- Bye Bye I Love You
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Luxembourg Bye Bye I Love You
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year = 1974
country = Luxembourg
artist = Ireen Sheer
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language = French
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composer = Ralph Siegel
lyricist = Michael Kunze
conductor = Charles Blackwell
place = 4th
points = 14
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1974lu.live from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev_link = Tu Te Reconnaîtras
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next_link = Toi (song)Bye Bye I Love You was the
Luxembourg ish entry in theEurovision Song Contest 1974 , performed (despite the English of the title, although the title phrase is in that language) in French byIreen Sheer .The song, an early
Ralph Siegel composition and one of the few he composed for non-German entrants, is a ballad in which Sheer sings about ending a relationship with a man she appears to have met on a holiday. She sings that "I didn't really speak French" and that "you don't say a word of English", but despite the language barrier, the two were able to enjoy a happy relationship for some time. Her lover, however, was not entirely faithful - thus, regardless of her feelings, she ends the relationship.The song was performed ninth on the night (following
Sweden 'sABBA with Waterloo and precedingMonaco 's Romuald withCelui Qui Reste Et Celui Qui S'En Va ). At the close of voting, it had received 14 points, placing 4th in a field of 17.It was succeeded as Luxembourgish representative at the 1975 Contest by
Géraldine with Toi.
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