Ooh... aah... just a little bit - United Kingdom 1996 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra

[@explanitorium6462]

My brother wrote this song. On the night Gina cut all the dresses shorter. Lots of the judges didn't like that. Tbh .all the contestants thought Gina would win. In the end, didn't matter, went on to be a massive hit. My bro is on stage on the keyboards. Great night.

[@CC3193]

"On the night Gina cut all the dresses shorter" Understandable. If I had her legs, I would have done that too probably!

[@charlesbritten4220]

I thought she had a very impressive...belt.

[@deant9606]

Great song. Should have smashed the competition.

[@Chris-ln6so]

I hope your brother knows that despite the 8th place what an important moment this was for the contest. The result was a total farce and more or less single-handedly resulted in the televote being introduced the next year.

[@corin9038]

You’re not telling me Steve Rodway is your brother?

[@noahbowie5985]

This song is why the televote exists

[@brocklod3673]

Yeah she would have smashed the televote had it been implemented that year.

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

Wrong I love the song but she was bad on the Vocals bad.

[@kevinchun5242]

@@djbillybopdjbillybop2817 doesn't stop the televotes pilling on to some awful performances today so doubt it would of then.

[@dannyvanleeuwen9174]

Yep... Voting for tits and ass and ignoring bad vocals.

[@davidbosquette2940]

Her vocals are DIRE

[@Ramboost007]

If you're wondering what those computers are doing on stage, it's because of the rules that all of the lead instruments used in the song have to be on stage. Since the beat is clearly made in a computer, they had to put them there.

[@Schnipp08]

This song was way ahead of it's time in Eurovision terms.

[@jokepy4230]

@Toni Maretic - have to agree about it being out of tune. She sounded a bit # in my opinion.

[@br3menPT]

Her voice was way under the level of the other contestants...

[@rightlilgoer]

It was so out of tune. I've never seen the live version of this song. Now I know why it did so badly

[@skygazer6898]

@Toni Maretic nerves and dancing made her a little out of breath.. nevertheless she won and so lets not take anything away from her.

[@noahbowie5985]

This song is why the televote exists. It was by far the most popular going into the contest but when it finished 8th everyone kind of told the juries to go f*ck themselves and thus the Eurovision televote was created.

[@jerrylorosae2690]

Strangely this didn't win Eurovision but was nominated for a Grammy for best Dance recording!

[@virginmary58]

Best dancing ever...

[@user-fg8rd9lt9n]

@@virginmary58 Best underwear ever!

[@josephbanks2128]

Not only did it not win it came all the way down in 8th which is crazy since how popular it’s been outside of Eurovision

[@josephbanks2128]

Gazmeister Wongatron ye definitely you still see that nowadays, like Denmark in 2018 I think it was where they were 3rd last from the juries but got the 4th highest vote from the public

[@sjsharp2007]

@@josephbanks2128 Yeah i thit Nu,mber 1 in the UK pop charts back then but considering our record in the competitoin these days 8th isn't too bad

[@danfrost3043]

This became a huge hit all around the world, yet only placed 8th at Eurovision.

[@Phl0gist0n]

It placed 3rd, didn't it?

[@alexmckechnie40]

@@Phl0gist0n Gina G finished 8th with 77 points for the UK. Losing out to Ireland's 162 points

[@blargh7571]

@@Phl0gist0n it came third in a pre-contest playoff that wasn't aired (sorry not sure what the correct terminology is). That's likely the source of the 3rd place rumour.

[@Phl0gist0n]

@@blargh7571 Thanks a lot!

[@filipgrmsek]

that shows how can Eurovision place those hits badly

[@JLongbow]

This song was so far ahead of it's time it won in a future that never was, creating a time paradox in which it didn't win in 1996.

[@SuzLa1]

When Australia were in Eurovision, before they officially were.

[@rasherbasher8203]

Amazing entry

[@MegaMarie]

Us Americans know this song but I never knew it was UK entry in eurovision. So '90s!!!!

[@loeb1]

Gina G is an Australian singer

[@tonosazules8221]

@@loeb1 Composers are britons

[@artsed08]

*We Americans...

