My 50 favourite songs from old Eurovision
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In the older contests, before most of us watching were even born, there's a lot of hidden gems that not nearly enough people know about. I hope that this video can make you discover some really great songs, and appreciate the classics :)
Be sure to leave a comment and tell me which one of these is your own favourite, or if I've missed a song that you adore, and then go play with the nearest dog.
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50. Artist: Luci Capurso and Hamo Hajdarhodžić Song: Jedan dan Place: Tied for 7th 49. Artist: Stella Song: Si tu aimes ma musique Place: 4th 48. Artist: Bucks Fizz Song: Making Your Mind Up Place: 1st 47. Artist: Wind Song: Für alle Place: 2nd 46. Artist: Elpida Song: Sokrati Place: 8th 45. Artist: Teach-In Song: Ding-a-dong Place: 1st 44. Artist: Sandie Shaw Song: Puppet On A String Place: 1st 43. Artist: Tonicha Song: Menina do alto da serra Place: 9th 42. Artist: Domenico Modugno Song: Nel blu, dipinto di blu Place: 3rd 41. Artist: Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran Song: Rock Bottom Place: 2nd 40. Artist: Céline Dion Song: Ne partez pas sans moi Place: 1st 39. Artist: Pascalis, Marianna, Robert and Bessy Song: Mathima solfege Place: 5th 38. Artist: Daniel Song: Džuli Place: 4th 37. Artist: Karina Song: En un mundo nuevo Place: 2nd 36. Artist: Baccara Song: Parlez-vous français ? Place: 7th 35. Artist: Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson Song: Sing, Little Birdie Place: 2nd 34. Artist: Carola Häggkvist Song: Främling Place: 3rd 33. Artist: Avi Toledano Song: Hora Place: 2nd 32. Artist: Gigliola Cinquetti Song: Non ho l'età Place: 1st 31. Artist: Monica Aspelund Song: Lapponia Place: 10th 30. Artist: Dana Song: All Kinds Of Everything Place: 1st 29. Artist: Cliff Richards Song: Congratulations Place: 2nd 28. Artist: ABBA Song: Waterloo Place: 1st 27. Artist: Françoise Hardy Song: L'Amour s'en va Place: Tied for 5th 26. Artist: Sean Dunphy Song: If I Could Choose Place: 2nd 25. Artist: Milk and Honey Song: Hallelujah Place: 1st 24. Artist: Vicky Song: L'Amour est bleu Place: 4th 23. Artist: Lucía Song: Él Place: 10th 22. Artist: Tonia Song: Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel Place: Tied for 4th 21. Artist: Da Vinci Song: Conquistador Place: 16th 20. Artist: Mocedades Song: Eres tú Place: 2nd 19. Artist: Monica Zetterlund Song: En gång i Stockholm Place: Tied for 13th 18. Artist: Isabelle Aubret Song: La Source Place: 3rd 17. Artist: Åse Kleveland Song: Intet er nytt under solen Place: 3rd 16. Artist: Brotherhood Of Man Song: Save Your Kisses For Me Place: 1st 15. Artist: Birthe Kjær Song: Vi maler byen rød Sannnn Place: 3rd 14. Artist: Umberto Tozzi and Raf Song: Gente di mare Place: 3rd 13. Artist: Marie Myriam Song: L'Oiseau et l'Enfant Place: 1st 12. Artist: Maria Guinot Song: Silêncio e tanta gente Place: 11th 11. Artist: Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler Song: Skibet skal sejle i nat Place: 3rd 10. Artist: Maggie MacNeal Song: Amsterdam Place: 5th 9. Artist: Nicole Song: Ein bißchen Frieden Place: 1st 8. Artist: Simone de Oliveira Song: Desfolhada portuguesa Place: 15th 7. Artist: Pas de Deux Song: Rendez-vous Place: 18th 6. Artist: France Gall Song: Poupée de cire, poupée de son Place: 1st 5. Artist: Betty Missiego Song: Su canción Place: 2nd 4. Artist: Anne-Marie David Song: Tu te reconnaîtras Place: 1st 3. Artist: Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Song: Dansevise Place: 1st 2. Artist: Ofra Haza Song: Si la vie est cadeau Place: 2nd 1. Artist: Alice and Franco Battiato Song: I treni di Tozeur Place: Tied for 5th Information The Video Forgot to Mention
@silvobrecelj7208
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jedan dan
@cathyhendrick9624
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⁷ĺ⁷qi
@lindamaimon9578
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I I JI N NU aT o
@marinacarmezim
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Simone
@comptaera3088
Жыл бұрын
Small correction : 2. Artist: Ofra Haza Song: HI (and not Si la vie est cadeau) Place: 2nd 😉☺
My favourite of all the Eurovision songs is Apres toi/1972. 🔝Vicky Leandros❤️
@Leoss98
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Same song!
