God morgon (Chips song) explained

God morgon
Type:single
Artist:Chips
A-Side:God morgon
B-Side:More than a Minute
Released:1981
Genre:schlager
Length:3:01
Label:Mariann
Prev Title:Mycke' mycke' mer
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Dag efter dag
Next Year:1982

"God morgon" is a pop song in Swedish, performed by the pop and country group Chips, just then named "Sweets 'n Chips", at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1981, where it finished 2nd. Its lyrics are about morning. "God morgon" was written by Lasse Holm and Torgny Söderberg. With this song, Elisabeth Andreasson and made her Melodifestivalen debut. In 1981, "God morgon" was also released as a single. On 5 April 1981 the song entered number one on the Swedish hitlist Svensktoppen.[1] The song was also recorded with lyrics in English, as "Good Morning".

During the 2001-2004 Kikki, Bettan & Lotta shows, the song text was often changed to God afton (Good evening), since most of the shows took place in the evenings.

In May–June 2017, a recording by Ida Redig could be heard in Kungsängen bed commercials.[2]

At Så mycket bättre 2017, the song was recorded by Tomas Andersson Wij.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sr.se/Diverse/AppData/Isidor/files/2023/3479.txt Svensktoppen - 1981
  2. Web site: Kampanj. Musikindustrin. Swedish. Christel Valsinger. 23 May 2017. 10 June 2017.
  3. News: Icona Pop gjorde slut i baktakt. Göteborgsposten. Swedish. Johanna Hagström. 18 November 2017. 20 November 2017.