Ich kauf' mir lieber einen Tirolerhut is a 1962 schlager song, which became successful both as an original recording, as well as a cover-version in other languages.

German

The original version, ''Ich kauf’ mir lieber einen Tirolerhut'', was recorded by Trinidad & Tobago-West German jazz musician

Billy Mo Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a youn ...

. Music and lyrics were written by Charly Niessen and

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. On 1 February 1963, the single reached the West German singles chart, where it stayed for 12 weeks, as one of the 10 most successful, spending four weeks on first position. In 1965, the schlager film '' Ich kauf' mir lieber einen Tirolerhut'' was released, which featured the song, and Billy Mo's appearance as an actor.

Cover versions

The song was also recorded by Billy Mo himself in English as ''I'd Rather Buy Myself a Tyrolian Hat'' and in Dutch as ''Tiroler Hoed''. In addition to other cover versions in German, the song was also recorded in Danish, by

Jørgen Winckler Jørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese masculine given name cognate to George People with the given name Jørgen * Jørgen Aall (1771–1833), Norwegian ship-owner and politician * Jørgen Andersen (1886–1973), Norwegian gymnast * Jørgen ...

(1963) and

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(1969), in Norwegian by

Arne Bendiksen Arne Joachim Bendiksen (19 October 1926 – 26 March 2009) was a Norwegian singer, composer and producer, described as "the father of pop music" in Norway. Career Bendiksen was born in Bergen, Norway. In the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, he was a m ...

(1963) and Anita Hegerland (1969), and in Swedish by

Östen Warnerbring Östen Warnerbring (22 November 1934 – 18 January 2006), also known as Östen med Rösten (lit. "Östen with the Voice"), was a Sweden, Swedish singer, musician, composer and lyrics writer who mastered several musical genres. He started out as a ...

(1969), as ''Du borde köpa dig en tyrolerhatt'', with lyrics by

Stikkan Anderson Stig Erik Leopold Anderson (25 January 1931 – 12 September 1997), better known as Stikkan Anderson, was a Swedish music manager, lyricist and music publisher. He was the co-founder of Polar Music, and is best known for managing the Swe ...

. The Östen Warnerbring recording charted at Svensktoppen for eight weeks between 21 September-9 November 1969, topping the chart.

References

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