Eurovision 1982 - United Kingdom - Bardo - One step further

[@Pravedni_lik]

I am 55 and this is my fav.song ever on ESC! RGDS from Serbia♡

[@scopex2749]

Sally -Ann was STUNNING!

[@Jamie-wd3ql]

Loved Bardo’s entry I also love that they made up a new word for the song - tooken 🤣

[@nigeltomlinson306]

Sally Ann was my crush at the time, fit as.

[@beverleythompson1507]

I was beyond, beyond devastated when they didn’t win, I was only 9 and was inconsolable for a good few months my mum said 😂 I still love this song ❤

[@DJPalsyP]

I was 9 too, and was allowed to stay up to watch Eurovision......Was absolutely gutted they only came 7th

[@MinifigJez]

@@DJPalsyP I was 10 and was just as gutted… by brother got me the song on 7” vinyl to make it better!

[@martinphillips3432]

I think many of us experienced a similar level of disappointment. The first ESC I remember watching and understanding was 1970 and I was not just upset that Mary Hopkin (who grew up a few miles from me in Ponterdawe) didn’t win, I was quite resentful about Dana beating her, and even angry at Ireland for having the temerity to prevent our Mary from winning.

[@richln9682]

@@martinphillips3432 Oh, 1970 was tough, tough, tough all round for seven-year old me. Got even worse a couple of months later. Two words. Gerd. Muller.

[@bunthorne67]

@@richln9682 No, no, richin. The two words should be Peter and Bonetti!

[@Mangeosaurus]

Haha... I'm 53 now and still know all the words not hearing this song since the then! 😂😂😂

[@lizhobbs5008]

I'm 53 and still singbyhis song. I wanted that hairstyle!

[@simonwilson8602]

Oh thank fk...had 3 lines from this song bouncing around in my head for years & no idea where it came from!!!!Love it!!!!

[@jaspertickler1831]

lol .. I know that feeling

[@pamelaford4878]

One of my fave songs in the contest! Iv got this song on my phone! ❤️

[@pravednilik7827]

i follow ESC since 1981 up today and this is still my all the time favorite♡39 years ago....

[@trevorwright9801]

Love this song plus Sally is gorgeous

[@chrisfieldaselvis]

Best looking Eurovision girl ever ..x fancied her then and nothings changed....great song too

[@chiriladorin-alexandru2776]

fantastic song even after 37 years. still very fresh even after so many years.

[@woflover]

So I'm an American who is on a binge of Top of the Pops history and saw Bardo on an '82 show and I'm addicted to this song! Anyway, as an outside viewer, it's really no surprise this didn't win, IMO. I LOVE this song! But this performance just isn't great. It's definitely good, but not great and not "I'm at Eurovision" good. They definitely seemed nervous and there truly was too much movement, which, of course, makes you breathy. It's a GREAT performance for Top of the Pops when you're miming. It would've been great if they were a normal duo and this was just a normal performance after it was a hit song. This song is amazing, so standing in place most of the time (like Bucks Fizz the year before) would've been stellar. But this performance at this competition just doesn't cut it.

[@GRAHAM2109]

It needed a backing track rather than the orchestra

[@woflover]

@@GRAHAM2109 That would've been better definitely, but I think they had to have an orchestra, right?

[@nicoledickson6099]

​@woflover I'm very unsure, as the 1983 entry for germany did not use the orchestra so I do not believe so, but I do agree, the orchestra BOMBED this song, they butchered the host entry!

[@famicom_guy]

@@woflover the rules were that you either had to use the orchestra, play the instruments that weren't in the orchestra live or use a backing track, but pretend that you were playing the instruments (or any combination of those three). With the 6 person limit, the last option was quite difficult if you needed a lot of different instruments, though a lot of winners did use a backing track anyway (go watch ABBA's performance in 1974 - the guitars aren't plugged in, they were miming playing them to a prerecorded instrumental).

[@woflover]

@@famicom_guy Thank you for explanation!!!

