Beg, Steal or Borrow
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 "Beg, Steal or Borrow" | |
|---|---|
 Cover of vinyl single | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 1972 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| As | |
| Language | English |
| Composer(s) | |
| Lyricist(s) | Steve Wolfe Graeme Hall Tony Cole |
| Conductor | |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 2nd |
| Final points | 114 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Jack in the Box" (1971) | |
| "Power to All Our Friends" (1973) ► | |
"Beg, Steal or Borrow" was the British entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in English by The New Seekers.
The song was composed and written by Tony Cole, Steve Wolfe and Graeme Hall. On the night of the contest, the song was directed by David Mackay.
The theme is a love song to a former lover. The two lovers should be together and one of them will "beg, steal or borrow" in order to "bring" the other love.
At the Contest, it was performed fifth on the night, following Spain's Jaime Morey with "Amanece" and preceding Norway's Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg with "Småting". At the close of voting, it had received 114 points, placing 2nd in a field of 18.
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norway[1] | 1 |
| United Kingdom,[2] | 2 |
| Ireland | 3 |
| Netherlands[3] | 3 |
| Germany[4] | 5 |
| South Africa[5] | 10 |
| Switzerland[6] | 5 |
| Belgium (Flemish)[7] | 9 |
| United States[8] | 81 |
Sources and external links
Note: This article was based in information in Diggilloo Thrush: from Diggiloo Thrush retrieved on May 25, 2009
- Specific
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "The New Seekers – 'Beg, Steal or Borrow'". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Beg, Steal or Borrow". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "The New Seekers – 'Beg, Steal or Borrow'". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "The New Seekers – 'Beg, Steal or Borrow'". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ http://www.rock.co.za/files/sa_charts_1969_1989_songs_(A-B).html
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "The New Seekers – 'Beg, Steal or Borrow'". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "The New Seekers – 'Beg, Steal or Borrow'". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1972-05-13
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