Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! is a song written by
Lasse Dahlquist
Lars Erik ("Lasse") Dahlquist (14 September 1910 in Örgryte (grew also up in Lidingö) – died 14 October 1979 on Brännö, Gothenburg archipelago due to laryngeal cancer) was a Swedish composer, singer and actor. Many of his songs are among ...
, and released as a recorded song in
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
. The song has also been recorded by
Alf Robertsson and
Charlie Norman
Charles Norman, also known as Charlie Norman ( Karl-Erik Albert Norman; 4October 192012August 2005), was a Swedish musician and entertainer. Norman is regarded as Sweden's leading boogie-woogie piano player in the 1940s, but an accomplished all- ...
.
The song, which depicts a
British Navy
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visit to
Gothenburg
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, has become a standard
sing-along
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song in
Sweden
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.
References
1946 songs
Songs written by Lasse Dahlquist
Swedish songs
Swedish-language songs
Songs about Gothenburg
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