Laat me nu gaan



"Laat me nu gaan" ("Let Me Go Now") was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, performed in Dutch by Linda Lepomme.

The song was performed eighth on the night (following Turkey's MFÖ with "Didai didai dai" and preceding Portugal's Adelaide with "Penso em ti, eu sei"). At the close of voting, it had received 7 points (all from Turkey), placing 19th (last) in a field of 19.

The song is a slow ballad sung from the perspective of a woman trapped in a loveless relationship. She asks her lover to "let me go" and wonders how he could not have seen that this was necessary. Lepomme also recorded the song in French (as "Délivre-moi") and English ("Just a Charade").

It was succeeded as Belgian representative at the 1986 Contest by Sandra Kim performing "J'aime la vie".

Sources and external links

 * Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1985.
 * Detailed info and lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Laat me nu gaan".