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Den Döende Dandyn (album)
''Den döende dandyn'' ("The dying dandy") is the seventh studio album by Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla. It was released in 1986. The album was awarded a Rockbjörnen award in the category "Swedish record of the year". "Herr servitör" is a cover of Nick Gilder's "Worlds Collide", with new unrelated lyrics in Swedish. The song "Joey Killer" mocks the glam metal subculture, which gained much popularity during the middle to late 1980s. ''Den döende dandyn'' peaked at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart. Track listing *All songs written by Magnus Uggla, except where noted. ;Side one # "Staffans matematik" 4:53 # "Joey Killer" 4:29 # "Rumpnissar" 5:02 # "Varje gång jag ser dig" 4:58 ;Side two # "Fula gubbar" 4:17 (Uggla, G.P. Telemann) # "Herr servitör (Worlds Collide)" 4:50 (Uggla, James McCulloch, Nick Gilder) # "Mattläggar-Oves hjulsång" 4:16 # "Passionsfrukt" 3:49 # "Den döende dandyn" 4:07 **Note: The chorus of the song "Fula Gubbar" is inspired by a choral wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Uggla
Per Allan Magnus Claësson Uggla (pronounced ; born 18 June 1954) is a Swedish artist, composer, actor, and occasional radio host. He is known for his satire, satirical lyrics. Uggla was born in Stockholm. He was the lead singer of the hard rock band JUSO (later renamed Alexander Lucas) before going solo in the early 1970s. Their influences were Black Sabbath, The Groundhogs and Alice Cooper, among others. Uggla's first two glam rock, glam- and art rock-inspired albums ''Om Bobbo Viking'' and ''Livets teater''ˈ did not sell well, the first only about 500 copies in Sweden and ''Livets teater'' even less. But his departure from glam rock with the punk rock, punk and hard rock inspired ''Va ska man ta livet av sig för när man ändå inte får höra snacket efteråt'' gained him much popularity and the album sold about 150,000 copies. In the 1970s, several music magazines gave Magnus the name "The Swedish Ian Hunter (singer), Ian Hunter". In 1979, he was one of the members in Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glam Metal
Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads. It borrows heavily from the fashion and image of 1970s glam rock. Early glam metal evolved directly from the glam rock movement of the 1970s, as visual elements taken from acts such as T. Rex, the New York Dolls, and David Bowie (and to a lesser extent, the punk and new wave movements taking place concurrently in New York City) were fused with the decidedly more heavy metal leaning and theatrical acts such as Alice Cooper and Kiss. The first examples of this fusion began appearing in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene. Early glam metal bands include Mötley Crüe, Hanoi Rocks, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister, Bon Jovi, and Dokken. Glam metal achieved significant commercial success from approximately 1983 to 1992, bringin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra ( sv, Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester) is a Swedish radio orchestra based in Stockholm, affiliated with Sveriges Radio (Sweden's Radio). Its principal performing venue is the Berwaldhallen (Berwald Hall). The orchestra broadcasts concerts on the Swedish Radio-P2 network. History One of the precursor ensembles to the current orchestra was the ''Radioorkestern'' (Radio Orchestra), whose chief conductors included Nils Grevillius (1927–1939) and Tor Mann (1939–1959). In 1965, the ''Radioorkestern'' was merged with another orchestra from Swedish Radio, the ''Underhållningsorkestern'' (Entertainment Orchestra), under the new name of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Sergiu Celibidache was the newly formed orchestra's first principal conductor, from 1965 to 1971. In 1979, the orchestra took up residence at the Berwaldhallen. Since 2007, the orchestra's principal conductor is Daniel Harding. In September 2009, the orchestra announced the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choir
A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which spans from the medieval era to the present, or popular music repertoire. Most choirs are led by a conductor, who leads the performances with arm, hand, and facial gestures. The term ''choir'' is very often applied to groups affiliated with a church (whether or not they actually occupy the quire), whereas a ''chorus'' performs in theatres or concert halls, but this distinction is not rigid. Choirs may sing without instruments, or accompanied by a piano, pipe organ, a small ensemble, or an orchestra. A choir can be a subset of an ensemble; thus one speaks of the "woodwind choir" of an orchestra, or different "choirs" of voices or instruments in a polychoral composition. In typical 18th century to 21st century oratorios and masses, 'choru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Philipp Telemann
Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually settled on a career in music. He held important positions in Leipzig, Sorau, Eisenach, and Frankfurt before settling in Hamburg in 1721, where he became musical director of that city's five main churches. While Telemann's career prospered, his personal life was always troubled: his first wife died less than two years after their marriage, and his second wife had extramarital affairs and accumulated a large gambling debt before leaving him. Telemann is one of the most prolific composers in history, at least in terms of surviving oeuvre. He was considered by his contemporaries to be one of the leading German composers of the time, and he was compared favourably bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fula Gubbar
