Amerikanen Reacts To Svenska Klassiker: Broder Daniel - Shoreline

[@carlkolthoff5402]

This is probably THE soundtrack of a whole generation of swedish indie kids, it's been covered by several other artists, it's had a rock club named after it and there's even a memorial stone in Slottsskogen, Göteborg, that says "Spela Shoreline"! Absolute classic for anyone who's got a relation to it, maybe less so for people that mainly get their music from the radio. Don't think it ever got much airtime on the bigger stations.

[@SLDIKJF]

And the Anna Ternheim cover is simply brilliant.

[@baverfjant]

I mean you don't necessarily listen to radio music just cause you're not into indie. Especially since indie rock like Broder Daniel is played on the radio constantly lmao.

[@loris-bismar]

​@@baverfjantyeah, I kinda grew up on black metal and I would have loved hearing just one song on the radio. Don't get me wrong, I like Shoreline and I'm not trying to act as if my music is cooler or anything, just wanted to add a different perspective. Maybe they played Shoreline 1-2/day and that felt as if it had no air time, while I would've been happy if they played a song just once 😂😂.

[@baverfjant]

@@loris-bismar P3 sometimes delivered in that sense. Musikguiden plays all kinds of genres, and when they have a guest DJ it's sometimes a person who's really into metal. Marc UÅ often plays a lot of punk music but if I'm not mixing him up with someone else I've also heard him play some black metal on the radio :D

[@Illadviced]

Fun fact: when I was younger there was a place that had "varannan shoreline" nights, meaning that every other song was literally just shoreline. Yes, LITERALLY. Shoreline, another song, shoreline, another song, shoreline. It was the weirdest and funniest shit ever 😂

[@fronning1]

”Spela Shoreline!” Blev den svenska motsvarigheten till ”Play Freebird!” efter att låten spelats i tv och sen dröjde så länge innan den kom på skiva. Alla DJs var tvunga att alltid ha bootleggen redo.

[@johanjagberger2352]

I think you need to research it more to get close to know how much of an Icon this band was/is. Probably the biggest band in the alternate scene, an Icon,a recluse and a genius. Watch the documentary 👌

[@yeahbee8237]

So big they became mainstream

[@nordicmind82]

The "tattoo or sticker or.." under his eye is a BD star. Hundreds of thousands of mainly teens had those under their eyes around Sweden for a decade. That and the big fluffy hair, especially in the neck (knullrufs), extreme happy promiscuity, and special clothes were huge cultural signifiers. They were star-shaped sequins! :D

[@yeahbee8237]

LoL promiscuity :p a bunch of estet-ungar I didnt Care for it as a teen but it is a great song.

[@peterburland9433]

The Cure. As i Washington part of the era i thought it was The Cure ripoffs. But i loved Broder Daniel.🥰

[@loris-bismar]

Even though I was way too metal back then to like this music and got really annoyed when people mixed us up with the indie kids, because of "alternative clothing", I really did like the indie girls 😂. I was a teenager myself during this time, just to be clear 😅🫣

[@tnktebara]

”Spela shoreline” har en egen sten i Slottskogen (en stor park i Göteborg)

[@nilsjohansson1860]

Regardless of how little of a classic you are reacting to the video is almost always super entertaining. Love your commentary

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

I appreciate that. Thanks for watching!

[@34JohannesHeinz34]

I think the lack of smart lyrics is whats makes it good and timeless. For me, it's all about the vibe and general emotion

[@swesara]

I was a 14 year old girl when this song was released and it was my jam! I one hundred percent agree that the lyrics are basic, but I think that was a smart move to capture younger teenagers who kind of fit the image of broder daniels teenage angst :)

[@malinforsberg9595]

The Ark - It takes a fool to remain sain

[@RichardJohansson]

Broder Daniel is probobly one of the most polarizing bands in Sweden, you either loved them or you hated them. They were all about the emotions and if you couldn't relate to the emotions it was pretty hard to like. At least the first album, when the singer of the band said, and i quote "rehearsal is only for losers".

[@FP94FIFA]

The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk :)

[@DoktorVinter2011]

I think the Nordic depression is pretty unique. A whole country can be depressed and relate 100% to ONE song. At the same time. Or at different times. The point is; the lyrics won't make sense to someone who doesn't understand what BD are all about = sadness, frustration and relating to teenagers in any way they can basically. This song, if I was to really interpret it, would be kids singing about a boring town where nothing happens, where no one listens to them (especially not their parents /"the office building"\) and a town where basically you're born, you do nothing and then you die young because what's the point of living in a place where nothing happens? I think people interpret it in their own way, but I can totally get your point of view here. Depressing (I mean REAL sadness, not just broken hearts) songs don't really get that much attention in America.

