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"L.A. Run"
Song by Carvells
LanguageEnglish
Genrepopular music
Songwriter(s)Alan Carvell, Brian O Shea, Lyrics in Swedish by T. B. Håkanson and S. Schröder I

L.A. Run is a song written by Alan Carvell and Brian O Shea, and recorded by the Carvells in 1977 which reached number 31 in the UK charts in November of the same year. The song is about the then-new craze of Skateboarding which had crossed-over from the US to the UK that same year.

With new lyrics in Swedish by T. B. Håkanson and S. Schröder I as Skateboard, Magnum Bonum scored a 1978 success with the song.[1]

Charts

Carvell's version

Chart (1977) Peak position
UK Singles Chart[2] 31

Magnum Bonum version

Chart (1978-1979) Peak position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 1

References

  1. ^ Joakim Tegblom. "Låtar du trodde var svenska" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Carvells Songs (Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-06.
  3. ^ Swedish singles chart