Piccadilly Circus (song)
| "Piccadilly Circus" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Pernilla Wahlgren | |
| from the album Pernilla Wahlgren | |
| A-side | "Piccadilly Circus" |
| B-side | "Don't Run Away from Me now" |
| Released | March 1985 |
| Format | grammophone record |
| Genre | pop, schlager |
| Label | Glendisc |
| Writer(s) | Lars Andersson and Bruno Glenmark |
Piccadilly Circus is a song written by Lars Andersson and Bruno Glenmark, and performed by Pernilla Wahlgren at Melodifestivalen 1985, where the song ended up second behind "Bra vibrationer", performed by Kikki Danielsson. The single record peaked at second place at the Swedish singles chart. On 9 March 1985 the song entered Trackslistan. The song lyrics describe a love meeting at Piccadilly Circus.
Pernilla Wahlgren entered stage with the brothers Vito and Emilio Ingrosso as dancers. Wahlgren was later blamed for wearing an Iron Cross-like item on stage, which was referred to as nazi propaganda.[1]
A Framåt fredag parody version was called "Inga djur på cirkus", describing Miljöpartiet in 2005 asking for stop using animals at circus shows in Sweden.[2]
Chart trajectory
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 2[3] |
References
- ↑ Jan Gradvall; Björn Nordström; Ulf Nordström; Annina Rabe (2009). Tusen svenska klassiker (in Swedish). Norstedts Förlagsgrup.
- ↑ Framåt fredag - Inga djur på cirkus
- ↑ Chart trajectory