Twist of Love
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Twist Of Love was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Sidsel Ben Semmane.
As Denmark had finished in the top 10 in the 2005 Contest, the song was pre-qualified for the final. Here, it was performed ninth (following Germany's Texas Lightning with No No Never and preceding Russia's Dima Bilan with Never Let You Go). At the close of voting, it had received 26 points, placing 18th in a field of 24 and meaning that Denmark would have to qualify through the semi-final at their next Contest appearance.
The song describes the attempts of "this guy called Tommy" to catch the eye of "Connie", a girl who is also being pursued by "O'Smarty". In the event, it turns out that O'Smarty is unable to dance the twist, while Tommy's prowess means that he wins the girl.
Fittingly, the music is heavily inspired by early rock-n-roll. Indeed, the guitar solo was performed at the Contest in a manner similar to the iconic scene in the Back to the Future film.
The song had divided opinion prior to the Contest, with many fans arguing that the lyrics were excessively silly - particularly the names of the characters.
Following the Contest, the song was covered by South African boy band Hi-5 as Die Twist (The Twist).
 |
This Denmark-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
