Köppäbävisan
"Köppäbävisan" | |
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Single by | |
A-side | "Köppäbävisan" |
B-side | "Popsnörerock" |
Released | 1980 |
Genre | pop |
Label | |
Songwriter(s) | Bengt Pegefelt |
"Köppäbävisan" is a song written and recorded by , releasing it as a single in 1980, scoring a major hit in Sweden[1] topping the Swedish singles chart between 8 May-5 June 1981. The song also charted at Svensktoppen for 10 weeks between 5 April-14 June (in a time where no song was allowed to chart longer than 10 weeks), and even topped the chart.[2]
Written in Borlänge Dialect, the lyrics deals with a person threatening to jump into the Dal River if not getting a sausage. "Köppäbä" is a reference to the old name of Falun, Kopparberget, and not Kopparberg, as often believed.
In 1981, the song was recorded by Curt Haagers on the album ,[3] and also for the children's album, .[4]
Charts[]
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Sweden[5] | 1 |
References[]
- ^ "Köppäbävisan" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1980. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ Svensktoppen - 1981
- ^ "Santa Maria" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1981. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Smurfarnas bästa" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1981. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Köppäbävisan". Swedishcharts. 1981. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
Categories:
- Curt Haagers songs
- Number-one singles in Sweden
- 1980 singles
- Swedish songs
- Swedish-language songs
- 1980 songs