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"Rock Me" was the Yugoslavian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Lausanne, performed by the group Riva. It won the Contest with 137 points, giving the country its only win.

Lyrics[]

Oh… whoa oh oh oh…

On cijele dane svir’o je na svom klaviru
On klasiku je svir’o po notnom papiru
A svir’o je k’o pijanista – Mozarta, Chopena, Liszta
Ja novu pjesmu našla sam da svira
Whoa oh oh oh…

Rock me, baby, nije važno šta je
Rock me, baby, samo neka traje
Rock me, baby, ovo je za nervni stres
Whoa oh oh oh…

Rock me, baby, nije važno šta je
Rock me, baby, samo neka traje
Rock me, baby, samo neka je za ples

Sad cijele dane čujem zvuk starog klavira
Tu pjesmu što se svira bez notnog papira
Jer klasika je da se sluša i da se njom opija duša
A ova pjesma svira se za ples
Whoa oh oh oh…

Rock me, baby, nije važno šta je
Rock me, baby, samo neka traje
Rock me, baby, ovo je za nervni stres
Whoa oh oh oh…

Rock me, baby, nije važno šta je
Rock me, baby, samo neka traje
Rock me, baby, samo neka je za ples
Whoa oh oh oh…

Rock me, baby, nije važno šta je (Ooh… rock, babe)
Rock me, baby, samo neka traje (Ooh… rock, rock, rock)
Rock me, baby, ovo je za nervni stres (Ooh… rock, babe)
(Rock me, baby) Whoa oh oh oh…

Rock me, baby, nije važno šta je (Ooh… rock, babe)
Rock me, baby, samo neka traje (Ooh… rock, rock, rock)
Rock me, baby, samo neka je za ples (Ooh… rock, babe)

Samo neka je za ples (Ooh… rock, rock, rock)
Samo neka je za… (Ooh… rock, babe)

Whoa oh oh oh… ples

Oh… whoa oh oh oh…

He played for whole days on his piano
He played classical music with note sheets
He played like a real pianist – Mozart, Chopin, Liszt
I’ve found a new song for him to play
Whoa oh oh oh…

Rock me, baby, it doesn’t matter what
Rock me, baby, just let it persist
Rock me, baby, this is nerve-wrecking
Whoa oh oh oh…

Rock me, baby, it doesn’t matter what
Rock me, baby, just let is persist
Rock me, baby, just make it danceable

Now every day I hear the sound of the old piano
This song which is played without note sheets
‘Cause classical music is for listening and peace for the soul
And this song is played for dancing
Whoa oh oh oh…

Rock me, baby, it doesn’t matter what
Rock me, baby, just let it persist
Rock me, baby, this is nerve-wrecking
Whoa oh oh oh…

Rock me, baby, it doesn’t matter what
Rock me, baby, just let is persist
Rock me, baby, just make it danceable
Whoa oh oh oh…

Rock me, baby, it doesn’t matter what (Ooh… rock, babe)
Rock me, baby, just let is persist (Ooh… rock, rock, rock)
Rock me, baby, this is nerve-wrecking (Ooh… rock, babe)
(Rock me, baby) Whoa oh oh oh…

Rock me, baby, it doesn’t matter what (Ooh… rock, babe)
Rock me, baby, just let is persist (Ooh… rock, rock, rock)
Rock me, baby, just make it danceable (Ooh… rock, babe)

Just make it (Ooh… rock, rock, rock)
Just make it… (Ooh… rock, babe)

Whoa oh oh oh… danceable

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Winning Songs
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Contests
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Miscellaneous
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Songs
"Rock Me" • "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong?" • "Vi maler byen rød" • "En dag" • "Nur ein Lied" • "Vi maler byen rød" • "La dolce vita" • "J'ai volé la vie" • "Avrei voluto" • "To diko sou asteri" • "Apopse as vrethume" • "Derekh Hamelekh" • "Viver senza tei" • "Flieger" • "Blijf zoals je bent" • "Conquistador" • "Venners nærhet" • "The Real Me" • "Door de wind" • "Monsieur" • "Bana Bana" • "Það sem enginn sér"
Performers
RivaLive ReportBirthe KjærTommy NilssonThomas ForstnerNinaAnneli SaaristoNathalie PâqueAnna Oxa & Fausto LealiMarianna EfstratiouFani Polymeri & Yiannis SavvidakisGili & GalitFurbazNino de AngeloJustine PelmelayDa VinciBritt Synnøve JohansenKiev Connolly & The Missing PassengersIngeborgPark CaféPanDaníel Ágúst Haraldsson
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