As promised, here's part 2 on Swedish pop. This time, instead of highlighting the phenomenon of inter-gender duos in the Swedish pop scene, I just want to throw out some Swedish vids for your listening and viewing pleasure. I think these five are remarkable. The first three of them have their own trend going on in them: they all use animation.
The first video is a popular one: "Young Folks" by Peter, Bjorn, and John.
The second is "Jump the Train" by My Darling YOU! - a duo by the way.
Next, there's Dungen and their video for the song "Festival." I saw them live a couple of years ago in Carrboro. They didn't speak any English except at one point the lead singer said into the mike, "I'm come to Carrboro to smoke my Marlboros." I think he had a pretty good grasp on American culture to be able to condense it so succinctly. What was even more endearing was that after the show the band lined up at the exit door of Cat's Cradle in a sort of receiving line to meet people on the way out and thank them for coming to their show. I've never seen anything like that in my entire life.
Video number 4 is the song "We're From Barcelona" by the band I'm From Barcelona. I love this so much and I probably shouldn't.
And finally, the duo Suburban Kids With Biblical Names with the song "Rent a Wreck." I'm told that SKWB recorded their album in the hallway of the basement of the family home. Lyrics like, "I wanna turn all the dance floors into a burning inferno of Ba-Ba" should always be made into t-shirts.
God Bless the Kingdom of Sweden!
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