Amerikanen Reacts To Svenska Klassiker: Håkan Hellström - Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg

I listened to "Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg" for the first time. Here's my reaction.

[@aliciaoakstream619]

There is actually a saying that goes "Steal like an artist" and I think Håkan does this the best. He takes inspiration from something, puts his own heart in to it and makes it his own. So don't worry, this is something that alot of artists do.

[@agnes8755]

Även om Håkan Hellström återanvänt, lånat och inspirerats en hel del så har han skapat helt egna klassiker. Kul att du gillade den här! ❤️

[@DoojimanAndTheExploders]

Inge superfan av Håkan. Men tycker de är synd att de är bara han sm hängs ut för detta. I stort sett alla musiker band har snott/lånat text och musik. Ugglas låt 'Kompositören' är jävligt kul när han skryter om att sno allt

[@0Albin]

Vore kul om du reagerade på några Astrid Lindgren låtar som till exempel "Fattig bondräng", "Som jag vänder mig"

[@peppermintcrush5794]

Tommy Körberg sjunger Fattig bonndräng fantastiskt!

[@kriho02]

Ronja-sångerna är också helt magiska

[@Landofsensi]

Ja det vore toppen!

[@user-gr2iv1ed7h]

Jag tycker att Freddie Wadlings version är bättre.

[@nonno318]

När Tommy Körberg sjunger den på Astrid Lindgrens begravning är helt otrolig, out of this world!

[@fredriklarsson9415]

If people really educate themselves about music they will find out that borrowing lyrics and tunes are a huge part of the music industry and song writing. Håkan is far from the only one who does it. Everyone does it all the time.

[@Jagvillboienhatt]

Few artists do it to the same extent though. Stealing a line here and there over a career is one thing, but looking through his library there's really a repeating pattern of him borrowing lyrics from better songwriters.

[@leob4403]

@@Jagvillboienhatt he's paying homage to his inspirations obviously, Lou Reed, Springsteen och såna snubbar

[@Jagvillboienhatt]

@@leob4403 Gör man det en gång, två gånger, tre gånger så man man kalla det homage. När man gång på gång på gång saxar både melodier, ackordföljder och textrader så skulle jag nog ändå kalla det stöld :)

[@leob4403]

@@Jagvillboienhatt zeppelin använde sig också av textrader från sina bluesförebilder, deras musik var enormt nyskapande. Ta ett exempel raden från Midsommarnattsdröm " Radion var på kan du digga det är locomotion, för mycket revolution" lånat från blue öyster cult dominance and submission. Det rör sig om ett "easter egg" håkan lagt in för att inspirera att gräva djupare i musikhistorien. Musikaliskt och melodiskt har de två låtarna inget med varandra att göra. Genom att connecta den raden till klassisk rock eran så fördjupas innebörden än mer i låten, det är ett stilistiskt grepp

[@Jagvillboienhatt]

@@leob4403 Håkan Hellström är ju Påskharen då, med tanke på alla påskägg som finns i hans katalog.

[@josefinasoderholm6488]

Just watch this video. I watch all the other ones in 3 days. Totally addictive!! 😆 have a great weekend. I’ll be tuning in next week

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Thanks for watching!

[@mikewright7964]

A track that really puts a smile on your face. Especially if it's full of nostalgia and memories.

[@danieljonssondj]

Please do Lasse Holm - Cannelloni macaroni:)

[@Jasmine-dk2nt]

"En dag" with Tommy Nilsson, performed at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989. Fabulously 80's, great song and a number of famous Swedish artists as back up singers!

[@claesmattsson4743]

Please listen to "barn av vår tid" with Nationalteatern, it's a song from the so called "progg-era". I could write down a lot of other swedish music but this is the no.1 i would love to see what you think of!

[@MrPutte1975]

I time for the swedish fenomenen Called trallpunk. De lyckliga kompisarna - Hockeyfrisyr (hockeyfrilla) is a real classic song for everybody, not just punks.

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

You have piqued my interest with this one, Patrik!

[@TheMartinSan]

Haha, nice, you wrote pretty much the exact same as I did earlier, so I support this! :)

[@martendolk8692]

The most swedish song that ever existed is: Vintersaga by Ted Ström I don't want to spoil it but it's a banger with lots of swedish references. I remember it as car music from my childhood. It must have been a hit in its days.

[@erikmatti9300]

Suggestion: Ulf Lundell - Öppna landskap When it was released there was a lot of talk about making it the new swedish national anthem. Ulf has tons of other great songs but this one is probably the most classic one

[@exafjerf]

i see you have some very good points here. now I will be listening to your reaction :)

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Thanks!

[@emlgf]

You describe his tune perfectly - melancholy but summer feeling

[@mathiashelsingandersson3358]

Minst hälften av alla ”stölderna” på den där listan är väldigt överdrivna..

