La det swinge

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La det swinge
Eurovision Song Contest 1985 entry
Country	Norway
Artist(s)	Hanne Krogh Sundbø ("Hanne Krogh"), Elisabeth Andreassen
As	Bobbysocks
Language	Norwegian
Composer(s)	Rolf Løvland
Lyricist(s)	Rolf Løvland
Conductor(s)	Terje Fjærn
Place	1st
Points	123
Lyrics	from Diggiloo Thrush
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“Let It Swing/La det swinge”
Single by Bobbysocks from the album Bobbysocks
Released	1985
Format	gramophone record
Recorded	1985
Genre	Pop
Length	2:50
Label	Bahama Records
Writer(s)	Rolf Løvland, Alix Zandra
Producer	Torgny Söderberg
Certification	(unknown)
Bobbysocks singles chronology
(none) "Let It Swing/La det swinge" (1985) "Waiting for the Morning" (1986)

La det swinge (English: "Let it Swing") is a song in Norwegian. The Norwegian pop duo Bobbysocks, consisting of Elisabeth Andreassen and Hanne Krogh sang it, and 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).

Performed in Norwegian, the song is a tribute to dancing to old music 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 song was performed thirteenth on the night (following Italy's Al Bano and Romina Power with Magic Oh Magic and preceding the United Kingdom's Vicki Watson with Love Is...). At the close of voting, it had received 123 points, placing 1st in a field of 19. For their Eurovision appearance, the two girls - Hanne Krogh and Elizabeth Andreasson - appeared in sparkling, shocking pink jackets, worn over black and white outfits; Hanne Krogh sported a striking, black-and-white striped floor-length gown. Elizabeth Andreasson went on to appear in the contest on two more occasions - she finished sixth in 1994, performing a duet with Jan Werner Danielson, entitled simply, "Duet". In 1996, she appeared as a solo artist, and finished a distant second place to Ireland's Eimear Quinn. Her song was a haunting melody entitled, "I Evighet". Prior to winning the contest as one half of Bobbysocks, Hanne Krogh had finished 17th (second from last) in the contest in 1971, with the song "Lykken Er....".

It was succeeded as Norwegian representative at the 1986 Contest by Ketil Stokkan with Romeo.

Contents 1 Single 1.1 Track listing 1.2 Chart position 2 Chart performance 3 Cover versions 4 External links

[edit] Single

The single "La det swinge" peaked at #4 at the single chart in Sweden. In Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland and the United Kingdom; the single "Let It Swing/La det swinge" managed to enter the singles charts.

[edit] Track listing

1. Let It Swing - 2:50
2. La det swinge - 2:50

[edit] Chart position

Chart (1985)	Position
Norway	1
Sweden	4
Ireland	8
Austria	14
Switzerland	30
United Kingdom	44

[edit] Chart performance

Norway Top 10
Week	18 1985	19 1985	20 1985	21 1985	22 1985	23 1985	24 1985	25 1985
Position	8	8	3	3	2	1	5	7

Sweden Top 20
Week	17 May 1985	31 May 1985	14 June 1985	28 June 1985
Position	15	4	12	15

[edit] Cover versions

• Ingela "Pling" Forsman wrote lyrics in Swedish, as "Låt det svänga", which was recorded by artists and groups as Stefan Borsch, Ingmar Nordströms och Jan Welander, all of them 1985.
• Swedish heavy metal group "Black Ingvars" covered song on their 1998 album "Schlager Metal".

Preceded by Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley by Herreys

Eurovision Song Contest winners 1985

Succeeded by J'aime La Vie by Sandra Kim

[edit] External links

• "Let It Swing/La det swinge" at the Austrian singles chart
• "Let It Swing/La det swinge" at the Norwegian singles chart
• "Let It Swing/La det swinge" at the Swiss singles chart
• "La det swinge" at the Swedish singles chart