Original sentence: Eurovision 1977 was almost cancelled due to budget restrictions and it was delayed by five weeks due to a strike by cameramen and technicians.The song says that when people are in a bad situation they should work to solve problems and not be pessimistic about tragedies
Edited sentence: Apparently it represented  the situation at the time; Eurovision 1977 was almost cancelled due to budget restrictions and it was delayed by five weeks due to a strike by cameramen and technicians.The jaunty sing-a-long song says that when people are in a bad situation they should work to solve problems and not be pessimistic about tragedies