Today’s Top Eurotastic Song By Bucks Fizz

As a follow-up to their 1981 Eurovision victory, the UK’s Bucks Fizz released this dosey called Piece of the Action:

Released in May 1981, the single reached number 12 during a 9-week run in the UK charts.  As a Eurovision follow-up, this was the highest chart placing ever achieved by an artist, the contest being notorious for producing one-hit wonders.

In an interesting side note, Piece of the Action was covered by the Bay City Rollers in 1983 as a Japanese-only single release. Check it out:

Today’s Top Eurotastic Song By Bucks Fizz

Here they are!  The UK’s Bucks Fizz singing 1981′s Making Your Mind Up:

Making Your Mind Up became a major hit around Europe, reaching No.1 in the UK as well as eight other countries. It charted highly in other territories such as Australia, eventually selling four million copies worldwide.