[@mittgbg]

You make think your swedish because you say känn ingen sorg för mig göteborg, so damn good, i'm impressed. Also kom igen Lena is a straight off steal of come on elieen. like lyric wise and music.

[@trumpdid7117]

You got great taste in music! I like it👌

[@frurichardsson9239]

Kul att höra dina reaktioner på svenska låtar! Tipsar om Maritza Horn "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" och Marie Bergman "Ingen kommer undan politiken".

[@mikaeljonsson9331]

It's annoying that people put so much emphasis on Håkan stealing songs, It has become a thing. First people complained about his voice, grew tired of that and now everyone who said that is now saying 'he's stealing all his lyrics"...it's true that he "steals" some stuff, but that's common in music...Dylan does it all the time, Plura, Lundell, rock musicians steal from classic music - Cornelis Vreeswijk and Fred Åkerström "stole" from the old delta-blues guys...and they, in turn, stole from each other so often that no one remembered where it came from in the first place...and a lot if was of course gospel-spirituals. It does not take anything away from the experience of the music, it's the other way around for me, just like literature I like to draw lines between them and it enhances the experience. With that said, I really like this channel. I was thinking about writing my own list here, but Im lazy and thought "you will get there eventually" , as Im sure you will...but o.k... here's a few: Anita Lindblom - Sånt är livet (swedish version of an american song) Anna-Lena Löfgren - Regniga natt (also a swedish version of an american song) Björn Skifs - Håll mitt hjärta (also a swedish version of another song...as you see, it's silly to even continue to mention it at this point...but a lot of these songs are better in the swedish version, and therefore I don't mind at all) Broder Daniel - Shoreline (if you do swedish classics even if it's in english) Dag Vag - Du får aldrig nog. Docent död - Solglasögon. Ebba Grön - 800 grader (staten och kapitalet was a cover, as you probably knew) Imperiet - Var e vargen. Jakob Hellman - Vara vänner (the video is very funny and strange). Karl Gerhard - Den ökända hästen från troja (this might not count as a hit...as it's early 40s and from a revue, but Karl Gerhard is funny, and one of my favorites lyrically, so nevermind that 🙂) Kikki Danielsson - Bra vibrationer. Lars Winnerbäck - Granit och morän (although you probably heard it already as it was quite a recent hit) Lill Lindfors - En så'n karl. (There's also a cover by Anne-Lie Rydé, perhaps it became a bigger hit, I don't know, also a version of an american song). Monica Zetterlund - Gröna små äpplen. Niklas Strömstedt - Sista morgonen. Olle Adolphsson - Trubbel (although I don't like his voice that much it's really one of the greatest songs written in the swedish language...that list is long, but still - Håkan Hellström has covered it if you prefer. Or the great Freddie Wadling). Peter Lemarc - Sången dom spelar när filmen är slut (much better than "Tess") Ratata - Jackie. Rikard Wolff - Pojken på månen. Säkert! - Snooza (perhaps too recent to be called a classic, very nice song though, and popular). Ted Gärdestad - Jag vill ha en egen måne. I could mention a lot more, but I would then venture into the territory "swedish favourites" instead of actual classics, which would be cheating. Than you, and keep up the good work!

[@iwikal]

Monica Zetterlund har gjort en version av Trubbel som är ganska fet också!

[@RichardJohansson]

You should react to one of Broder Daniels songs, they were a really big part of the indie-culture that got pretty big in the late 90s early 2000s. Song suggestions would be "Underground", "Wirlwind", "I'll be gone" or "Shoreline". The first three were part of their breakthrough when they were part of the soundtrack in the movie "Fucking Åmål" and Shoreline is their biggest hit. Cheers!

[@RichardJohansson]

Also Håkan Hellström was drummer in Broder Daniel, hence the suggestion here XD

[@TheMartinSan]

Sonic the Hedgehog says hello from Bridge Zone theme

[@jasunitskateboard]

Yo, sweet videos! I heared that you like hiphop. So have you checked out Timbuktu? (multiple songs), Ken Ring? (nu maste vi dra), Labyrint (ortens favoriter), Petter? (Så klart), Looptroop? (professional dreamers). Keep up spreading your great vibes. cheers

[@dsolin]

So many comments here defending Håkan. I am not a fan of his, but I agree with you. I dare anyone to write a comment here that is solely based on your own ideas. Even if it is your own ideas they are based on external input. Including this comment. Merry Christmas! :)

[@Alianger]

I'd say his main inspirations around that time were probably the smiths, beach boys and dexy's midnight runners 10:10 lol!