[@mulph7738]

The ultimate skateboarder song

[@Snowkobbie]

I think he was referring to the vocabulary, rather than the meaning of the lyrics. Remember that English is his first language, which means he's less likely than the average Swede to get excited about English lyrics that could have been written by a middle schooler. 😉

[@tangfors]

Maybe I have always interpreted it as someone who has or is about to kill himself. Waiting for someone in an office, I immediately think of someone who doesn't get the support they need, maybe because they have a mental illness, substance abuse problem or whatever it is. They have too much to do, I interpret this to mean that the authority that is supposed to help you has too much to do. But it can be interpreted in different ways. But I have interpreted it much darker than that it is just boredom.

[@avve9001]

I think the success of this song comes from it being both sad and sweet at the same time and also because many people can relate to the lyrics about having a hard time in your youth. For me as a swede and Broder Daniel fan the lyrics sound great but I'm not surprised if they sound weird for a native english speaker who is not very into this band. :)

[@34JohannesHeinz34]

The Sounds - Living in America

[@senchaholic]

The singer is generally struggling with spoken english. 😄 this reminds me of the song "Undo", Sweden's entry to Eurovision a couple of years ago. People with English as their native language had huge issues with the grammar in that song. 😄

[@34JohannesHeinz34]

Please do: The Hives - Hate to Say I Told You So

[@notblondeswede]

I like how genuine your reaction is

[@andy__2985]

There was no greater moment then any night this came on in a club…

[@grotgrusson5124]

Jonas Strandberg did an interwiev with the man who spred the _Sen Kväll med Luuk_ version. You can catch it here on YT =)

[@66Mrlee]

I levde i sthlm mellan 90-99 och var alltid på broder Daniel och Håkan Hellström spelade bas i bandet. och på en spelning de hade åt jag upp alla deras ostmackor hahaha :D

[@DAMSUGAREN_JOE]

broder Daniel is my favorite band and i am from sweeden

[@wwklnd]

I gotta say, this song has to be one of the biggest music memes of the 00s in Sweden.

[@kentnilsson465]

Its a sad song with uptempo music calling to how the young people of today feels

[@EllakGr]

Always refreshing watching your reaction and that you always speak your mind! 'Shoreline' is the only BD-song I can stand barely because of the music. The lyrics, as you said, leaves a bit to be desired. I think this channel needs some more serious rock numbers, so please react to 'Var är vargen', 'CC Cowboys' by Imperiet and 'En vacker död stad' by Thåström as others have mentioned earlier. Pretty sure you find the lyrics a bit more intriguing than in this song...:)

[@m-noll7356]

I recommend Var är vargen by Imperiet or CC Cowboys which is in English by the same band. While I'm talking about Thåström I'd also love a reaction of En vacker död stad by Thåström solo 🙂

[@EllakGr]

I agree. Time for some Imperiet and Thåström classics! Come on with the requests people! Var är vargen, CC Cowboys by Imperiet and En vacker död stad by Thåström :)

[@herrglad9726]

There are two versions of CC Cowboys, the original is in swedish (except part of the chorus) and far superior. To be found on the "Blå Himlen Blues"-album. They made one album with lyrics translated to english, it isn't very good I think.

[@randikristensen4784]

En klassiker i dubbel bemärkelse måste vara Märk hur vår skugga med Imperiet skriven på 1700 talet av Michael Belllman 😀fantastik bra version

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Stay tuned...

[@thgeremilrivera-thorsen9556]

I definitely prefer Cornelis Wreesvijks version of that song.

[@Sockerludd]

kent - la belle epoque

[@erik....]

Broder Daniel makes me think of the classic film "Fucking Åmål".

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Great movie!

[@nordicmind82]

@@JonathanRollinssthlm305 Broder Daniel did the soundtrack!

[@davidwalman]

Tjohoo :) Håkan H har du till vänster på din bakgrundsbild. Några andra bra BD låtar: No time for us Work Underground Whirlwind Ill be gone

[@TucBroder]

I first noticed them after watching Fucking Åmål... I love absolutely love them (and the movie) Greetings from Denmark

[@34JohannesHeinz34]

Mando Diao - Dance with Somebody

[@JoeyBongas]

Kent - Kräm

[@rolandjernstrom9024]

Best ever!!!!