[@michealbarone]

Wonderful song

[@eduardobregon1997]

Deserved to win, with sweet dreams in 1983

[@mytye]

I absolutely loved Bardo when I was a young 11 year old i had the single wish this had won the Eurovision song contest but sadly it wasn’t to be fast forward years later I found the single by chance in a charity shop I had to buy it 😊

[@darkestserenity6775]

I forgot this song but it's all coming back to me now

[@michellewarren3]

THE FIRST TWERK 🎉😂❤

[@juancarlosmansilladelgado]

I love this song

[@peterwelch5582]

Sally Ann Triplett your a beautiful young lady ♥️ x

[@kasperjoonatan6014]

1:12 miten hän voi nostaa jalan noin ylös ja samalla hetkuttaa peppua noin seksikkäästi 😍

[@rinabhuiya4939]

love this song. Deserved to win in my opinion!

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

IMO Nicole rightly won the 1982 Eurovision ..

[@nicoledickson6099]

No, Nicole was way better. Should've came in '81.

[@dianerobison617]

Catchy. I remember it.

[@SteveTierneyUK]

My favourite Eurovision song of all time.

[@roelofvandermerwe5208]

I like this song a lot

[@SMSJSC]

Geez, 37 years... scary how time slips away! I remember this well. Terry Wogan, ever the optimist, wrote 'this is a good song and should win the competition'. Nicole won at a canter, but this really should have done better than 7th, as others have said. And so the downward spiral began. I don't think the UK seriously challenged again for many years (1997?).

[@JeSuisRene]

Newc70 I’d personally say that 1988 and 1993 challenged for the win.

[@SMSJSC]

@@JeSuisRene What were the songs, and who were the contestants? By that time I was no longer watching...

[@JeSuisRene]

Newc70 1988 was Go by Scott Fitzgerald and 1993 was Better the Devil You Know by Sonia

[@nicoledickson6099]

the downwards spiral in decent song quality started in 2000 for us, then we never produced a song that was even worthy of qualifying, cause I bet ya we would've never qualified without the big 5

[@79Paulie]

92 93 94 96 97 98 ….serous challenges …97 wining 😊

[@johnc8770]

This song deserved better than 7th place. Second place would be justified. Sally Anne Triplett was so pretty.

[@fman02]

It was not a “pretty contest”.

[@319metresMW]

Stephen Fischer was pretty too!! 😍

[@johnc8770]

@@fman02 Pity, because if it had have been, we would probably have won instead of only making 7th. Although Nicole was rather sweet too,

[@johnc8770]

@@319metresMW I guess he was, but my testosterone gets in the way of seeing things that way.

[@Texaslawhorn]

@@319metresMW He certainly didn't mind wearing tight pants 😉

[@eurovisionaryvoice]

Nice and quite 'brave' staging as for 1982. ;)

[@guillermomendoza9452]

amo esta cancion, super buena

[@andybroadley7020]

I loved this. Nicole rightly won, but this should have done better than it did.

[@abrahansaezsanchez9191]

Una canción pop con mucha fuerza,no está del todo mal...me recuerdan a Enrique y Ana

[@ka5269]

Only remember this 'cos it was on the Turbo Trax compilation LP that I had.

[@dallasbull8988]

Love ur songs bardo live dallas on face book in england

[@vogelmeister6809]

0:15 this makes me crack up idk why

[@rebelruth9582]

Brilliant and love her dress

[@obryobry]

I really fancied her - 22 at the time

[@sharonfox5466]

I still remember the words

[@casperrabbit7254]

Damn since when did the UK have charismatic performances AND good songs??? 😂

[@jurrepur1999]

According to some they've had it from 1957 until about 1997

[@spock347]

They used to consistently come 2nd

[@h7283]

The girl was in crackerjack

[@BaracudaFTW]

It’s been a while lol

[@nicoledickson6099]

The last time was 1999, also now I think about it the acoustics on this ARE terrible.

[@ruibento9840]

I remember a lot of the united kingdom songs

[@mikaelwadeberg9833]

Yes

[@petrovivan1233]

какое раньше приятное было евровидение)

[@allangmiller]

Heard this on the radio the other day; I'd forgotten it was a Eurovision entry; great pop song. Hard to replicate that big 80's production live; the band's a bit weak. But no worse, and no less watchable, than the previous year's Buck's Fizz.

