Everyone’s got a “go to” Eurovision song, right? You know, the one that either lifts your mood or has that trick of taking you to a special time or place.
For me, it’s the brilliant bop that is “All Out Of Luck” (Iceland, 1999) by the gorgeous Selma Bjӧrnsdóttir. From the songs stupidly catchy chorus to the “off the time” trench-coat wearing backing dancers (step ball kick) to Selma sporting little rave-knots it’s crazy to think this song almost snared Iceland it’s first ever victory. And it’s a song that I’d slept on until I was reacquainted with it during a performance at Euroclub in Tel Aviv back in 2019 where Selma graced the stage as a guest performer. And, within our Euroclique, it spawned the saying “having a Selma” meaning, having forgotten something that was jolly good camp fun.
It's now a staple on my Eurovision Spotify playlist(s), I’ve watched the weird music video way-to-many times on YouTube and it led to one of those weird “rabbit hole” searches of “what happened to Selma?” She’s fine by-the-way and super successful. Enjoy the chaos of it all here.