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"Beg, Steal or Borrow" was the British entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in English by The New Seekers. The song was composed and written by Tony Cole, Steve Wolfe and Graeme Hall. It is a love song to a former lover claiming the two should be together and the singer will "beg, steal or borrow" in order to "bring" the other love.
The group were formed after the disbanding of the successful 1960s Australian group the Seekers. Keith Potger, a member of the Seekers, put together the New Seekers in 1969, featuring Laurie Heath, Chris Barrington, Marty Kristian, and Eve Graham and Sally Graham (no relation), the latter of whom was a member of The Young Generation.
The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest.It took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), who agreed to stage the event after the Monégasque broadcaster Télé Monte Carlo (TMC), who won in 1971, was unable to meet the ...
The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with the song "Beg, Steal or Borrow", written by Tony Cole, Steve Wolfe, and Graeme Hall, and performed by The New Seekers. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously ...
We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing is the name given to two albums by UK pop group The New Seekers. The first of these, released in late 1971, was a repackaging of their previous album New Colours and was released in the US. [3] The second version of the album was released in the UK and Europe in 1972 with a new line-up of tracks. [3]
The New Seekers later recorded the song [3] and sold 96,000 copies of their record in one day, eventually selling 12 million total. "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" climbed to #1 in the UK, #3 in Canada and #7 in the US in 1971 and 1972.
Pages in category "Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1972" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... The New Seekers; P. Lyn Paul;
1972 "Beg, Steal or Borrow" The New Seekers: 2 14 [10] Polydor: We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing: 1973 "Power to All Our Friends" Cliff Richard 4 46 [11] EMI: Non-album single 1974 "Long Live Love" Olivia Newton-John: 11 — Pye International: Long Live Love: 1975 "Let Me Be the One" The Shadows: 12 — EMI Specs Appeal: 1976 "Save Your ...