[@joebloggs396]

They made an orchestral version for Eurovision, the original was synth.

[@englishman1960]

Wonderful song. Definitely the second best song in this year.

[@LindaGrace74]

I love this song even now in 2020

[@raywoodman5084]

Beaten by Nicole and A Little Peace so for once I'd agree that it was second best but it is still a very catchy tune.

[@robertsharp5863]

Sounds like a Michael Bolton chorus you wouldn’t know love

[@Retro_andy_1977]

Very bucks fizz sounding!ironic to think they won it the year before!

[@alantebb9160]

Loved this song, sound quality was bobbins though.

[@derekmarshall6332]

When you can only meet one other person for a coffee under Corona laws 😂

[@nicoledickson6099]

Hah.

[@berwickboy316]

I would have liked to see Touring Company ( finished 2nd in SFE ) perform on this stage , Bardo were okay but thought Touring company were better.

[@briabba123]

I like this version of One Step Further better because it’s danceable

[@samroozen6719]

It keeps surprising me that back in the day they didn't get strangled up with the cables.

[@bigphil2053]

Nicole had the better song but no-one flashes their knickers like Sally Ann 😁

[@ruibento9840]

She's so cute

[@thebarbaryghostsf]

I can't believe this song beat out Q-Feel - Dancing In Heaven.

[@DarkLordDiablos]

I was hoping to find someone would have said this as I don't know how they won either as this song doesn't even compare to the other. And to think this was the bookies favourite also which makes me wonder what they were smoking at the time. Saying that though it was popular, but that doesn't say much either since popular music isn't always the best music due to it being designed for a wide audience.

[@5Rays]

The Song for Europe performance and music seemed better, I was surprised when Luxembourg sneaked ahead in the voting.

[@kenmortimer7958]

I spotted Linda Taylor and Sharon Campbell amongst the backing singers. Can't make out the guys though

[@Jojoseahorse]

Just noticed you posted this four hours ago; I checked out this video this morning on my work break and decided to revisit it later to post some comments, so this is a coincidence; I have been looking for info on Sharon Campbell. Did she perform under her own name as well as sing back up?

[@kenmortimer7958]

Hi..Yes, Sharon Campbell released some singles on the RCA label in the 1980s.

[@PeterKelly-gg9mx]

A few more countries to vote for uk this year and bardo would be right there

[@roryobrien8509]

Pure FILTH! . .. Love it! .. Peace

[@annoftheoldbogroad1534]

Dear God

They weren't second back then? I always assumed that all these years.

[@nicoledickson6099]

I wish they was 2nd.

[@peg2003]

They reached number 2 in the UK charts. Maybe that's what you were thinking?

@@peg2003 Oh dear. You are right, I'm getting old. That's it. Thanks for putting me right Geoff.

[@peg2003]

@ You are welcome André.

[@ajs41]

Who wrote the song?

[@johnwick-vo7ig]

Favourite to win and would have won if they hadn't sung it so badly on the night.

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

Are you on Drugs??? Nicole BLEW THIS OUT THE WATER

[@nicoledickson6099]

Probably is on drugs mate.

[@robolive4644]

It was very stage school !

[@lorofcb3]

I really like the song, and they are great but the choreography is...well let's say a choice.

[@bearcookie13]

It looks great to me, what’s the problem with it?

[@nicoledickson6099]

It's a bit cringe, innit.

[@TheLsduk1]

This sounded a lot worse with a full-on orchestra, the song had no room for a wind and strings section at all.

[@centuriesofsound]

One of the best UK entries, I fear the poor orchestration on the night ruined its chances, the studio version is so much better.

[@cheyennebrennan966]

Are we sure ALL of this is English?

[@peterwelch5582]

Should have won the eurovision song contest in 1982 it was a first class song

[@kamandi1362]

Bought the single of this as a kid of 11 and fell madly in love with the girl. It should’ve won, not that awful German dirge.

