Nous les amoureux
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"Nous les amoureux" (French pronunciation:
The song was performed fourteenth on the night (following
The song tells the story of a thwarted love between the singer and his lover ("they would like to separate us, they would like to hinder us / from being happy"). The lyrics go on about how the relationship is rejected by others but will finally be possible ("but the time will come. [...] and I will be able to love you without anybody in town talking about it. [...] [God] gave us the right to happiness and joy."). Later, Pascal explained that the song was about a homosexual relationship and the difficulties it faced. As this topic would have been considered controversial in the early 1960s, the lyrics are ambiguous and do not refer to the lovers' gender. This allowed hiding the song's actual message, which was not understood in this way by the general public at the time.[1]
Due to the contest overrunning in time, the reprise of this song was not shown in the UK. The UK's coverage ended shortly after the voting had finished and the winning song was declared.
The song was succeeded as contest winner in
The song was also featured on Season 2, Episode 6 of A Very Secret Service.
Sources and external links
- Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1961.
- Detailed info and lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Nous les amoureux".
Specific
- ^ "" Nous les amoureux " de Jean-Claude Pascal, une chanson qui annonce la révolution du mouvement gay..." La Première (in French). 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2020-05-03.