Eccentronic contemplates the changing relationship between Britain and the European Union. Through the medium of Eurovision Song Contest lyrics.
We actually wrote this in 2013, believe it or not...
lyrics
Mon Ami– they used to come here to talk of a revolution!
Now the Hague is filled with empty chairs and empty tables
Wellington, Napoleon, Adolf and Winston
The Treaty of Paris in 51
Comrades, a new union has begun
….But first the results of the referendum
Waterloo – I was defeated you won the war
Waterloo – Promise to love you forevermore
Waterloo – Couldn’t escape if I wanted to
Waterloo – Knowing my fate is to be with you
Sleepwalking into a Federal State?
Climbing butter mountains, swim in wine lakes
The Eurocrats rule by regulatory muscles
Love to hate our bureaucratic friends in Brussels
I may win on the roundabout
Then I'll lose on the swings
In or out, there is never a doubt
Just who's pulling the strings
I'm all tied up to you
But where's it leading me to?
I’m like a puppet on a string
THEREMIN SOLO
An island race adrift from the continental team
The folks in market towns fear losing pictures of the Queen
Do we fear the loss of self, our falling empire?
The Eurozone, the battle drone, we can’t retire
Ooh aah Just a little bit
Ooh aah A little bit more
Ooh aah Just a little bit
You know what I'm looking for
Ooh aah Just a little bit
Ooh aah A little bit more
Ooh aah Just a little bit
I’ll give you a love you can't ignore
