"Vem kan man lita på?" is a song written by Mikael Wiehe, and recorded by the Hoola Bandoola Band on the album Vem kan man lita på?.
| "Vem kan man lita på?" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Hoola Bandoola Band | |
| from the album Vem kan man lita på? | |
| Language | Swedish |
| Released | November 1972 |
| Recorded | August 1972 |
| Genre | Rock, progg |
| Songwriter(s) | Mikael Wiehe |
Wiehe has said that finding the right words for the lyrics went quickly. He also said that the song is about "trust, confidence and traitors".[1]
In 1987, the song was recorded by Magnus Uggla, on the album Allting som ni gör kan jag göra bättre,[2] and charted at Svensktoppen for three weeks between 31 January-14 February 1988, with the positions 3-2-2.[3] The Magnus Uggla version peaked at 12th position on the Swedish singles chart.
In the original Magnus Uggla recording, the line "och Robert Zimmerman flytt till landet med miljonerna" ("and Robert Zimmerman fled out of the country with the millions [of money]") replaced with "och Björn Afzelius flytt har till Italien med miljonerna" ("and Björn Afzelius fled to Italy with the millions [of money]"). When Mikael Wiehe threatened to sue Magnus Uggla, the song lyrics were replaced with the original lines.[4]
Marie Fredriksson recorded the song on her 2006 album Min bäste vän.[5]
A Så mycket bättre version by Lena Philipsson was criticized by the Royalist Association when the lines när prinsar och presidenter ljuger medvetet i kapp (when princes and presidents knowingly compete to lie) with när kungen och hans vänner ljuger medvetet i kapp (when the king and his friends knowingly compete to lie).[6]
Charts
editMagnus Uggla version
edit| Chart (1987-1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 12 |
References
edit- ^ "Vem i hela världen kan man egentligen lita på? Mikael Wiehe".
- ^ "Allting som ni gör kan jag göra bättre" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1987. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ Svensktoppen - 1988
- ^ Information at Magnus Uggla's website
- ^ "Min bäste vän" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Lena Philipsson får skarp kritik för sitt kungaskämt Expressen 11 december 2011". Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ Chart position
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