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Wikipedia article
"'Jimmy Dean'" is a 1989 song performed by the Swedish band Troll.
Chart performance
The song reached #1 on Swedish Trackslistan on 6 January 1990 and stayed on top for another week.Sveriges Radio [http://www.sr.se/p3/topplistor/tracks/?getListW=1&getListY=1990&showyear=1990 Trackslistan 6 January 1990] The song also topped the singles chart on 7 February 1990 for one week."[http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Troll&titel=Jimmy+Dean TROLL - JIMMY DEAN (SONG)]", swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
Cover versions in Finland and Poland
In 1995 Finnish female pop duo CatCat brought out a Finnish-language version of the song, entitled "Piirtelet mun sydmeen (You draw in my heart)". This version was renewed in 2017 when the duo re-recorded the song, changing its form from pop to club music.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROYV3pPgMNw Youtube.com][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BogOqdxhEiQ Youtube.com]
In 1998 Forte, a Polish duo, released a Polish-language version of the song, entitled "Monte Carlo i Ty (Monte Carlo and You)". In this version, the sound has been changed to be closer to Eurodance music, the melody of the verses has been changed and an English rap part has been added. The cover in the Polish language version was the title track of the Forte duo cassette and album.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAx14J7jhzE Youtube.com][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8C_Yw6Yo-g Youtube.com]
References
Category:Swedish pop songs
Category:1989 singles
Category:Songs written by Alexander Bard
Category:Songs written by Tim Norell
Category:Songs written by Ola Hkansson
Category:1989 songs
Category:Songs about actors
Category:Cultural depictions of James Dean
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