"Beg, Steal or Borrow" was the entry in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1972 The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corpo ...

, performed in English by

The New Seekers The New Seekers were a British pop group, formed in London, in 1969, by Keith Potger, after the break-up of his group, the Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music wou ...

. The song was composed and written by Tony Cole, Steve Wolfe and Graeme Hall. It is a love song to a former lover claiming the two should be together and the singer will "beg, steal or borrow" in order to "bring" the other love. On the night of the contest, the song was performed fifth, directed by David Mackay. It followed 's Jaime Morey with " Amanece" and preceded '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, behind

Après toi "Après toi" (; "After you") is a song recorded by Greek singer Vicky Leandros, with music composed by her father Leo Leandros under his pseudonym Mario Panas, and German composer , with French lyrics by . It in the Eurovision Song Contest 19 ...

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

Vicky Leandros Vasiliki Papathanasiou (, ; born 23 August 1949), known professionally as Vicky Leandros (, ), is a Greek singer living in Germany. She is the daughter of singer, musician and composer Leandros Papathanasiou (also known as Leo Leandros as well ...

with 128 points.

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This article was based in information in Diggilloo Thrush
from Diggiloo Thrush retrieved on May 25, 2009
Eurovision songs of 1972 1972 singles 1972 songs Eurovision songs of the United Kingdom Songs written by Steve Wolfe Songs written by Tony Cole (musician) The New Seekers songs Polydor Records singles {{1970s-pop-song-stub