"Pop opp i topp" is a song written by

Thore Skogman Elof Lars "Thore" Skogman (9 March 1931 – 9 December 2007) was a popular Swedish singer, songwriter, actor and entertainer. Skogman was born in Hallstahammar, Sweden. While working as an accountant and sales manager during the 1950s, he made ...

, and was originally recorded as a

duet A duet is a musical composition for two performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a harmony, as the performers take turns performing a solo ...

between Thore Skogman and

Lill-Babs Barbro Margareta Svensson (9 March 1938 – 3 April 2018), known by her stage name Lill-Babs, was a Swedish singer, actress and television host. From the early 1950s until her death in 2018, she was one of Sweden's best-known and popular singers. ...

for the 1965 film '' Pang i bygget''. Lyrically, the song describe the popular musical developments during the 1950s and 1960s, with

electric instrument An electronic musical instrument or electrophone is a musical instrument that produces sound using electronic circuitry. Such an instrument sounds by outputting an electrical, electronic or digital audio signal that ultimately is plugged into a ...

s becoming more common.

Other recordings

Swedish rock group

Dag Vag Dag Vag is a Swedish band formed in 1978. The lead singer was Per Odeltorp (1948–2012), popularly known as Stig Vig. Their early punk sound became, after a while, increasingly more reggae-like. The band referred to it as "transcontinental rock- ...

recorded the song, releasing it as a single in 1981 with "Majskolv" as B-side. The song was then titled "Popitopp", and charted at ''

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 ...

'' for 10 weeks between 28 and 30 March 1982,Svensktoppen - ''1982''
/ref> peaking with two fourth positions the first four weeks. The song stayed at the chart for 10 weeks, and would have remained longer if a song was allowed to stay longer than that at the time.

References

1965 songs 1981 singles Lill-Babs songs Songs written by Thore Skogman Swedish-language songs {{1960s-pop-song-stub