It`s nice to hear when people from other Countries like this song! Cause I`m from Germany and i know that we didn`t heard for a very loooooooong time such a wonderful Song from us like this one. For me this was Germanys greatest and strongest song - i can`t stop hearing this cause i love the lyrics and the melody to death!
Die wirkliche Gewinnerin des Eurovision 1981! Sehr bewegendes Lied, das sollte eine Hymne gegen das Bullying sein. Und natürlich klingt die Stimme Lenas so süß...
As much as I like Buck’s Fizz’s entry that year, it was poorly performed on a vocal basis. This was so much more deserving to be the winning song. From the UK.
I am English. How this song never won I will never know. Ours was okay and second place about thirty points behind johnny blue would be about right in my opinion.
Am I the only one whom she reminds of Karen Carpenter? A very soulfoul song from Germany; very good indeed and would have been a deserving winner. It would have brought the 'home country scream' a full twelve years earlier.
This song and Oro, the song that represented Serbia 🇷🇸 in 2008 are the best songs that have been performed on the Eurovision stage at my opinion but none of them have won unfortunately!!! So there is my Top 10 best Entries ever: 1. Oro Serbia 🇷🇸 2008 2. Johnny Blue Germany 🇩🇪 1981 3. Ein Beissen Frieden Germany 🇩🇪 1982 4. Poupée de Cire poupée de Son Luxembourg 🇱🇺 1965 5. Feuer Germany 🇩🇪 1978 6. Non ho l’Eta Italy 🇮🇹 1964 7. Aprite le finestre Italy 🇮🇹 1956 8. Knock Knock Whois there ? UK 🇬🇧 1970 9. I anixi Greece 🇬🇷 1991 10. Jan Jan Armenia 🇦🇲 2009 Love 💕 from Lebanon 🇱🇧 !!!
well i'm German and English but i've always liked the German,continental and Israeli songs better than the English ones and this one was really great. Thanks and this was a great year for songs.,
Il y n'y a eu que 4 points d'écart entre le Royaume-Uni et l'Allemagne (136 et 132). Tous les pays ont donné des points à l'Allemagne sauf la Suisse ce qui est surprenant! Par ailleurs, l'Allemagne a eu plus de 12 points que le pays vainqueur. La Suisse a fait perdre l'Allemagne cette année.
This song was much better than our entry such a lovely beautiful meaningful song it should have won without a doubt Germany was robbed in 1981. Love from the UK 🙏🏿❤👍
Switzerland is the only country that did not give points to GERMANY. There are 4 points between Germany and the United Kingdom this year. Clearly, Switzerland made GERMANY lose. A shame for this country where part of the population speaks German.
Ich hab das Lied Johnny Blue schon 1981 geliebt und ich liebe es noch heute. ❤️ Ich bekomme immer noch Gänsehaut wenn ich es höre. 💕 Nur wegen der Schweiz hat Lena damals nicht gewonnen.
English translation: Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue Everybody is singing your songs Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue And the whole world is listening He grew up without any friends Because no one wanted to play With someone who was blind, like him And he mostly sat at home The boys outside They just shouted after him They shouted Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue What colour is the sun? Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue Children can be cruel On the old guitar That somebody gave him He played, it was his friend His songs, they sounded Of hope and joy And sometimes as if someone was crying And he sang Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue What colour is the sun? Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue And all the children were listening And soon nobody could play like him (Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue) His songs touched people’s hearts (What colour is the sun?) And he painted colours with his music (Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue) And forgot all his pain And soon tens of thousands Came to his concerts Because he gave them the power To believe in the future In the darkness of life He had made it himself Oh, Johnny Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue And they all kept coming back Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue Nobody plays as beautifully as you Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue Everybody is singing your songs Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue And the whole world is listening (Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue) And the whole world is listening
Should've won, one of Eurovisions best songs, way better then bucks fizz here, I like the fizz but they didn't even sound bothered to put on a show at this contest, she actually sung well here and this should've won and did better.
She was great,the song even better.west germany should have won,no doubt about it and the year before with THEATRE.LONDON CALLING! The best song in 79 was socrtes,Elpida I think.Greetngs to Greece.
clearly the strongest performance that evening! followed closely by france, switzerland and a coutry that brings great entrys almost everytime - israel!
