Puppet on a String
Puppet on a String is the title of winner 's contribution to the Euro Vision Song Contest 1967 in Vienna. It was composed by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter and interpreted by the British singer Sandie Shaw. It was Shaw's 13th single. On April 27, 1967, the title reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart, where it remained for three weeks. In Germany the song was eight weeks at # 1 and 22 weeks in the Top 10 in Austria he was 12 weeks at No. 1 and 16 weeks in the Top 10 This is Puppet on a string of successful ESC titles in the German and Austrian singles chart.
British decider and Euro Vision Song Contest
Shaw interpreted the title first as one of five potential songs for the British decider in the Rolf Harris Show. She had never before dealt with the idea of participating in the Euro Vision Song Contest, but its discoverer, the musician Adam Faith persuaded and said it would be in line with their manager Eve Taylor. Of the five songs that sang Shaw during the preliminary round, Puppet on a String was the least favored of her, and she was disappointed when it was selected for the Euro Vision Song Contest. Nevertheless, the work to a great success in Europe was. It won with 47 points (three times the maximum score of seven points jury ) in a field of 17 countries. At the same time excited Shaw quite a stir in the Vienna Hofburg, barefoot because they occurred the first artist in the Euro Vision Song Contest. According to the ESC, she sang the song in French ( "Un tout petit pantin " ), Italian ( " La danza delle note" ), Spanish ( " Marionetas en la cuerda " ), and in German ( " Hoopoe in May ").