Looking High, High, High was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 in London performed by Bryan Johnson. The song told the story of a man searching for his true love over land, air and sea.
It was performed first on the night preceding Sweden. At the close of voting, it finished in second place with 25 points, matching his brother Teddy's and sister-in-law Pearl's result from a year prior.
Lyrics[]
I once had a love and oh...
I loved her very dearly
She told me she loved me so
I thought she spoke sincerely
But one day, away
I found that she had flown
And off to find that love of mine
I set alone
Looking high, high, high
Looking low, low, low
Wondering why, why, why
Did she go, go, go?
For if I, I, I don't find my love, I know
I shall die, die, die 'cause I love her so
I journeyed across the sea
I sought her with devotion
Oh, where she could really be?
I've not the slightest notion
But so bright the light of love within me shone
I knew full well, what e'er befell, I must go on
Looking high, high, high
Looking low, low, low
Wondering why, why, why
Did she go, go, go?
For if I, I, I don't find my love, I know
I shall die, die, die 'cause I love her so
Due east over desert sands
Due west where grass is greener
I asked in a dozen lands
But none had ever seen her
It was clear, I fear, my quest was all in vain
So I departed, sad at heart, for home again
Looking high, high, high
Looking low, low, low
Wondering why, why, why
Did she go, go, go?
For if I, I, I don't find my love, I know
I shall die, die, die 'cause I love her so
But when I arrived, all brown
And tanned by wind and weather
You sure could have knocked me down
With the proverbial feather
She stood there, so fair
And sweetly she confessed
That she'd been wrong
And all along she'd loved me best
I'd looked high, high, high
I'd looked low, low, low
Wondering why, why, why
Did she go, go, go?
Now that I, I, I have found my love, I know
Till I die, die, die, I will love her so
(Looking high, high, high)
(Looking low, low, low)
(Wondering why, why, why)
(Did she go, go, go?)
For if I, I, I don't find my love, I know
I shall die, die, die 'cause I love her so
(Looking high, high, high)
| Eurovision Song Contest 1960 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Bryan Johnson •  Siw Malmkvist •  Camillo Felgen •  Katy Bødtger •  Fud Leclerc •  Nora Brockstedt •  Harry Winter •  François Deguelt •  Anita Traversi •  Rudi Carrell •  Wyn Hoop •  Renato Rascel •  Jacqueline Boyer
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| Songs | |||
| Looking High, High, High • Alla andra får varann • So laang we's du do bast • Det var en yndig tid • Mon amour pour toi • Voi Voi • Du hast mich so fasziniert • Ce soir-là • Cielo e terra • Wat een geluk • Bonne nuit ma chérie • Romantica • Tom Pillibi
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