An excellent performance from the lovely Lulu and a well deserved win, even though she had to share with 3 others. Lulu is seventy now and she still looks as lovely now as she did back then
Personally, I loved "Boom Bang-a-Bang"! The first time I saw the color vid, I was blown away by the simple silliness of the song, and the "ole'" at the end. After months and months and months of hearing it for the first time, it still runs through my head while I'm thinking about other things. Of course, my favorite is "To Sir With Love", but "BBaB" is right up there. I guess you did this song for foolish romantics like me, LuLu. Thank you!
She might not like to sing it but a lot of people flippin love that song, me included. It's just a fun song, go on...... Give it a go Lulu, just for us, it's part of my childhood and made me happy.
Even Bjorn from ABBA has said in interviews that if they were British or American they would never have had to resort to Eurovision but at that time it was one of the few ways to get noticed outside Sweden.
The fact is before the Eurovision no one in Europe ever heard of Lulu..she might being famous in Britain, but her music didn't cross the channel. Back in the 60s
Have seen Lulu in concert a few times & while she puts on a great show & keeps up to date, people want to hear the oldies. Yes she does Shout but has to do a 'reggae' version, she also performs To Sir With Love & The Man Who Sold The World & that's about it for the hits.
Yeah but this is a documentary about Lulu, not Eurovision. I suppose it wasn't really relevant to the point that was being made, that is that she didn't like the song.
It is somehow ironic that both artists which won ESC for UK for the first times (Lulu and Sandie Shaw) could barely disguise how much they hated performing their winning songs. Thankfully, 'Brotherhood of Man', 'Bucks Fizz' and 'Katrina and the Waves' have been more kind in their affection for the songs which claimed their victories.
Mi favorita en Eurovisión 69. Y ganó, pero con tres más. Para mí, la única vencedora aquel año, la más moderna y yeyé. Y el traje es del estilo que el de Massiel, 68, España. From Spain, kisses for Lulú.
Later she told John Peel; "I know it's a rotten song, but I won, so who cares? I'd have sung "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" standing on my head if that's what it took to win.... I am just so glad I didn't finish second like all the other Brits before me, that would have been awful." Despite her dislike it is her second biggest UK hit to date, reaching number 2 on the chart in 1969.
Well thanks for that I'll be saving my money by not seeing you tour if ur not gona sing a song that practically made you. Plus it's my most favorite song
Why do these singers become embarrassed with the music that helped to turn them into so called stars. They begin to look faintly ridiculous when constantly they try to keep up with modern musical trends while getting much older themselves.
Brian Epstein wanted Cilla to do Eurovision in 1968. She could have won with Paul McCartney's "Step Inside Love" or perhaps "Surround Yourself With Sorrow" might have been a better Eurovision song for the late sixties.
I also believe that Cilla thought that the chances of another British female pop star winning the contest the year after Sandie Shaw won were unlikely - she didn't want to lose!
@philippegarreyn7919 Thats a false equivalence. For Celine Dion, Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi wasn't a hit and didn't fit in with her subsequent career trajectory which is why she ditched it. For Lulu, Boom Bang a Bang was a career highlight in chart terms (along with Shout).
I know right, she looks like she's in her late 40s, maybe early 50s. Really glad she can make the music she wants to make now. Her recent songs are awesome.
The song is simple and passing; but the orchestral arrangement is simply fantastic - how it was possible to create an almost symphonic work from the usual 3/4.. And Lulu's personal charm is also very relevant. At Eurovision, it looked somehow childish, but in subsequent performances, her voice with a slight hoarseness in this song switches attention to the performer, and not to the processing of the song. I've heard many covers of this piece - no one has ever played it correctly (in this case, it's not about the vocals, but about the arrangement). Opinion is personal.
![[VIDEO] Gigliola Cinquetti 💛 “Non ho l'età” (ESC 1964 Italy)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/iPykrIVrrsk/mqdefault.jpg)
I just love that the fact that were other 3 winners in that year it is totally omitted :)
An excellent performance from the lovely Lulu and a well deserved win, even though she had to share with 3 others. Lulu is seventy now and she still looks as lovely now as she did back then
Personally, I loved "Boom Bang-a-Bang"! The first time I saw the color vid, I was blown away by the simple silliness of the song, and the "ole'" at the end. After months and months and months of hearing it for the first time, it still runs through my head while I'm thinking about other things. Of course, my favorite is "To Sir With Love", but "BBaB" is right up there. I guess you did this song for foolish romantics like me, LuLu. Thank you!
Me too lol :)
@@ricrestrepo5983 lol
You cant beat puppet on a string🌟 or save all your kisses for me 🌟 Congratulations 🌟📀📀📀📀
She might not like to sing it but a lot of people flippin love that song, me included. It's just a fun song, go on...... Give it a go Lulu, just for us, it's part of my childhood and made me happy.
Glad to see Lulu being so grateful to the Eurovision song contest.
obnoxious Lulu
It is what it is.....a beautiful sweet song
Even Bjorn from ABBA has said in interviews that if they were British or American they would never have had to resort to Eurovision but at that time it was one of the few ways to get noticed outside Sweden.
But not resonational about it
The fact is before the Eurovision no one in Europe ever heard of Lulu..she might being famous in Britain, but her music didn't cross the channel. Back in the 60s
I competely get where Lulu is coming from. You want to sing something that you can mean and feel. Ultimately, that's what people want too.
I love that she ended her performance with a funny ¡Olé! A nice tribute to the host country.
I was 6 years old when I first this song and my older was crazy about LuLu. She's a true Legend xx
Have seen Lulu in concert a few times & while she puts on a great show & keeps up to date, people want to hear the oldies. Yes she does Shout but has to do a 'reggae' version, she also performs To Sir With Love & The Man Who Sold The World & that's about it for the hits.
