Miss Mac Baren
Miss Mac Baren is a song written by Göran Lagerberg, Anders Töpel, Tommy Tausis, Danne Larsson and Tommy Blom.[1] It was first recorded by their band Tages, released as a single in November 1966.[2] The single was recorded during the sessions for their third studio album, Extra Extra, but was ultimately excluded from it.[3] The B-side, "Get Up An' Get Going" was however included as the fourth track of the album.[4] "Miss Mac Baren" got its first album release on Tages Hits Vol. 3, a compilation album released in August 1967.[5]
"Miss Mac Baren" | ||||
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Single by Tages | ||||
B-side | "Get Up An' Get Goin'" | |||
Released | November 1966 | |||
Recorded | November 1966 | |||
Studio | Europafilm Studios, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:20 | |||
Label | Platina | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Anders Henriksson | |||
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Background
The single originated by the band during their Scandinavian tour. After a show in Odense, Denmark, they were phoned by their record label, Platina Records that the Beatles had recently release a single (most likely "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby"). Since the band at the time were considered the west coast Beatles, Tages were considered the Beatles greatest rivals in Sweden.[6] They were unsure of what to record, but when Danne Larsson was sitting at a bar with them, he spotted an ad for Mac Baren Tobacco, which stuck to him.[7]
The song was subsequently written on a tour bus in Southern Sweden during their way home from Denmark, and was apparently inspired by a currently unidentified Finnish rock group which Tages had heard in 1965 during a tour there.[8] It was subsequently recorded once they'd gotten back to Stockholm and Europafilm Studio, in Solna.[8] The odd sound of the introduction and ending were conceived by Blom, who had crawled in under a piano and played it with a pick.[8]
"Miss Mac Baren" was recorded and released as a single in November 1966, a release that coincided with their third studio album Extra Extra.[9] It instantly became a chart hit, reaching number one on Kvällstoppen in the early weeks of 1967 (becoming their second to do so, after "In My Dreams", and number four on Tio I Topp.[10][11] The B-Side, "Get Up An' Get Goin'" was written by Anders Henriksson and Thorstein Bergman (under the pseudonyms F. Akon and F. Thokon)[12]
Personnel
Tages
- Tommy Blom – co-lead vocals, percussion
- Göran Lagerberg – co-lead vocals, bass guitar
- Anders Töpel – lead guitar
- Danne Larsson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Tommy Tausis – drums
Other
- Anders Henriksson – piano, keyboards, backing vocals, producer
Chart positions
Chart (1966-1967) | Peak position |
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Sweden (Kvällstoppen) | 1[10][13] |
Sverige (Tio I Topp) | 4[11][14] |
References
- "60-talet : hitsen från topplistorna. 3" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- "Miss Mac Baren" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1966. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- "Tages – Extra Extra". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- "Tages - Extra Extra". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- "Tages Hits Vol. 3" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1966. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- "På jakt efter sångaren i Västkustens Beatles". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- Amster, Harry (2012-12-15). "Vi var med och skapade rockmyten". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- "tomyblom". 60spunk.m78.com. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- "Tages – Miss Mac Baren". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- "Miss Mac Baren av Tages". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- "Tages - Tio i Topp". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- "Tages - Miss Mac Baren / Get Up An' Get Goin'". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- "Kvällstoppen" (PDF). Hitsallertijden. 1966. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson (1998). Tio i topp (in Swedish). Premium förlag. p. 370.