Piccadilly Circus (song)
| "Piccadilly Circus" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Pernilla Wahlgren | |
| from the album | |
| A-side | "Piccadilly Circus" |
| B-side | "Don't Run Away from Me now" |
| Released | March 1985 |
| Genre | pop, schlager |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(s) | and Bruno Glenmark |
"Piccadilly Circus" is a song written by and Bruno Glenmark, and performed by Pernilla Wahlgren at Melodifestivalen 1985, where the song ended up fourth behind "Bra vibrationer", performed by Kikki Danielsson. The single peaked at second place at the Swedish singles chart. On 9 March 1985 the song entered Trackslistan. The song lyrics describe a love meeting at Piccadilly Circus.[1]
Wahlgren entered stage with the brothers and Emilio Ingrosso as dancers. Wahlgren was later criticised for wearing an Iron Cross-like item on stage, which was referred to as Nazi propaganda.[2]
A parody version was called "Inga djur på cirkus", describing Miljöpartiet in 2005 asking for stop using animals at circus shows in Sweden.[3]
Charts[]
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 2 |
References[]
- ^ "Pernilla Wahlgrens liv blir show". ekuriren.se. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Jan Gradvall; Björn Nordström; Ulf Nordström; Annina Rabe (2009). (in Swedish). .
- ^ Framåt fredag - Inga djur på cirkus
- ^ Swedish charts
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