@premsign
9 ай бұрын
Yes spot on. Her 1967 try was pretty poor.
@TonyWeaving
2 ай бұрын
My favourite is Save your kisses for me by The Brotherhood of Man when I was 13 in 1976. Tony in Portsmouth England.
How much more charm did Eurovision have in the past, when everyone sang in their own language, nowadays there is too much English, (but I have nothing against English).
@vervideosgiros1156
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You're right! It's ridiculous and most of the time the part in English isn't even a translation of the main language, so it isn't even so "everybody" can understand the meaning of the song! The concept of Eurovision Contest was to bring Europe together in our diversity: showing what make each country unique and learn grom each other! Now, it's: "let's pretend we all are anglophone, so we all can get along!" This concept that people just can get along if people are alike it very american-ish for my taste! Cultures are diverse and we can get along learning from each other! We aren't doll in the factory, where the goal is to produce a lot of exactly the same doll over and over again!
@intros3
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@@vervideosgiros1156 So true. Europe is exactly that; the diversity of culture, language, tradition, and today many times at Eurovision you don't even know which country the song represents because it is sung in English and follows some instant music trends in the end all sound the same.
@Gajol1000
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Indeed, that gave the Contest an extra dimension. Lot’s of charm. Once a year you got to hear Dutch, Finnish and Portuguese. Those were the days!
@lynmatthews8252
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I’m definitely past it! Older! Not wiser! I honestly thought ( in the past, not recent years! ) 90% sang in English!
@juregacina9346
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Apsolutno!!!
It was so wonderful to hear native languages at ESC ! Danish, german, dutch, portugues, norvegian....! But, these last years, lots of songs in native languages climb in the top 10 ! Each language has its own music and beat! Monaco and Luxembourg often won with french singers ( Françoise Hardy , France Gall, Anne- Marie David....)
@anibalfernando3027
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Everyone in Eurovision sings in English even the Martians, and the Ur anus Planet all sing in English.
This collection is a treasure! A real flash back in time.
2) Chai chai chai. R.I.P. Ofra Haza. From a portuguese fan 🇵🇹
Beautiful video. Brings back wonderful memories , songs I forgot and others before my time. Watched the first in 71 with 13 on the old black tv from my fantastic late grandma. Miss her still. Abba won in Brighton on my 16th birthday on April 6th, 1974. Five years later I bought both top songs from Israel and Spain. Greetings from Germany
Eurovision is such a crazy freak show now. It's nice to look back on a time when it still had class, and it was more about the music than about outlandish performances.
Old Eurovision was great
Quanti ricordi di bambina, Umberto Tozzi ed il grande Battiato ,gli Abba ,non ne perdevo una di puntata grazie
Great collection!. My favorite from this time is undoubtly 1963 Denmark. Completly ahead of it's time for the contest and simply stands out of all the 1960s winners.
lots of favorite classic eurovision songs here
No. 20 Eres Tu, and No. 1 i treni are my all time favorites
@maricarmenlopezorellana3245
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Eres tú..es una joya!! Gracias
Fabolous songs !!!, every song is a nice song!!!!masterpiece!!!🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦
" Eres tú" del grupo español " Mocedades" ,es una joya.. dificilísimo cantar esa melodía.Sin duda,la mejor❤
my best 5 eurovision song from all time 1 spain 1979 2 portugal 1979 3 cyprus 1982 4 greece 1974 5 germany 1982
1964 winner is the best ever IMO
Thank you for making this collection❤
A full 20 of your picks appear on my top 100. Denmark 1963, Israel 1983 and Luxembourg 1973 are in my top 10 as well! Wonderful to see a “best of Eurovision” list that doesn’t include a single song from the 20th Century.
