The interval act for me was a real highlight. I was in Town Hall Square in Copenhagen when they one and it is a real once in a lifetime experience. The crowd were in a great mood from seeing the show and then to win really sent them over the top.

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The Interval Act of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest

Lyric: Matheson Bayley, Edward af Sillén, Daniel Réhn

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 every 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

Pah-pah-poo!

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!

Every day we face it
Fly on up and taste it!
Try our Swedish Smorgasbord!

Beneath the midnight sun
The blondes have all the fun
And if you long for stockings, say /“Amen!/”
From Vikings we’re descended
It’s frightening 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 favourite 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!

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 Smorgasboooooooooooord!

We may well repeat for the final. I really like the sbs coverage, but like you, loathe the waiting and avoiding all potential sources of spoilers.

James referred to the video’s lip syncing, gestures, crotches, costumes, kiss, bizarre spoken lyric ‘and more’; then almost as an aside James comments ‘the song is also very catchy’. It’s a song contest not a video contest.

Anyway, I enjoyed watching it.

So there (tongue pointed out at you both)!

From what I understand Elizabeth Jane was initially a Brown, then she married a Crummy. They had Eileen, Mabel (Dolly), Jesse, and Charles. My mum is the daughter of Mabel. Mabel married and became a Smith and had a number of Children such as my mum, Roy, John and Terry (others as well). Eileen married and became an O’Brien, she adopted Terry and his name changed from Terry Smith to Terry O’Brien.

I could be mistaken, but I am not sure if the Elizabeth Jane O’Brien who became Elizabeth Jane Brown is the same Elizabeth Jane Brown I am speaking about. My mum said the Elizabeth Jane Brown she is speaking about had a maiden name of Brown then became a Crummy. She died around 55 years ago when my mum was 12. They lived in the same tin shed at the back of Eileen’s property together.

After Jayne died, my mum lived with Eileen for about 12 months before she went into an orphanage.

Roy, Terry and my Mum are still alive. John sadly passed away a number of years ago now. My mum and John lived together with Eileen for a period of time. I am not sure exactly how long John stayed with Eileen for.

I hope this helps a little:)

Thanks

Mark

I only met her once, at my dad’s funeral in 1981, and then it was only briefly. I do remember dad was very fond of her, and he used to call her “Bib” as I recall. I also remember being amazed at how much she and dad looked alike.

When I was growing up, I didn’t know dad’s family all that well as I knew my mum’s, so it was great to hear from you. I would love to know more, and would love to see any family photographs.

In the last few weeks this part of my family’s extended story is really starting to open up and it’s very exciting.

I’ll drop you a note.

UPDATE – After seeing Mark’s comment below, I realised I’d confused the two women called Elizabeth Brown.

You can e-mail me and I can ask my mum if you like. She has many photo’s. She recently reunited with her brother after 50 years, and my cousin John has supplied her with the photo’s. John is a bit of a family history buff. His e-mail is john.obrien.aus@gmail.com.

Talk soon

Mark