"Jimmy Dean" is a 1989 song performed by the Swedish band

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. The song references a character strongly implied to be 1950s American film actor

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Chart performance

The song reached #1 on Swedish Trackslistan on 6 January 1990 and stayed on top for another week. The song also topped the singles chart on 7 February 1990 for one week.

Cover versions in Finland and Poland

In 1995, Finnish female pop duo CatCat brought out a

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version of the song, entitled "Piirtelet mun sydämeen (You draw in my heart)". This version was renewed in 2017 when the duo re-recorded the song, changing its form from pop to club music. In 1998, Forte, a Polish duo, released a Polish-language version of the song, entitled "Monte Carlo i Ty (Monte Carlo and You)". In this version, the sound has been changed to be closer to Eurodance music, the melody of the verses has been changed and an English rap part has been added. The cover in the Polish language version was the title track of the Forte duo cassette and album.Youtube.com
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References

Swedish pop songs 1989 singles Songs written by Alexander Bard Songs written by Tim Norell Songs written by Ola Håkansson 1989 songs Songs about actors Cultural depictions of James Dean {{1980s-single-stub