Morokul / Norsk-svensk hörna

Filmed: Saturday 25 November 1972

Location: TV huset Studio, Stockholm, Sweden

Broadcast: Saturday 25 November 1972, LIVE 19:10-20:00 and 21:30-23:00, SR, Sweden and NRK, Norway

Release status: This programme has not been included on any officially released video or DVD

Duration: 1:30:00

Shown in: Sweden & Norway

Additional information

Morokul = Need a translation
Norsk-svensk hörna = Norwegian-Swedish Corner

According to Programbladet (Norwegian TV guide) from this date, the first part of the program was sent between 19:10 - 20:00 with the title “Morokul” – Svensk-norsk “Hörna” med Lennart Hyland, and the second part 21:30 - 23:00 with the title “Norsk-svensk hörna” - Morokul med Lennart Hyland. It was (as the TV guide said) Svensk-norsk med Lennart Hyland. Kapellmester Sigurd Jansen.

This weekly family magasin-program series contained 12 episodes and run from 30 September to 16 December 1972. It was aired always on Saturdays in live from the SR TV huset studio, Stockholm and was a co-production between SR and NRK (the Swedish and Norwegian TV). Featured some interviews with famous people, comedians; performances by artists: mostly singer, instrument, stand-up comedy, solo duo or trio. The host was, as usually, Lennart Hyland.

The four future ABBA members all appeared on this programme in the 1st part (ie. aired 19:10 - 20:00) when these song were performed:
 

  1. Walk right in (Cannon/Woods)
  2. Puff (by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow)
  3. Gotta travel on (adapted by Paul Clayton)
  4.  Wimoweh – Johnny Mann Singers (adapted by Campbell)
  5. Morokul (Sigurd Jansen)
  6. Dorf Musikantene (Sigurd Jansen)
  7. California dreamin’ (John Philips)
  8. Vill du vara med så häng på (Per Asplin)
  9. Snikke sage lime banke (Per Asplin)
  10. He is your brother (Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson)
  11. Så glad som dina ögon (Agnetha Fältskog)

     

Producers Allan Schulman and John Andreassen.

The 2nd part available on NRK’s open archive site. As usually the 2nd part also featured on SR and NRK, between 21:30 - 23:00 on 25 November 1972.

Click here for a TV listing from Arbeiderbladet - 24 November 1972, p.27 (the following day's TV guide)
Click here for a TV listing from Eesti Päevaleht - 25 November 1972, p.12.
Click here for a Newspaper article from Arbeiderbladet - 13 September 1972, p.25.

 


 

Så glad som dina ögon

Du vet att jag vill bara va'
Så glad som dina ögon,
Och om du ser på mig idag
Så skrattar jag, så skrattar jag.

Du vet att jag vill bara va'
Så varm som dina händer,
Och om du värmer mig idag
Så fryser inte jag.

Det finns en väg som du vill gå
Som inte jag kan vandra på,
Och lyckans hjul har stannat till
Det rullar om jag bara kan få vara var jag vill.

Du vet att jag vill bara va'
Så mjuk som dina kinder,
Och om du kramar mig idag
Så gråter inte jag.

Du vet att jag vill bara va'
Så glad som dina ögon,
Och om du ser på mig idag
Så skrattar jag, så skrattar jag.

Du vet att jag vill bara va'
Så varm som dina händer,
Och om du värmer mig idag
Så fryser inte jag.

Du vet att jag vill bara va'
Din bästa vän idag.

(Agnetha Fältskog / Kenneth Gärdestad)
 

Thanks to Björn Waldenström c/o Intermezzo (issue no.19) and Audun Antonsen and Hilde H. Christiansen.
 Thanks to Jozsef.

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