[@Lolboll182]

Om du vill ha ett tips på en annan BD banger rekommenderar jag 'Whirlwind'. Del av soundtracket till filmen 'Fucking Åmål', som är i särklass den bästa ungdomsfilmen Sverige har producerat. 'Whirlwind' är inte heller något lyricistiskt mästerverk, men som med många av BD's låtar fångar den en känsla som resonerade med den tidens ungdom.

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

I watched "Fucking Åmål" and reviewed it for P3 Morgonpasset. Really good movie! I don't remember the music that much though.

[@SiriusBigbadda]

@Mathias Eggimann Edgy. Fucking Åmål är den bästa ungdomsfilmen som nånsin gjorts i det här landet och är en ikonisk HBTQ-film i världen.

[@loris-bismar]

​@@JonathanRollinssthlm305this song is played when they come out of the toilet hand in hand and walk out of school together.

[@tangfors]

@@JonathanRollinssthlm305 The music was a big part of the film. After the film, Broder Daniel was the band that really got a boost, they became a lot more established, finally started to be played some on the radio, got TV time, etc. Something they had hardly received before, despite the fact that many young people loved them. But it was a bit like the older generation, who had a lot to say about what music should be played, had a bit of an awakening.

[@petern9384]

I like this one more than any of Hellströms Google translated songs, though the English is a bit cheesy... there's a reason why he, in his solo career, is singing in Swedish...😉

[@agnes4606]

Eyy look at that my favourite song of all time😁😁

[@DaP84]

Haha, hajade också till på "waiting.. for something lasting" ;D Snyggt språk, haha. Texten består av simpla floskler och klyschor. :P Fast atmosfären och mellodi är betydligt bättre. Synd att lyriken förstör låten för min del.

[@herrgoteborgare]

Jag håller med. Dessutom är det ganska patetiskt av de här övre medelklassbarnen från Majorna, Vasastan eller Lorensberg att tycka synd om sig själva för att pappa advokat eller mamma universitetsadjunkt jobbade för långa dagar. Det är nog få i Bergsjön eller Biskop som kan relatera. De hade nämligen RIKTIGA problem.

[@snuttepinglan]

@@herrgoteborgare fast det där är ju som att säga att man inte kan eller får må dåligt eller lida av psykisk ohälsa om man inte kommer från vissa omständigheter eller social bakgrund. Bara för att det alltid finns någon som har det sämre så har alla rätt till sina känslor.

[@fartreta]

@@snuttepinglan t.o.m. psykiatriker som ju borde veta bättre får ibland för sig att rikedom/skönhet gör en immun mot depressioner och ångestproblem... dumt som in i helvete är det, det finns ju hur många exempel som helst på "lyckade" personer som bedövar sig med droger och/eller tar sitt liv. Bor de under en sten liksom?

[@mogges]

@@herrgoteborgare TRAMS! Vilka unga människor tycker du ska få utrycka sina känslor genom musiken?

[@EllakGr]

@@mogges Jag tror att herrgoteborgare menar att om någon hotar dig med en pistol eller om du flyr för ditt liv eller är så djupt nere i knarkträsket att du t ex måste prostituera dig eller råna någon för att överleva (eller om du känner någon som har det så), så är jag ganska säker på att du har annat att tänka på än "shadows in the alley" och de " in the office buildings" osv och därför lätt blir provocerad av något som ter sig som bortskämt gnäll i jämförelse. Med det sagt, så tror jag att det är ganska oundvikligt att personer med olika bakgrund kommer att skriva olika slags texter (och kanske musik), vilket gör att vissa kan relatera medan andra inte kan det. Om det räddar några liv, så är det gott nog för mig. I en perfekt värld skulle vi mötas halvvägs, men så fungerar det ju inte än så länge tyvärr.

[@musicfromakido]

Freddie Wadling - Blott en dag :)

[@zuperida]

"Spela shoreline!" är vad alla fulla människor ropar till sin Dj haha...

[@Osquar]

Anthem of Gothenburg

[@adrian-vx5gj]

Om du vill ha med lite fler engelskspråkiga låtar måste du lyssna på något av The Cardigans!! Lovefool har du garanterat hört, men Carnival och My Favorite Game tycker jag att du borde lägga till i listan!

[@lenaforsberg4271]

Julia Frejs svenska tolkning av den här låten "Vi är skuggor" blev också en stor hit

[@nonno318]

Haha I never realized the lyrics was so bad, it was a mood when I was 17 though and I fully embraced it!

