Released 1985 Label Scranta Composer(s) Ulf Nordquist | Genre dansband music Writer(s) Ulf Nordquist Language Swedish | |
Dra dit pepparn växer is a song written by Ulf Nordquist, and originally recorded by Sten & Stanley on the 1985 album Musik, dans & party. The song's I person blames the you-person for travelling around Sweden while having an affair with a secret partner, the places the you-person is blamed for having anyother partner is in Landskrona, Karlskrona, Växjö, Lund and Östersund. The song was also recorded in English, as "Don't Play a Sad Song after Midnight", and was released as a single, and won the "Castlebar Song Contest" of that year.
The song was tested for Svensktoppen, where it stayed for 10 weeks during the period of 27 October- 29 December 1985, with two second places as highest placing. When the program returned after New Year in early 1986 the song had been knocked out from the chart.
The Sweden-geographical infidelity-theme returned in 1992 with Grönwalls Du ringde från Flen.
Other recordings
At Dansbandskampen 2009 the song was performed by Casanovas. Their recording was also added for the official Dansbandskampen 2009 compilation album.