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Kerstin aulen & Mona Wessman Helledudande en sån Karl 1973

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 2h

Most beautiful lyrics of Melodifestivalen 1959-2025, #mellyr, part 13

Year: 1973
Helledudane, en sån karl /
Oh my God, what a man

by Kersin Aulén (1943-1991) & Mona Wessman (1948-)
Real place: 9th out of 10

Music: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

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YouTube video by VLC

Kjerstin Dellert - Kärlek behöver inga ord (Melodifestivalen 1972)

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 5h

Most beautiful lyrics of Melodifestivalen 1959-2025, #mellyr, part 12

Year: 1972
Kärlek behöver inga ord /
Love does'nt need any words

by Kjerstin Dellert (1925 - 2018)

Real place: 10th out of 10

Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

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YouTube video by Slitengubbe

Sylvia Vrethammar - Leka kurragömma

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 5h

Most beautiful lyrics of Melodifestivalen 1959-2025, #mellyr, part 11

Year: 1971
Leka kurragömma /
Play hide and seek

by Sylvia Vrethammar (1945-)

Real place: 5 out of 12

Music: 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
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YouTube video by Spleeny Music Archive

Los TNT 🐚 “Caracola” (ESC 1964 Spain)

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 5h

The Eurovision history of Spain #tehoESP, part 4
1964
Caracola
by Fina de Calderón (1927-2010}
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Thoughts: A sweet tune arranged in a quite typical way for its time. I'm especially fond of the song's chorus
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
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Eurovision 2000 Germany - Stefan Raab - Wadde hadde dudde da (5th)

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 5h

The Eurovision history of Germany #tehoGER, part 46
2000
Wadde hadde dudde da?
by Stefan Raab (1966-)
Music: 🌗🌑🌑🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: I can appreciate the effort, but would prefer not to listen to this ever again.
Overall:🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑
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YouTube video by ESC 1989

SI LA VIE EST CADEAU – CORINNE HERMÈS | Luxembourg 🇱🇺 | Eurovision Song Contest 1983 [HD Remaster]

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 6h

The Eurovision history of Luxembourg #tehoLUX, part 27
1983
Si la vie est cadeau
by Corinne Hermès (1961-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Thoughts:Poetic. Subtile. Majestic. This song has a strong arrangement and a powerful performance
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
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YouTube video by Eurovision OLD

Swedish politics rocked by sudden resignation of Centre Party leader - Radio Sweden

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 21h

After only five months as leader for Sweden's Center Party (liberal-green), Anna-Karin Hatt today resigned due to continuing hate and threats coming from neo nazi supporters. Being part of the Green party, a close ally of the Center party, I feel sad and upset
💚🌳
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Anna-Karin Hatt thought she had been prepared for the harsher political climate, but at a press conference on Wednesday, she said had underestimated the ...

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Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 22h

Trollhättan railway station, Sweden, at half past ten this wednesday night.

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Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 1d

Most beautiful lyrics of Melodifestivalen 1959-2025, #mellyr, part 10

Year: 1969
Härlig är vår jord /
Our planet is marvelous

by Anni-Frid Lyngstad (1945-)

Real place: 4 out of 10

Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
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ABBA in ESC part 2 - Anni-Frid Lyngstad - "Härlig âr Vår Jord" 1969

YouTube video by TheABBAinESC

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah. As a writer myself, I always try to get the translation of songs where I can't understand the lyrics. There are so many hidden gems who become evergreens when listening to the lyrics. And there are quite few charming melodies wich sadly becomes trash when listening to the lyrics.

YouTube video by Towa Carson - Topic

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 2d

Most beautiful lyrics of Melodifestivalen 1959-2025, #mellyr, part 09

Year: 1968
Du vet var jag finns när du ångrar dig /
You know were I am, when you're feeling remorse

by Towa Carson (1936-)

Real place: 2 out of 10

Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
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Du vet var jag finns

eurovision 1963 Spain 🇪🇸 Jose Guardiola - Algo profigioso ᴴᴰ

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 2d

The Eurovision history of Spain #tehoESP, part 3
1963
Algo prodigioso
by José Guardiola (1930-2012)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Thoughts: A toned down, yet powerful, entry. Dramatic, even. Quite nice.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
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YouTube video by Georgios Symeonidis

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Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 2d

The Eurovision history of Germany #tehoGER, part 45
1999
Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat
by Sürpriz
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Thoughts:They only came 2nd in the German final (the 1st got disqualified), but still an evergreen
Overall:🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
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Eurovision 1999 Germany

eurovision 1982 Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Svetlana - Cours après le temps ᴴᴰ

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Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 2d

The Eurovision history of Luxembourg #tehoLUX, part 26
1982
Cours après le temps
by Svetlana de Loutche (1963-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Thoughts: I always like when the backing vocalists respond to the lead singer.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
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YouTube video by Georgios Symeonidis

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, I'll tell him. His name is Markus, a local football player turned green 💚 But who knows? Perhaps he has some hidden showbiz talent too?

YouTube video by Towa Carson - Topic

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 2d

Last night, Kosovo won against Sweden with 1-0 at Ullevi (Ullervi) stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. A big congratulations for Kosovo, who's joining Switzerland at the world cup of football (soccer) in the USA next year. For Sweden? Well, it looks pretty bad.

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Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 2d

Most beautiful lyrics of Melodifestivalen 1959-2025, #mellyr, part 08

Year: 1967
Vem frågar vinden? /
Who asks the wind?

by Towa Carson (1936-)

Real place: 5 out of 10

Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

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Vem frågar vinden

Madagascar’s embattled leader refuses to resign as unrest deepens

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 2d

The civil unrest in Madagascar continues. President Rajoelina seems to have escaped the country, now he tells he's in a "safe place" after several assassination attempts, where parts of the army joined the generation z protesters of the country.

www.france24.com/en/africa/20...

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina said Monday he was in a “safe place” after an assassination attempt, dismissing calls to quit amid worsening unrest that has driven him into hiding. The twice-de...

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Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, I'm all for tap water. We have very good and healthy tap water here. But out on the islands, they don't have any water plants, so they tap directly from the lake.

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 2d

Is missing, not are (I must be tired)

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 2d

I promise. But out on the islands, they've been doing so since ever.

En ballad om för länge sen

Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 2d

One year left to the Swedish elections and I'm back as an activist for the Green Party of Sweden. Here are 5 out of 6 from our board for the local campaign group. Alicia, 16 years old, are missing. I have'nt being part of groups like this since 2018. Oh boy, I've been missing it.
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The board of the local campain group for the Green Party of Sweden.

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Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 3d

Me standing in Sunnanå harbour at the west coast of lake Vänern, Sweden. Lake Vänern is the EU:s biggest fresh water lake. A bit out from the harbour, the water is so fresh you can drink it right as it is.

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Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 6d

Most beautiful lyrics of Melodifestivalen 1959-2025, #mellyr, part 07

Year: 1966
En ballad om för länge sen /
A ballad about a long time ago

by Ann-Louise Hanson (1944-)

Real place: 4 out of 10

Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

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YouTube video by Ann-Louise Hanson - Topic