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Sonia better
the devil you know
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better the devil you know is a pop song written and produced by brian teasdale and dean collinson for sonia evans.
for a song for europe 1993, the bbc asked the heads of each of the eurovision network member broadcasters for their opinion regarding who should represent the united kingdom from a shortlist the bbc had prepared. a plurality chose 22-year-old recording artist sonia evans, who already had a #1 hit to her credit. she then sang eight different songs at the national final. for the second year running, a nationwide telephone vote was held to pick one song to send to the eurovision finals, held this year at millstreet, county cork, ireland. "better the devil you know", the fifth song performed, won with over 156,000 supporters, twice as many as the second-place entry.
the song was a retro rock 'n' roll offering with a 1950s flair. sonia tells the story about how in love she is with her boyfriend, wishing he won't hurt her, for her love is true. she lets it known that she would "sell her heart and soul" to get his unconditional love in return, rationalising that it's better that one deal with "the devil you know" (him with his faults) instead of "the devil you don't" (another potential boyfriend).
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