"Jag och min far" is a song written and recorded by

Olle Ljungström Lars Olof "Olle" Gustaf Ljungström (12 August 1961 – 4 May 2016) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician. Ljungström grew up in Vaxholm. He was vocalist and guitarist in the group Reeperbahn from 1979 to 1984; since the early 1990s he ...

, and released as a single in 1997 as well as on his 1998 studio album '' Det stora kalaset''. A music video was also directed. Lyrically, it deals with memories from a son and his father, who has died, exchanging knowledge within different topics. The song is not autobiographical in a literal sense; Ljungström's father was alive at the time, although the two had been out of touch for several years. In 2008, it was recorded by Love Olzon on the tribute album '' Andra sjunger Olle Ljungström'' and by

Pernilla Andersson Pernilla Maria Theresa Andersson Dregen ( Andersson; 10 December 1974) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is the singing coach for the TV program ''True Talent''. Career Andersson was born in Stockholm but grew up in Hässleholm and Krist ...

on the album '' Gör dig till hund''. In 2012, Magnus Uggla performed the song in the third season of '' Så mycket bättre''. His recording became a Svensktoppen hit, subsequently charting from 23 December 2012 until 17 January 2016, spending a total of 161 weeks on the chart. It also peaked at number two on the Swedish Singles Chart.

Charts

Magnus Uggla recording

References

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