All Out of Luck
"All Out of Luck" was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, performed in English by Selma. This was the first occasion on which the Icelandic entry had not been performed entirely in Icelandic, owing to the free language rule being reinstated from that year onwards. This was also the first ever Icelandic entry not to have a version recorded in Icelandic by the original artist.
The song is an up-tempo number, with Selma telling her listeners that they must believe in themselves and do what feels right to them, otherwise they will be "all out of luck".
The performance featured two backing dancers wearing trenchcoats, described by BBC commentator Terry Wogan as "the two eejits in raincoats".
The song was performed thirteenth on the night (following Poland's Mietek Szcześniak with Przytul mnie mocno and preceding Cyprus' Marlain with Tha 'Ne Erotas). At the close of voting, it had received 146 points, placing 2nd in a field of 23, Iceland's highest Contest placing to date which was equalled by Yohanna in 2009.
Podcasts:
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by Whitesnake
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by Diesel Machine
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by Selma
All Out Of Luck
by: WhitesnakeHere I sit a broken hearted man
Lady luck dealt me a losin' hand
So what's a man like me to do?
Still a fool in love with you
I gave you all the love I had to give
And you took away my reason left to live
Feel I'm runnin' high on time
But I just wanna make you mine, make you mine
Take me home tonight, make me feel alright
All out of luck
Clean out of time
All out of luck
Drive me out of my mind
I gambled with my heart and payed the price
Threw it all away on the roll of a dice
Tried to play the king of hearts
Now I'm the joker torn apart
Take me home tonight, make me feel alright
All out of luck
Clean out of time
All out of luck
Drive me out of my mind
(Solo)
So here I sit a broken hearted man
Lady luck dealt me a losin' hand
So what's a man like me to do?
Still a fool in love with you
In love with you
Take me home tonight, make me feel alright
All out of luck
Clean out of time
All out of luck
Drive me out of my mind
All out of luck
Clean out of time
All out of luck