Eurovision Thursday
It's a really quiet day here in Wisconsin. So it's time for another installment of Eurovision Thursday.
I've decided to take a look at one of the "WTF" songs that ever graced the stage at Eurovision, Luxembourg's entry from 1980. Watch at your own risk.
Sophie and Magaly "Papa Pinguion" Luxembourg 1980
This song came in ninth and it became a big hit in France. "Papa Pinguion" sold over a million copies there. I don't understand why, but sometimes novelty songs connect.
And "Papa Pinguion" did just that. In fact it became a bigger hit when it was covered by a "bubblegum dance" group named Pigloo in 2006.
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Pigloo "Papa Pinguion"
It went on to be the fifth biggest single in France that year.
I don't get it. I really don't. But some things just can't cross cultures.
I've decided to take a look at one of the "WTF" songs that ever graced the stage at Eurovision, Luxembourg's entry from 1980. Watch at your own risk.
Click to viewSophie and Magaly "Papa Pinguion" Luxembourg 1980
This song came in ninth and it became a big hit in France. "Papa Pinguion" sold over a million copies there. I don't understand why, but sometimes novelty songs connect.
And "Papa Pinguion" did just that. In fact it became a bigger hit when it was covered by a "bubblegum dance" group named Pigloo in 2006.
.
Pigloo "Papa Pinguion"
It went on to be the fifth biggest single in France that year.
I don't get it. I really don't. But some things just can't cross cultures.