Ska vi älska, så ska vi älska till Buddy Holly

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På väg mot nattens nirvana,
slingrande på en ytterbana
med en tjej som såg ut som Jimmy Dean
och med fordringar som ingen kunde ana.

Hon sa 'Ska vi älska, så ska vi älska till rock 'n' roll - aha.
Ska vi älska, så ska vi älska till rock 'n' roll.'

Jag satte på Rolling Stones och 'Satisfaction',
Elvis Costello and the Attractions.
Hon sa 'Fan, vad är det här? Vad är det för modern skit?
Fram med 45:orna med lite action för

Ska vi älska, så ska vi älska till Buddy Holly - aha.
Ska vi älska, så ska vi älska till Buddy Holly'

cos he's my favourite, honey...'

Men var fanns 'Peggy Sue' och 'It's So Easy'
och 'Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore'.
Hon sa 'Too bad, boy men sån är min stil,
jag hoppas att du förstår...

Ska vi älska, så ska vi älska till Buddy Holly - aha.
Ska vi älska, så ska vi älska till Buddy Holly.'

English translation

If You Wanna Make Love, We'll Make Love to Buddy Holly
On my way to the night's nirvana
slithering on my course
with a girl who looked like Jimmy Dean
and with demands no one could know

She said 'if you wanna make love, we'll make love to rock 'n' roll - aha
If you wanna make love, we'll make love to rock 'n' roll.'

So I put on Rolling Stones and 'Satisfaction'
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
She said 'What's this? What's this modern shit?
Bring out your 45:s and a little action, cause

If you wanna make love, we'll make love to Buddy Holly - aha
If you wanna make love, we'll make love to Buddy Holly - aha

cos he's my favourite, honey...'

But where were 'Peggy Sue' and 'It's So Easy'
and 'Guess it Doesn't Matter Anymore'
She said 'Too bad boy but that's my style
I hope you understand...

If you wanna make love, we'll make love to Buddy Holly - aha
If you wanna make love, we'll make love to Buddy Holly - aha


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Credits

Words by Per Gessle
Music by Per Gessle & MP Persson
Published by Jimmy Fun Music

Produced by Lasse Lindbom. Recorded by Björn Boström at EMI Studio 2, Skärmarbrink, Stockholm, Sweden between August and September 1979. Mixed by Lasse Lindbom, Björn Boström, Per Gessle and Mats MP Persson. Vocals: Per Gessle. Electric guitar: Per Gessle and Mats MP Persson. 6-string acoustic guitar: Mats MP Persson. Backing vocals: Mats MP Persson and Micke Syd Andersson. Drums: Micke Syd Andersson. Bass: Anders Herrlin. Organ and electric piano: Göran Fritzon.

Comments

Per says he wrote this on 24 February 1979.

Lyrics inspired by a song called 'Om du vill ha mej, får du ta mej med rock 'n' roll' written by Martin from Halmstad. MP had a song called 'Beach Boy Boogie' where the music was borrowed from.