The reason I never checked this band out before was probably that I knew Gyllene Tider had something to do with another Swedish band Roxette, and Roxette is something that I don't find mind-blowingly interesting (although I have to admit that I haven't listened to their music very much). Per Gessle is a part of that band, and as Roxette is very famous these days, he is the most famous member of Gyllene Tider.
Although most Finns probably aren’t very much fond of Swedish language, I really like Swedish. I’ve always enjoyed it. It’s a bit more difficult than English, and it’s great fun to listen to (and try to speak it yourself…). Swedish is a beautiful language, great for power pop, too!
Sommartider is Gyllene Tider’s most famous song. It’s played on Finnish radio every summer, but I haven’t heard the original version too many times. It seems like they like to play the cover by that some newer band – the original is of course much better. There are lots of Gyllene Tider songs that I instantly loved: Skicka ett vykort älskling, Ljudet av ett annat hjärta, (Dansar inte lika bra som) sjömän, and Flickorna på TV2 are all fabulous songs. Their cover version of The Rivieras’ California Sun (Tylo sun) is also totally fabulous. Gyllene Tider have dozens of great songs, I haven’t heard a single one I don’t like!
It’s great to find bands like this. I only wish I had more time. It’s gonna be busy with university entrance exams this spring, once again. Still, it’s amazing to have great Swedish pop to listen to during breaks!
Gyllene Tider at MySpace
2 comments:
Kiitos tästä. Enpä ollut aikaisemmin tutustunut ja tuohan oli tosiaan melkein klassista powerpoppia. Ja erittäin hyvää sellaista. Mikä nyt ei kai pitäisi olla yllätys, kun Per Gessle on pätevä kaveri ja jos en olisi niin ennakkoluuloinen indienilkki, mullakin olisi varmaan miehen tuotantoa hyllyssä.
Kiitos itsellesi.. On todella mukavaa huomata, että tästä blogista on joskus hyötyä muillekin.
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