- Ik Heb Zorgen
"Ik Heb Zorgen" (English translation: "I Have Worries", or "I Have Troubles") was the Belgian entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1967 , performed in Dutch byLouis Neefs .The song was performed tenth on the night (following
Germany 'sInge Brück with "Anouschka " and preceding theUnited Kingdom 'sSandie Shaw with "Puppet on a String "). At the close of voting, it had received 8 points, placing 7th in a field of 17.The song deals with Neefs' worries, which are caused by a love interest. The lyrics are often the subject of humour, as the chorus features the Dutch lines "Oh oh, ik heb zorgen, oh oh, ik heb zorgen/Oh oh, ik heb zorgen en dat verveelt me zo", with the phrase "en dat verveelt me zo" being variously translated as "And that worries me a lot" and "And that bothers me a lot", both of which sound odd in English. Des Mangan in fact translates the lyric as "And that "bores" me a lot", which further adds to the surreal effect.
It was succeeded as Belgian representative at the 1968 Contest by
Claude Lombard performing "Quand Tu Reviendras ".
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