Logan was born in Frankston near Melbourne, Australia. His father was an Irish tenor, Patrick O'Hagan, who performed three times at The White House, for John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. The family moved back to Ireland when Johnny was aged three. He learned the guitar and began composing his own songs by the age of thirteen. On leaving school he apprenticed as an electrician, while performing in folk and blues clubs. His earliest claim to fame was starring as Adam in the 1977 Irish musical "Adam and Eve".
Having adopted the stage name Johnny Logan, he released his first single in 1978 and took part in the Irish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979, but did not win. The following year, Logan entered the contest again with the Shay Healy song "What's Another Year" and won. Representing Ireland in the Netherlands, Logan won the Eurovision Song Contest on April 19. The song became a hit all over Europe and reached No.1 in the UK.
Due to a mix-up, two follow up singles were released almost simultaneously; "Save Me" and "In London". With confusion by radio stations over which to play, both singles flopped. Another single released in late 1980, a cover of a recent [arist]Cliff Richard song, "Give A Little Bit More" was a more concerted effort and although it narrowly missed the chart, the momentum from Eurovision was now lost. Logan blames his lack of success in the UK on poor management and his inexperience.
In early 1983, Logan attempted a comeback in the UK with the song "Becoming Electric" with a new sound and image and promotional push, but was unsuccessful and again in 1986 when he rebranded himself Logan with the song "Stab In The Back".
In 1987, he decided to make another attempt at Eurovision and with his self-penned song "Hold Me Now", he represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgium. The song won the contest and again, Logan had a major European hit with the song and reached No.2 in the UK (although it outsold "What's Another Year"). Keen to continue this success, Logan released a cover of the 10cc song "I'm Not In Love", produced by Paul Hardcastle as a follow-up, and an album. Both single and album made the UK charts but were not significant enough to sustain a continued chart career. The following year, Logan released his next single, "Heartland" which became a hit in the Irish charts and from then on, concentrated on his career in Ireland and Europe.
Having composed the Irish 1984 Eurovision Song Contest entry for Linda Martin, "Terminal 3" (which came 2nd), Logan repeated the collaboration in 1992 when he gave Martin another of his songs, "Why Me". The song became the Irish entry at the finals in Sweden. The song took the title and cemented Logan as the most successful artist in Eurovision history with three wins.
Author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor notes in his book The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History that Logan is the only lead singer to have sung two winning entries and one of only five authors/composers (all men) to have written/composed two winning songs.
He is sometimes referred to as "Mister Eurovision" by fans of the contest and the media at large. "Hold Me Now" has been adopted by fans of Bohemian FC as their anthem and it is sung primarily at away games. He mentioned on "TTV" on RTÉ that he was considering writing a song for Ireland in the 2010 Eurovision.
"Hold Me Now" was voted as the 3rd most popular song in Eurovision history at the 50th anniversary concert in Copenhagen, Denmark in October 2005. "What's Another Year?" was also nominated amongst the 14 finalists. It has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. "Hold Me Now" is also a global million-seller.
Throughout his career, which spans four decades, Logan has issued no less than 40 singles and 19 albums. He has continued his love of participating in musical theatre, having toured Norway with Which Witch, an opera-musical originating in that country. In 2002 Logan took part in the UK TV Quiz show Never Mind The Buzzcocks as a team panelist in a Eurovision-special.
Logan continues to perform and write songs. In 2007 he advertised McDonald's Eurosaver menu in Ireland. In 2007 he sang "A State of Happiness", advertising the Dutch Center Parcs. In 2009 he performed in the Celtic rock opera Excalibur.
Logan lives in Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland.
Galway Girl
Johnny Logan Lyrics
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On a day-I-ay-I-ay
I met a little girl and we stopped to talk
On a grand soft day-I-ay-I-ay
And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do?
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue
And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl
Down the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl
We were halfway there when the rain came down
On the day-I-ay-I-ay
And she asked me up to her flat downtown
On a fine soft day-I-ay-I-ay
And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do?
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl
And I lost my heart to a Galway girl
So when I woke up I was all alone
With a broken heart and a ticket home
And I ask you, friend
(And I ask you, friend)
What's a fella to do?
(What's a fella to do?)
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
See, I've traveled around
(See, I've traveled around)
I've been all over the world
(Been all over the world)
I've never seen nothin' like a Galway girl
And I ask you, friend
(And I ask you, friend)
What's a fella to do?
(What's a fella to do?)
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
See, I've traveled around
(See, I've traveled around)
I've been all over the world
(Been all over the world)
I've never seen nothin' like a Galway girl
The lyrics of Johnny Logan's song Galway Girl are filled with romanticism and nostalgia. The song is about a man taking a walk down the old long walk when he meets a girl in Galway. Despite not knowing what to do, he feels captivated by her dark hair and blue eyes. They both decide to take a walk down the Salthill Prom, but on the way there, the rain comes pouring down. The girl invites him up to her flat, and he knows he's lost his heart to her.
However, when he wakes up the next day, he finds himself alone with a broken heart and a ticket home. He realizes that he's never seen anything like the Galway girl and wonders what to do. The song is about falling in love with someone who you know you can't have and the feeling of loss and nostalgia that follows. It also captures the essence of the joy and freedom of youth, of being carefree and in love.
Overall, the lyrics of Johnny Logan's Galway Girl are about the beauty of love and youth, about the feeling of being captivated by someone and then losing them. It is a song that captures the essence of nostalgia, longing and reminiscence.
Line by Line Meaning
I took a stroll down the old long walk
I went for a walk down the familiar path by the bay
On a day-I-ay-I-ay
On a day that was perfect and bright
I met a little girl and we stopped to talk
I met a girl and we had a conversation
On a grand soft day-I-ay-I-ay
On a beautiful calm day
And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do?
And I ask you, my friend, what should a guy do in this situation?
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue
Because her hair was black and her eyes were blue
And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl
I knew I was going to be swept off my feet
Down the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl
Walking down the promenade in Salthill with a girl from Galway
We were halfway there when the rain came down
We were in the middle of the walk when it started raining
And she asked me up to her flat downtown
She invited me to her apartment in the downtown area
On a fine soft day-I-ay-I-ay
On a day that was soft and gentle outside
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
If she had black hair and blue eyes
So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl
So I took her hand and we started dancing
And I lost my heart to a Galway girl
And I fell deeply in love with that girl from Galway
So when I woke up I was all alone
So when I woke up from my dream I found myself alone
With a broken heart and a ticket home
I was heartbroken and had to leave
See, I've traveled around
I've been to many places
I've been all over the world
I've traveled all over the world
I've never seen nothin' like a Galway girl
I've never seen anything or anyone like that girl from Galway
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: Steve Earle
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Love this song ❤️ it always puts me in a good mood 😃
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Попала случайно на эту песню не владею английским очень прекрасное исполнение огромное спасибо вам
Ravin
One of my favourite song of all time, hope i remember this gem till im old young man 🤠
Angelina Andris
Dieses Lied hat meine Liebe zum Irish Folk, zu Irland und insbesondere zu Galway geweckt und mich zum endgültigen Johnny Logan Fan gemacht <3
Harald Landwehr
Sehr geiles irisches Lied, wenn man bedenkt, dass es von einem Amerikaner geschrieben wurde. Beste Version: Mundy und Sharon Shannon...
Marion S.-T.
ich liebe dieses lied 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Moonlight 61
Das Video ist so schön, ich bin begeistert !
Ein toller Mann mit einer einzigartigen Stimme !
Renate Ziller
Wunderschöner song,klasse stimme,super sänger
Elin Mikkelsen
WOW love it ❤