"Just nu!" (; "Right now!") was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in

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by Tomas Ledin. The song talks about a man tired of the monotonous life in the city, in that moment he wants to live his life, he wants to feel the air in his lungs and perhaps to travel to Paris. The song was performed 8th on the night, following 's

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with " Tænker altid på dig" and preceding 's

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with " Cinéma". At the close of voting, it had received 47 points, placing 10th in a field of 19. It was succeeded as Swedish representative at the 1981 contest by

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with "

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". During the performance the cable was accidentally plugged out of Tomas Ledin's microphone. He just made it to plug it in before the start of the second verse.

Charts

Laleh version

Swedish singer-songwriter Laleh, covered "Just nu!" as part of reality television series '' Så mycket bättre''. Although not officially released as a single, the song was available digitally in Sweden as part of the weekly compilations that accompanied the series, on 30 October 2011, released by Universal Music Sweden in conjunction with TV4. It was later included on her extended play of all of the interpretations included on the show, titled '' Tolkningarna'' on 25 December 2011, released by Lost Army and Warner Music Sweden. Furthermore, ''Tolkningarna'' was released as a bonus disc on the physical versions of Laleh's fourth studio album, '' Sjung'', released on 25 January 2012. As part of '' Så mycket bättre'', artists have to create interpretations of the other competitors well-known songs on a weekly basis. The show broadcast on 29 October 2011 focused on Tomas Ledin, who was also taking part in the series. Laleh reworked Ledin's pop rock Eurovision entry and created a

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folk pop song with elements of synthesisers and strings. This was the first week of the program, and saw Laleh soon emerge as the favourite with her interpretations. Laleh's version of "Just nu!" entered the

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at number fifty in its first week. Aided by extensive support from Sveriges Radio P3, "Just nu" climbed up the chart to peak at number twenty-five, Laleh's first song to enter the top thirty since "

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in January 2007.

Critical reception

The rendition was met with mainly positive reviews, with the British-based Scandinavian music website ''Scandipop'' describing it as addictive due to the "infectiously creepy and retro psychedelic ualities. Despite this, an extra verse which was added by Laleh to the original was criticised. Dan Backman argued that "the fact that she added a new melody to Tomas Ledin's "Just nu" seems quite stupid when it is hardly the text that is worth highlighting".

Personnel

* Laleh Pourkarim – vocals, producer * Tom Coyne – mastering * David Lindvall – bass *

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– violin * Anders Hedlund – drums * Stefan Olsson – guitar, synth, percussion *

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– synth, backing vocals * Christos Gontevas – backing vocals

Charts

References

External list

Information about the song
{{authority control Eurovision songs of 1980 Melodifestivalen songs of 1980 Eurovision songs of Sweden Number-one singles in Sweden Polar Music singles 1980 songs 1980 singles Swedish pop songs Swedish-language songs Laleh (singer) songs Warner Music Group singles Universal Music Group singles Tomas Ledin songs Songs written by Tomas Ledin