Her pronunciation is lithaunian because that is where she originally comes from. but in bavaria they do the RRR too, that's true. and it certaimly IS charming.
this song and den vilda,sweden,1996 are my two favourite euro songs ever.Unfortunately one finished second and the other third. Apart from 1985 ,the winner has never been my favourite!
It's a shame. I really liked "Making your Mind Up", but even so I have to admit that it was frothy, while this was much more worthy. As it was, they only lost by 4 or so. I think if they'd sung it in English, that would have just tipped the scales and they might have done it.
The subject matter was a bit lighter to say the least,and the stripping in those days was novel. The German and French songs were both worthy winners,but somehow moved me to tears..
HI FROM TURKEY THİS İS SONG SHOULD HAVE WON CUS MUSİC OF ROMANTİC AND STUATİON OF THE İN STAGE VERY GOOD 1 PLACE OF FİT BUT UNFORTUNATELY BİG LOST...EUROVİSİON RETURN TO POLİTİCAL SO İT MUST BE SECOND WAR THE GERMANY WAS CONFLİCTED AND OCCUPİED ALL EUROPE BEST REGARD
Don't worry cause worse things might happen.For instance Poland was attacked by its German neighbour who had declared good intentions but finally killed 6 millions Polish citizens and ruined the country. You see a harm to the song is nothing in comparison.
Will everyone stop saying how this is better than Bucks Fizz, because it is not! Both songs have stood the test of time- I heard Bucks Fizz's "Making Your Mind Up" on the radio last week (yes really!), and it still sounds great nearly thirty years on!
Remarkably unsophisticated musically. How this ever reached second place in the contest is beyond me. This would have been a great winner - in about 1958. It may have done so well simply because continental Europe has always lagged behind America and Britain in musical taste - in this case by several decades! Amazing that this was produced in the same year as the "Io Senza Te": this already sounded dated at the time, while the Swiss entry is still fresh today.
This is the best entry from Germany ever and shoud had win the contest.
I'm from UK, and this should have won.
This was absolutely the best song in 1981.
Lithuanian-German, interesting family history, killer song, well sung.
Could have, should have won. A true class act!
Yes. Very charming and melancholic song, songs like that one are no longer composed anyore. 🎼🎵🎶 And well performed.👏 12 Points from 🇦🇹🙂
It`s nice to hear when people from other Countries like this song! Cause I`m from Germany and i know that we didn`t heard for a very loooooooong time such a wonderful Song from us like this one. For me this was Germanys greatest and strongest song - i can`t stop hearing this cause i love the lyrics and the melody to death!
One of the most beautiful songs in the eurovision ever. Maybe it fertilized the soil for Vest Germanys win the next year.
40 years ago. fantastic song. very beautiful woman.
Amazing song! One of the best ESC entries ever!!
Die wirkliche Gewinnerin des Eurovision 1981! Sehr bewegendes Lied, das sollte eine Hymne gegen das Bullying sein. Und natürlich klingt die Stimme Lenas so süß...
very nostalgic, catchy tune, nice song...
Amazing song. How on earth Bucks Fizz won this year I'll never know, we have put in so many better entries than that that didn't win!
As much as I like Buck’s Fizz’s entry that year, it was poorly performed on a vocal basis. This was so much more deserving to be the winning song. From the UK.
Ja kann ich mich gut erinnern. Vor allem an die Punktevergabe. Zero Points aus der Schweiz. Unfassbar. Nur ein paar , und sie hätte gewonnen.
I am English. How this song never won I will never know. Ours was okay and second place about thirty points behind johnny blue would be about right in my opinion.
04.04.1981 - 04.04.2019 The injustice becomes 38 years old. 2nd and not 1st, johnny Blue - Lena Valaitis - Germany. :'(
Unforgettable!
Am I the only one whom she reminds of Karen Carpenter? A very soulfoul song from Germany; very good indeed and would have been a deserving winner. It would have brought the 'home country scream' a full twelve years earlier.
Germany had a good run there for a few years. I think this would have won back in the seventies.
This is the most beautiful song in whole Eurovision history!!!!
This should have won. I think that Bucks Fizz appeals to younger audience but adults appreciate more the 1981 entries of Germany and Switzerland.
