My Bestest Eurovision Song - Number 2

By Jamie McLoughlin on Sep 17, 08 05:10 PM

Our cavalcade of Eurovision's rosy moments stops off in Manchester today, where a gentleman known as Laurent Flechette (he is local), tells us about his particular pick of the Contest pops.

Laurent explained: "Ah, my favourite Eurovision song.

"This is not such a difficult choice you might think for a fan of the contest going back over 40 years. (I can still remember my bitter disappointment as a young boy when Kathy Kirby was beaten into second place back in 1965. Yes, I am that old).

"But I have to go to 1977 for my favourite.

"It's one that even many die-hard Eurovision fans cannot recall and the fact that it finished last that year doesn't help.

"I'm talking about Sweden's entry, 'Beatles' by Forbes.

"It must have seemed a dead cert for these Swedish lads, a bouncy song about the UK's 'fab four' performed in Wembley (OK so it wasn't Liverpool, but hey!). How could it fail?

"I loved it so much and still do today. Danke schoen Germany for giving Forbes the only points (two) they received on the night.

"Wunderbar!"

So, did this homage to John, Paul, George and Ringo deserve more than deux points?

Judge for yourself.

Want to tell us what your favourite Eurovision song is, and why it holds strong at the top of your preference table? Email your entry - 150 words maximum - to jamie.mcloughlin@liverpool.com