Piccadilly Circus (song)

"Piccadilly Circus"
Single by Pernilla Wahlgren
from the album Pernilla Wahlgren
LanguageSwedish
B-side"Don't Run Away from Me Now"
Released1985
GenreSynth-pop
Length
  • 2:56 (album version)
  • 2:57 (single version)
LabelGlendisc
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lasse Andersson
  • Bruno Glenmark
Pernilla Wahlgren singles chronology
"Nu har det tänt"
(1984) 		"Piccadilly Circus"
(1985) 		"Svindlande affärer"
(1985)

"Piccadilly Circus" is a song written by Lars Andersson [no; sv] and Bruno Glenmark, and performed by Pernilla Wahlgren at Melodifestivalen 1985, where the song ended up fourth behind "Bra vibrationer", performed by Kikki Danielsson. The single 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.[1]

Wahlgren entered stage with the brothers Vito [sv] and Emilio Ingrosso as dancers. Wahlgren was later criticised for wearing an Iron Cross-like item on stage, which was referred to as Nazi propaganda.[2]

A Framåt fredag [sv] parody version was called "Inga djur på cirkus", describing Miljöpartiet in 2005 asking for stop using animals at circus shows in Sweden.[3]

  1. ^ "Pernilla Wahlgrens liv blir show". ekuriren.se. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. ^ Jan Gradvall; Björn Nordström; Ulf Nordström; Annina Rabe (2009). Tusen svenska klassiker (in Swedish). Norstedts Förlagsgrupp [no; sv].
  3. ^ Framåt fredag - Inga djur på cirkus