Stress - Viggo & Reidar

'Stress' was the Norwegian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1968, performed by Odd Børre. That single remains a bit hard to find, but meanwhile I did get my hands on this cover version by the duo Viggo & Reidar, who created their take on the track in 1989.

The track appears on their album 'Tidligere Utgitt På Alvor', but on the back sleeve of this single it is announced as 'Norges dummester poplåter'. When you realize the latter means 'Norway's dumbest popsongs' and the former means 'Previously issued seriously', you get that they are actually making fun of certain songs. No wonder that this single is released on the label 'Garbage records', with the tagline 'Where most stars belong'. 

My collection: 7" single no. 6928
Found: Discogs.com, received 5 April 2023
Tracks: 'Stress' / 'B-siden'