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Dagny (song)

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"Dagny"
Song by Owe Thörnqvist
LanguageSwedish
Released1958
Genreschlager
LabelMetronome
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

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  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