Love?
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| Love? | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 entry | |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Artist(s) | Donna and Joseph McCaul |
| As | Donna & Joe |
| Language | English |
| Composer(s) | Karl Broderick |
| Lyricist(s) | Karl Broderick |
| Place in Semifinal | 14th |
| Points in Semifinal | 53 |
| Lyrics | from Diggiloo Thrush |
Love? was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Donna & Joe.
The song (the first Irish entry to be performed in a Eurovision semi-final) is an up-tempo duet with the brother-and-sister duo singing about the problems that love can cause. They explain, for example, that "Love can make you happy/Love can make you cry/Love can be the best/Until it's passed you by". The song was criticised by many fans for being a break from the traditional Irish ballad, as well as having a relatively repetitive structure.
The song was performed in the semi-final as Ireland had not finished the 2004 Contest in the top ten. Here, it was performed twenty-second (following Bulgaria's Kaffe with Lorraine and preceding Slovenia's Omar Naber with Stop). At the close of voting, it had received 53 points, placing 14th in a field of 25 and thus missing out on the final and requiring Ireland to qualify through the semi-final at their next Contest appearance.
It was succeeded as Irish representative at the 2006 Contest by Brian Kennedy with Every Song Is A Cry For Love.
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