That's What Friends Are For (The Swarbriggs song)

"That's What Friends Are For"
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 entry
Country	Ireland
Artist(s)	Tommy Swarbrigg, Jimmy Swarbrigg
As	The Swarbriggs
Language	English
Composer(s)	Tommy Swarbrigg, Jimmy Swarbrigg
Lyricist(s)	Tommy Swarbrigg, Jimmy Swarbrigg
Conductor	Colman Pearce
Finals performance
Final result	9th
Final points	68
Appearance chronology
◄ "Cross Your Heart" (1974)
"When" (1976) ►

That's What Friends Are For was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975, performed in English by The Swarbriggs.

The song is in a moderate tempo, with the singers calling on their listeners to help each other in times of need, because "That's what friends are for". The call is made to everyone in the world, rather than just those who know the needy person at the time.

The performance is notable for the fact that the singers wore identical electric blue suits, taking full advantage of the increasing trend towards bright and eye-catching costumes. The song was performed second on the night (following the Netherlands' Teach-In with "Ding-A-Dong" and preceding France's Nicole Rieu with "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste"). At the close of voting, it had received 68 points, placing 9th in a field of 19.

It was succeeded as the Irish representative at the 1976 Contest by Red Hurley with When.

The song and its accompanying music video were parodied in the Father Ted episode "Song for Europe" with the song "My Lovely Horse".

Chart

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[1]	2

Eurovision Song Contest 1975

Countries

Final (by final results)	Netherlands (winner) United Kingdom Italy France Luxembourg Switzerland Finland Sweden Ireland Spain Israel Malta Monaco Yugoslavia Belgium Portugal Germany Norway Turkey

Artists

Final (by final results)	Teach-In The Shadows Wess & Dori Ghezzi Nicole Rieu Geraldine Simone Drexel Pihasoittajat Lasse Berghagen The Swarbriggs Sergio y Estíbaliz Shlomo Artzi Renato Ann Christy Pepel In Kri Sophie Duarte Mendes Joy Fleming Ellen Nikolaysen Semiha Yankı

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Ding-A-Dong" "Let Me Be The One" "Era" "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" "Toi" "Mikado" "Old Man Fiddle" "Jennie, Jennie" "That's What Friends Are For" "Tú volverás" "At Ve'Ani" "Singing This Song" "Dan ljubezni" "Une chanson c'est une lettre" "Gelukkig zijn" "Madrugada" "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" "Touch My Life (With Summer)" "Seninle Bir Dakika"

References

↑ "Ireland singles charts". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2014-05-13.

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