Två mörka ögon (song)

"Två mörka ögon"
Song by Sven-Ingvars
from the album Två mörka ögon
Released1991
GenreDansband
LabelNMG
Songwriter(s)Bert Månson

"Två mörka ögon" is a song by the Swedish dansband Sven-Ingvars, written by musician Bert Månson. It was a hit on Svensktoppen for 71 weeks between 24 November 1991[1]-6 June 1993[2] which included topping the chart, as well as appearing on the 1991 Sven-Ingvars album med samma namn[3][4]

In 1997, Sven-Erik Magnusson, as Sven-Enrique Magnusson, recorded the song in Spanish as "Dos ojos lindos", releasing it as a single.[5]

Cover versions

Black Ingvars covered "Två mörka ögon" for their 1995 studio album Earcandy Six.[6] In 2007, Swedish dansband Mats Bergmans covered the song for their album Kalifornien.[7] At Dansbandskampen 2008, the song was performed by Scotts, giving it a rock ballad arrangement with slower tempo, and electric guitars. This version also appeared on Scott's 2008 album På vårt sätt.[8] The song was also performed at Dansbandskampen 2010 by Rigo & Topaz Sound. Anne-Lie Rydé did a cover of the song on her 2010 album Dans på rosor.[9] In 2017, a cover version of the song was released by Sabina Ddumba as a part of the eighth season of Så mycket bättre.[10]

References

  1. ^ Svensktoppen - 1991
  2. ^ Svensktoppen - 1993
  3. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas.
  4. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  5. ^ Aftonbladet 29 February 2000 - Svenska dansband har erövrat världen förr
  6. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  7. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  8. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  9. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  10. ^ Anders Nunstedt (9 December 2017). "Betyg: Så bra var tolkningar i "Så mycket bättre"" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 9 December 2017.