Dagny (song)

"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".

"Dagny"
Song by Owe Thörnqvist
LanguageSwedish
Released1958
Genreschlager
LabelMetronome
Songwriter(s)Owe Thörnqvist

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

  1. Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  2. Svensktoppen - 1973
  3. "Rock'n'Roll Dance Party" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  4. Gradvall et al 2009, nr. 31



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.