"Fula gubbar" is a song written and recorded by Magnus Uggla on his 1986 studio album ''Den döende dandyn (album), Den döende dandyn''. Background While lyrically dealing with older men's attraction to younger girls, the simple tune made the song popular among young children, leading to it being referred to as "Kindergarten pop". The inspiration was taken from "Ceciderunt in profundum", a Georg Philipp Telemann choir composition. While writing the song, Uggla wanted to write pop music in the same spirit as Walter Carlos. Commercial performance The single peaked at number four on the Sverigetopplistan, Swedish singles chart. The song also charted at Trackslistan, where it stayed for four weeks between 6 December 1986 – 7 January 1987, peaking at number four. The song also charted at Svensktoppen for 12 weeks between 23 November 1986–15 February 1987, topping the chart during the first six weeks. Other information A 2006 ''Musikministeriet'' report showed similarities bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Killer
"Joey Killer" is a song written and recorded by Magnus Uggla for his 1986 studio album ''Den döende dandyn (album), Den döende dandyn''. The song's lyrics depict an era where heavy metal music, heavy metal had become popular, and shows a typical "Heavy metal subculture, metalhead" trying to act tough, really wanting to be with his mother. Many people thought Joey Killer was intended to be Joey Tempest from the band Europe (band), Europe, but Uggla said that he got the idea from seeing Ola Håkansson during a rehearsal with Noice, playing "I natt e hela stan vår" loud, when the door suddenly was opened up, and his mother stood there with buns and chocolate. Chart performance The single topped the Sverigetopplistan, Swedish singles chart between 24 September and 5 November 1986, becoming Uggla's first number-one single in Sweden. The song also charted at Trackslistan for five weeks between 20 September 1986 – 17 January 1987, topping the chart during the second and third p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Albums Chart
Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data from the Swedish Recording Industry Association (in Swedish Grammofonleverantörernas förening). Before Topplistan, music sales in Sweden were recorded by Kvällstoppen, whose weekly chart was a combined albums and singles list. History For the period of 1976 to 2006, the official Swedish music charts were published by Sveriges Radio P3, a station owned by Sveriges Radio. At the end of 2006, it stopped publishing the general charts, which were entrusted to Swedish Recording Industry Association in the beginning of 2007. However, Sveriges Radio P3 continued to publish the most downloaded music charts, according to the statistics compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The new strictly-download chart was called DigiListan. Since late 2006, the chart has included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Gilder
Nicholas George Gilder (born 21 December 1951) is a British-Canadian musician who first came to prominence as the frontman for the glam rock band Sweeney Todd. He later had a successful solo career as a singer/songwriter. Biography Born in London, England, Gilder was raised in Vancouver, Canada. He began his career as front-man for the glam rock band Sweeney Todd, which later briefly featured a very young Bryan Adams. Sweeney Todd had a number one hit, "Roxy Roller", that held on to the top spot in the Canadian music charts for three weeks in 1976. It went on to win a Juno Award for " Best Selling Single" in 1977. Feeling they had international scope, Gilder and fellow band member, guitarist, and songwriting partner James McCulloch left the band and signed a US record deal. It was his second solo album, which spawned the hit "Hot Child in the City", that gave Gilder chart success in the United States. That song went to No. 1 both in Canada and the US. It also earned him two mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polar Studios
Polar Studios was a recording studio in Stockholm, Sweden, which operated from 1978 through 2004. The studio was formed by ABBA musicians Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and the band's manager Stig Anderson, owner of the Polar Music recording label. The studio was used to record each of the last three ABBA albums, '' Voulez-Vous'', '' Super Trouper'' and '' The Visitors'', as well as their two non-LP singles "The Day Before You Came" and "Under Attack".BBC article:Abba studios forced to close down" Following the demise of ABBA, all members of the group continued using the studio to record their solo projects. In addition to ABBA, a range of other well-known artists recorded at Polar. Among the albums to have been recorded at the studio are Led Zeppelin's ''In Through the Out Door'' and Genesis' ''Duke''. History The studio was created in 1978 at a disused cinema theatre on the street floor of a building known as ''Sportpalatset'' (Palace of Sports) in central Stockholm. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftonbladet
''Aftonbladet'' (, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. History and profile The newspaper was founded by Lars Johan Hierta in December 1830 under the name of ''Aftonbladet i Stockholm'' during the modernization of Sweden. Often critical and oppositional, the paper was repeatedly banned from publishing. However, Hierta circumvented the bans by constantly reviving the paper under slightly modified names, as, legally speaking, a new publication. Thus, on 16 February 1835, he issued the first edition of New Aftonbladet, which would – after yet another ban – be followed by Newer Aftonbladet, in turn followed by Fourth Aftonbladet, Fifth Aftonbladet, and so on. In 1852 the paper began to use its current name, ''Aftonbladet'', after a total of 25 name changes. It currently describes itself as an "independent social-democratic newspaper." The owners of ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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