"Papaya Coconut" is a

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, written by

Ingela Forsman Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman (born 26 August 1950 in , Sweden) is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. As a student Forsman attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish M ...

and

Lasse Holm Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm (born 9 December 1943) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and television host. Holm has also hosted and appeared in several television shows. As singer Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of ...

. It was recorded with lyrics in

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Kikki Danielsson Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson (born 10 May 1952) is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She has gained notice for yodeling in some songs. Danielsson gained he ...

on her 1986 album '' Papaya Coconut'', and is one of her most famous recordings. The lyrics are about travelling from the Earth's colder places to its hotter places. The song was a

Svensktoppen ''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 cha ...

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, being at the chart for 12 weeks from 11 January to 29 March 1987. Kikki Danielsson's original recording of the song also appears in the 2014 film ''

The Anderssons Rock the Mountains ''The Anderssons Rock the Mountains'' ( sv, Sune i fjällen) is a Swedish comedy film, comedy, children's film, children's and family film, which opened at cinemas in Sweden on 19 December 2014. The film, partly recorded in Åre, is the final in a ...

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Papaya Coconut (Come Along)

In 1998 Kikki Danielsson recorded the song together with

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, with lyrics in

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written by Dr. Alban, and released it on the

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''Dr. Alban vs. Kikki Danielsson - Papaya Coconut (Come Along)'', which was released on 21 September 1998. The music was re-arranged from classical Svensktoppen pop to

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, and for that reason more like a Dr. Alban song than a Kikki Danielsson song. The single peaked at #22 at the Swedish singles chart. This version was also included as the last track on the 1999 Kikki Danielssons orkester album ''

Dagar som kommer och går ''Dagar som kommer och går'' is a studio album from Swedish dansband Kikki Danielssons orkester, formerly known as Kikki Danielsson & Roosarna. It was released in 1998. Track listing Svensktoppen *The title track "Dagar som kommer och går ...

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Track listing: Papaya Coconut (Come Along)

#Papaya Coconut (Radio Edit) #Papaya Coconut (Extended Mix) #Papaya Coconut (PN's Dub Doctor Mix) #Come Along

Charts

Papaya Coconut (Come Along) chart performance

Other recordings

*Swedish music- and entertainer group Lars Vegas trio

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the song on their 1993 CD EP Kikki Resque - fem helt vanliga killar tolkar Kikki Danielsson. *Swedish

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artist

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covered the song on his 2001 EP " Papaya EP". *The song was performed by

Larz-Kristerz Larz-Kristerz is a Swedish dansband founded in Älvdalen, Sweden in 2001, and winner of the 2008 edition of Dansbandskampen. ''Hem till dig'' stopped U2's ''No Line On the Horizon ''No Line on the Horizon'' is the twelfth studio album by Irish ...

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in 2008. The band also covered the song on the 2009 album '' Hem till dig''. *Danish singer Birthe Kjær recorded a Danish version "I en stribet liggestol".

References

1986 songs 1998 singles Kikki Danielsson songs Songs written by Lasse Holm Songs with lyrics by Ingela Forsman Songs about plants {{1980s-pop-song-stub