Long Live Love

About Long Live Love

"Long Live Love" was the British entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton, United Kingdom. It was sung by Olivia Newton-John in English. The song's composers, Valerie Avon and Harold Spiro, had worked together as staff writers for Belwin Mills Publishing since 1970 and had placed songs with several artists: Newton-John had recorded the Avon/Spiro composition "Don't Move Away" as a duet with Cliff Richard, the track serving as B-side to Richard's 1971 hit "Sunny Honey Girl". "Long Live Love" was the third bid Avon and Spriro had made to have a song of their composing be the UK Eurovision entrant, having finished 4th in a field of six at A Song For Europe 1970 with "Can I Believe" while at A Song For Europe 1971 the Avon/Spiro composition "In My World of Beautiful Things" had finished 6th in a field of six. Newton-John introduced one of each of the six nominated songs on a broadcast of Jimmy Savile's Clunk Click TV show; on 23 February 1974 a TV broadcast entitled A Song For Europe 1974 announced the tally of viewers' mailed-in ballots, with "Long Live Love" the clear victor at 27,387 votes. The runner-up, "Angel Eyes" - which was Newton-John's favourite - gained 18,018 votes. more »

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2002

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Long, long live love, love is to care
Caring and sharing, long, long live love
All the kids like ten tin soldiers in a row, followed hand in hand
Sister Anna carrying the banner for the Sally Annie Band
Singing songs of praise and glory, we all burn to love their story
Good things are coming to ya, glory glory halleluja
Long, long live love, as long as we live
Living, forgiving, long, long live love
On a wet day, dry day, great to be alive day, brother takes the stand
Cymbals ringing, everybody singing with the Sally Annie Band
Just a band of happy people, teaching, preaching "love is equal"
When you feel the Spirit move ya, glory glory halleluja
Long, long live love, love is to care
Caring and sharing, long, long live love, love, love, love, love, oh
Long, long live love, as long as we live
Living, forgiving, long, long live love
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Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE (born 26 September 1948) is an English-born Australian singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles (including two platinum) and 14 of her albums (including two platinum and four double platinum) have been certified gold by the RIAA. Her music has been successful in multiple formats including pop, country and adult contemporary and has sold an estimated over 100 million albums worldwide. She co-starred with John Travolta in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Grease, which featured one of the most successful film soundtracks in Hollywood history. more »

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