Disco Tango was the Danish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 in Jerusalem performed by Tommy Seebach in the first of his three appearances.
The song is a description of a girl who dances to disco music by night, but by day listens to Beethoven and does dressage. John Travolta is also referred to in the lyrics.
It was performed third on the night following Italy and preceding Ireland. At the close of voting, it finished in 6th place with 76 points.
Lyrics[]
Hun er en stjerne på et dansegulv
Slår John Travolta i en rock ‘n’ roll
På diskoteket ta’r hun kegler, og der ka’ man se
Dem stå i kø og skæve, hver gang hun gør sin entré
Om dagen lever hun et hundeliv
Og dyrker skoleridt som tidsfordriv
Men så når mørket falder på, er hun den, der står af
Hun kræver action, det’ det samme hver eneste dag
Hvad mon det er, hun vil ha’?
Disco tango à la carte
Og godt med garniture, flugt og fart
En jockey uden hest, der disc’er op
Med nyt fra USA, soul, reggae eller pop
Bach er lige fedt om dag’n
Beethoven ta’r endnu sin bid af kag’n
Men nat-menuen hedder lidt bizart:
En disco tango à la carte
Disco tango à la carte
Og godt med garniture, flugt og fart
En jockey uden hest, der disc’er op
Med nyt fra USA, soul, reggae eller pop
Bach er lige fedt om dag’n
Beethoven ta’r endnu sin bid af kag’n
Men nat-menuen hedder lidt bizart:
En disco tango à la carte
She’s a star on a dance floor
Beats John Travolta in a rock ‘n’ roll
At the disco she’s scoring, and there you see
Them queue up with an eye on her, every time she enters
In the daytime she’s living a dog’s life
Practising dressage as a pastime
But when darkness falls, she’s the one opting out
She demands action, it’s the same every single day
What can it be that she wants?
Disco tango à la carte
And lots of decorations, flight and speed
A jockey without a horse, who dishes up
With news from USA, soul, reggae or pop
Bach is just as cool in the daytime
Beethoven still takes his slice of the cake
But the night menu is a bit bizarre:
A disco tango à la carte
Disco tango à la carte
And lots of decorations, flight and speed
A jockey without a horse, who dishes up
With news from USA, soul, reggae or pop
Bach is just as cool in the daytime
Beethoven still takes his slice of the cake
But the night menu is a bit bizarre:
A disco tango à la carte
| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Manuela Bravo •  Matia Bazar •  Tommy Seebach •  Cathal Dunne •  Katri Helena •  Laurent Vaguener •  Elpida •  Peter, Sue & Marc ft. Pfuri, Gnorps & Kniri •  Dschinghis Khan •  Gali Atari & Milk and Honey •  Anne Marie David •  Micah Marah •  Jeane Manson •  Xandra •  Ted Gärdestad •  Anita Skorgan •  Black Lace •  Christina Simon •  Betty Missiego
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| Songs | |||
| Sobe, sobe, balão sobe • Raggio di luna • Disco Tango • Happy Man • Katson sineen taivaan • Notre vie c'est la musique • Sokrati • Trödler und Co • Dschinghis Khan • Hallelujah • Je Suis L'Enfant Soleil • Hey Nana • J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux • Colorado • Satellit • Oliver • Mary Ann • Heute in Jerusalem • Su canción
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Videos[]
Tommy Seebach - Disco Tango - Original musikvideo HQ.mpg
Eurovision Song Contest 1979 - Denmark - Tommy Seebach - Disco Tango