I must confess, I have a sweet-spot in my heart for many of the Swedish/Scandinavian pop and rock groups out there. I'm not sure what the attraction is, but even some of the lightweight song out there have ended up in my music collection, and I've even been known to sing along with such "classics" as Ace of Base's "All That She Wants" or any number of ABBA songs. My current obsession in the Swedish arena is with The Sounds, a popular group that unfortunately only has released two albums to date (but more on that in another post).
However, this post is about another favorite Swedish group of mine – Roxette. Even though their songs are sweet and simple, they're fun to listen to and the hooks are not only catchy, but don't get tired after many replays. I'd probably be embarrassed to have my coworkers catch me bopping along to some of their songs, but I'll definitely belt out a melody or two along with vocalist Marie Fredriksson when I'm driving in my car.
Here's a handful of my favorite tracks, off the only album of theirs that I've currently got in .mp3 format, in no particular order:
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November 19th, 2008 on 10:47 AM
Oh my God. LOVE these songs — I know all the lyrics to all of them :D Can't forget Must Have Been Love!
February 26th, 2009 on 5:09 AM
I never knew Ace of Base were Scandinavian. It's true what they say – you learn something new every day. And I too sing along to All That She Wants – unless it's on my iPod!