Dra dit pepparn växer

Dra dit pepparn växer is a song written by Ulf Nordquist, and originally recorded by Sten & Stanley on the 1985 album Musik, dans & party.^[1] 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.^[2]

The song was tested for Svensktoppen, where it stayed for 10 weeks during the period of 27 October- 29 December 1985,^[3] 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.^[4]

The Sweden-geographical infidelity-theme returned in 1992 with Grönwalls Du ringde från Flen.

Other recordings

• Leif Hultgren - 1985 on the album Costa Ricas ros.^[5]
• Stig-Roland Holmbom - 1986 on the album Främmande länder.^[6]
• Black Ingvars - 1995 on the album Earcandy Six.^[7]
• Norwegian countryband "Nystogs". "Du kan dra dit pepper'n gror"

At Dansbandskampen 2009 the song was performed by Casanovas. Their recording was also added for the official Dansbandskampen 2009 compilation album.^[8]

References

1. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
2. ↑ "Don't Play a Sad Song After Midnight" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 13 July 2011. 
3. ↑ Svensktoppen - 1985
4. ↑ Svensktoppen - 1986
5. ↑ Information på Svensk mediedatabas
6. ↑ Information på Svensk mediedatabas
7. ↑ Information på Svensk mediedatabas
8. ↑ "Dansbandskampen" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 13 July 2011.