Reggae OK
 "Reggae OK" |
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|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) |
Jim Pembroke
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| Lyricist(s) |
Olli Ojala
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| Conductor |
Otto Donner
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| Finals performance | |
| Final result |
16th
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| Final points |
27
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| Appearance chronology | |
| ◄ "Huilumies" (1980) | |
| "Nuku pommiin" (1982) ► | |
"Reggae OK" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, performed in Finnish by Riki Sorsa.
The song was performed eighth on the night (following Yugoslavia's Seid-Memić Vajta with "Lejla" and preceding France's Jean Gabilou with "Humanahum"). At the close of voting, it had received 27 points, placing 16th in a field of 20.
The song is in praise of reggae music, with Sorsa singing that his listeners will "enjoy it until you die" and that "its sound is like a bomb". He even criticises those who say he listens to too much of it, calling them "jerks". Sorsa also recorded the song in English under the same title; "Reggae OK".
It was succeeded as Finnish representative at the 1982 Contest by Kojo with "Nuku pommiin".
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