This site comes to you from Harborne, Birmingham, UK
and has been online since 1995
"Davids Emporium"
Click here for www.davidsemporium.co.uk.


EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
WINNER - 1982 - GERMANY
1982


"Ein Bisschen Frieden". (A Little Peace.)


I dont like the Eurovision Song contest these days but this song,
by Nicole, from Germany, won the contest in 1982
with an overwhelming score!



Nicole's strong and crystal-clear voice gives this song a certain something that others singing this song probably could not give to it. Read the English version below and realise the strong message in the song; but don't just listen to the basic song, consider the vocal and strings backing and the accompaniment which surpasses the simple, yet effective, song.

I believe this song was the inspiration for the "ABBA" hit song..."I Have A Dream", the backing vocals being replaced with a children's choir in the ABBA hit single. In Nicole's subsequent recordings the backing vocals were replaced with more strings and it sounds so much better. The phrases "I have A Dream" and "A Little Peace" (Ein Bisschen Frieden) are very similar!! Other phrases are similar too!!

Even today, Nicole is still very popular throughout Europe, and Germany in particular, and she is still releasing very popular albums on iTunes. I have the original song, in English, on a vynil 45rpm but can not find the English version on iTunes!!
(The English version translation is below...)



This song can be purchased at iTunes for 79p.


After the winning song was announced Nicole sang the song again
but sang various parts of it in FOUR different languages!!



A LITTLE PEACE.
(EIN BISSCHEN FRIEDEN)

(English version.)


Just like a flower when Winter begins,
Just like a candle blown out in the wind,
Just like a bird that can no longer fly,
I'm feeling that way sometimes.

But then as I'm falling weighed down by the load,
I picture a light at the end of the road,
And closing my eyes I can see through the dark,
The dream that is in my heart.

A little loving, a little giving,
To build a dream for the world we live in,
A little patience and understanding,
For our tomorrows, a little peace.
A little sunshine, a sea of gladness,
To wash away all the tears of sadness,
A little hoping, a little praying,
For our tomorrows, a little peace.

I feel I'm a leaf in the November snow,
I fell to the ground there was no-one below,
So now I am helpless, alone with my song,
Just wishing the storm was gone.

We are feathers on the breeze,
Sing with me my song of peace,
We are feathers on the breeze,
Sing with me my song of peace.



Please click HERE to go back to the BBC TV Nostalgia Index

Please click HERE to go to the Pure Music Nostalgia Index

Please click HERE for "David's Emporium" Front Page Index


HERE ARE THE REST OF MY PAGES....
Select a page and press "GO"


PRESSHERE

Feedback or Comments?
Please Sign My Guestbook

View My Guestbook


SEARCH DAVID'S EMPORIUM SITE

insert words

(powered by FreeFind)


Send electronic mail and save trees!!

SAVE THE RAINFORESTS, NOW!!
Every click on this site generates a donation to the
Nature Conservancy's "Adopt an Acre" programme.
http://rainforest.care2.com/front.html/5619887e337a15ba


END OF THIS PAGE.