Åh, Amadeus Explained

Åh Amadeus
Type:song
Artist:Lena Philipsson
Album:Kärleken är evig
Released:21 April 1986
Genre:Schlager
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"Åh, Amadeus" is a song written by Freddie Hansson and Peo Thyrén, and recorded by Lena Philipsson at her 1986 debut album "Kärleken är evig"[1] This version peaked at Svensktoppen between 1 June-28 September 1986 and peaked at 7th position during a visit lasting for nine weeks.[2] The song was also recorded by Uzbekistani singer Leyla Norgren and released as a single the same year.[3]

The song's lyrics repeatedly invoke the help of Mozart in regaining the singer's lost love. In the refrain, the singer expresses her wish to have the "magic flute's magic" ("trollflöjtens magi"), a reference to Mozart's opera The Magic Flute (The opera's title in Swedish is Trollflöjten.)

Notes and References

  1. http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001886184 Information
  2. http://www.sr.se/Diverse/AppData/Isidor/files/2023/3482.txt Svensktoppen - 1986
  3. http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001883932 Information