Varm korv boogie
| "Varm korv boogie" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Owe Thörnqvist | |
| A-side | "Varm korv boogie" |
| B-side | "Svartbäckens ros" |
| Released | |
| Recorded | , Stockholm, 1959 |
| Genre | rock |
| Label | Metronome |
| Songwriter(s) | Owe Thörnqvist |
Varm korv boogie is a song written by Owe Thörnqvist. Describing a hot dog (varm korv in Swedish) salesman at in Uppsala, who turns to rock music after his business is closed down by the local health department, it is one of the earliest Swedish rock songs. Becoming one of his most famous songs, it has appeared in many songbooks at school in Sweden , and is common at sing-along events.
Owe Thörnqvist recorded the song on the 1959 single Svartbäckens ros.,[1] and an A-side single the same year, with Svartbäckens ros acting as B-side.[2] In 1959 he also recorded it in Norwegian as Varm pølse boogie, with Gun fra Haugesund (Gun från Dragarbrunn) releasing it as a single the same year.[3]
The song also appeared on the 1986 Owe Thörnqvist live album .[4]
Later recordings[]
| Artist | Year |
|---|---|
| Trio me' Bumba | 1973 single Varm korv boogie[5] |
| Family Four | 1973 single Varm korv boogie[6] and 1974 album [7] |
| 1974 single Tiotusen röda rosor[8] | |
| Berth Idoffs | 1975 album [9] |
| 1979 album [10] | |
| 1981 album [11] | |
| 1982 album [12] | |
| 1984 album [13] | |
| Rock-Olga | 1989 compilation album [14] |
| , , | 2005 album [15] |
| Thorleifs | 2009 album Sweet Kissin' in the Moonlight: Den första kyssen[16] |
References[]
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- 1959 singles
- Thorleifs songs
- Swedish rock songs
- Family Four songs
- Berth Idoffs songs
- 1959 songs
- Songs written by Owe Thörnqvist
- 1950s single stubs