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Pridi, dala ti bom cvet
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Wikipedia article
"'Pridi, dala ti bom cvet'" is a song that served as 's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970. The song marked the third of four occasions in which Yugoslavia's entry was performed in Slovene. It was sung by 18-year-old Slovenian music newcomer Eva Sren.
Pesma Evrovizije 1970
Sren won the right to compete for Yugoslavia after winning 'Pesma Evrovizije 1970', held on February 14, 1970, where she competed against 14 other performers.[https://web.archive.org/web/20091026233556/http://geocities.com/national_finals_70s_80s/Yugoslavia1970.html Pesma Evrovizije 1970 - The Booklet of ex-Yugoslav National Song Finals] Sren performed fifth at the final and at the end of voting, "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" received 26 points from the nine member jury, placing her first. This allowed the Socialist Republic of Slovenia to represent the whole of Yugoslavia in Amsterdam.
At Eurovision
At Amsterdam, the song was performed fourth on the night, after 's Gianni Morandi with "Occhi di ragazza", and before 's Jean Valle with "Viens l'oublier". The song uses the metaphor of "flowers", as the singer describes that she is the flower "that nobody can reach but you", the "you" implying her secret love.RT commentary by Valerie McGovern, 15th Eurovision Song Contest, 'Raidi Teilifs ireann' (1970-03-21). Retrieved on 2008-10-06. At the end of judging that evening, "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" took the eleventh-place slot with four points, all of them awarded to Yugoslavia by the .
RT commentator Valerie McGovern deemed the performance "simple and ungimmicky", ostensibly comparing it to the Italian entry performed right before, of which McGovern simply said, "it was certainly a happy approach any way he gave it".
Cover version
In 2010, an a cappella cover version by singer Barbara Mratinkovi (aka LadyBird Barbara) was produced by Aldo Ivani and published on YouTube as a retro 1970s-style musical video, directed by Neven Korda.[http://www.rtvslo.si/zabava/druzabna-kronika/ladybird-v-glasbi-je-le-pristnost-tista-ki-zadene/228459 LadyBird: V glasbi je le pristnost tista, ki zadene], 'MMC RTV Slovenia', 21 April 2010,[http://www.siol.net/scena/glasba/novice/2010/03/ladybird__o_skladbi_pridi_dala_ti_bom_cvet.aspx LadyBird o skladbi Pridi, dala ti bom cvet], 'Planet Siol', 22 March 2010
References
Category:Songs about flowers
Category:Eurovision songs of 1970
Category:Eurovision songs of Yugoslavia
Category:1970 songs
Category:Slovene-language songs
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