" Rock Bottom " , which she wrote with Mike Moran originally for Blue Mink , was chosen as the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 and released on Polydor . The duo also wrote and performed the B-side , the amusing " You Should n't Say That " . As she later explained , as well as being an honour , taking part in Eurovision was a way to circumvent the legal wrangles that were preventing her from signing to a new record label . Although it was the favourite to win , it came second in the Eurovision Song Contest and went on to become a Top 20 hit in many European countries including France , Germany , Austria and Switzerland , where it reached the top of their singles chart . It was the 15th best selling single of 1977 in Switzerland and the 32nd best selling single in Germany . The Eurovision experience resulted in a formal offer to stand as a liberal parliamentary candidate by chief party whip John Pardoe . " It started when I shot my mouth off over the strike of BBC cameramen that threatened to black out the song contest in England , " she recalled . John Pardoe , deputy leader of the Liberal Party , invited her to tea at the House of Commons and suggested that she run for a seat in Parliament . That year she also joined the Council of the Songwriters Guild of Great Britain , the only woman on the council at that time
Eurovision Song Contest 1977
Eurovision Song Contest 1977
Lynsey de Paul