La det swinge
Place: 1
(Total Score: 123)
Lyrics:
Fra en radio strømmer gamle melodier\\nOg jeg våkner opp og spør meg hva som skjer\\nEr det bare drøm og fantasier\\nNår jeg føler at det swinger mer og mer?\\n\nLa det swinge, la det rock 'n' roll\\nLa det swinge til du mister all kontroll\\nOh hi oh...\\nLa det swinge, la det rock 'n' roll\\n\nLa musikken gå, la rytmen aldri stanse\\nKan du kjenne at du lever her og nå?\\nFøler du hvor gjerne du vil danse?\\nOh... og hører du at hjertet slår og slår?\\n\nLa det swinge, la det rock 'n' roll\\nLa det swinge til du mister all kontroll\\nOh hi oh...\\nLa det swinge, la det rock 'n' roll\\n\nFøler du hvor gjerne du vil danse?\\nHører du at hjertet slår og slår\\nOg slår?\\n\nLa det swinge, la det rock 'n' roll\\nLa det swinge til du mister all kontroll\\nOh hi oh...\\nLa det swinge, la det rock 'n' roll\\n\nLa det swinge, la det rock 'n' roll\\nLa det swinge til du mister all kontroll\\nOh hi oh...\\nLa det swinge, la det rock 'n'...\\nSwinge, la det roll 'n'...\\nSwinge, la det rock 'n' roll
Norway was represented by Bobbysocks!, with the song '"La det swinge", at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 4 May in Gothenburg, Sweden. "La det swinge" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 30 March, and went on to bring Norway a famous first Eurovision victory after decades of being the butt of jokes about their status as Eurovision's perennial also-rans. It was admitted that the lyrics of "La det swinge" had been written with the specific intention of avoiding those Norwegian consonant combinations which had been said to sound harsh in song to non-Scandinavian ears. Bobbysocks! were Elisabeth Andreassen and Hanne Krogh, who both had previous Eurovision experience – Krogh as a 15-year-old for Norway in 1971 and Andreassen for Sweden in 1982. Both would make further appearances for Norway, Krogh in 1991 and Andreassen in 1994 and 1996.
Overall Final Postion: 1
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