Go (Scott Fitzgerald song)
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"Go", written and composed by Julie Forsyth (a member of the pop group Guys 'n' Dolls and the daughter of English entertainer Bruce Forsyth), was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed by Scott Fitzgerald. Bruce Forsyth and his wife were in the audience at the contest, supporting their daughter.
Fitzgerald won the right to perform at the contest, held in
At the end of judging that evening, "Go" took the second-place slot with 136 points. Turkey, Belgium and Italy awarded their 12-point designations to the UK that evening. In one of the closest voting rounds up to that time, the UK lost the competition by one point to
In a departure from the past two years, an easy listening ballad was on offer this year, telling the story of two former lovers meeting by chance. Fitzgerald, in the role of the lovesick man, relates the sad story; his former lover had left him years before for another man, and now that she has returned, so has all the sorrow he felt.
After Eurovision, the song placed at No. 52 on the
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Official Charts Company[3] | 52 |
References
- ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
- ^ "Russia's Philipp Kirkorov: I would write a Eurovision song for Julia Samoylova if she asked me". wiwibloggs. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "The UK's highest charting Eurovision stars revealed!". Official Charts. Retrieved 2015-05-10.