"Ik heb zorgen" was the Belgian

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967

Eurovision Song Contest 1967

The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the twelfth Eurovision Song Contest. The presenter became confused whilst the voting was taking place, and declared the United Kingdom's entry to be the winner before the last country, Ireland, had announced its votes...

, performed in Dutch

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 by Louis Neefs.

The song was performed tenth on the night (following Germany

Germany

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's Inge Brück

Inge Brück

Inge Brück is a German singer and actress, best known internationally for her participation in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest....

 with "Anouschka

Anouschka

"Anouschka" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, composed by Hans Blum and performed in German by Inge Brück.The song was performed ninth on the night, following Finland's Fredi with "Varjoon - suojaan" and preceding Belgium's Louis Neefs with "Ik heb zorgen"...

" and preceding the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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's Sandie Shaw

Sandie Shaw

Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...

 with "Puppet on a String

Puppet on a String

"Puppet on a String" is the name of the Eurovision Song Contest-winning song in 1967 by British singer Sandie Shaw. It was her thirteenth UK single release....

"). At the close of voting, it had received 8 points, placing 7th in a field of 17.

The song deals with Neefs' worries, which are caused by a love interest. The lyrics are often the subject of humour, as the chorus features the Dutch lines "Oh oh, ik heb zorgen, oh oh, ik heb zorgen/Oh oh, ik heb zorgen en dat verveelt me zo", with the phrase "en dat verveelt me zo" being variously translated as "And that worries me a lot" and "And that bothers me a lot", both of which sound odd in English. Des Mangan in fact translates the lyric as "And that bores me a lot", which further adds to the surreal effect. Neefs also recorded the song in English (as "I Got Troubles") and German ("Ich habe Sorgen").

It was succeeded as Belgian representative

Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest

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 at the 1968 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1968

The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the 13th Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was won by the Spanish song "La, la, la", performed by Massiel....

 by Claude Lombard

Claude Lombard

Claude Lombard is a Belgian singer, best known internationally for her participation in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest.- Early career :Lombard studied at INSAS, a college of film, theatre and television studies in Brussels...

 performing "Quand tu reviendras

Quand Tu Reviendras

"Quand tu reviendras" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in French by Claude Lombard....

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