Marie i växeln

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Marie i växeln vill du ge mej en chans?
Koppla inte bort min rikssamtalsromans
Dina skivbolagsbossar och branschiga boys
Jag är helt knäckt på din lena voice
Jag ringer ifrån 035
Blockerar jag växeln?
Än sen?
Ge mej, ge mej ditt nummer hem
När är du fri?
Jag snackar med Marie

Leker du med mej för egen vinning
ska jag hata Alexander Graham Bells uppfinning
Marie i växeln, hej, ge mej ett svar
annars ringer jag CBS och och Polar
Jag ringer ifrån 035
Blockerar jag växeln?
Än sen?
Ge mej, ge mej ditt nummer hem
När är du fri?
Jag snackar med Marie

Marie i växeln, mina stålar är slut
Telefonräkningar bakom varje knut
Snälla Marie, kan du fixa rabatt?
Tio procent eller bara en natt
Jag ringer ifrån 035
Blockerar jag växeln?
Än sen?
Ge mej, ge mej ditt nummer hem
När är du fri?
Jag snackar med Marie
När är du fri, Marie?
Marie i växeln...

English translation

Switchboard Marie
Switchboard Marie won't you give me a change?
Don't disconnect my long distance romance
Your record company bosses and branchy boys
I'm totally knocked of your smooth voice
I'm calling from 035
Am I blocking the switchboard?
So what?
Gimme gimme your number home
When are you free?
I'm yakking with Marie

Are you playing me for your own gain
Then I'll hate Alexander Graham Bell's invention
Switchboard Marie, hey, gimme an answer
or I'll call CBS and Polar
I'm calling from 035
Am I blocking the switchboard?
So what?
Gimme gimme your number home
When are you free?
I'm yakking with Marie

Switchboard Marie, I'm out of green
Phone bills around every corner
Please Marie, can you get me a discount?
Ten per cent or just a night
I'm calling from 035
Am I blocking the switchboard?
So what?
Gimme gimme your number home
When are you free?
I'm yakking with Marie
When are you free, Marie?

Switchboard Susan (original lyrics)
Switchboard Susan,
won't you give me a line
I need a doctor, give me 999
First time I picked up the telephone
I fell in love with your ringing tone
I'm a long distance romancer
I keep on trying till I get an answer
Gimme gimme one more chance
She's a greater little operator

Switchboard Susan, let me off the hook
I've been this way
since you give me your look
Switchboard Susan, you're all the rage
Come on sugar, let's get engaged
I'm a long distance romancer
I keep on trying till I get an answer
Gimme gimme one more chance
She's a greater little operator

When I'm near you girl, I get an extension
And I don't mean
Alexander Graham Bell's invention
Switchboard Susan, can we be friends
After six, at weekends
I'm a long distance romancer
I keep on trying till I get an answer
Gimme gimme one more chance
She's a greater little operator
She's a greater little operator

Hey babe, your number's great
38-27-38
Oh you bring a smile to my dial
Oh you great, operator's great


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Credits

Words by Per Gessle & Niklas Strömstedt
Music by Mickey Jupp
Published by Universal Music Publishing

Produced by Lasse Lindbom. Recorded by Björn Boström at EMI Studio 2, Skärmarbrink, Stockholm 1980. Mixed by Lasse Lindbom and Björn Boström. Per Gessle: vocals, Mats MP Persson: electric guitar, Janne Andersson: guitar solo, Göran Fritzon: electric piano, Niklas Strömstedt: Vox organ and back up vocals, Anders Herrlin: bass, Micke Syd Andersson: drums Lasse Lindbom: back up vocals.

Comments

Per Gessle's and Niklas Strömstedt's über smart lyrics of Mickey Jupp's "Switchboard Susan." Per and Niklas's version became "Marie i växeln" as the switchboard girl at EMI was in fact named Marie... "Recorded for Parlophone Pop!" as Rockfile.