1967 VICKY'S LEANDROS FORST REPRESENTATION FOR LUXEMBOURG 🇱🇺 L'AMOUR EST BLEU.
YEs, Italy 1984 bring back memories, beautiful song.
Nobody over here in France would know her as Isabelle, even though it is her name ! Don't forget she was immensely popular as "France Gall" for practically fifty years.
@snowcold5932
8 ай бұрын
Ah mais ça je sais bien, mais je tenais à la remercier non seulement en tant qu'artiste mais également en tant que personne :)
The 70s were great, I love the fashion
Volare🤣🤣 Rest in Peace Lynsey de Paul🌹, Baccara ⚫⚪ 🌹
I need the full version of this collection as a playlist
Come What May…A Favourite Of Mine
The names of the artists and placings in the competition need to be included !
@williamcarrasco9744
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Don't worry I did that part already. See pinned comment
My Top: U,K. 1981, Germany 1985, Netherlands 1975, UK 1967, Italy 1958, Switzerland 1988, Spain 1971, Luxembourg 1978, Italy 1964, Ireland 1970, Sweden 1974, Ireland 1967, Israel 1979, Spain 1973, France 1968, UK 1976, Denmark 1989, Italy 1987, France 1977, Portugal 1984, Neeetherlands 1980, Germany 1982, Portugal 1969, Luxembourg 1965, Spain 1979, Luxembourg 1973, Italy 1984.
Wonderful compilation. Thank you so much for posting it.
Divine Anne-Marie David " Tu te reconnaîtras " ! 1973 Luxembourg
¡Que alegría! Mi canción favorita de Eurovisión también es "I treni di Tozeur".
I agreed in some songs, but... I desagreed in mamy of them... I´m missing, the Number One from Greece, Logan, Salomé, Massiel, Loreen, Elena Foureira, Chanel, .... and others.... Thancks
@tanik_dranik
4 ай бұрын
it is the top of classic eurovision songs which are before 1990
Those songs in history has brought back some happy memories for me. For me, your 12th song Portugal 1984, will always be number 1 for me. Followed closely by Il treni di tozur, your number 1. Well done. Thanks for the vlog.
Thank you so much for this beautiful compilation!
I don't know how I got to your list here...but I love it!! Wish I had born on those days. Thank you!!
Agreed with some , disagreed with others but nevertheless it was such a joy to hear these old songs - when the competition was about the music and not about being half naked on stage with crazy fireworks. Thank you - it was lovely!
Excellent compilation👍
That was a great choice. I tried to do my own version of it and it turns out we would have has 27 in common. Considering the sheer amount of entries (I prefer "songs" raelly but some are clearly more entries.. ) that's surprisingly many. I particularly loved that Sandie Shaw, Françoise Hardy, Mocedades, Monica Zetterlund, Maria Guinot and Maggie Macneal in common and your #1 was my #2 - such a mix of winners/high-placers and way underrated performances. Very cool indeed :-)
I was in suspense what your number one would be. "Il treni di Tozeur" is a very good choice, a true ESC gem. Bravo!
Wooooooooooow! While watching I hoped the treni di Tozeur would be included, as it would be my nr 1. Unbelievable that it was only 6th in 1984. It was regularly on the Dutch radio. THANK YOU, completely agree with your favorite.
Muy buen recopilatorio 😘👌🎵❤️
Happy to see "Rendez-Vous" in your Top 10 :-)
I started watching 7 or 8 yrs old because i liked english a lot mid 70's
Real live Eurovision bring it back.
