Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Uptight was Stevie Wonder's 12th single and released in 1965 and became a #3 hit in the US. It's from his sixth album and he was only 15. His career was in danger - despite having scored already one #1 with Fingertips - as his voice was changing and his musical direction was considered a bit uncommercial by Gordy. Wonder toured with The Rolling Stones and was inspired by their (I can't get no) Satisfaction and the result is Uptight , even if it does sound very much like Motown as well.  Sylvia Moy tells:  On the day of the recording, I had completed the lyrics, but didn't have them in Braille for Wonder to read, and so I sang the song to him as he was recording it. I sang a line ahead of him, and he simply repeated the lines as he heard them. In 2008, Moy commented that "he never missed a beat" during the recording. That's how Motown magic was done those days.  Cover version include Human Nature , Glee , 

The season is in a full swing and so are the rumors. The most bizarre one is that of Lys Assia going fro San Marino instead when she failed to qualify in Switzerland for the final and win it. Hello, how's the flow? would be a nice follow up to last year's Facebook , wouldn't it? :-) It's true Sammarinese tv is in a difficult situation being partly owned by RAI and Italy going into elections again and all is out in the open and the money for the participation just isn't coming in.....  Ireland is heating up as well when Damien McGinty of Glee fame and Melanie McCabe of X Factor fame are frequently dropped. Now Shane Filan of ex-Westlife has been put into the spotlight but apparently he has already denied the rumors in his Twitter. But then, Eurovision is full of denies and confirmations. We'll see. Anyways, Ireland is repeating the five artists selection with mentors like the past two years. Jedward are not in so someone else may win this year....