Go was the United Kingdom entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 in Dublin performed by Scott Fitzgerald. It was the first slow-tempo song to represent the UK since 1966.
The song was performed 4th on the night following Finland and preceding Turkey. At the close of voting, it finished in 2nd place with 136 points, losing to Switzerland by 1 point as a result of the last two rounds of voting - blanked by Yugoslavia and receiving only 3 points from Portugal.
Lyrics[]
I never felt like this before
Seein' you again only makes me sad
I recall the times when we
Were in love and had everything
It makes me so sad
Time is meant to heal the pain
I thought was gone
Seein' you again has made it carry on
Go before you break my heart once more
I know that's what you come here for
Go before you say 'I love you' the way you did
The day before you walked away from me
Lookin' back on the times we had
Things were beautiful then
But how quick they've changed
One day you were in love with me
Then the next, so suddenly, he came along
Time is meant to heal the pain
I thought was gone
Seein' you again has made it carry on, yeah
Go before you break my heart once more
I know that's what you come here for
Go before you say 'I love you' the way you did
The day before you walked away from me
(Go before you break my heart once more)
Just go, just go away
(I know that's what you come here for)
Just leave me behind to face another day
Go before you say 'I love you' the way you did
The day before you walked away from me
The day before you walked away from me
| Eurovision Song Contest 1988 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Beathoven •  Tommy Körberg •  Boulevard •  Scott Fitzgerald •  MFÖ •  La Década Prodigosa •  Gerard Joling •  Yardena Arazi •  Celine Dion •  Jump The Gun •  Maxi & Chris Garden •  Wilfried Scheutz •  Hot Eyes •  Afroditi Frida •  Karoline Krüger •  Reynaert •  Lara Fabian •  Luca Barbarossa •  Gérard Lenorman •  Dora •  Srebrna Krila
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| Songs | |||
| Þú og þeir (Sókrates) • Stad i ljus • Nauravat silmät muistetaan • Go • Sufi • La chica que yo quiero (Made In Spain) • Shangri-La • Ben Adam • Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi • Take Him Home • Lied für einen Freund • Lisa, Mona Lisa • Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'? • Kloun • For vår jord • Laissez briller le soleil • Croire • Vivo (Ti Scrivo) • Chanteur de charme • Voltarei • Mangup
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Trivia[]
- Julie Forsyth, who composed the song, is the daughter of legendary British TV presenter Bruce Forsyth.
Videos[]
Scott Fitzgerald - Go (United Kingdom ESC 1988)
Scott Fitzgerald - Go (Eurovision Song Contest 1988, UNITED KINGDOM) preview video