Two months ago, I bought 'When the night comes', the English version of 'Det blir alltid värre framat natten'. It was only a matter of time, of course, until I would get the original Swedish version as well - so here it is.
As you can see, the sleeve is virtually the same as the English version, however this single is made in Sweden and not in Germany like the other one. I ordered this single along with a few others from Norway.
Björn Skifs was featured on this blog five years ago when I bought Fångad i en dröm, the song he performed at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. It was his second Eurovision performance: in 1978 he took to the Eurovision stage with 'Det blir alltid värre framåt natten'. It was released as a single both in Swedish and in English - and this single features the English version.
Skifs actually intended to cause controversy by singing in English, which could have
disqualified him from the contest (since the rules of the contest stipulated that singers should perform in their native languages at the time). Although he decided to perform the
song in Swedish he forgot some of the words during the performance,
replacing them with gibberish.
At the close of voting, it had received 26 points, placing 14th in a field of 20 competitors.
My collection: 7" single no. 6211 Found: Record fair, Utrecht, November 17, 2019 Cost: 3 euro Tracks: 'When the nights comes' / 'Don't stop now'
Björn Nils Olof Skifs was born on April 20, 1947 in Vansbro, Dalarna, Sweden. He formed his first musical group Slam Creepers in 1962. Slam Creepers split in 1969 and Skifs went on to form a new band, Blåblus, in 1972. As Blue Swede, the band had a number 1 hit on Billboard Hot 100 in 1974 with a cover of 'Hooked on a feeling'. Björn Skifs left the band in 1976 to pursue a solo career. He recorded the duet 'Med varann' with Anni-Frid Lyngstad for his 1975 album 'Schiffz'. Skifs appeared as The Arbiter on the original studio album for Chess, released in 1984. Skifs also recorded several demos for the album, including 'One night in Bangkok', later performed by Murray Head.
In 1981 he represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Fångad i en dröm'.
This was the second time that Björn Skifs had represented Sweden in the contest, having previously entered the contest for Sweden in 1978 with the song 'Det blir alltid värre framåt natten'. Like in 1978, Skifs was the last performer of the night. At the close of voting, the song ended up in 10th place in a field of 20 competitors.
My collection: 7" single no. 5678 Found: Discogs.com, received December 9, 2014 Cost: 2 euro Tracks: 'Fångad i en dröm' / 'Stackare, stackare'
