A-side "Magnus Uggla" Format grammophone record Writer(s) Magnus Uggla | Released 1986 Genre pop rock | |
"Fula gubbar" (1986) "Vem kan man lita på?" (1987) | ||
"Fula gubbar" is a song written by Magnus Uggla, and recorded by himself on the 1986 album Den döende dandyn. While lyrical dealing with older men's attraction to younger girls, the simple tune made the song popular among young children, leading to it being referred to as "Kindergarten pop". The inspiration was taken from "Ceciderunt in profundum", a Georg Philipp Telemann choir composition.
The single peaked at 4th position at the Swedish singles chart.
The song even charted at Trackslistan, where it stayed for four weeks between 6 December 1986 – 7 January 1987, peaking at fourth position. The song also charted at Svensktoppen for 12 weeks between 23 November 1986-15 February 1987, topping the chart during the first six weeks.
Writing the song, Magnus Uggla wanted to write pop music in the same spirit as Walter Carlos.
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A 2006 Musikministeriet report showed similarities between the Georg Philipp Telemann composition, and the Björnes magasin opening music, as Björnes magasin air for first time in 1987, the after "Fula gubbar" was popular.