Rendez-vous is my 12 points of 1983.
Sing little birdy was so cute ❤
Un vídeo espléndido, gracias!!
Interesante recorrido por el festival de eurovision
Enjoyed thank you.
I missed Frida Boccara, un jour, un enfant
Terrific exercise, fantastic selection, congrats!
Excellent compilation .. and some very good choices .. I love Pouppee De Cire Pouppee De Son
Few of these artists became superstars with long career : Abba, obviously, Celine Dion, and France Gall, wich was the best discs sellers in France in 70's and 80's (with the musics of his husband Michel Berger). I saw too Lara Fabian, and Francoise Hardy I believe, great french stars too.
@snowcold5932
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Yes, a lot of francophone stars were involved with Eurovision at some point. Others are Hugues Aufray, Henri Dès, Serge Lama, Patrick Fiori, and Serge Gainsbourg wrote three different songs for the contest :)
@rob5197
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Modugno, Gigliola for Italy
@franciscoramirezdominguez167
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Baccaras 🌹🌹
YUGOSLAVIA’s “Julie” sung by Daniel is #1 for me! JMHO. 👍🏻
@1971caz38
Жыл бұрын
Mum had the single on record
Wow. A compilation without Ireland’s Johnny Logan 😮 But still some very nice songs😊
Italy 1964 is, must be the very best, - - just listen to the orchestra Beethoven couldn't have done any better--timeless
a lot of good songs throughout the years
Bellissime canzoni
I love this❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'm songwriter of Abba , Anne Marie David and Céline Dion . And l'm Jean Jacques 1969 from Monaco ...
Brilliant songs...thank you 👏 🙂Well perhaps the odd one no...but enjoy this..
Thank you.
In the old times, singers were real ones and had a voice, composers had an enormous talent and taste, and the songs used to be good, even outstanding. Nowadays, the Eurovision contest is currently a sh*t in comparison with all that...😢
Brilliant
One of my favourite..Fridda Boccara..wonderful...Un jour, un enfant...
This is such a good list. Kinda predictable at times but still great. I really miss Germany 1979, Spain 1985 and 1969, Monaco 1976 and Portugal 1979. Thanks for France 1968 and Greece 1979 :)
@snowcold5932
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Ahaha I am pretty predictable in general Germany 1979 should be there I just forgot about it somehow, so pretend it is La fiesta terminó is a banger, Vivo Cantando and Monaco 76 are pretty good but not some of my favourites, and Portugal 79 is really cute too
@npe1
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Now Spain 1985. Paloma San Basilio - that was a beautiful song. I (British) was living in Spain at the time and watched the contest on my little black and white T.V in my little flat in Valencia. That song brings back so many memories of my intercalary study year in Spain 1985/85 as part of my degree. Lovely song.
Thanks. An interesting list 👍 though very different from my choices.
1983 ISRAEL AND YUGOSLAVIA SHOULD WIN THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST.
excellent post
Just like we now have a Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the EBU should organize an annual Senior Eurovision Song Contest: with singers over 30 years old, live orchestra and classic staging.
France Gall...charming, so pretty
Super!
@jorgen4566
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And Johnny logan????? Eres tu in 1973, this song is sung all over the world, adored in USA in spanish. So a better place is deserved.
the last one is by far the very best, it's immortality!!
I've been diving into Eurovision for a while now, and every time I found a hidden gem, I went to the comment section and found the "OMG!, so underrated, this should have won! Personally, I think the ranking of that year should have been..." type of comment, and after uttering those word, he/she immediately proceeded to list trash after trash from the contest, and ended up placing the alleged hidden gem at number 3, below two tasteless trashy songs, of course. Every time I saw this, my faith in humanity faultered. "Do these people have rotting maggots in their ears?", I asked to myself. Thank you for this video. Today you've proven me there are a few people out there with a decent taste for music. I don't agree with a third of your picks, the timelapse is huuuuuge (like "old Eurovision" means "anything before 10 years ago"), personal feelings and nostalgia are interfeering with a few of your choices, etc. But the list is solid, dude. The list is solid. It has many good songs. Thank you again. I thought I was alone in this world. I have some playlists on my channel, and I'm planning to upload a video somewhat like this, one of these days. It will be more like "The true winners of Eurovision that should have won but the jury was bribed! ", kind of video. Keep up the good work!