[@nonno318]

I mean our generation wasn’t as good at English as gen zs are now as teens.

[@C.Silfverbielke]

No time for us!

[@websidanjeppe]

Du måste kolla in denna: Christian Kjellvander - Oh Night

[@johankalodimos9990]

Spela Shorline!

[@g8le]

Find myself laughing at the lyrics as well even though I listened to the song a lot as a teenager =) bit dramatic

[@henkebacklund]

Peps Persson - Oh Boy

[@henkebacklund]

Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö

[@magnuslilja4033]

Lyssna på Cornelius Vreeswijk 'Turistens klagan' en gammal svensk sommarklassiker

[@Barbro247]

If you want a real Swedish (rap)rock banger (in swedish) that also was a huge mainstream hit try lok-lok står när de andra faller

[@oscarwiklander7688]

Gothenburg is like Gotham. In darkness we live.… there is no life in this town

[@henkebacklund]

Europe -Rock the night

[@thomasandersson6277]

Mimikry - Apornas planet

[@vikingkrigare5329]

Cool channel

[@MissEnemark]

Anna Ternheims version of Shoreline is so much better.. I think you could listen to "Bara om min älskade väntar" with Nationalteatern. Swedish translation of Bob Dylans "Tomorrow is a long time".

[@henkebacklund]

Nationalteatern - Men bara om min älskade väntar

[@icdtio2593]

PLAY SHORELINE!

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

"Spela Shoreline" is kind of a meme, usually used to make fun of the hype

[@henkebacklund]

Rednex - cotton eye Joe

[@henkebacklund]

Gyllene tider - Flickorna på tv två

[@JennyKlindt]

Reagera på Anna ternheim - summer Rain ☺️☺️ Anna ternheim gjorde även en cover på denna ☺️👌🏻

[@bbeightynine]

Listen to Whirlwind!

[@tanja590]

Please react to anna Ternheims cover of tid song! Its amazing!!

[@kyrastube]

Oj, första gången jag kan skriva "först" utan att ljuga tror jag

[@johannygren]

Grattis!

[@thgeremilrivera-thorsen9556]

Hurula plays this style of rock better than Bröder Daniel IMO, with Swedish lyrics that aren't cringe. Check out "22" or "Betongbarn" or "Ont Som Jag".

[@rikard-3642]

Är personligen inte en stor broder Daniel fan men sången är helt ok. Lite väl emo kanske. Andra har säkert givit dessa förslag tidigare men jag slänger in min röst: Snook - Lejonhjärta

[@andreaspettersson1575]

Spela en låt med Louise Hoffsten.The seduction of sweet Louise.

[@henkebacklund]

Ebba grön - die mauer

[@chalphon4907]

Anna Ternheim covered this and her version is an even bigger classic I think.

[@Ryuuoujin]

Under en flit I Madrid av Galenskaparna är en annan sång du borde lyssna på

[@henkebacklund]

Timbuktu och Peps Persson - Dynamit (811) "Dynamit", Peps Persson & Timbuktu, A capella - KZbin

[@NiclasAsp]

Never heard this 😂 and I am pretty happy that I have missed it in my life...

[@---rb7ug]

charlotte nilsson - tusen och en natt

[@icesam931]

React to luke skywalker

[@henkebacklund]

Ebba Grön - 800 grader

[@Pia-lm7qi]

Han har redan reagerat på den :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqemY6Foo6aFbKs

[@HappySwedishPancake]

Thank you for being honest, the lyrics are not great 😂

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

I promise to always be honest. Thanks for watching!

[@immahedlund]

Anna Thernheim cover of this song is better

[@PeterAF72]

Håller med och borde också lyssnas på

[@williamsahlin8597]

Shoreline is such a rip off from Oasis ”Rockin’ Chair”. Its accually unreal

[@palel]

Yung Lean - Kyoto

[@glenngastonjonsson7954]

Well. There are children rhymes. Henrik Berggren invented teenage rhymes and they sucked. Broder Daniel probably would have been great if they hadn't carried that mother load of crap vocals and crap lyrics. Or I can be totally wrong and that's what made them interesting. ?

[@jessebanan]

Håkan is a fake copycat, not an artist.

[@jessebanan]

@TheWinglessRaven nyheter24.se/debatt/848160-44-latar-hakan-hellstrom-har-lanat-utan-att-gora-ratt-for-sig

[@jessebanan]

@TheWinglessRaven Källan är ju artisternas egna texter, inte webbsidan. Är du full eller?