Mälarö kyrka

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Mälarö kyrka is a Swedish schlager song from 1968, written by Sven Lindahl. The lyrics tell about a young man who sneaks into a church at night to play Bach and the Beatles on the organ. The idea came from Adelsö kyrka.

Lenne Broberg recorded Mälarö kyrka and released it as a single (A-side Mälarö kyrka, B-side Båten blå). The song stayed on the Svensktoppen chart for seven weeks in 1968, from March 24 to May 5, and it reached number 1 on April 7. The music has a chord progression similar to Pachelbel's Canon.

In 1979 Magnus Uggla covered the song on his EP Magnus Uggla band sjunger schlagers. Åsa Jinder later recorded Mälarö kyrka with nyckelharpa, and it stayed on Svensktoppen for seven weeks from November 27, 1993 to January 29, 1994. A Finnish version called Vanha Holvikirkko was written and recorded by Eero Raittinen and by the punk band Klamydia. The song was also covered in 2010 by the dansband Rolandz on their album Jajamen.