#markoolio

Ok this song has become a big meme in sweden now, but i unironically think its so beautiul actually. Markoolio, the rapper/singer used to make a lot of comedic songs for children in the 90s/2000s and so people are used to laughing at him. But he has lived a pretty rough life, the song is about how he and his mom imigrated to sweden and how they struggled, and also how everything eventually got better. His mom sings in the song too, the lines from her are

original swedish english translation

-1975 - 1975

Då jag födde mig en son when i gave birth to a son

och jag lovar vi ska långt bort härifrån and i promise we will get far away from here

genom vatten genom eld trough water, trough fire

vi ska bygga nya hem we will build new homes

Ted Gärdestad - Famous throughout the 70s and 80s he was only 15 when he started his career. He also worked a lot with the members of ABBA as they both worked for Polar music and Stikkan Andersson. Earlier this year a film about his life called “För kärlekens skull” was released and it was absolutely beautiful and sad.

- För kärlekens skull (For the sake of love)

- Jag ska fånga en ängel (I’m going to catch an angel)

- Oh, vilken härlig da’ (Oh, what a lovely day)

- Come give me love (it is in Swedish apart from the chorus. The backup girls are Agneta and Anne-Frid from ABBA)

- Himlen är oskyldigt blå (the sky is innocently blue) (There are English lyrics to this song and it then has the title “Blue virgin Isles” but the text isn’t as beautiful)

Timbuktu - His real name is Jason Diakité and has been active since the 1990s. However, his probably most iconic song which he won a grammy for (biggest Swedish music award) is “Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö” which was released in 2005. This song brought him into the mainstream and he’s made more great music since. 

- Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö (Everyone wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die)

- Allt grönt (All green)

- Resten av ditt liv (The rest of your life)

- Inte stor nog (Not big enough)

- The botten is nådd (The bottom is reached)

Kent - The band has been active from 1990-2016 and was one of the biggest bands in Scandinavia. Although the band was for the most time considered rather alternative and “dark” they gained a massive following in their last years and with their final tour.

- Utan dina andetag (without your breathing)

- 999

- Gigi

- Socker (Sugar)

- Dom andra (the others)

Markoolio - Where does one begin with Markoolio? he is a Swedish/Finnish musician/actor/comedian. He is a big part of my generation’s childhood as he was part in kidsshows, comedy series and created awesome music at that time. His music is comedic in nature (something I didn’t understand as a child, I though he was legit) and he sort of playes this gangster rap persona who things don’t really work out for. You really should try to listen to it though and understand the lyrics, he is very funny. 

- Jag orkar inte mer ( I cannot take it anymore)

- Rocka på! (Rock on!)

- Vilse i skogen (Lost in the forrest)

- Åka Pendeltåg (Going with commuter trains)