The best from Germany on ESC ever. 80-ies were years of Deutschland
Nice song One of the best ever in ESC contest,
Tack Lena för din underbara stämma och sång.
This song and Oro, the song that represented Serbia 🇷🇸 in 2008 are the best songs that have been performed on the Eurovision stage at my opinion but none of them have won unfortunately!!! So there is my Top 10 best Entries ever:
1. Oro Serbia 🇷🇸 2008
2. Johnny Blue Germany 🇩🇪 1981
3. Ein Beissen Frieden Germany 🇩🇪 1982
4. Poupée de Cire poupée de Son Luxembourg 🇱🇺 1965
5. Feuer Germany 🇩🇪 1978
6. Non ho l’Eta Italy 🇮🇹 1964
7. Aprite le finestre Italy 🇮🇹 1956
8. Knock Knock Whois there ? UK 🇬🇧 1970
9. I anixi Greece 🇬🇷 1991
10. Jan Jan Armenia 🇦🇲 2009
Love 💕 from Lebanon 🇱🇧 !!!
Thank you for Serbia❤️
Amazing opinion and list mate ty for the uk.
My all time favourite ESC song. It's great to see the performance. Thanx a million for sharing it with us
beautifully sung, and a great song
One of the best entries in Eurovision history :) Mr. Grand Prix Ralph Siegel does it again...
The real true winner that year so robbed🏆🥇❤️🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️
well i'm German and English but i've always liked the German,continental and Israeli songs better than the English ones and this one was really great. Thanks and this was a great year for songs.,
Das beste deutsche Lied allerzeit in diesem Wettbewerb..the best German entry ever..
Il y n'y a eu que 4 points d'écart entre le Royaume-Uni et l'Allemagne (136 et 132). Tous les pays ont donné des points à l'Allemagne sauf la Suisse ce qui est surprenant! Par ailleurs, l'Allemagne a eu plus de 12 points que le pays vainqueur. La Suisse a fait perdre l'Allemagne cette année.
i’m glad that my country gave our 12 to this masterpiece.
This song was much better than our entry such a lovely beautiful meaningful song it should have won without a doubt Germany was robbed in 1981. Love from the UK 🙏🏿❤👍
Switzerland is the only country that did not give points to GERMANY. There are 4 points between Germany and the United Kingdom this year. Clearly, Switzerland made GERMANY lose. A shame for this country where part of the population speaks German.
Ich hab das Lied Johnny Blue schon 1981 geliebt und ich liebe es noch heute. ❤️ Ich bekomme immer noch Gänsehaut wenn ich es höre. 💕
Nur wegen der Schweiz hat Lena damals nicht gewonnen.
English translation:
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
Everybody is singing your songs
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
And the whole world is listening
He grew up without any friends
Because no one wanted to play
With someone who was blind, like him
And he mostly sat at home
The boys outside
They just shouted after him
They shouted
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
What colour is the sun?
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
Children can be cruel
On the old guitar
That somebody gave him
He played, it was his friend
His songs, they sounded
Of hope and joy
And sometimes as if someone was crying
And he sang
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
What colour is the sun?
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
And all the children were listening
And soon nobody could play like him
(Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue)
His songs touched people’s hearts
(What colour is the sun?)
And he painted colours with his music
(Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue)
And forgot all his pain
And soon tens of thousands
Came to his concerts
Because he gave them the power
To believe in the future
In the darkness of life
He had made it himself
Oh, Johnny Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
And they all kept coming back
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
Nobody plays as beautifully as you
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
Everybody is singing your songs
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
And the whole world is listening
(Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue)
And the whole world is listening
This is beautiful
macht immer wieder spass! unvergessene eurovision song contest zeiten (und erfolge!)
Beautiful!
Should've won, one of Eurovisions best songs, way better then bucks fizz here, I like the fizz but they didn't even sound bothered to put on a show at this contest, she actually sung well here and this should've won and did better.
Thx 4 sharing this vid...
She´s a great woman and also a great singer
Frumoasa
She was great,the song even better.west germany should have won,no doubt about it and the year before with THEATRE.LONDON CALLING! The best song in 79 was socrtes,Elpida I think.Greetngs to Greece.
clearly the strongest performance that evening!
followed closely by france, switzerland and a coutry that brings great entrys almost everytime - israel!
