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3 May 2012

The Language Question

Musings, Uncategorized

Last week we discussed the role of national languages in Eurovision on EuroSongCountdown.

Here are some examples of songs which had their language changed from the national final to the Eurovision stage.

Latvia 2009 from Sastregums to Probka:

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrFOFPCNjLs]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUqw7JDRRds]

Croatia 2002 from Sasvim Sigurna to Everything I Want

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mznNzI2v2m4]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck7ql_nJ02g]

Sweden 2004 from Det Gor Ont to It Hurts

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF4Sp2p8X1Q]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPNwGmLvICE]

Netherlands 1975 from Dinge Dong to Ding-A-Dong

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsAHy71AW2M]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fG09fmsQB8]

Norway 1998 from All I Ever Wanted Was You to Alltid Sommer

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVGuSGl6I2o]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfMXlzT9vTU]

Does language make a difference? Comment below.

Tune in to EuroSongCountdown 2012 every Saturday at 9pm AEST/1pm CET on JOY94.9 & JOY.org.au.

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