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Late 60's and early 70's


Music has always meant a lot to me, ever since I was a little child. The first record I can remember is a single I got from my sister, Reidun, in 1969, when I was 4 years old. It was called Tala inte om det för din mamma (In English: Don't tell your mum)and it continued.... hon får inte veta med detsamma! (she musn't know at once).The girl singing was called Caroline Williams. I played this record over and over again. I can't see why my sisters, my brother or my parents didn't confiscate it! I never seemed to get tired of playing it!
I also played the songs about Pippi Longstockingand Emilby the famous author Astrid Lindgren.

Disney's The Jungle Bookand Aristocatswere other records with songs I used to own. Another favourite was Sudda, sudda...by Gullan Bornemark.



The 70's


Then came ABBA. And nothing was never to be the same again! I will never forget Brighton 1974. Fantastic! I got hooked at once. So cool, so good, and they were Swedish! Ever since their victory in the Eurovision Song Contest I've been a true fan.

Many of my friends were so embarrassed that they never admitted they actually liked ABBA. Those who didn't listen to ABBA listened to Deep Purple, Sweet, Bowie or something else "more accepted". I adored ABBA. I bought all the records as soon as they were released. And I also bought a lot of magazines with interviews and posters.

My friend, Micke, never told anyone at school that he also liked ABBA. But when we met in the afternoon, we used to fight over who was to play Agnetha! We mimed to the blaring sound coming out of my little portable orange-coloured Philips record-player.

Once I had an accident with my little record-player. It happened in the tent I used to play and sometimes sleep in. The tent was pitched in the garden of our summer house in Sölvesborg. My Philips was loaded with batteries and the speaker was hanging from one of the tent poles. We were playing "Mamma Mia" on full volume when disaster struck; the loudspeaker fell down on to the record-player! Catastrophy! It cut a whole right through the record! I still keep it as a memory.

My interest in The Eurovision Song Contest started with ABBA's victory in Brighton 1974. And I am still an avid viewer, listener and admirer of this annual event. It's simply the best TV-show of the year.

Most of the time, I listened to ABBA, but I had some time for other groups too. I really liked Boney M. And then I listened to The Bee Gees with Saturday Night Fever of course. Disco, disco, disco heaven!



The 80's




A new decade. New music. I started upper secondary school in 1981 and then I got a lot of new friends too. We had the same interest in music: The Human League, New Order, The Thompson Twins, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, Eurythmics, Duran Duran, Culture Club, Heaven 17, Yazoo, Dead or Alive, Howard Jones, Japan, OMD, Ultravox, Talk Talk, Marc Almond (Soft Cell), Indochine, Scritti Politti, Bananarama, Erasure, Madonna are some of the most well-known.



Other not so well known favourites were: Kissing the Pink, Strawberry Switchblade, Amazulu, Marilyn, Frank Chickens, Blancmange, Belouis Some and Propaganda.

We bought plenty of records. Sometimes we bought a copy each, but most of the time we borrowed records from each other and taped them. I think I was carrying more records than books between school and my house!

During weekends, we used to gather in front of the TV in my brother's flat to watch the satellite channel "Music Box". They broadcast their programmes in periods of four hours, so if we missed a good music video, we could always watch it fours hours later. We recorded hours of music videos. I've still got these tapes.

We also wanted to learn as much as possible about our favourite artists. Therefore, we regularly read well-known English music magazines and periodicals such as NME (New Musical Express) and Smash Hits.


The 90's


During the 90's, my music has mostly been dominated by "the four big groups". They are presented below and they are highly recommended! Apart from these, I also listen to many other artists, like: Oasis, Suede, Saint Etienne, Eva Dahlgren, The Cardigans, Eros Ramazzotti and others.



EBTG

 "Everything But The Girl". Well, what can I say? Beautiful, melodious, acoustic, melancholic and wonderful lyrics. I never get tired of them! The members are Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt. Most of you probably recognize the dance version of "Missing", which climbed the hit lists some years ago. But that version is not representative of EBTG. Visit their home page! But, above all: Listen and enjoy!






Pet Shop Boys

 "West End Girls" was the first Pet Shop Boys single I bought. Since then I've bought many more. I think the best album is "Behaviour" (released in 1991). But they have recorded so many good records that it's more or less impossible to choose. Go on to their official home page and read more about them!




Depeche Mode

 Many people thought the group would fade away when the prime mover Vince Clark left the group and formed a new band. But, they were wrong! DM are better than ever! There are almost thousands of sites on the net about them. I recommend this official site: Depeche Mode.
Click the pictures below to get a larger version!







Electronic

Electronic are not as well-known as the others, but they are at least as good! The group consists of Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order) and Johnny Marr (The Smiths). They have only released three albums during their nine years as a group: "Electronic" in 1991, "Raise the Pressure" in 1996 and this year, they have recently released "Twisted Tenderness". Highly recommended! Visit their home page: Electronic
If you have Real Audio installed, you can listen to a snatch of their latest single Vivid.
You can also click the four pictures below!






"Electronic" 1991


"Raise the Pressure" 1996


"Twisted Tenderness" 1999



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