Povel Ramel

Baron Povel Ramel (born 1 june, 1922, in ?stermalm in Stockholm) is a Swedish entertainer. He is a singer, vaudeville artist, composer, and songwriter, and has registered over 1,000 songs.

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Ramel's songs are noted for their humor and drastic wordplay. He has written at least one song in English, "The Sukiyaki Syndrome", about a visit in a Japanese restaurant.

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His first hit was in 1944 with his song "Johanssons boogie-woogie-vals" (Johansson's boogie voogie waltz). Other songs include: "Tjo va de va livat i holken i l?rdags" (Whoopee whatta bustle it was in the birdhouse last Saturday), "Sorgl?sa brunn" (Light-hearted well, a play on the real Raml?sa), "Karl Nilsson", "Jag diggar dig" (I dig you), "Varf?r ?r d?r ingen is till punschen? "(Why is there no ice in the Punsch?), "Det skulle aldrig delfinerna g?ra" (The dolphins would never do that), "De sista entusiasterna" (the last enthusiasts).

Baron: Baron is a specific title of nobility or a more generic feudal qualification. The word baron comes from French baron, itself from Frankish baro meaning "freeman, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman." Ultimately it seems to mean a burden bearer....

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