Europop refers to a style of pop music that first developed in today's form in Europe, throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and '90s. Some Europop stars came from France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands and United Kingdom; but most[citation needed] were Swedish in origin.
In the 1970s and early 1980s, such groups were primarily popular in continental countries, with the exception of ABBA (1972 - 1983); the Swedish four-piece band achieved great success in the UK, where they scored nineteen top 10 singles and nine chart-topping albums, and in North America and Australia.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Roxette and Ace of Base led Europop in American and British mainstream audiences. In the 1990s, pop groups like the Spice Girls, Aqua, Backstreet Boys and singer DJ BoBo were strongly influenced by Europop. In the 2000s, one of the most popular representatives of Europop music is Swedish pop group Alcazar.
One of the main differences between American and European pop is that Europop is generally more dance and trance oriented. In central Europe Italo disco (a.k.a. '80s Eurodisco) and Euro house (a.k.a. ’90s Eurodance) (later) are the predominant attempts by young musicians to have a hit record in and beyond the borders of their own country.
Hello
What would you like to know?
What would you like to hear?
What if I just disappear inside myself?
Hello
What would you like to know?
Who would you like to see?
Who would you like me to be if not myself?
And the Europop (pop) makes me dizzy
And I just can't stop (stop) 'til it's finished
And I don't know what (what) you find funny
'Bout the Europop and the love of money
Hello
Where is it cool to go?
When is it cool to leave?
What is it cool to breathe inside myself?
Hello
Don't tell me what I already know
Don't show me what I've already seen
Don't take me where I've already been inside myselfFinancial gain is a very pleasant thing
The transitory pleasure that it brings
Counts for nothing
So
What is there left to know?
What is there left to say?
Nothing
And I thank God that you're aware
Oh thank God that you're aware
Of the earth and of the air
And of the girls making like they don't care
That they are blessed and you are cursed
With the conscience of the universe
Of the mind and of the soul
And reduction science digging itself a hole
And I thank God that you're aware
Oh thank God that you're aware
It's taken time but I think you'll find
That everything is alright
Europop
Europop
Europop
Europop
It's a musical kink coming from our roots
And we play it loud cause it's groovy with a style
It's a cultural thing from all country wide
It's a musical flag and we call it Europop
Always Europop, Europop, Europop
From the TV sets to the radio
You can feel the force of the music in the night
All through Amsterdam straight to Italy
You can feel the beat of a european thing
Always Europop, Europop, Europop, Europop, Europop
All through Amsterdam straight to Italy
You can feel the beat of a european thing
All through Amsterdam straight to Italy
You can feel the beat of a european thing
Hello
What would you like to know?
What would you like to hear?
What if I just disappear inside myself?
Hello
What would you like to know?
Who would you like to see?
Who would you like me to be, if not myself?
And the Europop
Makes me dizzy
And I just can't stop
'Til it's finished
And I don't know what
You find funny 'bout the Europop
And the love of money
Hello
Where is it cool to go?
When is it cool to leave?
What is it cool to breathe inside myself?
Hello
Don't tell me what I already know
Don't show me what I've already seen
Don't take me where I've already been
Inside myself
And the Europop
Makes me dizzy
And I just can't stop
'Til it's finished
And I don't know what
You find funny 'bout the Europop
And the love of money
Financial gain
Is a very pleasant thing
But the transitory pleasure that it brings
Counts for nothing!
What is there left to know?
What is there left to say?
Nothing
And the Europop
Makes me dizzy
And I just can't stop
'Til it's finished
And I don't know what
You find funny 'bout the Europop
And the love of money
And I thank God
That you're aware
Oh thank God
That you're aware
Of the earth and of the air
And of the girls making like they don't care
But they are blessed
And you are cursed
With the conscience of a universe
Of the mind and of the soul
Of reduction science digging itself a hole
And I thank God that you're aware
And thank your God we're all aware
It's taken time but I'll think you'll find