"Å æ kjinne ein kar" (lit. "Oh, I Know a Guy") is a song with text by

Harald Tusberg Harald Tusberg (born 6 April 1935 in Bergen) is a Norwegian former television personality. He was host of many Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation programs, including the Norwegian version of '' This Is Your Life'' () and the Eurovision Song Cont ...

and music by

Egil Monn-Iversen Egil Ragnar Monn-Iversen (14 April 1928 – 7 July 2017) was a Norwegian musician, one of the most influential modern composers in Norway. He has had many important roles in Norwegian music, film, opera, television, comedy and theater. For so ...

. It was introduced in the musical ''Bør Børson Jr'' based on Falkberget's story ''

Bør Børson ''Bør Børson jr.'' is a satirical novel from the boom period during World War I, written by Norwegian writer Johan Falkberget. It was first published as a feuilleton in the satirical magazine '' Hvepsen'' in 1917, then again printed as a feuillet ...

'', which was staged at

Det Norske Teatret Det Norske Teatret ( en, Norwegian Theater)Moe, Jens. 2011. ''My America: The Culture of Giving''. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, p. 133. is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabl� ...

in 1972. The song was performed by

Britt Langlie Britt Langlie (born 14 January 1945) is a Norwegian stage, film and television actress. Information Born in Trondheim, she made her debut at Trøndelag Teater in 1966. From 1967 she has worked at Det Norske Teatret. In 1981 she was awarded the Nor ...

, and was one of the most popular songs from the musical. Composer Egil Monn-Iversen was awarded the Spellemannprisen Honorary Award for 1972 for his compositions to the musical. In 1974 the song reached a wider audience through the musical film '' Bør Børson Jr.''

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Norwegian songs 1972 songs {{1970s-song-stub