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| song = Amour Amour |
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| year = 1987 |
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| country = Luxembourg |
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| artist = Roger Jouret |
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| language = French |
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| composer = Plastic Bertrand, Alec Mansion |
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| lyricist = Plastic Bertrand, Alec Mansion |
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| place = 21st |
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| points = 4 |
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'''Amour Amour''' (] translation: "Love Love") was the ]ish entry in the ], performed in ] by ]. This was the third occasion on which Luxembourg had been represented by an international act which had already enjoyed a level of fame - with both ] and disco duo ] previously doing so. Plastic Bertrand had previously achieved success with "''Ça plane pour moi''" in 1977, a decade before the Eurovision appearance. |
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The ]-inspired song, co-written by Plastic Bertrand himself, deals with the power of love. The singer describes himself as going into a "dungeon" for the sake of the emotion, as well as being "full of good vibrations" as a result of it. Further, love is likened to a "cowboy", with those whom it possesses being likened to "Indians". The lyric also contains a description of the singer experiencing love on "Friday the Thirteenth", with a sixteen-year-old girl. |
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The song was performed thirteenth on the night (following the ]' ] with ] and preceding the ]'s ] with ]). At the close of voting, it had received 4 points, placing 21st in a field of 22. |
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It was succeeded as ] at the ] by ] with ]. |
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==References== |
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*{{citeweb|url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=eROfEfY_JNU|title=Plastic Bertrand - Amour Amour|author=YouTube.com Video|accessdate=2006-11-04}} |
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*{{citeweb|url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?1987lu|title=1987 Luxembourg|author=Diggiloo Thrush|accessdate=2006-11-04}} |
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