''Pop På Svenska'' is the debut album by
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Komeda
Komeda is a Swedish pop/indie band from Umeå. They were initially called Cosma Komeda, named in honour of composer Vladimir Cosma and jazz musician and composer Krzysztof Komeda.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate ...
. It was originally released in 1993 in Sweden on the
North of No South
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label. Lars Henrik Andersson (Ray Wonder, Hank, LHA) was a band member in this release. Most of the songs are sung in the band's native language, although the pop/rock sound they are known for is firmly in place. The songs were originally written in English but later changed to Swedish following an idea from drummer Jonas Holmberg to sing in their own language.
The centre of the CD has the words "The parking of trolls must cease to exist", a nonsense statement that came to Jonas Holmberg in a dream. The band had originally hoped to inscribe this in the centre of the vinyl release, but the album was never released on vinyl.
In 2001 this album was combined with the ''
Plan 714 till Komeda
''Plan 714 till Komeda'' is an EP by Swedish band Komeda. It was originally released in 1995 in Sweden on the North of No South label. As was their debut album two years prior, the songs are sung in the band's native language.
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'' EP and issued by Minty Fresh to international markets.
Track listing
All songs written by Komeda (Henrik Andersson, Jonas Holmberg, Marcus Holmberg, Lena Karlsson)
# "Oj vilket liv!"
# "Bonjour Tristesse"
# "Sen dommar"
# "Ad Fontes"
# "Vackra kristaller"
# "Medicin"
# "Feeling Fine"
# "Vals på skare"
# "Snurrig bossanova"
# "Stjärna"
# "Glöd"
# "En promenix"
# "Borgo"
# "Mod"
References
1993 debut albums
Komeda albums
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