Linden, didn't seem very enthusiastic with the melodic execution, by France's RTF orchestra. DutchNews.nl described the song as having a "charming performance" by Scholten, a lively rhythm and lyrics peppered with wordplay which "added to the song’s musicality – even for those who did not speak Dutch", and altogether as the reasons the entry "won over everybody". However, it adds that Scholten was a "surprising winner" since the "growing army of Eurovision pundits put their bets on the UK entry" performed by Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson, whom it viewed as a potential "English equivalent" of Scholten and her fellow artist husband Henk. Comparing the song to the previous 1956-1958 contests winners, entertainment website Screen Rant reviewed it in 2021 as having "a bit more innocuous" lyrics, reflecting the writers' "inherently self-effacing nature", a "faster pace" music and noting "energy" in Scholten's performance. It concludes those to "prove" the entry as "among the most influential Eurovision songs to date" as well as the first Eurovision entry to "hint at what the identity of the contest would come to be"; bearing ingredients of the contest's styles and popularity celebrated nowadays. References External links Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1959 Detailed info and lyrics, Diggiloo Thrush, "Een beetje" Eurovision songs of the Netherlands Dutch-language songs Eurovision songs of 1959 Eurovision Song Contest winning songs Songs with lyrics by Willy van Hemert Philips Records singles 1959 songs