The first thing I see in the in my e-mail inbox today is someone having written that Whitney Houston has passed away.
First thought that crossed my mind was “Oh no, not again,” thinking back on the death of Michael Jackson which happened less than three years ago.
During the years Whitney Houston had a serious drug addiction problem, it’s so sad things like these happen to the greatest ones.
However, so far the cause of death is unknown.
Western Music
Never Let Go
by Hanson written in early 2000, unreleased song.
Piano sheets arranged by Sarah
Just lay down, and let your worries sleep
Don’t think now, the water is dark and deep
‘Cause you know that I’ll love you and never let go
And you know that I’ll love you forever
I’ll love you and never let go
Yes I’ll love you and never let go
Just cry out
Yeah I’ve cried those tears before
I can feel it now
As your teardrops hit the floor
‘Cause you know that I’ll love you and never let go
And you know that I’ll love you forever
I’ll love you and never let go
Yes I love you and never let go
You don’t have to ask me do I love you
As I hold you it says how much I do
I’m yours until forever is through
Anytime I stand for you
I know I’d lay my life down for you
I’ll never let not ever let go
Just lay down put your worried thoughts to bed
As slumber pulls you down on my shoulder rest your head
‘Cause you know that I love you and never let go
And you know that I’ll love you forever
I’ll love you and never let go
Yes I love you and never let go
Never let go, never let go
Never let never, let go never let go
At the end of 1991 the Swedish channel TV1000 aired Roxette’s “Join the Joyride World Tour”, before they showed the concert they showed an interview with Roxette.
I have made an English translation of it.
Part 1
Per: ….last concert of our European tour at Hallenstadion in Zurich. Come along.
*Joyride*
Per: The tour has been incredible* for us we began early September in Finland and have, and when 45, 46* concerts so far. Now there’s only 110 left. (Marie laughs). Ends in September next year.
[* Had a little hard time haring exactly what he said.]
Marie: The audience have been wonderful during our tour. The most amazing was in Spain I think. There was everyone, from 15-60 year old. They danced constantly, all the time, even during “Watercolours in the Rain”
*Watercolours In The Rain*
Per: Marie speaks such good Spanish.
Marie: It’s very fun, it’s appreciated when you tries to speak their language between the songs. Even the Barcelonians [spelling?] who speaks the Catalan language, that differ quite compared with Spanish. That was a great experience.
Per: I think Joyride have sold in 6½ million copies worldwide so far, in 6 months. That’s great. I don’t know, yeah… I think only Guns N’ Roses and someone else have sold more, soon Michael Jackson comes.
Marie: Rules. [Marie says "Sopa mattan" (lit trans. "Wipe the rug", but it means more 'to rule').
Per: But we have had three wonderful years. I think someone said that we had sold somwhere between 25-28 million records since we began internationally. That's fun.
*Dressed For Success*
Marie: I know that they wrote home in Sweden that we got bad critic in England, I think some paper possibly wrote it down. The rest have been been praises, so it doesn't really match up.
Per: The problem with English press is, when you've got a press conference and there are 60 people, they aren't that interested in the music... they are more interested of, sick parents etc.
Marie: How many boyfriends.
Per: Much more gossip and scandals and it's very tough to sit and talk, but when you want to talk you want to talk about your music and why you make it. But English press is a pain in the ass.
*Band Members*
*It Must Have Been Love*
Per: When I began to work seriously with Marie in 1986 was it a new revolution for my songwriting... because I could evolve my way of writing, since I worked with such a good singer.
*Spending My Time*
Part 2
Per: ...And I think, if people know my history and what I did before I think you can hear that my songs and way of writing have developed, much becasue I've been able to work with Marie. And not only a hoarse guy like myself. (Marie laughs)
*The Look* and fans
Marie: Per is very outstanding in his way of writing and he has a very characteristic way of writing.
Per: To girl.
Marie: I don't listen.
*The Big L*
Marie: Hm, the most common question we get is if we are a couple. That question is a constant "No, we're not together", but very good friends.
I think the tours are the best. Because then it's really about the music, it's communication, you can improvise. There have happen so fun things onstage, Per have fallen. I love touring, it's wonderful, but you have to have a vacation and be home a few weeks now and then otherwise it becomes tough. Next week we're free for four days, then there's Australia, it's very intense and the traveling is tiring, but for me it's worth it, it's so great being part of a world tour.
Per: It's an impossible way to live your life, to go on rock tour.
