Sing Us a Song Again Ding Dong
| "Ding-a-dong" | |
|---|---|
 French 7" single embrace | |
| Song by Teach-In | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 1975 entry | |
| Land | Netherlands |
| Artist(s) |
|
| As | Teach-In |
| Language | English language |
| Composer(due south) | Dick Bakker |
| Lyricist(s) | Will Luikinga, Eddy Ouwens |
| Conductor | Harry van Hoof |
| Finals performance | |
| Final event | 1st |
| Final points | 152 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "I Meet a Star" (1974) | |
| "The Party's Over" (1976) ► | |
| Official audio | |
| "Ding-a-dong" on YouTube | |
"Ding-a-dong" (original Dutch championship: "Ding dinge dong", as it was introduced in the titles when circulate) was the championship of the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975. It was sung past Teach-In, representing holland, and was written by Dick Bakker, Will Luikinga, and Eddy Ouwens. The song reached number 1 in both the Swiss and the Norwegian Singles Nautical chart.
History [edit]
"Ding-a-dong" was notable for beingness one of the Eurovision winners that had quirky or entirely nonsensical titles or lyrics, following in the footsteps of Massiel's "La La La" in 1968 and Lulu's "Boom Bang-a-Bang" in 1969, later followed by the Herreys' "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" in 1984. "Ding-a-dong" was performed first on the operation night (preceding Republic of ireland's The Swarbriggs with "That's What Friends Are For"). The song was the outset winner under the now-familiar Eurovision voting system whereby each country awards scores of 1–8, 10 and 12. At the close of voting, information technology had received 152 points, placing first in a field of nineteen. Every bit the first song performed during the evening, the victory ran contrary to the fact that success commonly went to songs performed later in the broadcast. According to writer and historian John Kennedy O'Connor's The Eurovision Vocal Contest – The Official History, this was the first of three occasions when the first song would win the contest, the 2nd coming the following yr in 1976, and the third in 1984.[1]
The song, performed entirely in English, was an upwardly-tempo ode to positive thought; though the song is written entirely in a small-scale fundamental. The ring sings that one should "sing a vocal that goes ding ding-a-dong" when one is feeling unhappy, and continues "Ding-a-dong every 60 minutes, when you pick a flower. Even when your lover is gone, gone, gone." On the nighttime of the Dutch National Song Contest, with the song already having been selected, Albert Due west and Debbie competed with Teach-In for the honour of performing.[ citation needed ]
In the original Dutch version the "ding-a-dong" describes the heartbeat of the vocaliser remembering the separation from her lover in the past. Besides as "ding-a-dong", the lyrics also comprise "bim-bam-bom" representing a fearful heartbeat and "tikke-(tikke)-tak" for the ticking of the clock while waiting for the lover to return:[ citation needed ]
- Is 't lang geleden? Dat mijn hart je riep met z'northward ding-dinge-dong?
- Is 't lang geleden? Is 't lang geleden? In de zomerzon ging het bim-bam-bom.
- Tikke-tak gingen uren, hoelang zou 't duren?
Translation:
- Is it long agone? That my heart called you lot with its ding-ding-a-dong?
- Is it long ago? Is it long ago? In the summer sunday information technology went bim-bam-bom.
- Tick tock went the hours, how long would information technology take?
The song reached number thirteen in the United kingdom Singles Chart and Teach-In besides recorded the vocal in German as "Ding ding-a-dong".[ citation needed ]
Charts [edit]
Weekly charts [edit]
Year-end charts [edit]
Covers [edit]
beFour embrace [edit]
| "Ding-A-Dong" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by beFour | ||||
| from the album Friends 4 Ever | ||||
| Released | 17 April 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Songwriter(southward) | Will Luikinga, Eddy Ouwens | |||
| BeFour singles chronology | ||||
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"Ding-a-Dong" was besides recorded past German band beFour for their fourth studio anthology Friends iv Ever and released as the second single in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
- Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Singles Chart | 61 |
Other covers [edit]
- Edwyn Collins did a cover of the vocal for Eurotrash.
- Russian musicians Alyona Apina and Murat Nasyrov recorded " Лунные ночи " ("Lunnyje nochi", "Moonlight nights") to the melody of "Ding-a-Dong" in 1997.[17]
- Bessy Argyraki sang a cover in Greek, included in her LP Robert & Bessie (1975).[18]
- Füsun Önal covered this song as "Söyleyin Arkadaşlar" ("Tell me friends") in Turkish, included in her outset LP Alo... Ben Füsun (1975).[19]
- Ayla Algan covered this song as "Dünya Tersine Dönse" ("If the world turns back") in Turkish, included in firstly her 45rpm Dünya Tersine Dönse/Sen De Katıl Bize (1975),[20] laterly in her 2nd LP later Yunus Emre [21] and the commencement commercial ane Ayla Algan (1976).[22]
- András Csonka recorded a Hungarian language version "Ding Dong" in 2001.[23]
References [edit]
- ^ O'Connor, J. K. (2007), The Eurovision Vocal Contest - The Official History, UK: Carlton Books, ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Nautical chart Book. p. 306. ISBN0-646-11917-half-dozen.
- ^ "Teach-In – Ding-a-dong" (in Dutch). Ultratop l. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Teach-In – Ding-a-dong" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Teach-In" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Teach-In – Ding-a-dong" (in German). GfK Amusement charts. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "The Irish gaelic Charts – Search Results – Teach-In". Irish gaelic Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top xl – Teach-In" (in Dutch). Dutch Peak 40. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Teach-In – Ding-a-dong" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Teach-In – Ding-a-dong". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Teach-In – Ding-a-dong". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Teach-In: Artist Nautical chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Teach-In Chart History (Adult Gimmicky)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1975" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "TOP – 1975". Top-french republic.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1975" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Алёна Апина И Мурат Насыров – Лунные Ночи on YouTube
- ^ Ding a Dong - Μπέσσυ Αργυράκη on YouTube
- ^ "Füsun Önal – Alo.... Ben Füsun (1975, Vinyl)".
- ^ "Aylâ Algan – Dünya Tersine Dönse / Sen de Katıl Bize (1975, Vinyl)".
- ^ "Ayla Algan - Yunus Emre".
- ^ "Aylâ Algan – Ayla Algan (1976, Vinyl)".
- ^ Zhuk, Alexandr (September five, 2017). Encyclopedia of Hungarian rock. Volume one. Litres. ISBN9785457918016 – via Google Books.
External links [edit]
- Stockholm 1975 - Eurovision Song Competition
- Detailed info and lyrics, Diggiloo Thrush, "Ding-A-Dong"
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding-a-dong
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