Amerikanen Reacts to Svenska Klassiker: Anita Lindblom - Sånt är livet

I listened to "Sånt är livet" for the first time. Here's my reaction.

[@MrBEA68]

I don't know, it just amazes me that voice of hers, it's unbelievable. It has to be remembered that the song was recorded in 1960 and released the year after and that this was Anita Lindblom's debut recording. She was twenty-three years old as she recorded it. Let that sink in for a moment. Twenty -three! And she spans a hole f-ing octave! A whole octave! And the tembre, the ambis! Jeeezus shit - what a performance! Never mind the complete mess the rest of her life was, she had one hell of a voice...

[@johnsalquist5750]

despite its age this song never gets old

[@susannes7023]

An "old school banger" I would say! True swedish classic even though it was not a swedish original - like so many other songs from that era.

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Ooh maybe a new category!

[@susannes7023]

@@JonathanRollinssthlm305 Absolutely!

[@johanlevin3746]

I still love this one, it is a banger. It just makes you happy 😃

[@evawettergren7492]

@@JonathanRollinssthlm305 Definitely. And do a double reaction where you listen to the original and then the swedish version. I for one would love to hear the original of those old classics.

[@ViceCityExtra]

@@evawettergren7492 det här är en av de där den svenska är bättre.

[@tompao7832]

If this isn´t a banger then I guess there are no bangers in this world... 😊

[@agnetalarsson8067]

Of course it is a BANGER! It is just as good today as back then and then it must be a banger 😁😁

[@johnnyjonsson1938]

Owe Thörnqvist - Varm korv boogie

[@ofalltrades705]

”Fantasi” och ”Vill ha dig” med Freestyle En kungens man - Björn Afzelius Sofia dansar go-go - Stefan Ruden Snabbköpskassörskan - Di sma unda jordi Flickan i en Cole Porter sång - Gyllene Tider

[@ragulper]

Bra val allihop!

[@johankaewberg9512]

Not a bad guess in the beginning! Total classic for Swedes on the level of ”Mamma är lik sin mamma” or ”(Nu ska jag) leva livet”

[@lisakovanen1975]

I think he did "Mamma är lik..."

[@susannes7023]

I just remembered a classic swedish movie that you should watch! Rännstensungar, the version from 1974 (there is an older version as well). Anita Lindblom plays a part in this movie, together with stars like Cornelis Vreeswijk and Monica Zetterlund.

[@BerishStarr]

Yes! A "must see" as a Swede. According to me at least xD

[@anna-karingronberg1942]

En svängig låt! Den skulle man ha sjungit lite mer under alla de gångerna som man har haft hjärtesorg. ;-) Idag blommar bl.a. vitsipporna och därför föreslår jag "Blommor i sitt hår" med Anders Glenmark, att "react to". Eller så väntar du med den till midsommar men "put it on the list" ! 😃

[@Steffe]

Jag är kompis med en musik-ikon. Tompa Eken. Han har arrangerat tusentals spelningar. Träffat alla svenska rock och-punkartister som finns. Han kan allt om alla band, och har hur många historier som helst. Ibland när vi ses över en fika berättar han gärna om sin favoritlåt genom alla tider, typ, och det är den du nu lyssnat på.

[@satanihelvetet]

Gula villan?

[@herrglad9726]

@@satanihelvetet mest Ultrahuset och Kafe44

[@mogges]

Har Tompa med sig hembakta bullar när ni ses för att fika?

[@Steffe]

@@mogges Ha, nej inga Tompabullar på Malmens, men jag har ätit några vid Gula Villan när det har varit spelningar och/eller festival.

[@mogges]

@@Steffe Eller i lokalen på Eskilsvägen!

[@ragulper]

IZZA BANGER DAMMIT!

[@feliciahallberg3098]

Lill-babs 💎 Tuff brud i lyxförpackning

[@VADARENSLILLAPOJK]

Fun fact: Backstreet boys - Everybody, was prodused by Max Martin and Denniz Pop in Stockholm.

[@omenbrassmonkey]

I think most songs from that album (Millennium) were produced by them and Andreas Carlsson. Including 'I Want It That Way'

Hon hade den sexigaste rösten i Svensk musik någonsin. :)

[@annika8207]

Tyvärr pga rökning…som också förkortade hennes liv…!😔

[@iorbit]

Jag synar och höjer med Zetterlund

[@mariagronbeck2758]

Please react on Lasse Tennander "Rötter"from 1985. He was a singer-songwriter and I'm sure you like him. Also Lalla Hansson Anna och mig 1971, Kebnekajse Barkbrödslåten, Melissa Horn Jag saknar dig mindre och mindre.