Marie: You/we know you got an end. A goal. [I think not say this directly to Per, more in general that it's good knowing that you got a set date when the tour is over]
Per: I don’t understand how people tour for 10, 15, 20 years. It’s very tiresome and straining for your friends and family. Your personal social life is gone completely, but egoistically it’s a kick standing onstage and that you can’t get anywhere else.
A few months ago I stumbled upon “Bad Wings” with The Glitch Mob.
The band members got cool nick names. ![]()
Ed Ma (edIT), Justin Boreta (Boreta) and Josh Mayer (Ooah).
It seems to be most known among World of Warcraft players.
I’m not a that big player of the game, happens now and then.
Instead of counting FPS (frames-per-second) I prefer the old school
games Secret of Mana (SNES),
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
and most of all the Final Fantasy series.
My favoirte game is FFIX, it got everything; a wonderful story
great graphics, thinking of that it’s made for Playstation 1.
Last but not least, an amazing soundtrack throughout the whole game!
I’ve been a big fan of the pop/rock group Hanson since November in 1997 until beginning of 2001. Around that time I discovered Japanese music.
Most of you, do I think of the song “MMMBop” when I say Hanson, I’m not going to post that song today.
I’ve chosen the song “Yearbook”, it was one of the songs on their major debut album “Middle of Nowhere” released 1997.
I have seen them live twice, once in Copenhagen, Denmark and another time in Stockholm, Sweden, both times were during the “Underneath Tour”.
Piano sheets is available here.
After 10 years they decided to perform it live. ![]()
Performed at Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK (2007.11.11) [The Walk Tour]
Middle of Nowhere Acoustic
A sad song about a dog’s unconditional love. The group Ainbusk is from Gotland I really like the dialect. I remember getting this song on LP early 1990′s (the only one I bought before CDs became available) when I was little.
Benny Andersson is truly a great man. Not only with ABBA, many of the songs he writes becomes hits.
Song: Jag Mötte Lassie
Performed by: Ainbusk (sometimes also known as Ainbusk Singers)
Written by: Benny Andersson
English translation by 2Shaymcn at YouTube
Verse 1
There was a time when I was four, I believed more in the bad things than in the good.
I was only four and there were awful things in my room.
Black tapestries, cold trumpets, black pancakes and planets.
And the air became cold. The darkness was so black, and I was afraid and alone.
Does anyone care for me? No one cares for me…
Pre-chorus
Then… She came, like a light from the dark. She licked my cheek and said:
“With me you will be safe, I will warm your heart, take care of you.” And from her eyes shone love.
Chorus
I met Lassie, I met Lassie and I saw that kindness existed.
Stars of hope shine brightly around her shaggy tail.
I met Lassie, I met Lassie. She whispered to me her woof. *Woff*
We went paw-in-hand and in my heart I felt blessed.
Verse 2
If you are small and weak. (The angels cry)
And are defeated in battle. (When souls die)
You don’t understand but your heart screams why?
If one is small and weak, the man in the moon sobs.
Every night every day. (Among the silent clouds)
One becomes sad from all the pain, inside and outside, why am I alive?
Pre-chorus
But fear can end, as dandelions petals grow up in their thousands.
When the ghosts frighten us, she will scare them away from you and me, with all her love.
Chorus
I met Lassie, I met Lassie, darling you are like a rose.
You kissed away my sad tears with your soft nose.
I met Lassie, I met Lassie, she makes me warm and happy.
Together, we go paw-in-hand on life promenade
Pre-chorus
But fear can end, as dandelions petals grow up in their thousands.
When the ghosts frighten us she will scare them off for you and me with all her love.
Chorus
I met Lassie, I met Lassie and I saw that kindness existed.
Stars of hope shine brightly around her shaggy tail.
I met Lassie, I met Lassie. She whispered to me her woof. *Woff*
We go paw-in-hand and in my heart I feel blessed.
We go paw-in-hand and in my heart I feel blessed.
For a while I’ve been thinking of the green lamps featured in the beginning movie Seven (1995), from a scene where one of the detectives (Morgan Freeman) wanders through a library looking for book(s) by Dante. Very horrible, but good movie.
To my luck, my oldest sister happened to have one which she was very kind to give to me. I now got it in one of my windows.
The table lamp is from the early 20th century and is called the “Strindberg Lamp” (in Swedish: Strindbergslampa) after one of Sweden’s most famous
authors August Strindberg, even though the author did not have a lamp like this at all.
The lamp has a copper base, a colored glass globe (green, white and orange are the most common), and has been manufactured since the early 1900′s in Sweden.
The Library scene from Seven
Excellent use of classical music “Air on the G string” by Johann Sebastian Bach.

