Thank you Francis for an interesting video on the Dutch and Swedish top 20s in 1982. 👍 Excellent to see charts of other countries. Risque didn't sing on their songs (I knew this from a Dutch bf I had). Chattanooga would have been top 5 for Sweden in Eurovision 1982. Lisa Öhman would have done top 10 too. Chips' song rips off 'Waterloo'. They made the wrong choice. Glad 'I Love Rock n Roll' was #1 in both of those countries. That Doris D and the Pins song is a guilty pleasure 😂 June Lodge had an interesting career later on. Her voice (talking and singing) was used (and still is) for children's education tapes in her native Jamaica! The difference I have noticed is, Sweden quite with the times in their charts where with the Netherlands has a few 'schlager' influenced songs...although kudos for reggae in theirs but will take the chance with an out there #1 like the excellent 'Private Investigations'. I love 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me'. Glad both countries appreciated ABBAs underrated gem 'The Day Before You Come'. Such a dark and touching song.
Only a couple of Italian songs if I didn't see wrong. Both by Albano and Romina Power. Then there is a cover (Perikles) of the song "Sarà perché ti amo" that I had never listened to. In Italy I counted about 80 songs that reached the Top 20. Among the most successful I don't see "Paradise" by Phoebe Cates which reached first place in Italy (which I knew had been successful only in Italy) and one of the very first Italo-Disco songs to be successful, that is "Masterpiece" by Gazebo.
Funny to see that Bolland and bolland had a huge hit in Sweden and in their home country, the Netherlands.. the song did nothing... At least not this version
This is great, could you do this for the rest of the top 20 hit singles of the 80's from Sweden/Netherlands from 83 and then 1984 etc 😀
Please???
Thanks. It's planned ;)
Thank you Francis for an interesting video on the Dutch and Swedish top 20s in 1982. 👍 Excellent to see charts of other countries. Risque didn't sing on their songs (I knew this from a Dutch bf I had). Chattanooga would have been top 5 for Sweden in Eurovision 1982. Lisa Öhman would have done top 10 too. Chips' song rips off 'Waterloo'. They made the wrong choice. Glad 'I Love Rock n Roll' was #1 in both of those countries. That Doris D and the Pins song is a guilty pleasure 😂 June Lodge had an interesting career later on. Her voice (talking and singing) was used (and still is) for children's education tapes in her native Jamaica! The difference I have noticed is, Sweden quite with the times in their charts where with the Netherlands has a few 'schlager' influenced songs...although kudos for reggae in theirs but will take the chance with an out there #1 like the excellent 'Private Investigations'. I love 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me'. Glad both countries appreciated ABBAs underrated gem 'The Day Before You Come'. Such a dark and touching song.
B-Movie's Nowhere Girl was a huge hit in Spain, one of the most famous here in those years.
6:37 Melfest eternal classic. Love this. 12/10.
The singer of "Boer Harms", Henk de Roo, passed away yesterday (20-12-2024) at age 69
R.i.p hank
Only a couple of Italian songs if I didn't see wrong. Both by Albano and Romina Power.
Then there is a cover (Perikles) of the song "Sarà perché ti amo" that I had never listened to.
In Italy I counted about 80 songs that reached the Top 20.
Among the most successful I don't see "Paradise" by Phoebe Cates which reached first place in Italy (which I knew had been successful only in Italy) and one of the very first Italo-Disco songs to be successful, that is "Masterpiece" by Gazebo.
Once again I see songs of high artistic value being overtaken by ones that appeal to the masses...
Lots of British artists.
Funny to see that Bolland and bolland had a huge hit in Sweden and in their home country, the Netherlands.. the song did nothing... At least not this version
As a Dutchie I'm ashamed of 80% of the Dutch music.. Its soooo bad..Only like Doe Maar, T Goede Doel en Tower.