed when I said Bucks Fizz had released a new song that was quite simply brilliant. It's now 41 years after all that.....and I stand by what I said to my classmates in 1983.....
@robbryant52
If abba had written and produced this song fans would be raving about it ....bucks fizz so underrated but in 2021 people are listening more to eighties music and now getting the recognition they deserve..brilliant group
@metalbearuk
Fantastic song, and they sang the hell out of it. Vastly underrated group.
@susanmowbray4669
Agree xx
@mindegap1
Great song, shit video.
@deaglaniosua
But Bucks Fizz were really big back in 80s so not quite sure how they were "underrated"?
@romfivera
@@deaglaniosuawell it depends on which countries. The band was very little known in France except for their song Making you mind up.
@GullibleMcFly
@@deaglaniosua Are they a household name in 2021? No. So, they could be called underrated now...
@SonicJCG
I always wanted great 80s hair like Jays or Carol Deckers, but it never happened :/ Great times though, 80s forever!
@aloisfischer3634
I grow up with this bombastic Sound, but now, nearly 40 Years later, i still love it