Dagny (song)
Appearance
"Dagny" | |
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Song by Owe Thörnqvist | |
Language | Swedish |
Released | 1958 |
Genre | schlager |
Label | Metronome |
Songwriter(s) | Owe Thörnqvist |
"Dagny" is a song written by Owe Thörnqvist and recorded by him on a 1958 EP.[1] The song lyrics tell the story of "Dagny", a waitress girl at "Café 7:an".
A Lalla Hansson recording charted at 11 weeks between 1 July and 9 September 1973, peaking at second position.[2] The song is also common at sing-along events in Sweden.
At Dansbandskampen 2009, the song was recorded by The Playtones and appeared on their 2010 album Rock'n'Roll Dance Party.[3]
A heavy metal version was recorded by Flintstens med Stanley.
The song is one of the titles in the book Tusen svenska klassiker (2009).[4]
References
- ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- ^ Svensktoppen - 1973
- ^ "Rock'n'Roll Dance Party" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ Gradvall et al 2009, nr. 31