Canelloni, Macaroni

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"Canelloni, Macaroni"
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Single by Lasse Holm
from the album Canelloni, Macaroni
A-side "Canelloni, Macaroni"
B-side "Another Kind of Loving" ("E' de' det här du kallar kärlek")
Released 1986
Genre schlager
Label Mariann Grammofon
Songwriter(s) Lasse Holm

"Canelloni, Macaroni" is a song written by Lasse Holm, and recorded by him released as a single in 1986. [1]

The song chartered at Svensktoppen for 13 weeks between 18 May and 12 October 1986, even topping the chart. [2]

The song was also performed in the TV programme Razzel  [ sv ], and was originally written with lyrics in English. But arranger Lennart Sjöholm  [ sv ] wanted the song to be in Italian, as it included arias. Lasse Holm then went to different pizzerias reading menus over Italian food. Bert Karlsson wanted the song for Melodifestivalen, which never occurred, and the song became popular at pizzerias.

A video was also recorded. Four cranes were used, and the cameras rolled over long tables with Lasse Holm singing wearing a white suit. In England, it was appointed "worst video ever". [3] In an Adressändring  [ sv ] commercial, Lasse Holm stated that he came up with the lyrics when getting an advertising flyer from a pizzeria, but first thought it was proposed song lyrics, which he had ordered. [4] Soprano Åse Enhamre also participated in the recording. [5]

The song also appears in the 2014 film The Anderssons Rock the Mountains . [6]

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References

  1. "Canelloni, Macaroni" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1986. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  2. "Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1986. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  3. Diggiloo 2007 (guide), 2007
  4. "Månadens film". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  5. "Lördans" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1986. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  6. "Sune i fjällen (2014)" (in Swedish). Svensk filmdatabas. 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.