Healy has had a varied career to date , never focusing too intently on any one of his various professional interests . Of his tendency to diversify he has commented : " I know it infuriates some people when you do n't pigeonhole yourself , but I do n't take on anything that wo n't stand up to public scrutiny . " Healy first received attention as a performer of his own " songs of social significance " during the 1960s . Later he wrote comedy songs for Billy Connolly , including " The Orient Express-a tale of intrigue and cross dressing " , " The Shitkickers Waltz " , and " The Country & Western Supersong " . Healy achieved his greatest success as a songwriter with " What 's Another Year " , which won the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest . Over the course of the next fifteen years , the song earned him a total of £ 250,000 . In 1983 his song , " Edge Of The Universe " , sung by Linda Martin , was the overall winner of the Castlebar Song Contest . Under the name of '' ' Crack ' '' , he and Dave Pennefather released a parody song called " Silly Fellow " , which was about Paul McCartney 's arrest and jail experience in Japan . In 1977 , Healy branched into musical theatre with the script , co-written with Niall Toibin , for a stage production entitled '' The King '' . This was a show based on the life and music of Elvis Presley and was premiered at the Cork Opera House two months after the singer 's death . In contrast , Healy 's rock opera , '' The Knowledge '' , failed to receive commercial backing and was premiered in Dundalk by an amateur group in January 1989
1980 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Shay Healy