Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley
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 Diggi-loo diggi-ley |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1984 entry | ||
| Country | Sweden | |
| Artist(s) | Per Herrey, Louis Herrey, Richard Herrey | |
| As | Herreys | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Composer(s) | Torgny Söderberg | |
| Lyricist(s) | Britt Lindeborg | |
| Conductor(s) | Curt-Eric Holmquist | |
| Place | 1st | |
| Points | 145 | |
| Lyrics | from DIggiloo Thrush | |
Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 performed in Swedish by a trio of brothers named Herreys. Lyrics were written by Britt Lindeborg, and the tune by Torgny Söderberg. It was produced by Anders Engberg and Torgny Söderberg.
The song is a perfect illustration of the time period in which it was performed. A very upbeat 1980s-style dance song, performed by three impossibly clean cut young men. The nonsensical title harking back to previous entries such as Boom Bang-a-Bang, Ding-A-Dong and La La La. The song has achieved considerable fame among Eurovision Song Contest fans, with a well-known archive of Contest lyrics using the domain name diggiloo.net, named after it.
According to author John Kennedy O'Connor's The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History, The Herreys opened the contest and thus became the third winners of the competition to sing from pole position, following Teach-In in 1975 and Brotherhood of Man in 1976. No song sung first or second has won since. [1]
The song itself deals with the lead singer discovering a pair of golden shoes in the street one day. He puts them on and immediately feels like dancing in the street, entering a "magical world". Thus, he wishes for everyone to have a pair.
The English translation, released some time after the Contest, took much the same theme, titling the song "Golden Shoes".
Richard Herrey, lead singer of the band, performed at the Congratulations special in late 2005.
The song was succeeded as winner in 1985 by Bobbysocks representing Norway with La det swinge.
Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley as best reached a 2nd place at the Swedish singles charts.
Contents |
[edit] Single
[edit] Track listing
- Diggi Loo - Diggi Ley - 3:05
- Every Song You Sing - 3:34
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1984) | Position |
|---|---|
| Norway | 5 |
| Switzerland | 10 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| Austria | 10 |
[edit] Covers
- The Swedish heavy metal band Black Ingvars covered "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" on their 1998 album Schlager Metal.
[edit] References
- ^ O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
[edit] External links
- "Diggi-loo diggi-ley" at the Austrian singles chart
- "Diggi-loo diggi-ley" at the Norwegian singles chart
- "Diggi-loo diggi-ley" at the Swedish singles chart
- "Diggi-loo diggi-ley" at the Swiss singles chart
| Preceded by Främling by Carola Häggkvist |
Melodifestivalen winners 1984 |
Succeeded by Bra vibrationer by Kikki Danielsson |
| Preceded by Si La Vie Est Cadeau by Corinne Hermès |
Eurovision Song Contest winners 1984 |
Succeeded by La det swinge by Bobbysocks |
