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Truly, they do their research don't they?

Anyway, it's good to see "Let Me Be The One" being ranked third in the list of worst to best Eurovision song.

So .....is his name Martin Welch or Bruce Welch?

I thought his name was Marvin Welch

3. The Shadows, 'Let Me Be the One', 1975: Cliff Richard's one-time backing band were better off without him. They were the first proper rock group to represent the UK, and couldn't have looked more laid back about the whole thing. When singer Martin Welch briefly flubbed his words onstage, he might have got away with it unnoticed – but he chose not to, leaning into the microphone to joke with the crowd "I knew it". Not only does this loose-limbed, Beatles-y number succeed as a song in its own right, but it also has that most elusive quality: authenticity.



The THIRD best? Yeah, I wouldn't disagree with that.


P.S. I thought Martin Welch and Farrar were a really great duo. Their debut album, 'First Impression' is a classic.

Hi Chris,

your thoughts about the first Marvin, Welch & Farrar album are ironic, aren't they?

PeterfromBerlin wrote:Hi Chris,

your thoughts about the first Marvin, Welch & Farrar album are ironic, aren't they?

Come on, Peter! Fortunately I'm not as daft as I look. Hopefully! Yes it was a joke. I'll try harder next time!

Martyn Welch is a long-standing supporter of the South West Shadows Club!

Aaaah, get him a chair someone!