[@Dim4323]

7th place was Was good.

[@nicoledickson6099]

For me, it could've been a respectable runner -up but there was another song that took that spot for me, so this for me is a respectable 3rd place.

[@susantaylor9576]

Good live vocals

[@fredmila]

The guy reminded me of David Cassidy, maybe it was done on purpose.

[@jrb1802uk]

If this song was at Eurovision today, it would finish bottom with no points.

[@ponyclub3198]

And rightly so

[@Fantasmita24]

1:12

[@andytalbot6719]

Is that Ronnie H?

[@ivorytowers3211]

They were lucky to come 7th with appalling grammar like 'I could've TOOKEN'! The European judges probably all spoke better English! Reminds me of the ironic Spitting Image sketch - 'The lyrics are too good'!

[@BasilFawlty3]

Damn his haircut is like a helmet😂

[@exfueler]

If hadn't for the substandard dance routine they would probably have won

[@stevebbuk]

They could have survived that had the acoustics not been so awful. I suspect the BBC powers that be didn't want a second win. betnod.com/threads/eurovision-song-contest-2016.7949/

[@olly30]

They changed the backing. It was much more electro. That's the reason as they were clear favourites

[@JeSuisRene]

No one was beating Nicole. That said, had the sound mix not been so awful and the performance so poor, it would have likely done better than 7th (though Austria and Luxembourg still thought this was the best song).

[@SandraBrown-n3f]

That was truly awful 😅 been watching Eurovision since 1974 - I remember it and it's not gotten better with the passage of time 😮

[@MyMitch78]

The Orchestration does this song no favours whatsoever! Spoils the original track, which would have done much better IMHO

[@SergeESC]

Agreed, this song was made for synthesisers

[@jaccusefashion]

The single was so good and then the Eurovision performance was like two cats with their tails caught in the gates screeching at each other...7th place was bloody generous

[@ponyclub3198]

The song and performance were total trash. It got 7th because of the English. If this was a Finnish song, it would have sunk to the bottom. 3 mins of Eurovision hell.

[@glynnevans1851]

@@ponyclub3198 Quite agree with you, also The German girl who won sung her song Momentous and I knew from then on she would win. May I ask do you like horses and ponies. Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands UK 🕊

[@richardhochuli1981]

One of my all time favorite Eurovision songs

[@Carl-y2g]

They were stiffed.

[@zeusmanlord1602]

Fun song but 'tooken'? Really?????

[@PaulTaylor1]

We was robbed! 🤭

[@catlikethief1718]

Wtf did I just watch? They twerked back then?

[@dazzla84_ssfc]

The song is fantastic, but Eurovision is about the performance on the night, and thats why Nicole won that year

[@MrGoneTroppo]

Bloody Brexit

[@naughtypython]

The song and performance are a little childdish.

[@Annie36]

This is a very good song but as many of my UK friends says....that awful choregraphy made them loose big time *Cringeworthy* :(

[@markdowd1]

the word is LOSE

[@Annie36]

@@markdowd1 Please loosen up a bit ;)...as we say in Swedish "Språkpolis! 1. My mother tongue is not English 2. I did that on purpose 3.

[@DarthAcaila]

@@Annie36 seems weird to tell someone to loosen up when they corrected you in a perfectly polite fashion. Perhaps you should take your own advice?

[@jagjitdusanjh8356]

This is bizarre. Their voices don't go well together.

[@realman6ft6]

Proper sing in the shower tune

[@williamusrex6417]

Absolutely atrocious on the night. So awful.

[@ponyclub3198]

As bad as a Eurovision song can get. And the performance is even worse.

[@antoniolopezescamez856]

Great song, but weak live performance.

[@barryh.4220]

The song was rubbish, it was never gonna win in a month of Sundays ..... she's quite a tasty piece though!

[@adrianpallis4568]

I loved the one UK won with the year before..... but this one.... its all over the place, horribly horrible.

[@ALBION1200]

He was too wooden

[@H3nry488]

That horrible haircut and those unforgiving pants ruined it all