Flickorna i Småland

"Flickorna i Småland"
Song
Language Swedish
Written 1912
Genre Shclager
Songwriter(s) Composer: Fridolf Lundberg
Lyrics: Karl Williams (Kalle i Dalen)
The statue in Ljungby was erected in 1992 to "commemorate Karl Williams' famous creation 'Flickorna i Småland'".[1]

Flickorna i Småland (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈflikːɔɳa iː ˈsmoːland]) (English: The Girls in Småland) is a Swedish song written in 1912 by Karl Williams (Kalle i Dalen) and composed by Fridolf Lundberg,[2] it became a long lived schlager.[3] According to the Swedish Tourist Association's 1968 yearbook Karl Williams got his inspiration to the song a sunday, mid-year through 1912, on his way from Hamneda to a party in Torpa. While repairing his flat bicycle tire he got to see three beautiful girls around some nearby heather hills.

Flickorna i Småland have been recorded several times. One of the earliest versions is Eric Engström's who made an acoustic recording, without microphone, at Hotel Continental in Stockholm November 15, 1919.[4] In 1945 the song was sung by Sickan Carlsson in a movie with the identical title Flickorna i Småland.

When the American vocal group The Delta Rhythm Boys toured around Sweden they picked up the song. Their version became so successful that its melody is still mainly associated with them. Their first recording of the song was made 1951.[5]

Eddie Meduza released a version of it in 2002[6]

Lalla Hansson made his own version of the song with modified lyrics called "Det är killarna från Södermannagatan 61" (English: It is the guys from Södermannagatan 61).

The hosts Lena Philipsson and Charlotte Perrelli sung it during the live-broadcast Melodifestivalen 2003 in Jönköping as an intermission act. The song was again sung during Melodifestivalen 2016 by Gina Dirawi and Charlotte Perrelli.

References

  1. ↑ Ljungby kommun, kultur- och fritidsförvaltningen (August 2013). "Konst under bar himmel" (PDF). Visit Ljungby (in Swedish). p. 5. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Flickorna i småland". Visarkivets Vis- och låtregister (in Swedish). Musikverket. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Nationalencyklopedin: Kalle i Dalen.
  4. ↑ "[Stockholm : Skandinaviska grammophon], [192-]". Svensk Mediedatabas (in Swedish). Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ↑ Svensk Mediadatabas. "Flickorna i Småland (Williams -- Lundberg) ; Tre trallande jäntor (Fröding -- Körling) / DELTA RHYTHM BOYS with ANDREW BURMAN's Band". Svensk Mediadatabas (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Svensk Mediedatabas. "Just like an eagle / Eddie Meduza". Svensk Mediadatabas (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 May 2011.
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