Red Hurley He is still having chart hits in the 21st century giving him one of the longest chart careers in Irish show-business history. In 1976 Hurley represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest. Though one of the early favourites to win the contest, his song was beaten on the night by the strong UK entry "Brotherhood of Man" with their song, "Save Your Kisses for Me". Red's song "When" became a major chart hit in Ireland and is still popular today with Eurovision fans and regularly included in Red's live shows. 'When' was written by Brendan Graham, who subsequently composed two
Save Your Kisses for Me previously recording for Sugar Hill and 20th Century Fox. The song reached the tenth position on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart in the fall of 1976. The single became Smith's second top-ten single on the country chart and would start a series of major hits for her. In July 1976, the single was released on Smith's first studio album for Warner Bros. Records entitled "Songbird". Margo Smith's version of the song is the most successful cover of "Save Your Kisses for Me" to date. Weekly chart Year-end chart Save Your Kisses for Me "Save Your Kisses for Me" was