[@ruben82148]

The real winner of Eurovisión 1996.

[@thomasmcgovern1224]

No I think that goes to Ireland : ).

[@lizardlenny]

This is the defining song of 1996 Eurovision.

[@Markstubation01]

UK should have won so many times and this is just one of them.

[@artsed08]

The return of high-quality mainstream pop to the contest after too many years of painful dull ballads. The juries, of course, weren't ready, and their out-of-touch stance and improving technology in the East finally permitted the arrival of televoting. One year too late for Gina G though.

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

@@artsed08 she sang bad

[@eurofreakable]

Too good for Eurovision. Way ahead of its time

[@rob51e]

Dancers are amazing.

[@jonathancainphotography6105]

Thank you Belgium for giving us 12points for this song you have good taste

[@eviken1982]

Thanks, i know in that time i had a cd and this song was on it. I liked the song but i didn't know then that it was a Eurovision song. A discoverd that later on. Yes also in that time we had huge dance hits of our country. Greetings from Belgium.

[@eviken1982]

@@seandomhnallosullivan2544 I am speaking of the 90's. We had many dance hits just not in Eurovision. If we must speak about my country on Eurovision, it's a shame in 2004 we got only 7 points for xandee-one life. Kate Ryan should have been in the final but no juries in that time. We had to wait to 2013 for an up-tempo song to qualify, Roberto with love kills. In 2016 with Laura Tesoro - What's the pressure. We have also Loïc Nottet- Rhythm Inside place 4 and Blanche - City Lights place 4.

[@renatopereira810]

Portugal did it too

[@MrInsomniac19]

Backing dancers definitely took ecstasy before going on stage

[@balto8111]

Looks more like an aerobics routine to me

[@MySpottyGirlfriend]

They are amazing dancers though, gotta give them that

[@SelfMedicatedOnHalloumi]

It was the 90s after all haha

[@jonathanmarr5372]

We all did back then!

[@thomasmarthinussen8978]

@@jonathanmarr5372 I never did.....

[@iceblueeyes9356]

THE "REAL WINNER" OF ESC 1996!

[@gammonbaldy1765]

The best Eurovision song ever. Pure pop music,

[@Robadine-he7cp]

Nah, nothing beats Waterloo. 👍

[@twissem6414]

@@Robadine-he7cp This does.

[@ericmag.441]

Bueno este tema en particular es del género Eurodance

[@JeSuisRene]

This song and Riverdance have the honour of being the two Eurovision related things to feature on Derry Girls.

[@morbidsearch]

This is the only song from Eurovision 1996 that actually sounds like it's from 1996

[@stephanehkg853]

Eurovision was not ready for this! Such a tune!

[@stevealexR1]

It was such a great song and we, in England, had such high hopes for it but it was ahead of its time and Gina sang it flat!

[@timothyhh]

One of the few Eurovision songs to get some airplay in the States. I remember this song well from the summer of 1996.

[@emmanueltsimpidis]

2021 summer and we are still here... listening to the last good song UK ever send to Eurovision

[@hhayat19]

+1998

[@GusPlayer94]

+1997

[@dbp-wv1hs]

Which Europe didn't rate anyway.

[@Anna-vk9tq]

+2002

[@charliedell4994]

+2017, 2009, 2011, 2014

[@GreyGuerillaNetwork]

My mom used to play this song all the time on the radio during road trips in California. I had no idea it was also a Eurovision gem until a few years ago! ❤❤❤

[@Luke-tt3dt]

This was like a warm-up run for Australia entering the Eurovision 20 years later.

[@artsed08]

In what way? Because Gina G was born in Australia? By that logic Luxembourg '63 was a warm-up run for Greece entering in '74... "Just A Little Bit" was written by Simon Tauber and Steve Rodway, and was produced by Eternal Records - which makes it about as Australian as an un-sandpapered cricket ball.

[@christosapostolou239]

@@artsed08 100%

[@mayra3277]

In that case Canada should get in too, after all Céline Dion who won in 1988 is Canadian! (Actually, in a letter from some Canadian minister to Denmark after the recent end of their Whiskey 'War' over Hans Island they jokingly suggested that since they now had a border with Greenland and thus technically with Europe they should join the ESC. I'd find it funny!)

