Dagny (song)

"Dagny"
song by Owe Thörnqvist
Released 1958
Genre schlager
Label Metronome
Writer Owe Thörnqvist
Composer Owe Thörnqvist
Language Swedish

"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-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 also recorded by The Playtones. It also appeared on their 2010 album Rock'n'Roll Dance Party.[3]

A heavy metal version has also been 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


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