Autostop was the Greek entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 in The Hague performed by Anna Vissi and The Epikouri. This was Vissi's first of three appearances at the contest.
The song itself is an ode to hitch-hiking, which includes the use of a car horn sound effect.
It was performed 3rd on the night following Turkey and preceding Luxembourg. At the close of voting, it finished in 13th place with 30 points.
Lyrics[]
An thes ton kosmo na deis mazi mou xekina (Xekina)
Kai kane me autostop to gyro tis gis
Boreis na pas opou thes, Evropi i Kina (Kina)
Kai «geia Athina» na peis kai opou vretheis
Kai ante, m’ autostop, autostop
Taxidi m’ autostop, autostop, xekina gelasta
Autostop, me autostop
Ta synora ein’ anoikta ki emeis mia syntrofia
Oi dromoi m’ autostop, autostop
Dikoi mas m’ autostop, autostop ki o kosmos mia stalia
Autostop, me autostop, pantou tha pame
Geia chara, me autostop, autostop
Pekino, Vladivostok, Parisi, Londino
Me mia mikri sak-vouagiaz ton kosmo na deis
Stokcholmi, Kairo, Madriti, Romi, Verolino
Rouleta moiazei na ein’ o gyros tis gis
Kai ante, m’ autostop, autostop
Taxidi m’ autostop, autostop, xekina gelasta
Autostop, me autostop
Ta synora ein’ anoikta ki emeis mia syntrofia
Oi dromoi m’ autostop, autostop
Dikoi mas m’ autostop, autostop ki o kosmos mia stalia
Autostop, me autostop, pantou tha pame
Geia chara, me autostop, autostop
Kai ante, m’ autostop, hey
Lala lala lala…
Autostop, me autostop, pantou tha pame
Geia chara, me autostop, autostop
Autostop, autostop
Autostop
If you want to see the world with me, set out (set out)
And make with hitch-hiking the tour of the Earth
You can go where you want, Europe or China (China)
And say “bye Athens” and wherever you’ll be found
And go with hitch-hiking, hitch-hiking
Journey with hitch-hiking, hitch-hiking begin smilingly
Hitch-hiking, with hitch-hiking
The frontiers are open and we are a company
The streets with hitch-hiking, hitch-hiking
Are ours with hitch-hiking, hitch-hiking and the world is a drop
Hitch-hiking, with hitch-hiking we’ll go everywhere, so long
With hitch-hiking, hitch-hiking
Beijing, Vladivostok, Paris, London
With a small sac-voyage see the world
Stockholm, Cairo, Madrid, Rome, Berlin
Roulette seems to be the tour of the earth
And go with hitch-hiking, hitch-hiking
Journey with hitch-hiking, hitch-hiking, begin smiling
Hitch-hiking, with hitch-hiking
The frontiers are open and we are a company
The streets with hitch-hiking, hitch-hiking
Are ours with hitch-hiking, hitch-hiking and the world is a drop
Hitch-hiking, with hitch-hiking we’ll go everywhere, so long
With hitch-hiking, hitch-hiking
And go with hitch-hiking, hey, la la la la la la…
Hitch-hiking, with hitch-hiking we’ll go everywhere, so long
With hitch-hiking, hitch-hiking, hitch-hiking, hitch-hiking
Hitch-hiking
| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Blue Danube •  Adja Pekkan •  Anna Vissi & The Epikouri •  Sophie & Magaly •  Samira Bensaïd •  Alan Sorrenti •  Bamses Venner •  Tomas Ledin •  Paola del Medico •  Vesa-Matti Loiri •  Sverre & Mattis •  Katja Ebstein •  Prima Donna •  José Cid •  Maggie MacNeal •  Profil •  Johnny Logan •  Trigo Limpio •  Télex
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| Songs | |||
| Du bist Musik • Petr'Oil • Autostop • Papa Pingouin • Bitaqat Hob • Non so che darei • Tænker altid på dig • Just nu! • Cinéma • Huilumies • Sámiid Ædnan • Theater • Love Enough For Two • Um grande, grande amor • Amsterdam • Hé, hé M'sieurs, dames • What's Another Year • Quédate esta noche • Eurovision
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Videos[]
Anna Vissi & The Epikouri - Autostop, Eurovision Song Contest (1980)