" Kinder dieser Welt " ( English translation : " Children Of This World " ) was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 , performed in German by Gary Lux . The song was written by Englishman Mick Jackson , better known for penning the disco hit " Blame It on the Boogie " in 1978 . Lyricist Michael Kunze had previously co-written Silver Convention 's 1977 entry for Germany , " Telegram " , and in the late 70s both Kunze and co-writer Geoff Bastow had also worked as session musicians and composers for other successful Germany-based disco acts like Boney M. and Amanda Lear
Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Kinder dieser Welt