Eighties Coming Back was the Estonian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga performed by the band Ruffus.
The song is about someone experiencing parts of the 1980s lifestyle coming back to the present day, and having nightmares and bad feelings about it.
It was performed 23rd on the night following Belgium and preceding Romania. After the end of the voting, it finished 21st, with just 14 points.
Lyrics[]
You thought you had it coming
But now you really, really just don't know
It seems you make a deal far too big outta this
Aha, you thought that you'd done it
Yeah, you thought that you had heard it all
But the state of things is putting you down now
Just because, whoah...
You know they say it's just the eighties coming back
Can you feel it's the eighties coming back?
Yeah, I know it's just the eighties coming
Eighties coming, eighties coming
Eighties coming back
You said let's do it
Let's take it out and dance all night
But those deep synthesizer sounds freak you out
Whoah...
And now you wake up in the middle of the night
In terror, all you do is cry
Cold sweat, a cup of tea, no nothing seems to help you
Through the night, my God
Now, it feels just like the eighties coming back
Can you feel it's the eighties coming back?
Yeah, I know it's just the eighties coming
Eighties coming, eighties coming
Eighties coming back
Yeah, you thought you had it coming
But now it looks like you didn't know this
But everybody's wearing their hair
The way you did fifteen years ago
And it makes you wanna cry
Oh, it feels just like the eighties coming back
Can you feel it? It's the eighties coming back
Yeah, I know it's just the eighties coming
Eighties coming, eighties coming
Eighties coming back
| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Birgitta •  Alf Poier •  Mickey Harte •  Sertab Erener •  Lynn Chircop •  Mija Martina •  Rita Guerra •  Claudia Beni •  Stelios Constantas •  Lou •  t.A.T.u. •  Beth •  Lior Narkis •  Esther Hart •  Jemini •  Olexandr •  Mando •  Jostein Hasselgård •  Louisa Baïleche •  Ich Troje •  F.L.Y. •  Urban Trad •  Ruffus •  Nicola •  Fame •  Karmen
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| Songs | |||
| Open Your Heart • Weil der Mensch zählt • We've Got the World • Everyway That I Can • To Dream Again • Ne brini • Deixa-me sonhar (só mais uma vez) • Više nisam tvoja • Feeling Alive • Let's Get Happy • Ne Ver', Ne Boysia • Dime • Milim La'ahava • One More Night • Cry Baby • Hasta la vista • Never Let You Go • I'm Not Afraid To Move On • Monts et Merveilles • Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic • Hello From Mars • Sanomi • Eighties Coming Back • Don't Break My Heart • Give Me Your Love • Nanana
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Videos[]
Ruffus - Eighties Coming Back
Ruffus - Eighties Coming Back (LIVE)