Dansevise is my favorite from the B&W era
Muy buen video. Saludos desde "San Felipe y santiago de montevideo " (Uruguay)
Oh, wow! I love Italy 1984! Great choices. 🙂
I love Massiel winner 1968, Spain. 💖
Great No 1 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
i can tell you, as an Israely, 58 yo, that Germany`s win in 1981 (82,80 don''t remember) was like the first time, in my life as a 16 maybe yo, that the ''Germans'' can sing lovly songs about peace and love,sung by a beautifull and delicate young lady, it was like ,an obstukle that we as a nation had to pass to start to get to know the new Germans
@snowcold5932
2 ай бұрын
That's a beautiful story. It also resonated in France, among people who lived through the occupation. I really hope to see a similar kind of peace and understanding today, with palestinians and israelis, ukranians and russians, armenians and azerbaijanis and turks...
Siii!! Bravo Battiato!!!
Bravo
Number one is very well chosen. The rest, well everybody has a different taste.
Tonicha - menina do alto da serra , da Vinci - conquistador e Maria Guinot - silêncio e tanta gente !🙏 Thank you 🇵🇹
@angelogoncalves4516
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O problema do conquistador é de tratar-se da conquista que não agrada ao politicos europeus que poucos votos deram a Portugal e portanto ainda hoje é uma das canções mais bonitas que Portugal levou a Eurovision
@angelogoncalves4516
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E tambem Simone de Oliveira em 1969
Now Ding a Dong - a happy song that most love - catchy melody too
My number one is Ajda Pekkan with her song petrol in 1980
I ❤all these songs
Number 1: yes, and number 3 from Denmark, my favorite!
Agreed! I'd also place Push the Button in there too :)
You mean classic Eurovision. The 70s were the contest's best decade.
@jorgen4566
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Yes, eres tu spain, an international marvel.
@thelogxd8812
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I honestly prefer the 60s way more, the songs there are more memorable for me, Dansevise, Poupée de cire Poupée de son, La La La and Vivo Cantando are just few or the Eurovision 60s songs that I adore and keep listening to this day
All the 🎵 Song are very good Thank you❤❤❤,
"my favourite swiss singer, celine dion" WOW
Muy buenas canciones ❤
wieder super Grüße aus Berlin es grüßt der Berliner
A very nice compilation. I just realised that all of the Italian entries you added here are superb and timeless in fact. Several orhets, too. Luxembourg for instance, Israel 79 - I agree, one of the, by far, best winners ever, Isr 83 a celebration of life and YUG 83 a joyful ode to love lost, and so many more amazing songs here...
O frumusețe de concurs
Interesting list, only knew about 2/3 of it. Nice to see my local all-time favorite in 2nd. Portugal and Denmark did much better with you than with the juries 😄
Il trene di tozeur as nr 1 is really nice.
Hello :D My comments: (from Germany) 50. Yeeeeesss , Such a Masterpiece
@snowcold5932
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Thank you for your comment, I'm glad we agree on so many :) As for your top20, you know my thoughts on most of them, and as for the others Diese Welt is fine, but Theater is my favourite of her entries (and I see it's yours too hahaha) UK 1960 is my 2nd in its year right after France Johnny Blue is a lovely song and was actually my 51st when making this video, I really wanted to include it but aaah it just barely didn't fit Both of Johnny Logan's wins are very good, but again they just barely missed out And AAAAAH somehow I completely forgot about Dschingis Khan😭 I think I didn't remember that it was actually an esc song, but that would definitely be somewhere in the top50
Раньше Евровидение было намного интереснее и мелодичнее. Золотой двадцатый век. Previously, Eurovision was much more interesting and melodic. Golden twentieth century