Love Is (Vikki Watson song)
Vikki Watson | |
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As | Vikki |
Language | English |
Composer(s) | James Kaleth, Vikki Watson |
Lyricist(s) | James Kaleth, Vikki Watson |
Conductor | |
Finals performance | |
Final result | 4th |
Final points | 100 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Love Games" (1984) | |
"Runner in the Night" (1986) ► |
"Love Is…", written and composed by James Kaleth and Vikki Watson, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, performed by Watson, credited at Eurovision and on the single by just her given name.
The first female soloist to compete for UK at Eurovision since
The song was a contemporary ballad about a man and a woman who are both too afraid to plunge head-first with their emotions into a love affair: while both of them want to be loved by the other, both of them are letting their heads rule their hearts. In the chorus, Watson sings that "love is" the product of a number of impulsive decisions, such as "taking a chance on two hearts beating as one". Watson nominally used a single chair as a prop, first sitting in it while singing the song, then circling it and abandoning it entirely by the second half of the song.
Despite the high result in Gothenburg, the song only managed to place at No. 49 on the
of the single was "Lead Me Through the Darkness"Charts
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Official Charts Company[3] | 49 |
References
- ^ Evening Times May 3, 1985 p.37
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "The UK's highest charting Eurovision stars revealed!". Official Charts. Retrieved 2015-05-10.