[@newlife8484]

This would off won if Televote was used. Its went to Number 1 all over the world and the only Eurovision Song to enter the USA Billboard Top 20.

[@Jimmys1995]

This song along with Abba's "waterloo" have also entered the top 100 billboard chart.

[@Mascro1977]

I also believe Eres Tu and Save Your Kisses For Me also charted

[@goldenflasher]

Nel Blu Dipinto Del Blu was number one...

[@martynscotton1020]

Only here to admire the beauty of Gina 😍

[@Isengardtom]

Love it Very 90s and a bit daring in the conservative Eurovision of that time

[@ferretmanboy]

Should have been in the top 3

[@davebeat]

I always thought it came second. I just looked... 8th!? Robbed.

[@GreyGuerillaNetwork]

I remember Mom played this song on the car radio all the time when I was a toddler in Silicon Valley. I was surprised to find out it was a Eurovision masterpiece as well!

[@Iliasmirnoff34]

A rare song for the Eurovision of the 1990s in the musical style of eurodance

[@MaxxyRainbowESC]

Came back to listen to this after seeing that girl on twitter rip her dress trying to do a split to this song 😂

[@orangepepe9531]

Same here 😂

[@DreamFish13]

I can’t imagine listening to this song anymore without those dancers, they top it off completely they’re so in with the rhythm and in with that quick even erratic beat of this song, and the dance moves definitely don’t look easy they make it flow with such synchronicity!

[@3inchhippotomous.508]

Ran rings around everything else that year and one of the best ever entries for the completion.Should have won easily.

[@fia.-wk9gh]

Beautiful dress.

[@bazjamal3603]

Gina G you did yourself proud great nostalgic dance tune well done girl.

[@johnglen4]

2016 AND STILL LISTENING IT AND DANCING IT.... :):)))))

[@chiriladorin-alexandru2776]

22 years ago. fantastic entry by uk. gina is absolutely amazing. wow.

[@loeb1]

Gina G is an Australian singer

[@MySpottyGirlfriend]

This song is so evocative of its time. For me, it just takes me back to my first times going clubbing and such. Great summer that year.

[@dimashevchenkoua]

Wish they still played tunes like this at the clubs...

[@Chris-ln6so]

The stories of that night are wild. People walking out of the arena after it became clear Ireland was going win yet again. Gina was the clear favourite, had a song that was already a hit across the continent, yet came in 8th. The EBU knew change was needed and the result saw the birth of the televote age.

[@ericmag.441]

No solo en Europa en Sudamérica fue un boom..recuerdo se presentó en Brasil ..como todo el género eurodance movió al planeta en los 90s

[@josssmith]

The finest Eurovision song contest performance of all time.

[@makipizon]

This was played in the advert in the Philippines when I was a kid. Never thought this was from eurovision and I thought it was from 2000's Cool song

[@virginmary58]

Fantastic dancing...

[@christoffergustafsson1864]

This should have won! The song made it to the Billboard Hot 100 ffs! 12th place.

[@JeSuisRene]

On the night, she was out of tune on a number of occasions!

[@xxxx85]

Perhaps her singing extremely out of tune at many places has a little something to do with it though, hahah

[@bnkundwa]

Very energetic

[@georgearesti394]

ONE OF A KIND GOOD SONG, ONE OF MY FAVORITES THAT YEAR..... 2019 AND STILL HERE.

[@Dim4323]

This song years later became a banger, it may not won it but came a hit song.

[@KERBEROS-yr6hg]

FANTASTIC !!! 90´S 4 EVEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR

[@skygazer6898]

What a stellar performance and a cracking good song. The beat is right up Eurovision street and a worthy winner..

[@madabbafan]

Only it didn't win

[@joshcresswell___2714]

I am today years old, when I realised that one of my all time favourite 90s songs represent my country in Eurovision 😂🙃

[@Euroviking86]

Ernie Dunstall had the easiest job that evening, lol. But it's a good example on how live instruments could feature in modern-day Eurovision.

