Finland - \"Da Da Dam\" performed by Paradise Oskar
Peter is smart,
He knows each European country by heart.
He likes to sit under an apple tree on his yard
and wait for an apple to fall.
When Peter is nine
His teacher tells him that this planet is dying,
That someone needs to put an end to it all
And so when Peter comes home
He tells his mom:
\"I\'m going out in the world
to save our planet.
And I ain\'t coming back
until she\'s saved.
I\'ll walk my way to see
the King and parliament.
If they don\'t help
I\'ll do it by myself.
I don\'t wanna be
Da da dam, da da dam
da da da da da da da.\"
Peter is young,
he tries to talk
but no one listens to him.
Everybody\'s busy living and dying,
not thinking about what they\'re doing.
But look at the boy who
went out in the world
to save our planet.
And he ain\'t coming back
until she\'s saved.
He walked his way to see
the King and parliament.
But they all turned their heads
and walked away
singin\'
Da da dam, da da dam
da da da da da da da
Da da dam, da da dam
da da da da da da da
And now I\'m going out in the world
to save our planet.
And I ain\'t coming back
until she\'s saved.
I\'m walking in the footsteps
that young Peter made.
And everybody is welcome to join,
and sing with me:
Da da dam, da da dam
da da da da da da da
Da da dam, da da dam
da da da da da da da
Da da dam, da da dam
da da da da da da da da dam.
Biography
Paradise Oskar is in fact 20-year-old singer/songwriter Axel Ehnström from Helsinki. The stage-name \'Paradise Oskar\' comes from author Astrid Lindgren\'s childrens book \"Rasmus and the Vagabond\", where Paradise Oskar is a vagabond who plays the accordion.
Paradise Oskar
Axel began studying music at the Pop & Jazz Conservatory in Helsinki last autumn. He was already used to writing his own material, but since beginning his student life it has become more and more important to him.
Last summer he decided on an off-chance to send his composition about peoples\' indifference to environmental concerns to the Finnish Eurovision Song Contest heats.
He was amazed when his song was accepted, and even more amazed when he not only won his heat but then went on to win the Finnish national final, taking more than 50% of the phone and text votes. Well done Axel!