Romeo was the Norwegian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen performed by Ketil Stokkan. It is fairly up-tempo, with Stokkan addressing the object of his desires. He sings about his elaborate preparations to "seduce you" - going to the lengths of borrowing clothes to look better. Unfortunately for him, his advances appear to have been over-eager, as he sings "My greatest pleasure was to touch you/My biggest stupidity was to feel you up". His paramour compares him unfavourably to Romeo, telling him that "the Gods shall know that you will never become a/Romeo, Romeo, try to take it easy", even as he is begging on his knees for the relationship to work.
It was performed 4th on the night following France and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of voting, it finished in 12th place with 44 points.
The live performance featured a drag queen from a well-known Norwegian drag troupe. Performers in drag eventually went on to perform in future contests, most notably Verka Serduchka (2nd for Ukraine in 2007) and Conchita Wurst (winner for Austria in 2014).
Lyrics[]
Æ huske første gang du ba mæ hjem
Æ va' sjenert, men amorøs
Nu skulle lidenskapen lokkes frem
De' va' før seint å bli nervøs
Æ kjøpte blomster og lånte mæ klær
Førr å vise mitt sanne begjær
Men da æ ønske 'velkommen ombord'
Fikk æ høre et par velvalgte ord:
Romeo, Romeo, gudene skal vite at du aldri blir en
Romeo, Romeo, prøv å ta de' me' ro
Æ gjør' førsøk på å førføre dæ
Du ba om tid tel å førstå
Min største lykke va' å to på dæ
Min største dumhet va' å klå
Æ spelte rollen som elsker og narr
I et håp om at vi sku' bli et par
Men da du så at æ venta mæ mer
Fikk æ høre om en kjent kavaler
Romeo, Romeo, gudene skal vite at du aldri blir en
Romeo, Romeo, prøv å ta de' me' ro
Romeo, Romeo, gudene skal vite at du aldri blir en
Romeo, Romeo, prøv å ta de' me' ro
Og da æ lå på mine knær og ba
Kom du i mot mæ og sa...
Du sa:
Romeo, Romeo, gudene skal vite at du aldri blir en
Romeo, Romeo, prøv å ta de' me' ro
Romeo, Romeo, gudene skal vite at du aldri blir en
Romeo, Romeo, prøv å ta de' me' ro
I remember the first time you asked me over
I was shy, but in the mood for love
Now the passion was to be tempted out
It was too late to get nervous
I bought flowers and borrowed clothes
To show my true desire
But when I said 'welcome on board'
I got to hear a few well-chosen words:
Romeo, Romeo, the Gods shall know that you never will become a
Romeo, Romeo, try to take it easy
I made attempts at seducing you
You asked for time to understand
My greatest pleasure was to touch you
My biggest stupidity was to feel you up
I played the part of lover and joker
In the hope that we would become a couple
But when you saw that I expected more
I got to hear of a well-known partner
Romeo, Romeo, the Gods shall know that you never will become a
Romeo, Romeo, try to take it easy
Romeo, Romeo, the Gods shall know that you never will become a
Romeo, Romeo, try to take it easy
And when I fell down on my knees and begged
You came towards me and said...
You said:
Romeo, Romeo, the Gods shall know that you never will become a
Romeo, Romeo, try to take it easy
Romeo, Romeo, the Gods shall know that you never will become a
Romeo, Romeo, try to take it easy
| Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Sherisse Laurence •  Doris Dragović •  Cocktail Chic •  Ketil Stokkan •  Ryder •  ICY •  Frizzle Sizzle •  Klips ve Onlar •  Cadillac •  Daniela Simmons •  Moti Giladi & Sarai Tzuriel •  Luv Bug •  Sandra Kim •  Ingrid Peters •  Elpida •  Timna Brauer •  Lasse Holm & Monica Törnell •  Lise Haavik •  Kari Kuivalainen •  Dora
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| Songs | |||
| L'amour de ma vie • Željo Moja • Européennes • Romeo • Runner in the Night • Gleðibankinn • Alles heeft ritme • Halley • Valentino • Pas pour moi • Yavo Yom • You Can Count On Me • J'aime La Vie • Über die Brücke geh'n • Tora Zo • Die Zeit ist einsam • E' de' det här du kallar kärlek? • Du er fuld af løgn • Never The End • Não sejas mau para mim
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Video[]
Ketil Stokkan - Romeo - Norway 1986
Ketil Stokkan- Romeo 1986