Comments on: Swede Dreams

By: el derino

el derino — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:06:10 +0000

Great post barbryn – some great new stuff on here that I’ll definitely be investigating further. Know exactly what you mean about Silence Is Wild; after I came across it, I was just completely addicted to it for 2 or 3 months. One other Swedish favourite I’d add is El Perro Del Mar’s first album, which again completely hooked me for a long time – though oddly enough her two later albums haven’t done much for me.

By: barbryn

barbryn — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:07:26 +0000

“Might Be Stars”! Of course I remember that song. I’m in 6th form listening to Steve Lamaq’s Evening Session all over again…

By: saneshane

saneshane — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:02:12 +0000

after I found out ‘the day before you came’, that I had by The Real Tuesday Weld was an ABBA track.. I was astonished.. such banal yet beautiful story lyrics… what’s FrogPs description: Bergman period ABBA, or some such?

By: ToffeeBoy

ToffeeBoy — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:02:26 +0000

Hi barbryn – sorry, I didn’t mean to sound like I was telling you off about ABBA – it’s just one of my bug bears that ABBA are often written off too easily as purveyors of disposable pop – in fact, there’s a lot more to them than initially meets the eye.

I’ve put the You and Me Song in the ‘Box together with another Wannadies track. They’re both taken from the ‘Be A Boy’ album which is a damn fine listen all round.

I’ve also put a Hives track in there (Hate To Say I Told You So) which I must say I didn’t enjoy nearly as much as I expected to. I remembered it being better!

By: saneshane

saneshane — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:22:26 +0000

Gerald Fitzpatrick – I presume.

By: bishbosh

bishbosh — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:57:10 +0000

On a similar tip, I was at a very ‘straight’ dinner party full of investment banking types (don’t ask) a few years back. At one point, one of them remarked to a guy next to me, “You’ve got very unusual colouring – do you have any Irish in you?” Completely straight-faced (as it were), he replied, “No, but I have had.” I was crying with laughter. Nobody else got it.

The End.

By: makinavaja

makinavaja — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:30:53 +0000

Only just noticed this, Barbryn. I’m glad they were of help! They had to be foolproof – they were written by a luddite / technophobe!

By: ejaydee

ejaydee — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:04:03 +0000

I should hasten to add, it’s not a line I’ve ever heard other than in a comedy setting, it’s probably not real.

By: tincanman

tincanman — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:56:05 +0000

The album is worth getting I think barbryn. Lots of interesting wordplay, as steen calls it.

By: lambretinha

lambretinha — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:49:20 +0000

Oh, I forgot to mention The Perishers. A bit bland in places, but they have a few good tunes as well…