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As requested :) Our very own Edith Piaf (she starred as Edit Piaf in the homonymous theatrical play, staged Summer 1981 in Athens, Greece), Greek actor/singer Tania Tsanaklidou represents us at the ESC with a song dedicated to the memory of the late Charles Chaplin, who had died the previous year. The result was the 8th position and a slight shift of Tania's career to a bit more contemporary repertoire for the following years, with numerous hits and beautiful songs, unlike the recordings from '73 till then.
Oh, and... rumour has it (my parents actually had told me so) that at the end of this song she took good advantage of the live European broadcast to quickly declare her love to her then sweetheart and famous actor. Fair enough, may I say!
There he comes, from the corner of the street
with his black assorted hat
filling us with a childish fear
that the policeman might bust him
A red carnation on his lapel
a cane, an old tuxedo and some sorrow
no cigarettes left in his pack
and the rain has just begun
Charlie Chaplin, come into our dreams and make us laugh
Charlie Chaplin, tonight's what's left for us to see
Charlie Chaplin, dreams are silent, like your films
Charlie Chaplin, let us live your stories once again
Cruel employers and customers
that's Charlot's society
a life full of illusions
a life full of warm smiles
and the longer the film lasted
the further I was carried away
Oh Lord, long live the tramps
Oh Lord, long live humanity!
Sweet or what? :)