Tom Pillibi

"Tom Pillibi" is a song written in

Hollywood star Julie Andrews. It was released as a single on 10 April 1960.^[1]

Original and cover lyrics

The song is a moderately

number, with the singer talking about her lover – the title character. She describes his material wealth – two castles, ships, other women wanting to be with him. She then admits that he has "only one fault", that being that he is "such a liar" and that none of what she had previously said about him was true. Nonetheless, she sings, she still loves him.

In what would become increasingly the norm over Contest history, the

German-language

version of the song, under the same title.

Eurovision Song Contest

The song was performed thirteenth on the night, following

Italy's Renato Rascel with "Romantica

". At the close of voting, it had received 32 points, placing 1st in a field of 13.

The song is noted as the first Eurovision winner to be performed last, reviewed by entertainment website Screen Rant as an initial proof that a bias for recency "might just be at play in Eurovision".^[2]

The song was succeeded as contest winner in

Printemps, avril carillonne

".

Cover versions

"Tom Pillibi" gained several recordings by internationally known and national well-established figures, including other Eurovision representatives, on the same year of the original release. Numerous accolades receiver, actress and singer Julie Andrews, recorded the song in English in April 1960. Laila Kinnunen, one of Finland's most popular singers and the country's 1961 Eurovision debutante, recorded a Finnish version on 14 June 1960, as well as Sweden's 1962 Eurovision representative Inger Berggren.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Tom Pillibi by Jacqueline Boyer". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ MELLO, DAVID (11 July 2021). "Eurovision: The First 10 Winners (& Their Songs)". Screen Rant. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

External links

Preceded by " Een beetje" by Teddy Scholten	Eurovision Song Contest winners 1960	Succeeded by "Nous les amoureux" by Jean-Claude Pascal

[Pillibi-1] "Tom Pillibi by Jacqueline Boyer". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[2] MELLO, DAVID (11 July 2021). "Eurovision: The First 10 Winners (& Their Songs)". Screen Rant. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

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