Michelangelo | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Björn Skifs |
A-Side: | Michelangelo |
B-Side: | Snälla stanna här |
Released: | 1975 |
Genre: | Rock Schlager |
Length: | 3:16 |
Label: | EMI |
Prev Title: | Hush |
Prev Title2: | I'm Alive |
Prev Year: | 1975 |
Next Title: | Vi bygger oss en båt |
Next Year: | 1976 |
"Michelangelo", written by Bengt Palmers and Björn Skifs, is a Swedish song performed by Björn Skifs, reaching fifth place in Melodifestivalen 1975, the Swedish qualification competition for the Eurovision Song Contest that year. The song is about trying to call Michelangelo Buonarroti to find out how he made his nice paintings.
The song was released by Skifs on the single-disc EMI 4E 006–35180. Arranger and producer was Bengt Palmers.[1] It was also on the LP Schiffz! (EMI 062–34990). In Sweden, the song held the number one spot on Svensktoppen for seven weeks,[2] while it peaked at number seven on the VG-lista, the Norwegian Singles chart.[3]