When was the Irish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 in The Hague performed by Red Hurley.
The song is a ballad, with Hurley singing about the manner in which "my thoughts run on to you" at various times during the day. It is later revealed, however, that the lover he sings about is no longer with him, something which plays on his mind considerably. The song ends with a plea for this lover to return to him.
It was performed 7th on the night following Belgium and preceding the Netherlands. At the close of voting, it finished in 10th place with 54 points.
Lyrics[]
When the days of wine are gone
And all the nights are long
Then all my thoughts run on to you
When the lonely silence calls
When I walk through empty halls
Then all my thoughts run on to you
And when they linger for a while
You come and touch me with your tender smile
And when your love was all my world
My days, my life – you were
Then all the songs were songs of you
I tasted well of sweet success
Nothing touched me that was second best
Oh, but then I turned and you were gone
To someone else’s song
And now I’m going back to when
I loved you now and then
When the story now is told
And all my love unfolds
I’ve lost my very soul to you
Your love was written in the sky
But at the time, I never looked so high
Darlin’, when will you come back to me?
Release me, set me free
When? Oh, when?
| Eurovision Song Contest 1976 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Brotherhood of Man •  Peter, Sue & Marc •  Les Humphries Singers •  Chocolate Menta Mastik •  Jürgen Marcus •  Pierre Rapsat •  Red Hurley •  Sandra Reemer •  Anne-Karine Strøm •  Mariza Koch •  Fredi & The Friends •  Braulio •  Al Bano & Romina Power •  Waterloo & Robinson •  Carlos do Carmo •  Mary Cristy •  Catherine Ferry •  Ambasadori
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| Songs | |||
| Save Your Kisses for Me • Djambo, Djambo • Sing Sang Song • Emor Shalom • Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment • Judy et Cie • When • The Party's Over • Mata Hari • Panaghia Mou, Panaghia Mou • Pump Pump • Sobran las palabras • We'll Live It All Again • My Little World • Uma Flor de Verde Pinho • Toi, la musique et moi • Un, Deux, Trois • Ne mogu skriti svoju bol
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Videos[]
Ireland 🇮🇪 - Eurovision 1976 - Red Hurley - When
Red Hurley - When (Eurovision Song Contest 1976, IRELAND) preview video