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released a Swedish version, "En man i byrån", with lyrics by

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in 1969. With the song, she scored a

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hit for 14 weeks between 7 December-18 March 1970, topping the chart. For many years, Lill Lindfors refused to perform the song, since many people thought of it as a

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-metaphor. Swedish singer

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recorded the song with German lyrics as "Ein kleiner Mann in einer Flasche" and released it as a single on the

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market in 1970.

References

1967 songs Lill Lindfors songs Agnetha Fältskog songs {{1960s-song-stub