"Beatles" was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 in London, performed by the group Forbes.
An ode to the band of the same name, it finished in last place with 2 points, giving the country its worst result since Monica Zetterlund also finished in the same position fourteen years earlier in London. As of 2023, this remains the last time the country has achieved such a result in the Contest.
Lyrics[]
Swedish
Translation
Beatles gav oss sin musik
“Yesterday”, vad den var fin
Alla älska’ melodin
Yeah, yeah, yeah
När skivor kom då gick det larm
Grammofonen den gick varm
Alla föll för Beatles charm
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Många gick och nynna’ på
“A Hard Day’s Night” fast de var små
Farfars far kan ge svar vem de var
Beatles, Beatles
Världen var en stor estrad
Och där stod vi rad i rad
Njöt av varje fin ballad
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Beatles gav oss sin musik
Flickor tjöt i vilda skrik
Alla skivor har vi kvar
Vi ska minnas Ringo Starr
Och George och Paul och John
Farfars far, kan ge svar vem de var
Beatles, Beatles
Världen var en stor estrad
Och där stod vi rad i rad
Njöt av varje fin ballad
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Beatles gav oss sin musik
Flickor tjöt i vilda skrik
Alla skivor har vi kvar
Vi ska minnas Ringo Starr
Och George och Paul och John
The Beatles gave us their music
"Yesterday" – it was so great
Everybody loved that tune
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Every new record made waves
Gramophones ran till overheating
Everybody fell for The Beatles' charm
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Many people went and hummed along
"A Hard Day's Night", even if they were little
Even your great-grandfather was able to tell who they were
The Beatles, The Beatles
The world was a big stage
And there we stood in rows
Enjoying all the nice ballads
Yeah, yeah, yeah
The Beatles gave us their music
Girls uttered wild screams
We've still got all the records
We shall remember Ringo Starr
And George and Paul and John
Even your great-grandfather was able to tell who they were
The Beatles, The Beatles
The world was a big stage
And there we stood in rows
Enjoying all the nice ballads
Yeah, yeah, yeah
The Beatles gave us their music
Girls uttered wild screams
We've still got all the records
We shall remember Ringo Starr
And George and Paul and John
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