Kriminella Gitarrer was formed in the beginning of 1977 in Klippan, a small… Read Full Bio ↴Kriminella Gitarrer was formed in the beginning of 1977 in Klippan, a small town in the south of Sweden, by Stry (vocals), Sticky Bomb (drums), Affe (bass) and Mats P (guitarr). Kriminella Gitarrer belonged to the first generation of Swedish punk bands. They released two 7"s in '78 after which Stry left for Malmö, while the rest band released a final single and toured for a while.
They were not the most influential but they managed to produce a great number of rough and imaginative punk songs before they split up in 1979.

Stry Terrarie went on to form Stry & Stripparna, Besökarna, Garbochock and then joining Ebba Grön and later Rymdimperiet/Imperiet, becoming one of Sweden's most well-known punk musicians.
Mats Persson would later play in Dolkenihåsan and Lasakungen.
Sticky Bomb would play in Torsson and Wilmer X.

The are notable for having released the first punk single in Sweden, 1978's 7" Vårdad klädsel.

Knugen skuk
Kriminella gitarrer Lyrics

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Skulle gå och handla
Råka' se en tidning
Senaste nytt från slottet:
Silvia är med barn
Silvia är med barn

Då kom jag och tänka på
Knugen skuk

Knugen skuk
Knugen skuk
Alla vill vi se
Knugen skuk
Veta hur den är
Knugen skuk
Alla vill vi se
Knugen skuk
Veta hur den är
Knugen skuk
Alla vill vi se
Knugen skuk

När jag var i Stockholm
Då gick jag på slottet
Där fick jag se kungen
Pussade sin drottning
Hon är ju med barn
Hon är ju med barn

Då kom jag och tänka på
Knugen skuk
Knugen skuk
Knugen skuk
Alla vill vi se
Knugen skuk
Veta hur den är
Knugen skuk
Alla vill vi se
Knugen skuk
Veta hur den är
Knugen skuk
Alla vill vi se
Knugen skuk

När jag var på slottet
Då gick jag på toa
Där stod nån och kissa'
När han vände huvet
Såg jag det var kungen
Såg jag det var kungen

Äntligen så fick jag se
Knugen skuk
Knugen skuk
Knugen skuk
Alla vill vi se
Knugen skuk
Veta hur den är
Knugen skuk
Alla vill vi se
Knugen skuk
Veta hur den är
Knugen skuk

Alla vill vi se
Knugen skuk

Overall Meaning

The song "Knugen skuk" by Kriminella Gitarrer, translated to "The King's Penis," is a humorous commentary on the fascination with the royal family's personal lives. The song opens with the singer stumbling upon a newspaper with the headline that Silvia, the queen, is pregnant. This leads the singer to think of the king's penis, and how everyone wants to know what it looks like. The chorus repeats the desire to see and know about the king's penis.

The second verse recounts the singer's visit to Stockholm and the royal palace, where they saw the king kissing the queen and learned that she was pregnant. This again brings the singer's thoughts back to the king's penis. The final verse adds a comedic twist, as the singer sees the king urinating in the bathroom and finally gets a glimpse of the elusive "Knugen skuk."

Overall, the song uses humor to critique the obsession with the personal lives of the royal family and their supposed importance to society.

Line by Line Meaning

Skulle gå och handla
I was out to do some grocery shopping

Råka' se en tidning
Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of a newspaper

Senaste nytt från slottet: Silvia är med barn
The front page headline read: Latest news from the royal palace- Silvia is pregnant

Då kom jag och tänka på Knugen skuk
That's when I thought about the King's sexual organ

Alla vill vi se Knugen skuk
Everyone is curious to know what the King's sexual organ looks like

Veta hur den är
Wants to know how it looks like

När jag var i Stockholm
When I was in Stockholm

Då gick jag på slottet
I visited the royal palace

Där fick jag se kungen
It was there that I saw the King

Pussade sin drottning
Kissing his Queen