What is "shame on you"

interj. An expression of disapproval.

"Shame on You" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Tomas Thordarson.

The song was performed in Danish at Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2004, titled "Sig det' løgn" ("Say it's a lie").

As Denmark had not finished in the top 10 at the 2003 Contest (they had in fact not even been permitted to perform), the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed nineteenth (following Croatia's Ivan Mikulić with " You Are The Only One" and preceding Serbia and Montenegro's Željko Joksimović & Ad Hoc Orchestra with " Lane Moje"). At the close of voting, it had received 56 points, placing 13th in a field of 22 and missing out on qualification to the final by three places (15 points), thus requiring Denmark to qualify from the semi-final in their next Contest appearance.

The song is sung from the perspective of a man telling his lover that he is tired of the lies on which their relationship is founded. He sings that "you're my fire, you're my desire" in an attempt to keep the relationship alive. While Thordarson himself is gay, the lyrics do not suggest either a straight or gay relationship.

Musically, the song was originally heavily Latin-inspired, with many reviewers suggesting a similarity between Thordarson and Ricky Martin. As performed at the Contest, however, much of this influence had been diluted - with commentators remarking that this was due to public pressure in Denmark.

It was succeeded as Danish representative at the 2005 Contest by Jakob Sveistrup with " Talking to You".

Category:Eurovision songs of Denmark Category:Eurovision songs of 2004 Category:2004 songs

Shame on You may refer to:

• "Shame on You" (Cooley song), Spade Cooley's hit song from 1945
• Shame on You (The Native Years), a 1989 compilation by The Darling Buds
• "Shame on You" (Indigo Girls song), a 1997 song by the Indigo Girls
• "Shame on You" (Thomas Thordarsson song), the 2004 Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
• " Shame on You (to Keep My Love from Me)", a 2007 single by Andrea Corr
• "Shame on You", a song of the 1984 Studio Album Human Racing, by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw.
• "Shame on You", a song of the 2005 Studio Album Elevator, by the Canadian band Hot Hot Heat
• "Shame on You", a condemning idiom used to scold.
• "Shame On You", a song by Aerosmith from Done With Mirrors

"Shame on You" is a single from the Indigo Girls album Shaming of the Sun released in 1997. The song's lyrics celebrate Chicano culture ("I go down to Chicano city park/cause it makes me feel so fine") and strongly criticize efforts against illegal immigration as being racist ("The white folks like to pretend it's not/but their music's in the air") and hypocritical ("They say we be looking for illegal immigrants/can we check your car/I say you know it's funny I think we were on the same boat/back in 1694").

Steve Earle sings backup and plays harmonica on the song.

The song was inspired by filmmaker David Zeiger's documentary ''Displaced in the New South.

"Shame on You (to Keep My Love from Me)" is a song written and performed by Andrea Corr for her debut solo album Ten Feet High (2007). It is an anti-war protest song written from the viewpoint of a female whose partner has gone off to war. The song was released as the album's first single in June 2007 to positive reviews from music critics.

Shame On You (The Native Years) was the second album to be released by The Darling Buds and was a compilation of early songs that the band had recorded for Native Records. The album was released in 1990.

All songs were written by Harley Farr and Andrea Lewis.

"Shame on You" is a Western Swing song written by Spade Cooley and became his signature song.

The title comes from the refrain that starts each verse:

In the song, the singer is rebuking his straying girlfriend.

First recorded by Spade Cooley, it was released January 15, 1945 (OKeh 6731). With vocals by Tex Williams, it reached #1 spending 31 weeks on the charts. The "B" side, "A Pair Of Broken Hearts"—also a hit—reached #8. The recording was Cooley's first after taking over the band from Jimmy Wakely, and the first of an unbroken chain of six hits which led to him being on the cover of Billboard in March 1946. "Shame On You" was the first song whose rights were owned by the Hill & Range publishing company, which later grew to become a dominant force in country music.

Later in 1945, "Shame on You" was recorded by The Lawrence Welk Orchestra with Red Foley. Their version also went to number one on the country charts. The B-side of the song, entitled, "At Mail Call Today" went to number three on the country charts. Coast Records, based in Los Angeles released a version by Walt Shrum and His Colorado Hillbillies. "Shame on You" has also been recorded by several other Western swing bands.