Sandie Shaw won in 1967 . Cilla Black was asked in 1968. She said no as it was unlikely another uk female singer would win for another year.
Why do people hate on an old woman for doing what she wants to do?
This song has some very sophisticated and clever chord changes.
❤❤❤❤❤❤love you too much
I notice it was left out that 3 other countries won that night also!!!
I noticed that too. There was a four-way tie for first place. Typical British arrogance.
Yeah but this is a documentary about Lulu, not Eurovision. I suppose it wasn't really relevant to the point that was being made, that is that she didn't like the song.
@@joekavanagh7171 ain't it the truth!!!
I'm sure the euro fanatics are aware of this. For the rest of us it doesn't really matter.
@@joekavanagh7171not arrogant at all.. It's a Brit programme about a Brit win original being transmitted on Brit television. Stop being a snowflake.
well we love her xxxx
Oh, no, no, no, Lulu. Sorry, but I don't agree. I LOVE Boom Bang A Bang. Millions do.
It is somehow ironic that both artists which won ESC for UK for the first times (Lulu and Sandie Shaw) could barely disguise how much they hated performing their winning songs. Thankfully, 'Brotherhood of Man', 'Bucks Fizz' and 'Katrina and the Waves' have been more kind in their affection for the songs which claimed their victories.
Has to be one of if not the best looking granny of all time!
Like all of us at work...sometimes you've just got to do stuff you don't want to do!! :)
I love the dress she as on I do not remember I like the song
Its interesting at 0:44 you hear the studio version and around 0:55 it turns into the live version!
Congratulations, Lulu :-) 03/11/20
I love that song too and I remembered the words! The 🤭
Oh come on Lulu, if the UK wins Eurovision we want you there at the next contest singing BBAB. Mind you, that's a pretty big if.
Mi favorita en Eurovisión 69. Y ganó, pero con tres más. Para mí, la única vencedora aquel año, la más moderna y yeyé. Y el traje es del estilo que el de Massiel, 68, España. From Spain, kisses for Lulú.
Later she told John Peel; "I know it's a rotten song, but I won, so who cares? I'd have sung "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" standing on my head if that's what it took to win.... I am just so glad I didn't finish second like all the other Brits before me, that would have been awful." Despite her dislike it is her second biggest UK hit to date, reaching number 2 on the chart in 1969.
That song reminds me of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! :0)
Well thanks for that I'll be saving my money by not seeing you tour if ur not gona sing a song that practically made you.
Plus it's my most favorite song
She has said this several times, its nothing new, she had plenty of hits ,it didn't help her career...
Lulú, the BEST if Eurovisión, 69. Mi favorita, aquel año.
I love how the first two UK winning songs were absolutely hated by their artists
Cilla Black said NO in 1966 definably not, so many UK stars had came 2nd, she was right...
I get her...At 1.42...was better than 'Boom bang' every day of the week
Why do these singers become embarrassed with the music that helped to turn them into so called stars. They begin to look faintly ridiculous when constantly they try to keep up with modern musical trends while getting much older themselves.
Cilla Black totally refused to do Eurovision I don't blame her..
Why...it was a serious song contest back in the 1960's not the bollocks it is today.
Brian Epstein wanted Cilla to do Eurovision in 1968. She could have won with Paul McCartney's "Step Inside Love" or perhaps "Surround Yourself With Sorrow" might have been a better Eurovision song for the late sixties.
I also believe that Cilla thought that the chances of another British female pop star winning the contest the year after Sandie Shaw won were unlikely - she didn't want to lose!
@@Ross.Cavendish 1966, Brian Epstein died in 1967...
Cilla was quite right, because she'd have lost. It took Scotland's Lulu to win it.
Sandie didn't like `Puppet´ either lol.
Oh come on... you were delighted to go to the ESC in 1969. Stop feeling ashamed once you become famous as also did Celine Dion.
Had they not found the coloured footage back then?
Rather ungrateful. It's not like she was having lots of hits and Eurovision took her in a different direction. Boom Bang a Bang was her biggest hit.
Most winners turn their back on their Eurovision winning song. For one, Celine Dion never sang "Ne partez pas sans moi " ever again .
@philippegarreyn7919 Thats a false equivalence. For Celine Dion, Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi wasn't a hit and didn't fit in with her subsequent career trajectory which is why she ditched it. For Lulu, Boom Bang a Bang was a career highlight in chart terms (along with Shout).
Yep lovely ❤️❤️❤️
she is 62? :O looks much younger than that
she is 69 now.
I know right, she looks like she's in her late 40s, maybe early 50s.
Really glad she can make the music she wants to make now. Her recent songs are awesome.
She is not grateful ??
What a shame…
Music is NOT about you. It's your fans and what they want
Lol, fuck you
Sebastian G. Childish moron.
Get over it
She comes across as very full of herself.
No, you are 72
This was filmed ten years ago for god's sake.
Rubbish
La voz de Lulú ... patética . Cómo la voz de la abuelita de Caperucita Roja .
Talking rubbish
EVERY UK song from 1969 was shite except Elton and Bernie's "I Can't Go On Living Without You"
The song is simple and passing; but the orchestral arrangement is simply fantastic - how it was possible to create an almost symphonic work from the usual 3/4.. And Lulu's personal charm is also very relevant. At Eurovision, it looked somehow childish, but in subsequent performances, her voice with a slight hoarseness in this song switches attention to the performer, and not to the processing of the song. I've heard many covers of this piece - no one has ever played it correctly (in this case, it's not about the vocals, but about the arrangement). Opinion is personal.