[@poertjt2]

No thanks, a live-orchestra might have worked with such a cheecy and simple pop-song, but it would definietly not work with the complexity of the modern songs we see today + it would only make eurovision SO much more expensive, which no one wants, so i'm guessing it wouldn't work at all..

[@escLIVEmusic1]

@@poertjt2 What you're saying is mostly nonsense - expect that live music naturally is more expensive than just pushing the play button on a prerecorded track. All music can be played live as long as orchestras or bands are put together the right way and the sound production is good enough.

[@poertjt2]

@@escLIVEmusic1 You can disagree all you want, i don't care - Live-music will always mean compromising the composition of the song..

[@escLIVEmusic1]

@@poertjt2 I guess we are ideological opposites. For me music is a living creature, not a strict and polished product. I love the feeling when I see and hear musicians create something in the momen,t when I go to a concert and feel the raw energy of the moment. And that's supposed to be different from a music video or a track. I naturally like studio music as well, but that belongs on audio files, cds or music videos - not on the stage. On stage the music should be live, otherwise it's not really interesting to watch, I think.

[@JeSuisRene]

@@escLIVEmusic1 Definitely!!

[@brianjones9392]

Fantastic

[@Zedd1500]

An amazing entry that should have been in the Top 3! Well done, UK! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@damn0705]

wait what? I thought this was just a 90s hit but now I see it was on Eurovision and actually didn˙t win? looool

[@xandrarivers5427]

Yesssss loved this song

[@LA90598]

I love how at 1:29 the audience go a bit wild. That was unheard of in Eurovision in those days. Well done UK for trying to modernise back then.

[@JeSuisRene]

Lee A Yes. 1994-1998 is what I’d call the experimental period for the United Kingdom.

[@globalvillage423]

-this song has a very optimistic tone.

[@suviannina]

One of my all time favorite bops from ESC ❤️ deserved better honestly. Too god to ESC definitely.

[@anthonynettleton8346]

First eurovision I ever got to watch all of it .. 1996 I was 11 nearly 12 years old had this on CD and tape freaking loved it and to be fair listening now I still like it haha in 2023

[@TheElisabethMaria]

Just discovered this song, i love it so much!

[@Robadine-he7cp]

Remember crushing on the dancer in the yellow dress 😍

[@jonriley8342]

Great song I love it x

[@BUKOVSCAN016]

Great song

[@hawdaniels5679]

Love it!!

[@benmuller2163]

Unbelievable how this song and performance didn't win the song contest that year.

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

She sounded shite.

[@gooseholla1]

If she had been in tune for parts of it then it might have stood a chance.

[@Jamie-wd3ql]

Dancers look like they’re dancing to a totally different song

[@yammyrob]

?

[@Thomas_Heinonen]

Love it ❤️❤️❤️

[@alessandroursus9882]

Amazing Gina G😘😘😘😘😘

[@Dim4323]

And if this had televotes if wouldve done well

[@BIGREDMACHINE070678]

The last ever Eurovision song to reach No1 in the UK

[@petarmisic8718]

I have this promo CD! 🥰 10 POINTS from me! 😘

[@davidbaker8483]

Now that's what I call high energy!

[@hulyakarakus179]

Its fantastic

[@andybaistow9368]

Who listening through lockdown 2020?

[@maurizioagostini5032]

Me!

[@bulgaria9003]

If televoting existed back in 1996, this would have been a Top 3 entry.

[@bulgaria9003]

8th is too bad for Eurovision Juries!

[@demetriusburley3686]

I fell In love with this song when I was little ❤

[@abrahansaezsanchez9191]

Una gran canción dance que nos dejó a todos boquiabiertos¡

[@dfcuk2]

Love this song! Very trendy for the time as well!

[@timothyw98]

Still great after all these years.

[@radekchmiel9323]

It is a perfect song, very modern in the 90 th. I still like listening to it.

[@benwsp]

Loved this song in 1996 but I remember, as a 10 year old, being so disappointed with the staging

[@ianp7661]

I’m guessing a combination of stuffy, out of date jury members + her poor vocal performance stopped this from ending in the top 3. No doubt, if a televote had been in place back in 1996 it would have done much better than 8th place!

