Ding-a-Dong was the Dutch entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 in Stockholm performed by the group Teach-In, led by Austrian-born singer Getty Kaspers. A fairly uptempo song, it instructs the listener to “sing a song that goes ding, ding-a-dong” when one is feeling unhappy. It is notable in contest circles for being one of the winners that have quirky or nonsense lyrics.
It was performed first on the night preceding Ireland. At the close of voting, it was declared the winner with 152 points, giving the Netherlands its 4th win overall. At that time, it was the country’s last-known victory until Duncan Laurence’s win in 2019.
The song went on to become a minor hit in Europe, but it also achieved two notable statistics – it was the first song to win from the first spot in the running order (a feat that would be repeated twice more), and was the first to win under the new 12-point scoring system that is still in use today.
Ding-A-Dong (1975)
When you’re feeling alright
Everything is uptight
Try to sing a song that goes ding, dinge-dong
There will be no sorrow
When you sing tomorrow
And you walk along with your ding-dang-dong
Dinge-dong, every hour when you pick a flower
Even when your lover is gone, gone, gone
Dinge-dong, listen to it, maybe it’s a big hit
Even when your lover is gone, gone, gone
Sing ding-ding-dong
When you’re feeling alright
Everything is uptight
Try to sing a song that goes ding, dinge-dong
And the world looks sunny
Everyone is funny
When they sing a song that goes ding-ding-dong
Dinge-dong, every hour when you pick a flower
Even when your lover is gone, gone, gone
Dinge-dong, listen to it, maybe it’s a big hit
Even when your lover is gone, gone, gone
Sing ding-ding-dong
(Ding-dang-dong, dinge-dang-dong)
When you think it’s all over they let you down
Dry your tears and forget all your sorrow
Try to smile when you’ll say goodbye (Ding-dong, ding-dong)
Ding-dang-dong, when you wake up tomorrow
When the sun is up in the sky
When you’re feeling alright
Everything is uptight
Try to sing a song that goes ding, dinge-dong
There will be no sorrow
When you sing tomorrow
And you walk along with your ding-dang-dong
Dinge-dong, every hour when you pick a flower
Even when your lover is gone, gone, gone
Dinge-dong, listen to it, maybe it’s a big hit
Even when your lover is gone, gone, gone
Dinge-dong, every hour when you pick a flower
Even when your lover is gone, gone, gone
Dinge-dong, listen to it, maybe it’s a big hit
Even when your lover is gone, gone, gone
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