Eurovision Norway 1985: La det Swinge (Bobbysocks)

La det swinge" ("Let it swing") is a song in Norwegian, sung by the pop duo Bobbysocks, consisting of Elisabeth Andreassen and Hanne Krogh. The song won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 for Norway. The song is particularly well-known by Norwegian fans, as it represented their country's first ever Contest victory (Norway holds the unwanted distinction of having failed to score a point most often).
The song is a tribute to dancing to old rock 'n' roll heard on the radio. Befitting the subject matter, the song itself is written in an old-fashioned style, with a memorable saxophone melody setting the chorus off. The melody arrangement is in retro style, containing elements of contemporary 1980s music and throwbacks to the 1950s.
At the close of voting, it had received 123 points, placing 1st in a field of 19.

Category:

Music

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• eurovision
• esc
• eurosong
• 1985
• Bobbysocks
• la det swinge
• let it swing
• winner
• winning
• song
• Hanne Krogh
• Elisabeth Andreasson
• Norge
• Norway
• Norwegen
• melodi grand prix
• classic
• Oslo
• 2010
• melodifestivalen

[AnAngelByMySide]

ehr. Alexander's Fairy Tale is SOOOO annoying!.. xD Sorry.. But i've heard it SO many times.. i talked to him once.. and he is just..

[DoodleHaphsenSweiser]

I'm sure they understand everything after 2:05 xD

[1glassMilk]

rock and reol

contreul

XD

[krajsnick]

Gammal goding bra jobbat Norge ! ;)

[plusbonquetoi]

i think i see why black metal came about

[elffight]

lol dere skjønner ingenting av den gjør dere vel? den er en fin sang

[DoodleHaphsenSweiser]

And I understand the whole thing, cuz I'm so awesome. Alexander Rybak won 2009 :D

[AnAngelByMySide]

Yeah.. xD

[AnAngelByMySide]

Ah.. I remember this song :D

But i'm not sure if the english men know what they're sayin' n x''D