1982 Portugal: Doce - Bem Bom (13th place at Eurovision Song Contest in Harrogate) WITH SUBTITLES

Performed by: Doce
Music by: António Pinho, Tozé Brito, Pedro Brito
Lyrics by: António Pinho, Tozé Brito, Pedro Brito
Conductor: Luis Duarte
Language: Portuguese
Placing: 13th (32 points)
Other versions: English, Spanish

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The song is an up-tempo number inspired by Portuguese folk music, describing the beginning of a relationship from the perspective of a woman. They sing about how they feel at 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am, 5am, 6am, 7am and 8am as the relationship develops from the initial flirting ("a touch, a sparkle in your glance") through to "Breakfast for two" at the start of the new day.

Somewhat strikingly, the four female vocalists were dressed in musketeer outfits during their performance.

The song was performed first on the night, preceding Luxembourg's Svetlana with "Cours après le temps". At the close of voting, it had received 32 points, placing 13th in a field of 18.

Doce was a Portuguese female band from the 1980s. It was one of the first girl bands in Europe.

The girls took part in the Portuguese national final in order to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Doce" ("Sweet"), but came second, and in 1981 with the song "Ali-Bábá, um homem das Arábias" ("Ali Baba, a man of the Arabias"), reaching 4th place in the national final. One year later, they won with "Bem bom" ("Very good") and went on the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 to reach the 13th position. There is also an English version of this song, called "Bim Bom", as well as a Spanish version, called "Bingo". The members were Laura Diogo, Lena Coelho (who later also became an actress), Fátima Padinha (first wife of Pedro Passos Coelho), and Teresa Miguel. Those last two were the female half of the band Gemini who represented Portugal in 1978.

Here you can listen the English version of the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZaJb7sN9zA

Lyrics:

Bem bom
Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Uma da manhã, um toque, um brilho no olhar
Duas da manha, dois dedos de magia
Às duas por três quem sabe onde isto irá parar?
Quatro da manhã caiando, um luar de lua lindo
Uma gota a mais e o chão ia fugindo

Uma da manhã, hey, bem bom
Duas da manhã, bem bom
Já três da manhã, hey, bem bom
Quatro da manhã, bem bom
Cinco da manhã, hey, bem bom
Já seis da manhã, bem bom
Sete da manhã, hey, bem bom
Oito da manhã, bem bom
Café da manhã p'ra dois
Sem saber o que virá depois
Bem bom

Cinco da manhã, ai, sim coração sigo
O bater das seis e meia de loucura
Sete da manhã, ouvindo um disco antigo
Hoje é o primeiro dia do resto da tua vida
São horas a mais e já não há saída

Uma da manhã, hey, bem bom
Duas da manhã, bem bom
Já três da manhã, hey, bem bom
Quatro da manhã, bem bom
Cinco da manhã, hey, bem bom
Já seis da manhã, bem bom
Sete da manhã, hey, bem bom
Oito da manhã, bem bom
Café da manhã p'ra dois
Sem saber o que virá depois

Uma da manhã, hey, bem bom
Duas da manhã, bem bom
Já três da manhã, hey, bem bom
Quatro da manhã, bem bom
Cinco da manhã, hey, bem bom
Já seis da manhã, bem bom
Sete da manhã, hey, bem bom
Oito da manhã, bem bom
Café da manhã p'ra dois
Sem saber o que virá depois
Bem bom, hey!


ENGLISH:

Very good
Hey, hey, hey, hey!

One in the morning, a touch, a sparkle in your glance
Two in the morning, two fingers of magic
On the count of three, who knows where this will end?
Four in the morning, I'm falling, a beautiful moonlight
A drop too many and I'm slipping on the floor

One in the morning, hey, very good
Two in the morning, very good
Three o'clock already, hey, very good
Four in the morning, very good
Five in the morning, hey, very good
Six o'clock already, very good
Seven in the morning, hey, very good
Eight in the morning, very good
Breakfast for two
Without knowing what's coming next
Very good

Five in the morning, I'm following my heart
Half past six, striking of madness
Seven in the morning, listening to an old record
Today is the first day of the rest of your life
Too many hours already and there's no way out

One in the morning, hey, very good
Two in the morning, very good
Three o'clock already, hey, very good
Four in the morning, very good
Five in the morning, hey, very good
Six o'clock already, very good
Seven in the morning, hey, very good
Eight in the morning, very good
Breakfast for two
Without knowing what's coming next

One in the morning, hey, very good
Two in the morning, very good
Three o'clock already, hey, very good
Four in the morning, very good
Five in the morning, hey, very good
Six o'clock already, very good
Seven in the morning, hey, very good
Eight in the morning, very good
Breakfast for two
Without knowing what's coming next
Very good, hey!