"Rock 'n' Roll Kids" was the host country entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 in Dublin, performed by duo Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan.
It won the Contest with 226 points, the most winning points for any country up to that point, giving the country its sixth win, its second consecutive on home soil as well as a record third in a row - a record that remains unbroken to this day. It is also the last host nation entry to win the Contest as of 2023.
Lyrics[]
I remember sixty-two
I was sixteen and so were you
And we lived next door on the avenue
Jerry Lee was big and Elvis too
Blue jeans and blue suede shoes
And we never knew what life held in store
We just wanted to rock ‘n’ roll forever more
We were the rock ‘n’ roll kids
Rock ‘n’ roll was all we did
And listenin’ to those songs on the radio
I was yours and you were mine
That was once upon a time
Now we never seem to rock ‘n’ roll anymore
Now Johnny’s in love with the girl next door
And Mary’s down at the record store
They don’t wanna be around us no more
Golden oldies, but we hardly speak
Too busy running to a different beat
Hard to understand we were once like them
How I wish we could find those rock ‘n’ roll days again
We were the rock ‘n’ roll kids
Rock ‘n’ roll was all we did
And listenin’ to those songs on the radio
I was yours and you were mine
That was once upon a time
Now we never seem to rock ‘n’ roll anymore
I was yours and you were mine
That was once upon a time
Now we never seem to rock ‘n’ roll
We just never seem to rock ‘n’ roll anymore
Videos[]
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