[@AM-bw2ld]

Just remembered a good one from 1998: My favorite game with the Cardigans!

[@ci105745]

That is a good song with a special hook. I must say, that I would not sit next to Nina. I think the video was criticized for wreckless driving.

[@rickardelimaa]

»Keep this train rollin'« - OK, inte förrän nu insåg jag att det var en ordvits på ditt namn.

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Haha I disagree but I like it anyway

[@Nekotaku_TV]

A bittersweet song. Good song to listen to when you're hurt.

[@sweper]

This was our party song in the early 90's. We played it as we rolled around town. Oh what a summer it was ... Well, sånt var livet.

[@christergudmundsson7465]

Ohooooooo!!!! Very nice that you recognize Anita Lindblom............... from a time that is so far away...................... Thankyou... Svensken (-:

[@ViceCityExtra]

Seemed like it was common for songwriters to sell the songs to different countries/markets. So like one for the nordic market, one for the English speaking market, German speaking, french etc often using the same person for the different markets just singing in other languages. A lot of people especially in the cultural world were polygots, which has kinda faded nowadays. Now that English is so international and the access to internet that doesn’t seem necessary anymore.

[@MartinPralin]

Roy Hamiltons original is an unreal banger, I discovered it last year

[@libertyjustice1620]

Please react to Anne-Lie Rydé "En sån karl", much in the same vein as this (minus the gospel choir though, but still upbeat).

[@Huxteble]

En sån karl är Lill Lindfors i original.

[@libertyjustice1620]

@@Huxteble Jotack, jag vet.

[@ylvaolsson1937]

Lill Lindfors original är mycket bättre

[@libertyjustice1620]

@@ylvaolsson1937 Lill är bra. Jag gillar Lill. Men tycker Anne-Lies version är bättre. Har mer "power", tryck och energi.

[@idanorrman6933]

Trance dance with: you're gonna get it. It's such a classic

[@DoliSkipper]

Another memorable (and very currently themed) song Anita Lindblom recorded was "Balladen om den blå baskern" (orig. "The Ballad of Tthe Green Beret"), dealing with war and Swedish soldiers taking part in (and perhaps being in over their heads) in international war zones and conflicts...

[@lindaberglund9253]

Synd att Lidl har får ha denna låt på deras senaste reklamfilm, och skriva om så det är Sånt är Lidl😐 Denna låt är en fin gammal klassiker😍

[@DaP84]

Skyll på de som förvaltar hennes musik, vilka det nu är

[@SteamboatW]

You should also listen to Anita Lindbloms "Balladen om den blå baskern".

[@mathsjesperson8432]

Anita Lindblom also sung this song in a movie in 1961 called "Vi fixar allt" (on the DVD release the title is changed to "Sån't är livet"). I don't no if the record was a follow up of the movie, or if the record came first and they built up a movie around it. The movie is about two males, who get the idea to make a song star out of a shy girl called Annika (Anita Lindblom). The succeed to bring her to the classic dance hall Nalen in Stockholm, but they have to push her out on the stage. She starts singing "Sån't är livet", but stops because she is so shaky. After a few more tries she notice that the audience like it very much, and then she bursts out in full with "Sån't är livet" and becomes a star.

[@annika8207]

Never knew!? Well now we know! 😇

[@MatsTheFarmer]

Cardigans - My favourite game Cool video!

[@nejtackfu]

Do some 90s classics :D Lili&Susie - What's the color of love? (eller "Oh mama") Midi Maxi&Efti - Bad boys Troll - Jimmy Dean

[@n.g.4852]

This song was played by my parents in my home throughout my childhood in the 80´s so for me its a super-classic song... Here are some suggestions for the next stations for the "rollin train": The soundtrack of our lives - Instant repeater ´99 Mando Diao - Gloria Johnossi - Whats the point Teddybears - Hey Boy Arja Saijonmaa - Högt över havet Roger Pontare - När vindarna viskar mitt namn Christian Walz - Wonderchild One more time - Den vilda Takida - Curly Sue Millencolin - Leona Nick Borgen - We are all the winners Gemini - Mio min Mio Lambretta - Bimbo Sator - I wanna go home Andreas Johnson - Glorious (kan du eventuellt hört då den gick bra utomlands)

[@annika8207]

Bra lista!👍🤩

[@rickardelimaa]

"Bimbo", den var länge sedan man hörde. :D

[@tommiejonsson8952]

Went to check out the english version. It was the original from the woman's point of wiew - as far as the lyrics go (You can have HIM).

