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}} "One Step Further", written by Simon Jefferis, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed by the duo Bardo, comprising Sally Ann Triplett and Stephen Fischer. == Background == Bardo were chosen to perform at the 1982 ''Eurovision Song Contest'' in Harrogate by winning the UK national final, ''A Song for Europe''.〔(UK NATIONAL FINAL 1982 )〕 On the day of the main contest, bookmakers Ladbrokes rated the song as the favourite to win at odds of 5-2. Commentator, Terry Wogan also thought the song would be the "outright winner".〔Daily Express, 24 April 1982〕 DJ and well-known Eurovision fan, John Peel stated in an interview that "One Step Further" was his favourite Eurovision song of all time.〔40 Years of Eurovision (Radio Documentary), 1995〕 At Harrogate, the song was performed fourth on the night. At the end of judging that evening, "One Step Further" finished in seventh place with 76 points. Luxembourg and Austria both awarded Bardo the maximum 12 points that night. At the night of the Contest itself, the orchestra played the tune in a retro style. The single version and subsequent live versions used many electronic musical instruments popular in the early 1980s and had more of a contemporary feel than many Eurovision entries. Despite containing a grammatical error ("I could have ''tooken'' one step further"), the BBC did not request that 'proper' English was performed at the contest as they had with previous examples of bad grammar in UK entries. After Eurovision, the song reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. No further UK Eurovision entries would chart so highly until 1996.〔(Chart Stats - Bardo - One Step Further )〕 The song was the 75th best-selling single of 1982 in the UK, achieving a Silver disc for sales of over 250,000.〔(BPI - Statistics - Certified awards - Bardo )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「One Step Further」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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