ESC 2013 FINAL - Petra Mede - Swedish Smörgåsbord

One of the interval act in the Final

LYRICS:
I come from a country
that's hard to find
Somewhere near the icy pole
But though we are freezing
please bear in mind

Sweden's gonna warm
your soul

Our people are cold
but our elks are hot
A horny horde in ev'ry fjord
Our moose may be loose
but they hit the spot
On our Swedish Smorgasbord

A tour of our nation
is certain to impress
We've quite a few
surprises for you
A Swedish chef
and Death playing chess

And a girl with a
dragon tattoo
Papa - Po

By winning this contest
you get the chance
To host a show you
can't afford
But then sell your country
through song and dance
Here's our
Swedish smorgasbord

We're green to our planet
with eco-pride
Recycling is in our hearts
Mamma Mia
Ikea has gone world-wide
Good luck assembling
all the parts

We're strict and we're
structured
and seldom vent
Don't show emotion
never whine
Not easy to please
but we're quite content
When we get to stand in line

Does anyone know what this
line is for
Well...
I'd better stay and find out

Proper and polite and
private is our style
Never ever talk on a train
And if we see a stranger
throw us a smile
He's either a drunk or insane

Everyday we face it
Fly on up and taste it
Try our
Swedish Smorgasbord

Swedish Smörgåsbord

Beneath the midnight sun
The blondes have all the fun
And if you long for stockings
say "Amen!"

From Vikings we descended
It´s frightning what
those men did

But see how we've evolved
since then

Our roles are reversing
Our daddies are nursing
In all of our cities
Though men don't have titties
They can still stay at home
to raise the kids

And our girls can handle
their balls
With the best kickline
of them all

You may now
kiss the groom

Follow our example
Come and try a sample
Of our
Swedish Smorgasbord!

It's time for some dinner
we pray you'll stay
Come and try our
fav'rite course
We eat all our meatballs
the Nordic way:
Seasoned with a hint
of horse

For Strindberg
And Bergman
And Celsius
All rise
For Thor and
Björn Borg
And the great
Nobel Prize

There's Volvo
And Garbo
The best lingonberry
And all of our problems
Digesting our dairy...
Jaa...

Oh look it´s Carola

Haha - yeah
Hohooo
Capture by a love storm

We gave you Carola
and Waterloo
And Diggi-Loo
who all adored

We'll take you to heaven
Euphoria too

Come and join our party
Come on up and chill
There's room for everybody
Gravad lax and dill

On our
Aquavit-crayfish
Yucky-salty-liquorice
Randy-Scandinavian-race
With H&M 'n'
Ace of Base

Our hurdy-gurdy
super-duper
Fab-as-ABBA
Super-Trouper

Swedish
Smorgas
boooooooooooord

[Tony.H]

Can we all just agree that Sweden hosts every year? They're the best hosts ever. They make Eurovision rival the Tony's.

[JustWickedSwede]

Well... As a swede I am utterly disturbed to see the people recycling plastic in the bin for glass! :O

[jackedwards]

Can we just appreciate Petra Mede’s dedication when she hosted Eurovision this year. She alone hosted the two semi-finals and the grand final. She was effortlessly funny and full of charisma. And on top of that she was the main performer for the interval

[oliviazlotnicki]

Can we appreciate that Petra managed to sneak the word “titties” into Eurovision.

[swedishfish]

the fact that petra sang this live. ALSO she is so calm and collected. Best host ever

[rgl_p]

So Petra has deserved to win Eurovision twice, once alone and once with Mans. GOD DAMNIT SWEDEN GET HER IN MELFEST SEND HER AND GO WIN ESC AGAIN

[el_naif]

Seeing Carola being caught in her storm was just great.

[lorofcb]

I think we can all agree, Petra Melde is the best host Eurovision ever had and ever will have. 2013 and 2016, she just nailed it from beginning to end.
Love from Switzerland (no we're not the same country)

[karendeleeuw]

It's not an embarrassment for Sweden at all! It just shows that Swedes have a great sense of humour & don't take themselves too seriously :)

[biggestqueenfanever]

From the UK I thought that was the best Eurovision there has been because of this! This host nailed this performance and I know that everyone loved it!

[queenb]

Petra and Måns will host Eurovision 2016, feels good!
It will be a success. Proud swede!

[lorofcb]

Sweden for this I will always love you! For laughing at yourself, for having two men getting married on stage and for not trying to impress the rest of Europe with skyscrapers you've just built! THANK YOU THIS WAS TOP CLASS!!

[Tony.H]

I swear Sweden hosts the best Eurovision in 2013 and 2016. I wish Petra would do shows in English, she's amazing. I kinda hope Sweden wins every year just so we get her for another year.

[andreascasablancas]

Ohh look IT'S CAROLA! 4:56 I died! XD

[OneHundredPercentAus]

If Australia EVER wins Eurovision, I hope they pick Sweden to co-host...Petra is hilarious!

[Ms]

every eurovision since 2013 i just pray it's as good as this. it only happened once since, and that was 2016 when she did it again! Petra is perfection!

[KhanhTheLearner]

"Mama mia, IKEA has gone worldwide. Good luck assembling all the parts!"


That hits home (depot) real hard :(. But it's hillarious.

[karendeleeuw]

Hahaa! :D I was in Stockholm last summer, and I had to queue for a queue number! It's awesome that everything is so structured in Stockholm (and probably in the rest of Sweden too).

[eurodara]

Petra is the queen of hosting modern Eurovision (as Katie Boyle is queen of classic Eurovision).

[hanna__l]

I'm probably the only Swede to watch this for the first time 6 years after the show. Laughed so much when Carola was captured in the Lövstorm 🤣🤣 🌬🍂