Fun Fact:
Did you know that Roxette’s “Dance Passion” has 7 songs and is 38 mins long? Roxette’s “Good Karma” has 11 songs and is also 38 mins long.
Cool, ain’t it?
Well, my favorite song, 3 weeks in a row has been “Sarà perché ti amo” by Ricchi e Poveri, and it’s a lovely lovely song with a bit of an ABBA-ish touch, musically.
Talking about ABBA, there are rumors which are “confirmed” now that they are having a reunion after 35 years. Lets see how true is it this time.
I still didn’t get a chance to listen to “Dance Passion” till now, because I need full concentration for it, and I have not gotten it yet. But I did get a chance to listen to quite some Gyllene Tider and solo Marie Fredriksson in the Swedish best hits albums. I have heard 7 albums, and almost all of them have a representation from GT and MF. Seriously, this shows how BIG they were and how BIG they are in the Swedish pop scene.
Out of 7 albums, 6 had GT and Marie.
Let me share:
Vol. 1
- Juni, Juli, Augusti - Gyllene Tider
- Ännu doftar kärlek - Marie Fredriksson
Vol. 3
- Sommartider - Gyllene Tider
- Sparvöga - Marie Fredriksson
Vol. 4
- Lycklig, Lycklig - Ulf Lundell (Marie sang a version of this song with Ulf Lundell as well)
- När Vi Två Blir En - Gyllene Tider
- Efter Stormen - Marie Fredriksson
Vol. 5
- Flickorna På TV2 - Gyllene Tider
Vol. 6
- Ljudet Av Ett Annat Hjärta - Gyllene Tider
Vol. 7
- (Kom Så Ska Vi) Leva Livet - Gyllene Tider
- Så Länge Det Lyser Mittemot - Marie Fredriksson
And not just there, there are 2 more things worth mentioning:
- Nordman is a fantastic Swedish band which blends Pop-Rock with Folk. Fantastic.
- Ratata (yes, the same who sang “I want you” with Roxette and Eva Dahlgren) sounds quite a lot like “Foreigner” (Remember their song “Waiting for a girl like you” or “Say you will” or “I want to know what love is”?)
- Eva Dahlgren is fantastic! There are plenty of songs by her which I came across in these 7 volumes out of 20, and i’m super impressed by her understanding of Pop. Brilliant.
Anyway, this is a very mixed up article, apologies, but hey, I wish you a merry weekend.
Love and Peace
4/2/2017