Eurovision Song Contest 1985 - Gothenburg
Entry for Sweden
Performer: Kikki Danielsson
Song title: Bra Vibrationer
Song writer(s): Ingela "Pling" Forsman
Song composer(s): Lasse Holm
Sang in Position: 16
Final Position: 3
Total Points: 103
The city of Gothenburg was chosen by the Swedish broadcaster to be host city to the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest.This year, the Netherlands chose to withdraw from the contest because it collided with the country's national Rememberance Day. Yugoslavia also decided to stay home because of a national holiday. Israel and Greece returned to the contest so the number of participants was 19 again, just as in the previous year. The set in Gothenburg's Scandinavium was very modern and bigger than any venue before. Parts of the set would later be re-used for the Swedish national final Melodifestival in 1987.
Norway surprised everyone with their victory this year. The entry La Det Swinge" by the duo Bobbysocks, won after a close race with the German entry, Für Alle by the group Wind. Bobbysocks consisted of the singers Elisabeth Andreasson and Hanne Krogh. Elisabeth had already taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1982 for Sweden where she was one half of the group Chips. Hanne Krogh had represented Norway already in 1971, but only came 17th with her song Lycken Er. She would again return to the Eurovision stage in 1991 as part of the Norwegian group Just 4 Fun.
The contest was hosted by former participant Lill Lindfors who shocked the audience with an act in which it seemed that her skirt was torn off. This was of course well-rehearsed, and remains one of the most-remembered highlighs in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. She also congratulated the Norwegian team by saying: "I'm so pleased you won. Norway so often loses.".
Yesterday Once More
Kikki Danielsson Lyrics
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I'd listen to the radio
Waitin' for my favorite songs When they played i'd sing along
It made me smile.
Those were such happy times
And not so long ago
How i wondered where they'd gone
Just like a long lost friend
All they songs i loved so well.
Every sha-la-la-la
Every wo-o-o-o
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' so sing's
So fine.
When they get to the part
Where he's breakin' her heart
It can really make me cry
Just like before
It's yesterday once more.
Lookin' back on how it was
In years gone by
And the good times that i had
Makes today seem rather sad
So much has changed.
It was songs of love that
I would sing to then
And i'd memorize each word
Those old melodies
Still sound so good to me
As they melt the years away.
Every sha-la-la-la
Every wo-o-o-o
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' to sing's
So fine.
When they get to the part
Where he's breakin' her heart
It can really make me cry
Just like before
It's yesterday once more.
Every sha-la-la
Every wo-o-o-o
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' to sing's
So fine.
In Kikki Danielsson's song "Yesterday Once More," the listener is transported back to the singer's younger days when listening to the radio was a cherished pastime. The opening lines capture the nostalgia that permeates the song: "When I was young, I'd listen to the radio / Waitin' for my favorite songs / When they played, I'd sing along / It made me smile." The singer is describing a time when the simple act of listening to the radio and hearing her favorite songs was enough to bring joy and happiness to her life.
As the song progresses, the listener is reminded of the power that music has to evoke emotions and memories. The lyrics speak to the idea of music being a sort of time machine, allowing us to revisit moments from our past: "It was songs of love that I would sing to then / And I'd memorize each word / Those old melodies / Still sound so good to me / As they melt the years away." The chorus, with its repetition of "every sha-la-la-la" and "every wo-o-o-o," adds to the idea that certain songs have a timeless quality that can still bring joy and happiness years later.
Ultimately, "Yesterday Once More" is a tribute to the power of music to evoke emotions, memories, and the joys of the past. The song is a reminder that while time may move on, the songs we love can transport us back to happy times and make us smile once again.
Line by Line Meaning
When i was young
As a child, when I was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
I'd listen to the radio
I would tune in to the wireless and be all ears, straining to hear my favorite tunes
Waitin' for my favorite songs When they played i'd sing along
Anticipating eagerly for the songs that make my heart dance, and when the DJs play them, I'd chant along
It made me smile.
It would bring a smile to my face and would enlighten my day
Those were such happy times
Those days were filled with joy, and I was ecstatic
And not so long ago
Although it looks like it was only yesterday, a considerable amount of time has passed
How i wondered where they'd gone
Sometimes, I would ponder where those moments disappeared to
But they're back again
Fortunately, they've returned once more
Just like a long lost friend
As if rekindling an old friendship that was napping for a while
All they songs i loved so well.
All those tunes and melodies that I adored so much are back again
Every sha-la-la-la
Each and every music note that makes me want to sing sha-la-la-la
Every wo-o-o-o
Every single sound of wo-o-o-o that makes me want to hum along
Still shines
They still have that same impactful resonance within me
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
Every beat of shing-a-ling-a-ling that resonates within me
That they're startin' so sing's
When they start to play, it always makes me happy
So fine.
It sounds so good as if it's being played for the first time
When they get to the part
When we get to that section of the track
Where he's breakin' her heart
When the song turns to a moment of heartbreak
It can really make me cry
That part usually leaves me solemn and in tears
Just like before
Pretty much just as it was before
It's yesterday once more.
I am transported back to yesterday when it was a different time and place
Lookin' back on how it was
At times, I have nostalgia to how it was in the past
In years gone by
In the bygone years that are left in the past
And the good times that i had
Recalling the wonderful moments that passed
Makes today seem rather sad
It makes the present day feeling rather melancholic
So much has changed.
A lot has changed since then
It was songs of love that
Love songs are what I would listen to
I would sing to then
And sing along to them
And i'd memorize each word
I had every word memorized
Those old melodies
Those time-honored tunes
Still sound so good to me
Nevertheless, they continue to sound so mellifluous to my ears
As they melt the years away.
As they play, they fade away the years and make me feel like I'm young again
Every sha-la-la
Each and every musical note that makes me want to sing sha-la-la
Every wo-o-o-o
Every single sound of wo-o-o-o that makes me want to hum along
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
Every beat of shing-a-ling-a-ling that speaks to my soul
That they're startin' to sing's
When they start to sing, it moves me within
So fine.
It's so fine and pleasing to listen to
Writer(s): JOHN BETTIS, RICHARD CARPENTER
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