Allting som ni gör kan jag göra bättre
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Allting som ni gör kan jag göra bättre (which translates as "Everything you can do, I can do better") is a 1987 cover
album from Swedish
pop
and rock artist
Magnus Uggla
.
Most of the songs are famous recordings from the progg
era.
The original LP
has a version of Vem kan man lita på where the lyrics ”och Robert Zimmerman flytt till landet med miljonerna” ("and Robert Zimmerman has fled to the country with the millions") is replaced by ”och Björn Afzelius
har flytt till Italien med miljonerna” ("and Björn Afzelius
has fled to Italy with the millions"). That version was later censored and later versions has the original text.
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
album from Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and rock artist
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
Magnus Uggla
Magnus Uggla
Per Allan Magnus Claësson Uggla is a Swedish artist, composer, actor, and occasional radio host known for his satirical lyrics. He is a member of the Swedish nobility and a descendant of several European rulers, among which John III of Sweden and Gustav Vasa...
.
Most of the songs are famous recordings from the progg
Progg
Progg, a contraction of the Swedish word for "progressive music" was a left-wing and anti-commercial musical movement in Sweden that had its roots in the late 1960s, and its golden age in the 1970s. It should not be confused with the English expression progressive music or progressive rock. Progg...
era.
Side 1
- "Livet är en fest" (covering NationalteaternNationalteaternNationalteatern is a Swedish progg rock group from the 1970s that featured leftist political lyrics. It was originally a traveling theater ensemble with many members, most notably Ulf Dageby, Anders Melander, Totta Näslund, Nikke Ström, Hans Mosesson and Pale Olofsson.-History:Initially formed as a...
) - "Påtalåten" (covering Ola MagnellOla MagnellOla Magnell is a Swedish pop-rock singer and guitarist. His works were first put out by Metronome Records in the 1970s.- External links :*...
) - "Vem kan man lita på?" (covering Hoola Bandoola BandHoola Bandoola BandHoola Bandoola Band was a Swedish progg group from the 1970s with leftist political texts. Leading members were Mikael Wiehe and Björn Afzelius.-History:Hoola Bandoola Band was, together with Nationalteatern, the biggest band of the Swedish progg movement...
) - "Häng med på party" (covering Ulf Neidemar)
- "I'm not a fag, bro" (covering Tomas LedinTomas LedinTomas Folke Jonas Ledin is a Swedish singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He grew up in the town of Sandviken.Tomas Ledin started his career in 1972 when his first single, Då ska jag spela, was a big hit...
)
Side 2
- "Hög standard" (covering Peps Blodsband)
- "Tjejer (Potpurri)" ("Vi måste höja våra röster") covering Margareta Garpe, Suzanne Osten och Gunnar Edander and "1000 systrar" covering Jösses Flickor)
- "In kommer Gösta" (covering Philemon Arthur and the DungPhilemon Arthur and the DungPhilemon Arthur and the Dung is a mysterious music group from Scania, Sweden, consisting of two members known only by their pseudonyms Philemon Arthur and the Dung. The band formed in the early 1960s under the name The Popbeams, which they changed before the release of their first album...
) - "Speedy GonzalesSpeedy Gonzales (song)"Speedy Gonzales" is a 1961 David Dante song about Speedy Gonzales, "the fastest mouse in all Mexico". It was written by Buddy Kaye, Ethel Lee and David Hess...
" (covering NationalteaternNationalteaternNationalteatern is a Swedish progg rock group from the 1970s that featured leftist political lyrics. It was originally a traveling theater ensemble with many members, most notably Ulf Dageby, Anders Melander, Totta Näslund, Nikke Ström, Hans Mosesson and Pale Olofsson.-History:Initially formed as a...
) - "Hog farm" (covering Pugh RogefeldtPugh RogefeldtPugh Rogefeldt, real name Anders Sture Torbjörn Rogefeldt , is a Swedish singer, musician, guitarist and songwriter.-Biography:...
) - "Ska vi gå hem till dig" (covering Lasse Tennander)
The original LP
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
has a version of Vem kan man lita på where the lyrics ”och Robert Zimmerman flytt till landet med miljonerna” ("and Robert Zimmerman has fled to the country with the millions") is replaced by ”och Björn Afzelius
Björn Afzelius
Björn Svante Afzelius was a Swedish singer, song writer and guitar player. Politically he was a socialist. His songs are about love, politics and joys in life....
har flytt till Italien med miljonerna” ("and Björn Afzelius
Björn Afzelius
Björn Svante Afzelius was a Swedish singer, song writer and guitar player. Politically he was a socialist. His songs are about love, politics and joys in life....
has fled to Italy with the millions"). That version was later censored and later versions has the original text.
Charts
| Chart (1987–1988) | Position |
|---|---|
 SwedenSweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
2 |
External links
- Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- http://www.magnusuggla.nu/diskografi/1987.phpInformation at Magnus UgglaMagnus UgglaPer Allan Magnus Claësson Uggla is a Swedish artist, composer, actor, and occasional radio host known for his satirical lyrics. He is a member of the Swedish nobility and a descendant of several European rulers, among which John III of Sweden and Gustav Vasa...
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