| "Flickan och kråkan" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Mikael Wiehe | |
| from the album Kråksånger | |
| Language | Swedish |
| Released | 1981 |
| Genre | Progg |
| Length | 3:46 |
| Songwriter(s) | Mikael Wiehe |
The Girl and the Crow (in Swedish: Flickan och kråkan) is a song composed by Mikael Wiehe, originally published on his album "Kråksånger" in 1981.
Wiehe wrote the text inspired by an image by the Swedish cartoonist Oscar Cleve: Little girl rushes to vet with wounded crow".
Several covers have been made including versions by Dia Psalma (1994), Strömkarlen (2009), and Timbuktu (2012). According to Wiehe, Anni-Frid Lyngstad from ABBA wanted to release a cover in the beginning of the 1980s to one of her albums, but he declined, one of the major reasons being that she earlier had appeared in a Swedish Employers Association advertising campaign, "Invest in yourself". It was included in Sofia Karlsson's successful 2007 studio album Visor från vinden, which also featured songs by the poets Charles Baudelaire, Inger Hagerup and Dan Andersson.
Charts
Timbuktu version
Weekly charts
| Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 7 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2012) | Position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 28 |
References
- Wiehe, Mikael. "Ägd av Wiehe". Mikael Wiehe. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- "Oscar Cleve 1906-1991". SatirArkivet.se. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- "Versions Flickan och kråkan written by Mikael Wiehe". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- "Visor från vinden". Sonloco.com. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- "Timbuktu – Flickan och kråkan". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- "Årslista Singlar – År 2012" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 November 2021.