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Just listened to the Roy Hamilton version. It's nice

[@hassony3]

HAD LA LINBLOM MET A SWEET GORGEOUS HUNK LIKE YOU MAYBE HER LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT AND WE SWEDES COULD HAVE ENJOYED THIS TREASURE FOR MANY DECADES MORE1

[@gurregm]

Vart jag än går - Stiftelsen Rötter - Lasse Tennander Gunga - Apopocalyps Vågorna - Uno Svenningsson CC Cowboys - Imperiet Titanic - Mikeal Wiehe No 90 Kleist - Stefan Andersson Curly Sue - Takida Cobrastyle - Teddybears Sthlm feat Mad Cobra Jerk it Out - Ceasars Tuesday afternoon - Stonecake

[@perthyren601]

Gospel vibes in this song

[@kattahj]

Sången är bra mycket äldre än jag men håller fortfarande!

[@evak1003]

Lyssnade precis på Roy Hamiltons originalversion. Jäkligt bra, riktig gospelkör i bakgrunden känns det som.

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Agreed! Really good

[@Pilutta100]

Love this song, växte upp m musik från 40-70 talet.

[@lottaholmborn5429]

Det har varit alldeles för lite Mando Diao tycker jag. Jättebra band med många hits. Lyssna gärna på Love Last Forever, så får du också höra lite samisk jojk. Har du hört jojk?

[@davidsvensson148]

Good Groove

[@chalphon4907]

Mona Wessman - Gå och göm dig, Åke Tråk

[@christerpalmgren7019]

Anita Sjunger Gospel På Svenska, skiva från 1982.

[@jaydflier]

Love your videos. Greetings from the NGA mountains. This is my absolute favorite version of Anita Lindblom's Sånt är livet. kzbin.info/www/bejne/emnaonuoZt55qNk. Another good Swedish slager from the days of yesterday is People need love by Agneta, Frida, Björn och Benny before they became Abba kzbin.info/www/bejne/one6m6arnc-YbrM.. Yester year sure had tons of good songs. Whether they were original or translations it's interesting to listen to the lyrics and discover what they have been translated into in other languages. If in Sweden, will for sure try to catch your comedy act.

Listen to "Salome" med Anita Lindblom.

[@johnnybravo1416]

Jonathan! Är det medvetet att du har DIFs färger gul/röd/blå i grafiken eller är det en slump?

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

I am aware of their colors and I am a fan but it's just a coincidence

[@momma636]

Since you like the the dialect from my neck of Sweden so much how about some of these: Hasse Andersson, Anders & Karin Glenmark or Gemini as they called themselves, more Wilmer X, Timbuktu he made a slammin good cover on Flickan och kråkan written by Mikael Wiehe. Or why not react some very HOT firefighters!!! from Helsingborg called Brandsta City Släckers

[@evanm1815]

Please listen to Curly Sue, studio version ❤

[@knoparenSOC1]

👍👍❤👌👌

[@lisakovanen1975]

Just discovered this! First Aid Kit with "Sånt är Livet". Underbart! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3fLYnisarmNjMU

[@mithroth6703]

Anne-Lie Rydé har faktiskt gjort en cover på "Sånt är livet" som jag gillar bättre. Lite snabbare tempo och ännu mer gospel, kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoDZk2aCjK-pj7s

[@evak1003]

Anne-Lies coverplatta "Stulna kyssar" är en pärla! "Regntunga skyar" kan jag lyssna på hur många gånger som helst (tror jag) =) Att gå så långt som att säga att hennes cover på "Sånt är livet" är bättre både vill jag och vill jag inte hålla med dig om men den är nog aningen rivigare :) Men låten, antingen med Anita eller A-L är en av de svenska låtar jag verkligen går igång på och sjunger högt med i samtidigt som jag dansar febrilt över köksgolvet!

[@burenvon]

Ringnes Ronny - jag vil ha dig

[@jennyclevensjo728]

Lbsb aristokats 😍

[@johanlevin3746]

This is more or less identical to the original but I would say the Swedish lyrics has a better flow.

[@MartinAsplund]

The original version of this song is "You Can Have Her" by Roy Hamilton.

[@sassysnass]

And Elvis did a cover, that's the english version I've heard

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

I should have mentioned this in the video

[@Marco-uv9of]

Billy the coach - Leif karate

[@davidbergstrom5911]

Plz stop guessing the songs and start reacting!