You're Summer
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"You're Summer" was the Swedish
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973
, performed in English
by Claes af Geijerstam
and Göran Fristorp as Nova.
"You're Summer" is noted as being the first song in the Eurovision Song Contest that was conducted by a woman, composer Monica Dominique
(the second song conducted by a woman was Israel's Ey Sham
in the same contest, conducted by Nurit Hirsh
). In the song a comparison is made between a lover and the summer. The summer is when life grows in his lover and his lover never tells him no. The most intriguing line of this song is "Oh your breasts are like swallows in nesting", written by the well-known poet Lars Forssell
, member of the Swedish Academy
.
The song was performed twelfth on the night (following Luxembourg
's Anne-Marie David
with "Tu te reconnaîtras
" and preceding Netherlands
's Ben Cramer with "De oude muzikant
"). At the close of voting, it had received 94 points, placing 5th in a field of 17.
It was succeeded as Swedish representative
at the 1974 Contest
by ABBA
with "Waterloo".
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973
Eurovision Song Contest 1973
The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision Song Contest and was held in Luxembourg. The language rule forcing countries to enter songs sung in any of their national languages was dropped, so performers from some countries sang in English....
, performed in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
by Claes af Geijerstam
Claes af Geijerstam
Claes af Geijerstam , nicknamed Clabbe , is a Swedish musician, radio personality and DJ who is mostly famous for his talent of rapid speech and his many years as a radio DJ....
and Göran Fristorp as Nova.
"You're Summer" is noted as being the first song in the Eurovision Song Contest that was conducted by a woman, composer Monica Dominique
Monica Dominique
Monica Dominique was born on July 20, 1940 in Västerås, Västmanland County, Sweden.She started her career as an actress in 1969, playing the character Lotten in the TV movie Spader, Madame....
(the second song conducted by a woman was Israel's Ey Sham
Ey Sham
"Ey Sham" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in Hebrew by Ilanit....
in the same contest, conducted by Nurit Hirsh
Nurit Hirsh
Nurit Hirsh is an Israeli composer, arranger and conductor who has written over a thousand Hebrew songs. -Biography:Nurit Hirsh studied at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, majoring in piano. She also studied composition with Mordecai Seter, orchestration with Noam Sheriff and conducting with ...
). In the song a comparison is made between a lover and the summer. The summer is when life grows in his lover and his lover never tells him no. The most intriguing line of this song is "Oh your breasts are like swallows in nesting", written by the well-known poet Lars Forssell
Lars Forssell
Lars Hans Carl Abraham Forssell was a Swedish writer and member of the Swedish Academy. Forssell was a versatile writer who worked within many genres, including poetry, drama and songwriting. He was married from 1951 until his death to Kerstin Hane, and was the father of Jonas and Malte...
, member of the Swedish Academy
Swedish Academy
The Swedish Academy , founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden.-History:The Swedish Academy was founded in 1786 by King Gustav III. Modelled after the Académie française, it has 18 members. The motto of the Academy is "Talent and Taste"...
.
The song was performed twelfth on the night (following Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
's Anne-Marie David
Anne-Marie David
Anne-Marie David is a French singer. She represented two different countries at the Eurovision Song Contest.-Career:...
with "Tu te reconnaîtras
Tu Te Reconnaîtras
"Tu te reconnaîtras" , sung in French by French singer Anne-Marie David representing Luxembourg, was the winning song at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 – on one of the rare occasions when a country has won the contest two years in succession...
" and preceding Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
's Ben Cramer with "De oude muzikant
De Oude Muzikant
"De oude muzikant" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in Dutch by Ben Cramer.The song is a ballad, with Cramer describing the titular "old musician", who lives in Paris...
"). At the close of voting, it had received 94 points, placing 5th in a field of 17.
It was succeeded as Swedish representative
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Sweden has participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 51 times since their debut in 1958. Since 1959, the Swedish representative has been chosen through an annual televised competition, known since 1967 as Melodifestivalen. Three times – 1964, 1970, and 1976 – Sweden didn't participate...
at the 1974 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the seaside resort of Brighton on the south coast of the United Kingdom...
by ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
with "Waterloo".