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[Mighty Midget]

Not quite I'm a next door neighbour,actually k: but it appears to me that you're one from "broderfolket"

As for Thåström, I prefer Ebba Grön rather than Imperiet, but then again, I'm happily stuck with those old punk bands, and Sweden brought us quite a few good ones

EDIT: Blondie - their debut album

2nd EDIT: Calling it a day with Tom Waits' Tom Traubert's Blues

[Lulu_Jane]

Peggy Lee - Why don't you do right?

[Mighty Midget]

Cornelis Vreeswijk again, with "Mördar-Anders"/"Murderer Anders"

I took the liberty of translating this song. I just love these stories C.V. tells in his songs

Murderer Anders (Cornelis Vreeswijk)

Murderer Anders, that's my name, that's my name
Murderer Anders, that's my name, that's my name
Murderer Anders, that's my name
I'll be beheaded today
That the Law Of Sweden says, I'll be damned!

I have murdered four men, four men
I have murdered four men, four men
I have murdered four men
If they're not in heaven
I'll be seeing them again, I'll be damned!

The executioner's there with a hood so red
The executioner's there with a hood so red
With his sword and hood so red
He means to see me dead
Coz that pays his daily bread, I'll be damned!

The priest stands there down on the ground
The priest stands there down on the ground
The priest stands on the ground
while his angels' sound
But I sure know what I'm doin', I'll be damned!

Little Karin she is there, she is there
Little Karin she is there, she is there
Little Karin she is there
She who I once held dear
Can you see her pride for me? I'll be damned!

You who're waiting for my shout, for my shout
You who're waiting for my shout, for my shout
You who're waiting for my shout
Will see a handsome corpse about
Anything to please the crowd, I'll be damned!

This is my farewell song, farewell song
This is my farewell song, farewell song
This is my farewell song
The axe'll be wet before long
I don't care where I'm goin', I'll be damned!

[Lulu_Jane]

I have a friend in gaol in Sweden at the moment, seems the laws have changed a little since this song was penned

He finds it quite comfortable.... relatively speaking.

EDIT: Nick Cave - There She Goes My Beautiful World

[chumloofah]

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Cornelis Vreeswijk again, with "Mördar-Anders"/"Murderer Anders"

I took the liberty of translating this song. I just love these stories C.V. tells in his songs

Murderer Anders (Cornelis Vreeswijk)

Murderer Anders, that's my name, that's my name
Murderer Anders, that's my name, that's my name
Murderer Anders, that's my name
I'll be beheaded today
That the Law Of Sweden says, I'll be damned!

I have murdered four men, four men
I have murdered four men, four men
I have murdered four men
If they're not in heaven
I'll be seeing them again, I'll be damned!

The executioner's there with a hood so red
The executioner's there with a hood so red
With his sword and hood so red
He means to see me dead
Coz that pays his daily bread, I'll be damned!

The priest stands there down on the ground
The priest stands there down on the ground
The priest stands on the ground
while his angels' sound
But I sure know what I'm doin', I'll be damned!

Little Karin she is there, she is there
Little Karin she is there, she is there
Little Karin she is there
She who I once held dear
Can you see her pride for me? I'll be damned!

You who're waiting for my shout, for my shout
You who're waiting for my shout, for my shout
You who're waiting for my shout
Will see a handsome corpse about
Anything to please the crowd, I'll be damned!

This is my farewell song, farewell song
This is my farewell song, farewell song
This is my farewell song
The axe'll be wet before long
I don't care where I'm goin', I'll be damned!
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That sounds an awful lot like Johnny Cash's Sam Hall.
You can even sing it to the same tune

[Lulu_Jane]

Nina Simone - Take Me To The Water.
- Don't smoke in bed.

[Mighty Midget]

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Cornelis Vreeswijk again, with "Mördar-Anders"/"Murderer Anders"
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That sounds an awful lot like Johnny Cash's Sam Hall.
You can even sing it to the same tune
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I'm not supprised. "Sam Hall" aka "Jack Hall" is an old English traditional. These folk songs have been sung (and translated) by many people, including Cash & Vreeswijk

Now: Cockney Rejects - various tracks. I'm thinking of going out, and the Rejects are exellent "charging up" music

EDIT: <_< As the rain continues, I decided to stay at home instead of sitting all wet at some pub, so I dug out some Toy Dolls albums instead. Now "Wakey Wakey".

2nd EDI: Nah, to hell with the weather, I'm going out anyway. Time for pool and pints \o/

[Lulu_Jane]

Eddie Izzard - Dress To Kill.

My second favourite transvestite

[Pietafon]

Mattafix - Big City Life
Nice one!

[Mighty Midget]

Tom Waits - Blue Valentine, coz my head doesn't cope very well with anything noisier at the moment