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Some songs for the troops.
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:51:14 -0400, Dave Stallard
wrote: Does anybody have the complete list? Please tell me there's something by Jilly Blowell well, if it makes you feel any better, he's on at least one list..."Lousy Drivers": http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wi...-regional-wire -Astro |
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Some songs for the troops.
On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 03:57:46 +0200, "Inger Skramstad Jørstad"
wrote: "bdubya" skrev i melding .. . I'm not sure it's any worse than "The Final Countdown", but when a hair-metal band calls itself "Europe", the results are pretty much guaranteed to suck. I guess that would apply to anything with "Starship" in the name as well. "Europe" was a Swedish band. The lead singer called himself "Joey Tempest"! And I agree, it sucks. Please tell me there's never been a metal band called "Scandinavia". And that there never will be. I am sorry that I have to disappoint you here, because there IS in fact a band right here in Norway called "Scandinavia"! But, it is musically as far from a metal band as you can possibly get. They play what we here call "Scandinavian dance band music". Is that related to the "Danseband" phenomenon, as exemplified by Gert Jonnys, among others? http://www.knuthaugen.no/danseband/ bw |
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Some songs for the troops.
"bdubya" skrev i melding
... Please tell me there's never been a metal band called "Scandinavia". And that there never will be. I am sorry that I have to disappoint you here, because there IS in fact a band right here in Norway called "Scandinavia"! But, it is musically as far from a metal band as you can possibly get. They play what we here call "Scandinavian dance band music". Is that related to the "Danseband" phenomenon, as exemplified by Gert Jonnys, among others? http://www.knuthaugen.no/danseband/ YES! Spot-on! This is the "danseband" phenomenon. These bands have a distinctive image, look and sound, and you either love or loathe them. This style of music is extremely popular in both Sweden and Norway, and also to a certain extent in Finland and Denmark, too, particularly among the middleaged in rural districts. We here have our own national championships each year in this type of music, with titles and musical awards, all televized. There are "danseband" "gallas" and festivals, and to me at least this kind of music have ingredients from good old rock&roll ("swing"), country music, traditional folk music, and ballroom. Popular instruments are among others accordion and saxophone, and lots of keyboard. The lyrics are simple and folk/country-like, with lots of love&relationships, romance, etc. etc. It is really impossible to describe, you have to be there and see a "concert" (always with dancing in front of the stage by everybody) for yourself. Of course boozing is a big part of this, but definitely no drugs. The "danseband" audience is most definitely not drug users, but loves a decent mixture of beer, homebrew and moonshine, while "illegal substances" are more or less taboo. This audience is a conservative crowd, with good old country style values. No drugs allowed, but lots and lots of booze is accepted. In other words, a typical rural phenomenon, while our urban areas are more in tune with the musical taste elsewhere in Europe. The "danseband" "concerts" are usually referred to as "dansegallaer" ("dansegallas"). The audience dresses casual, but not too casual, with a "romantic" touch. |
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Some songs for the troops.
"bdubya" skrev i melding
... Please tell me there's never been a metal band called "Scandinavia". And that there never will be. I am sorry that I have to disappoint you here, because there IS in fact a band right here in Norway called "Scandinavia"! But, it is musically as far from a metal band as you can possibly get. They play what we here call "Scandinavian dance band music". Is that related to the "Danseband" phenomenon, as exemplified by Gert Jonnys, among others? http://www.knuthaugen.no/danseband/ "Dansebandet" "Scandinavia", some more info: Their latest CD is called "Tænd ett ljus i fønstret" ("Light a Candle in the Window"). It was released on January 15th, 2004. All the lyrics are in Swedish, even though the band itself is Norwegian. That is simply because Sweden is a bigger market than Norway, with twice as many people. Their next CD, scheduled for release in January 2005, will also most likely be in Swedish. They have released a total of 13 CDs so far. Two of these have sold enough to qualify for gold records for the band. The current members of the band are Eirik Johansen, Steinar Storm Kristiansen, Finn Jacobsen, Pål Fuglseth Tautra, Ronny Jacobsen, and Bjørn O. Jensen. The line-up of the band has been almost unchanged since the start back in August 1988. They have been on the road for almost 16 years now. The band was started in Oslo in August 1988. Their first single, called "Dagen er din" ("This is your Day"), was released in Denmark and Norway in September 1988. They have been "live in concert" on radio&TV more than 70 times here in Scandinavia. They have played more than 1200 "concerts" in Scandinavia, and around 200 of them have been in Denmark. They have a faithful and devoted audience in Denmark in addition to their numerous fans in Sweden and Norway. They have also toured in the USA. "Scandinavia" won the Norwegian Music Award for "danseband music", or "best danseband", in 2001. All "danseband" are on the road, touring. None of them are mere studio bands, only releasing CD, They all play "live" ("concerts" or "dansegallas") ALL over Scandinavia, and the audience is ALWAYS dancing to their music, never only listening. This music could not exist through only CDs, it is totally dependent upon frequent and extensive touring and "live dancing". It is party music, meant for partying and dancing, often outdoors, sometimes indoors "ballroom style". |
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Some songs for the troops.
"Richard Henry" wrote in message news:8WHic.35098$ab3.5281@fed1read02...
"Inger Skramstad Jørstad" wrote in message ... The song is all about psychological masturbation (sex with oneself is sex with a person you really love). "I really love myself", la, la, la, la, la, etc. etc. Sickening. I find the latest H2 ad pretty funny. A kid with a Hummer-styled soapbox racer wins a race by cheating his friends (cutting cross-country insead of following the race course) while The WHo sing "Happy Jack" in the background. Funny? The Jack commercial for the Hummer SUV is one of the dumbest pieces of marketing drivel I have ever witnessed. The so called "determination" of the young boy reflects much of the same stupid and superficial values which would cause a grown man to buy one of those gas guzzling, view obstructing menaces to society. And that little boy - what is he? Nothing more than a simple cheat - learning his first lessons at rude and offensive driving. |
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Some songs for the troops.
"Big Yager" wrote in message om... "Richard Henry" wrote in message news:8WHic.35098$ab3.5281@fed1read02... "Inger Skramstad Jørstad" wrote in message ... The song is all about psychological masturbation (sex with oneself is sex with a person you really love). "I really love myself", la, la, la, la, la, etc. etc. Sickening. I find the latest H2 ad pretty funny. A kid with a Hummer-styled soapbox racer wins a race by cheating his friends (cutting cross-country insead of following the race course) while The WHo sing "Happy Jack" in the background. Funny? The Jack commercial for the Hummer SUV is one of the dumbest pieces of marketing drivel I have ever witnessed. The so called "determination" of the young boy reflects much of the same stupid and superficial values which would cause a grown man to buy one of those gas guzzling, view obstructing menaces to society. And that little boy - what is he? Nothing more than a simple cheat - learning his first lessons at rude and offensive driving. Whenver my kids see an H2 on the road, they open the windows and shout "Fake! Fake!" Well-trained little brats, no? Even worse, I saw a Cadillac Escalade (the UpScale SUV) the other day with pimp wheels and spinner hubs. |
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Some songs for the troops.
"Inger Skramstad Jørstad" wrote in message news | "Inger Skramstad Jørstad" skrev i melding | news | 10. Anything by Midnight Oil, or Texas. U.S. Forces bring me down |
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