Norway won the Eurovision Song Contest for the very first time in 1985 with a very tired old song, 'La det swinge' was performed by the Bobbysocks. This duo, consisting of Hanne Krogh and Elisabeth Andreasson, sang a tribute to dancing to old rock 'n' roll heard on the radio. The melody arrangement is in retro style, containing elements of contemporary Eighties music and throwbacks to the Fifties.The single reached number 1 in Norway and Belgium and peaked at number 13 in the Dutch Top 40. I have always disliked this song for its repetitiveness and its unimaginative lyrics. Still, it's a Eurovision winner and since I have almost all of them, I had to have this one as well.
My collection: 7" single no. 3562
Found: La La Land, Den Haag, January 31, 2009
Cost: 1 euro
Tracks: 'Let it swing' / 'La det swinge'
First of all, congratulations for your blog!, it's so cool to have the chance to hear all those oldies, rarities and well known songs too (pity some links don't work anymore though)
ReplyDeleteDo you have by chance the Bobbysocks "Waiting for the Morning" single?. And this is from another artist, but it would be so great if you could put on your blog, the Frida's "Heart of the Country" 7" single, as it contains an edited version of the song that I have never ever had the chance to hear.
Long life to this blog!