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Boom Bang-a-Bang
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| writer = Alan Moorhouse and Peter Warne
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"'Boom Bang-a-Bang'" is a song recorded by Scottish singer Lulu. The song was written by Alan Moorhouse and Peter Warne. It was the at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, held in Madrid. It was the joint winner with three other entries: Salom singing "Vivo cantando" for , Lenny Kuhr singing "De troubadour" for the , and Frida Boccara singing "Un jour, un enfant" for .
Lyrically, the song is a plea from the singer to her lover to "cuddle me tight". She then goes on to explain that "my heart goes boom bang-a-bang boom bang-a-bang when you are near", complete with appropriate musical accompaniment. The single made No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart and was a major hit throughout Europe.
Over two decades after its first release, the song was included on a blacklist of banned songs issued by the BBC during the 1991 Gulf War.
'Boom Bang-A-Bang' was also the name of a BBC One 1-hour programme made to celebrate 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest in . Broadcast during Eurovision week, the special was hosted by Sir Terry Wogan and featured archive footage and highlights of past contests, along with a performance of that year's UK entry by Daz Sampson. The song is the theme tune for the BBC Three sitcom 'Him & Her' (2010).
Charts
See also
*List of songs banned by the BBC
References
Category:Eurovision Song Contest winning songs
Category:Eurovision songs of the United Kingdom
Category:Eurovision songs of 1969
Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Lulu (singer) songs
Category:Number-one singles in Norway
Category:Song recordings produced by Mickie Most
Category:Songs written by Michael Julien
Category:Columbia Graphophone Company singles
Category:1969 singles
Category:1969 songs
Category:Censorship of music
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