Boogaloo (song)
"Boogaloo"', also known by its Swedish name "Fyra bugg och en Coca Cola" ("Four chewing gums and a Coca-Cola"), also called "Fyra bugg", is a Swedish language song, written by Mikael Wendt and Christer Lundh. Swedish dansband and pop singer Lotta Engberg won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1987 in Sweden with this song. The lyrics are about summer. Because of international advertising rules, the song was renamed to "Boogaloo" in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987.
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|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | Mikael Wendt |
| Lyricist(s) | Christer Lundh |
| Conductor | |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 12th |
| Final points | 50 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" (1986) | |
| "Stad i ljus" (1988) ► | |
Single
In May 1987, the single Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola was released, with the song "En helt ny dag" as the B-side. The single peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Singles Chart.
Svensktoppen
The song charted at Svensktoppen for six weeks between 19 April–24 May 1987, topping the chart all six times.[1]
Trivia
- A Swedish television clip from 1987 featured to-be prime minister Carl Bildt doing sing-along to Fyra bugg och en Coca Cola when he visited a music studio. Bildt, who was wearing headphones, was distinctly off-key in his singing performance, and this clip has been used several times by comedy shows on Swedish television.[2]
- In relation to Swedish Melodifestivalen 2010, Timo Räisänen performed the song.[3]
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 19 |
gollark: It happens surprisingly often.
gollark: I need reds in vast quantities for my AP egg grabbing addiction.
gollark: ~~not if I can get the reds before you can get the magis~~
gollark: You don't take their beloved children, you take the bad ones they don't want.
gollark: This is a copy of it if anyone wants it.
References
- "Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1987. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- "Expressen, January 9, 2008: Carl Bildts kavajkupp". Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- SVT Play 2010 - Timo tolkar Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- "Swedishcharts.com – Lotta Engberg – 4 Bugg & En Coca Cola". Singles Top 100.
| Preceded by E' de' det här du kallar kärlek? by Lasse Holm and Monica Törnell |
Melodifestivalen winners 1987 |
Succeeded by Stad i ljus by Tommy Körberg |
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