Shaw had originally performed the song as one of five prospective numbers to represent the United Kingdom in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest on The Rolf Harris Show . She had never been taken with the idea of taking part in the contest but her discoverer , Adam Faith , had talked her into it , saying it would keep her manager Eve Taylor happy . Taylor wanted to give Shaw a more cabaret appeal and felt that this was the right move - and also felt that it would get Shaw back in the public 's good books as she had recently been involved in a divorce scandal
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1967
Puppet on a String