[@JeSuisRene]

The only juries that gave this decent (6+) points are as follows: 🇲🇹- 6p 🇸🇪- 6p 🇸🇰- 6p 🇭🇷- 7p 🇫🇷- 8p 🇧🇪- 12p 🇵🇹- 12p The United Kingdom received scatter points from the other juries, including no points from EIGHT of them (🇧🇦, 🇫🇮, 🇬🇷, 🇳🇱, 🇳🇴, 🇵🇱, 🇸🇮, 🇪🇸)

[@elisam.2896]

@@JeSuisRene it's insane that my country gave them zero points, highschool children all around thr country still get woken up to this song when they go away to camp 🤣🤣

[@JeSuisRene]

@@elisam.2896 Your country being which one, out of interest?

[@corin9038]

By the way, we have to thank Steve Rodway the producer and composer of this song for this epic melody on the Synthesizer.

[@sverrevesterhus5567]

A good UK entry.

[@Markstubation01]

Robbed. This song is the reason why they introduced the televote.

[@GreyGuerillaNetwork]

I can see why you say that. However, both voting systems need to exist, in order to balance each other's bias.

[@broadcastmadnesss]

You gotta be kidding. She wasn't able to hit a note and spent the entire performance jumping around the set. Nice song for a night club, but not for this event.

[@pierviniciobertagna755]

for eurodance lovers :-) great song

[@Markstubation01]

It's what Eurovision is missing these days, modern songs that fit the era.

[@GalaxyNokiaGames]

one of the popular 1990s dance hits here in the Philippines, as I know this song is heard in radio stations in my country

[@ericmag.441]

Bien por ello eso demuestra que el eurodance aún se mantiene vivo..😊 es bueno saber.

[@sonjw7392]

The UK was always ahead of every other country..they couldnt handle us 😀

[@MirageMusicUk]

We weren't in 2003 😂 that was dreadful and deserved nil points.

[@billyflynn2]

All these years later this is still simply superb! The UK & Gina G deserved a total and absolute win !!!!

[@sfinn85]

I love the song but the vocals were very off key here

[@JayDeeIsMyName]

The Netherlands had their own go with this one. Kids show Telekids made a Dutch cover with it for use as weekly opener. "Ooh, Ah, Ochtendgymnastiek" (Morning excercise). :)

[@gimpymoo]

That is some fun trivia, thanks. watch?v=rn-Inzfajc8 Completely mental.

[@JayDeeIsMyName]

@@gimpymoo Actually, you can find a higher-res version of the Dutch cover at Forever Telekids on Facebook: m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1747064435592794&id=1443662222599685

[@ramblingrob4693]

Gina G still good in to listen 2022.. she had a few hits not just his one.

[@SamuelLee-gw6wr]

This should have won!

[@nigbakugba]

I'll never forget this overwhelming and so sexy entry from the UK. OMG!!

[@juanmanuelporrasaraujo2316]

Gina G, una de las mejores representantes del Reino Unido de los últimos treinta años en EUROVISION. Su actuación la calificaría de llena de optimismo, energética y con mucho ritmo. Desde luego su vestuario y su coreografia no pasaron inadvertidos.

[@ericmag.441]

Si vestido y baile fue de lo mejor ..el.jurqdi se molestó por cortar el.vestido y eso lo condenó..se entiende ya que ella es pequeña..y el.vestido no se hacía tributo al baile que ella característico en ella

[@adamglasgow9268]

If it wasnt for the complete voice tone fuckup at the start it could have won

[@alessandroursus9882]

She didn't make on ESC but this song was a Huge hit in Croatia

[@SuperCatman]

Was a huge hit here in the UK too... #1

[@nimeialiu1372]

Love remember music

[@josedelacruz2598]

With only televoting this make a top 10

[@stefanlausen6824]

topppppppppppppppppppp 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@twiff3rino28]

Lol those Power Mac's on stage playing the Yamaha DX7 bass deserve to be in a Eurovision museum. This song also reminds me of the Enterprise from "Star Trek First Contact", which was released the same month as this song.

[@easydrive3662]

these tunes from the 1990s are absolutely bang on! the 90s were a great time where everything was lets say balanced

[@scottdykes7553]

Good dance song