Good Evening, Europe!

"Good Evening, Europe!" is a national final song for the Eurovision Song Contest. It was performed by musical theatre singer Birgitte Einarsen in the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix 2003, where it ended third, placing after Jostein Hasselgård and Alfie. It has since become a tiny gay anthem in parts of Europe, particularly in Scandinavia and Northern Europe.Fact|date=February 2007 Birgitte performed the song at a concert during EuroPride 2005 in Oslo.

The song is an uptempo disco tune. As the title indicates, "Good Evening, Europe!", the song plays on the phrase used every year when the Eurovision hosts are addressing the millions of televiewers across Europe. The lyrics have plenty of references to the contest and lyrical parts are direct "steals" or copies of Eurovision song titles, and/or lyrics, plus songs performed by famous Eurovision participants like ABBA.

"Good Evening, Europe!" is composed by Arve Furset, who among other songs also penned Jostein Hasselgård's "I'm Not Afraid To Move On" which did a great fourth place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Latvia.

words&music by Mads Rogde, Arve furset, Benedicte Swendgaard

:"The heat is on:"the music starts:"the lights are bright:"captured in a love storm:"it feels all right:"surrounded by a force I never felt before:"magic come:"emotions rise:"I know the score:"stars above are shining bright:"lighting up the darkest night:"smile when I say cheese:"take me to your heaven please

:"Good evening Europe:"let's start the celebration:"join the party:"let's get groovy:"dance the night away:"good evening Europe:"this is an invitation:"let's have a ball:"you know the winner takes it all

:"There's magic every time I hear the camera zoom:"everybody listen:"my heart goes boom:"rhythm is a dancer on the stage tonight:"in every corner of my mind:"love shines a light:"walking down the milky way:"every day's a holiday:"ten thousand stars above:"upon the wings of love

:"Good evening Europe...

:"Shadows fall:"another day is ending:"the evening star is breaking through:"time for dance and time for joy and singing:"I wanna celebrate with you

:"Good evening Europe...

:"Good evening Europe:":"stay united in the name of love:"good evening Europe:"you shine in any colour:"let's have a ball:"the winner takes it all:"come take my hand:"in every country, every land:"the greatest thing is to sing:"Good evening, Europe!

Allusions

*Carola (Captured in a lovestorm)
*Charlotte Nilsson (Take me to your heaven)
*ABBA (The winner takes it all)
*Charmed (My heart goes boom)
*Katrina & The Waves (Love shines a light)
*Olsen Brothers (Fly on the wings of love)
*Ruslana (Wild Dances ; The Same Star)

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kSQU5Z-R2g Good Evening Europe on Youtube]