- Þú og þeir (Sókrates)
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Iceland "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"
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year = 1988
country = Iceland
artist = Stefán Hilmarsson,
Sverrir Stormsker
as = Beathoven
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language = Icelandic
languages =
composer = Sverrir Stormsker
lyricist = Sverrir Stormsker
conductor =
place = 16th
points = 20
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1988is from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = Hægt og hljótt
prev_link = Hægt og hljótt
next = Það sem enginn sér
next_link = Það sem enginn sér"Þú og þeir (Sókrates)" (English translation: "You And They (Socrates)") was the
Iceland ic entry in theEurovision Song Contest 1988 , performed in Icelandic byBeathoven .The song deals with the singer's idols, many of whom are European composers such as
Debussy andTchaikovsky . A number of Icelandic people are also named, such asGunnar Thoroddsen andEinar Benediktsson - even a strongman contest winner. Special praise, however, is reserved forSocrates , "TheHercules of the soul".The song was performed first on the night (preceding
Sweden 'sTommy Körberg withStad I Ljus ). At the close of voting, it had received 20 points, placing 16th in a field of 21.It was succeeded as Icelandic representative at the 1989 Contest by Daníel Ágúst with "
Það sem enginn sér ".
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