Original members were Gert Lengstrand (vocals), Bjarne Lundquist, Göran Liljeblad, Håkan Liljeblad och Lars Larsson.
The group made a breakthrough with Säkkinjärven Polka in 1963. Hit songs such as Diggety Doggety, Mule Skinner Blues and Rockin' Robin followed. Singer Gert Lengstrand left the group in 1966, and since then the band began development towards playing dansband music. Robert Löfvendahl became the new singer in 1969. The same year, the band had a Svensktoppen number one hit with "Tusen öars land". In 1970, Ove Pilebo began as singer and Streaplers became one of Sweden's most popular dansbands, with 225 concerts. As a dansband, they had many Svensktoppen hits, like "Valentino", "Jag har en dröm" and "Till min kära", which during the period 1995-1997 was on the list for 73 weeks, 22 of the hits made first place.
Today, the twins Håkan an Göran are the only original members. The other members are Kenny Samuelsson, Anders Larsson (taking over when Lasse Larsson left the band, Anders is Lasse's brother's son) and Kjetil Granli
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Mary Ann
Streaplers Lyrics
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Jag hade ingenting den dagen
då vi möttes
Jag hade saknat länge en känsla
som var sann
Jag visste inte hur det var
att vara en hel man
Come on baby, come on Mary Ann
Come on baby, come on Mary Ann
Ingenting, ingenting kändes rätt,
sen den dagen du försvann
Come on baby, come on Mary Ann
Jag måste glömma allting svårt,
Jag vill vara bättre
Jag måste glömma allt vi gjorde
som blev fel
Jag måste hitta den rätta vägen fram,
så fort jag bara kan
Hitta vägen hem till Mary Ann
Come on baby, come on Mary Ann…
The lyrics to Streaplers' song "Mary Ann" depict a man who has been searching for true love and finally finds it with Mary Ann. The song begins with the man expressing that he had nothing and had been longing for a true and genuine feeling. He did not know how to be a whole man until he met Mary Ann, who brought completeness to his life. The chorus of the song urges Mary Ann to come to him and implores her not to leave him because nothing felt right before he met her.
As the song progresses, the man realizes that he needs to forget all the difficult things in his past and become a better person for Mary Ann. He urges that he needs to forget everything they did that went wrong and find a way back to her. He promises to find the right path to lead him back to Mary Ann, indicating that the love he has found with her is strong and worth fighting for.
Overall, the lyrics of "Mary Ann" showcase the power of love and how it can make one's life complete. The song encourages people to fight for the love they have found and put in the effort to make relationships work.
Line by Line Meaning
Jag hade ingenting den dagen då vi möttes
I was lacking something important on the day we met
Jag hade saknat länge en känsla som var sann
I had been yearning for a genuine feeling for a long time
Jag visste inte hur det var att vara en hel man
I didn't know how it felt to be a complete man
Tills den dan jag mötte Mary Ann
Until the day I met Mary Ann
Come on baby, come on Mary Ann
Encouraging Mary Ann to move closer to me
Ingenting, ingenting kändes rätt, sen den dagen du försvann
Nothing felt right since the day you disappeared
Jag måste glömma allting svårt, jag vill vara bättre
I must forget all the difficult things, I want to be better
Jag måste glömma allt vi gjorde som blev fel
I must forget all the things we did that went wrong
Jag måste hitta den rätta vägen fram, så fort jag bara kan
I must find the right path forward as quickly as I can
Hitta vägen hem till Mary Ann
Finding the way back to Mary Ann
Come on baby, come on Mary Ann…
Encouraging Mary Ann to come closer to me, again
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