Lady, Lady


"Lady, Lady" is a song recorded by Spanish quartet Bravo. The song was written by Miguel Blasco and Amaya Saizar. It is best known as the Spanish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, held in Luxembourg.

Background

The song is a melancholy mid-tempo ballad, with lead singer Amaya Saizar telling the story of the titular "Lady", a woman who lost her loved one "and her youth a thousand years ago", yet every evening she waits patiently for his return. The "Lady", in "her grey sun hat, her starch dress", her "Jasmine perfume" and "blue eye make-up" wastes her life waiting and lives "in her crystal world".

Eurovision

The song was performed fourth on the night. At the close of voting, it had received 106 points, placing 3rd in a field of 19.
The song was a commercial success in Spain, reaching number one on the Los 40 Principales playlist.
It was succeeded as Spanish entry at the 1985 Contest by Paloma San Basilio with "La fiesta terminó".