MP’s song wins Finnish Eurovision semifinal
JYVÄSKYLÄ - The song "Everything But Still Nothing," co-written by Gyllene Tider guitarist Mats "MP" Persson and performed by Christian Forss, won the latest semifinal in the Finnish selection of Eurovision Song Contest 2005 on Friday night. The song got 26% of the given votes, and was especially liked in the Western Finland where 45% voted for the song.
The other writer of "Everything But Still Nothing," Patrick Linman, had also another song in an earlier Finnish semifinal. That song, titled "Kissed By A Fool," was performed by his own band Place-2-Go. The song came fifth and didn't make it to the final.
The Finnish selection will continue with two other semifinals and the final in Tampere on February 19. Because of the poor results in previous Song Contests, the Finnish candidate must take part in an international semifinal in Kiev, Ukraine on May 19. The Eurovision Song Contest final will be in Kiev two days later on May 21.
EVERYTHING BUT STILL NOTHING
(Music and lyrics: Patrick Linman and Mats Persson)
You gave me all your time, yeah
You were there
And you were mine
You were kind
And you were smart
You took me home when I was lost
But heavens gotta know
I guess you never loved me anyway
You wasted a lot of years
A lot of tears
While you were mine
But that didn't seem to bother you
By my side you were always fine
So heaven let me know
Did you ever really love me anyway
Still I'm glad I found you
I'll be there to guide you
If you ever need a friend
'Cause I'm totally surrounded
By your open minded
Way of thinking, way of talking
So I'm sorry to say
You gave me everything but still nothing
You taught me how to laugh
And how to cry
And how to smile
You made me realize
I was special in your life
But heavens gotta know
I never loved the way you loved me, oh
Still I'm glad I found you…
You gave me all your time
You were there
And you were mine
You were sweet
And you were humble
You told me everything you knew about love
But heaven let me know
Did you maybe, love me after all, oh
Still I'm glad I found you…
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January 22nd, 2005
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