God bless Germany!
Used to make me sad, even as a child. Nice song though...
Her pronunciation is lithaunian because that is where she originally comes from. but in bavaria they do the RRR too, that's true. and it certaimly IS charming.
Sometimes the best song in ESC, not winning...2nd place for Lena.
this song and den vilda,sweden,1996 are my two favourite euro songs ever.Unfortunately one finished second and the other third. Apart from 1985 ,the winner has never been my favourite!
It's a shame. I really liked "Making your Mind Up", but even so I have to admit that it was frothy, while this was much more worthy. As it was, they only lost by 4 or so. I think if they'd sung it in English, that would have just tipped the scales and they might have done it.
How did this lose out to Bucks Fizz ?
MJ Stefansson I was thinking the same thing. This was a fantastic powerful ballad 1000 times better than buck fizz. Love from the UK ❤👍🙏🏿
Schöne Geschichte im Liedtext.
The best song - Germans had not a chans in those days❤
much better than "Ein bisschen frieden"
Great song and singer much better than uk.
Far better than the ridiculous Making your mind up!
The subject matter was a bit lighter to say the least,and the stripping in those days was novel. The German and French songs were both worthy winners,but somehow moved me to tears..
I like the kid with harmonica
Don't get me wrong- I love "Johnny Blue" as well. I love ESC because there are so many completely different songs.
nice songs :=)
HI FROM TURKEY THİS İS SONG SHOULD HAVE WON CUS MUSİC OF ROMANTİC AND STUATİON OF THE İN STAGE VERY GOOD 1 PLACE OF FİT BUT UNFORTUNATELY BİG LOST...EUROVİSİON RETURN TO POLİTİCAL SO İT MUST BE SECOND WAR THE GERMANY WAS CONFLİCTED AND OCCUPİED ALL EUROPE BEST REGARD
Joop D I agree with your opinion all the way:-)!
I love this song! LG gaggi
And thank you Switzerland for the zero points. 👎🏻🙈😅
Schande über die Schweiz, dass diese hierfür keine Punkte gab.
I vertstehe nicht warum hat dieses lied nicht gewonnen.
tja, die schweiz gab keinen einzigen punkt, 4 punkte hätten gereicht
Switzerland gave this zero points as they wanted to WIN... zero points from German speaking nation...
And then Austria gave 1 point to Nicole the year after
Don't worry cause worse things might happen.For instance Poland was attacked by its German neighbour who had declared good intentions but finally killed 6 millions Polish citizens and ruined the country. You see a harm to the song is nothing in comparison.
Germany should have won 12 points from Turkey
I think like PERNILLO : Much better than Nicole, Mr. Siegel`s greatest Song! And better than Bucks Fizz! 12 points from me!
Jedenfalls war sie die hübscheste....
Da
Will everyone stop saying how this is better than Bucks Fizz, because it is not! Both songs have stood the test of time- I heard Bucks Fizz's "Making Your Mind Up" on the radio last week (yes really!), and it still sounds great nearly thirty years on!
It is better. But as always English singing countries got unfair advantages
litauen girl
Obviously this song was too good for Eurovision, as it should have won hands down, and I'm a Brit.
comidonohospital??? Wath is means????
Partizan jesi jos ziv ??
Bucks Fizz were great, apart from the fact they were not very good singers and their song was nothing at all without the act.
Sarde
Good song! Not better than Bucks Fizz, but good.
Remarkably unsophisticated musically. How this ever reached second place in the contest is beyond me. This would have been a great winner - in about 1958. It may have done so well simply because continental Europe has always lagged behind America and Britain in musical taste - in this case by several decades! Amazing that this was produced in the same year as the "Io Senza Te": this already sounded dated at the time, while the Swiss entry is still fresh today.
What a bullshit hahaha
I disagree. Johnny Blue is a nice song, but Making Your Mind Up is NOT ridiculous! I'm from the U.K., but I'm not just biased- Bucks Fizz were great!
I think Switzerland and France were better than this even if it was better than the UK
Pison
Germany should have won this year and not the next year. Israel's Hora was better than Germany Ein bisschen Frieden.