The song text is about a young man sneaking into a church late at night to play Bach and the Beatles on the organ.
The inspiration to the song text is from the church Adelsö kyrka, and the song was originally recorded by Lenne Broberg and released as a single.
Åsa Jinder recorded Mälarö kyrka with her nyckelharpa,[2] scoring a Svensktoppen hit for seven weeks during the period 27 November 1993[3] – 29 January 1994.
[4] A Finnish language version, Vanha Holvikirkko, has also been written and been recorded by among others Finnish musician Eero Raittinen and punk band Klamydia.
The song was also covered in 2010 by the dansband Rolandz on their album Jajamen.