[@deathkampdrone]

English lyrics: Give me arsenic (bapapapaa) Because the city is full of old ladies and tragedy Powder really helped me Write this in the news because I was feeling down but got high (Aah aah aah) Little brother, (bapapapa) don't be like me when you are grown up You stood at the door and said: If this is all that will be, I'll kill myself Little brother, don't be like me (Aahahah) Feel no sorrow for me Göteborg And Singoalla believes if heaven exists I'll be lost But feel no sorrow for me Göteborg At the discotheque (bapapapaa) I take everything playfully even a secret Take me to love take me to dance Give me something that takes me someplace (Aahahah) Because I want to know if love exists Feel no sorrow for me Göteborg And Singoalla believes if heaven exists I'll be lost But feel no sorrow for me Göteborg Feel no sorrow for me Göteborg One night at a discotheque I followed her every dance step Maybe we'll see if there's a chance (Maybe we'll see if there's a chance) At a tramcar someplace Feel no sorrow for me Göteborg I know that everyone believes that if heaven exists I'll be lost Feel no sorrow for me Göteborg lyricstranslate.com

[@0Albin]

Gillar dina reaktioner! 👍Imponerande att du kan Svenska så bra, tydligen är det mycket svårare för Engelskspråkiga att lära sig Svenska iom att alla byter till Engelska direkt när man hör en Engelsk/Amerikansk brytning 😅

[@erik....]

Han är gift med en svensk tjej.

[@katarsett9384]

Det är väldigt lätt för en engelsktalande att lära sig Svenska pga norse som spreds av Vikingarna som tog över England flera hundra år. Massor av ord är exakt likadana arm, hand osv. Sedan finns liknande ord foot, church osv Sedan besläktade som inte betyder exakt samma bord/board, stol/stool osv. Skolstrejk för klimatet Glutenfri Substantiv, verb, adjektiv. Enormt lätt att snabbt få ett stort ordförråd. Grammatiken är lite annorlunda, ibland svårare men ibland lättare. Eftersom norska o danska har så många diftonger är svenskan lättare för en engelskspråkig. Alla mina Amerikanska o Engelska vänner som bor här i Sverige säger att det var absolut det lättaste språket att lära sig. Faran ligger i att fortsätta att finslipa, neutrum o reale, pluralformer. Böja verb otrolligt mkt lättare än i Engelskan. Adjektiv som ändras efter neutrum o reale o det kan jag hålla med om att många engelsktalande blir lite lata med finslipningen. Men annars det absolut lättaste språket för en engelskspråkig.

[@Huxteble]

Ja, det är tröttsamt att svenskar har så dåligt språksjälvförtroende att de byter till engelska så fort de möter någon engelskspråkig, även om den kan svenska...

[@CarpetAmongOthers]

@@Huxteble Det är väl att visa bra självförtroende att tro sig vara bättre andraspråkstalare i varje given situation? ;)

[@Huxteble]

@@CarpetAmongOthers OK, svenskar som individer har hybrissjälvförtroende i synen på den egna engelskaförmågan, samtidigt som det kollektiva självförtroendet för svenskans rätt att ta plats är i botten.

[@klever891]

You should really see the movie that explain Håkan a lot like a artist I feel and you got his vibe and "thing". Magnus uggla snatch some melodis and Håkan take some bars but they make it special not your ordinary guy stealing everything. They dont really have it like a secret either they love to revive old things especially Magnus. Both of them with Melissa Horn is my favorite swedish artists so please listen to Melissa Horn small artist but everyone in Sweden have heard at least one song from her, the most popular song is "Jag saknar dig mindre och mindre" btw 😄

[@n.g.4852]

One More Time - Den Vilda Trea i Eurovision 1996.

[@exafjerf]

you made your home work :)

[@erikrusso9808]

Please watch his live performance on Ullevi, much better than the studio recording

[@thelittlemrs]

Staffan Hellstrand - Lilla Fågel Blå

[@anderscarlsson4490]

En för den tiden rätt populär artist, Kisa Magnusson, en låt från Svensktoppen som jag själv minns från min barndom vore kul att få höra hur du ser på den, visserligen inte en svensk låt i grunden men.... "Räck ut din hand"

[@architechproducer]

Låt-tips: Imperiets version av 'märk hur vår skugga' skriven av Bellman på 1700-talet.

[@fannyholm9711]

Det som är för mig med Håkan är att nej han har kanske inte den bästa rösten men han har otroliga texter som han ja, har lånat lite från andra men det utgör inte hela låtarna. Han har ett riktigt band, han har spelat in låtar och spelat med Göteborgs symfoniker. Han har låtar som kan få mig på det bästa humöret och han har låtar som får mig att gråta. Håkan sätter ord på känslor man inte ens visste att man hade eller vet hur man ska förklara. Håkan har räddat mig många gånger när jag mått fruktansvärt dåligt. Jag har haft ÄRAN att se Håkan live flera gånger och han är en riktig entertainer på scenen, han står inte bara rakt upp och ner och sjunger. Men framförallt så är Håkan så extremt bra på att förmedla känslor och andemeningen i dom låtar han har skrivit. Han har en fantastisk låtskatt och är enligt mig en av dom bästa vi har. Det finns anledning till att han fyller Ullevi med 70 000 flera gånger. ❤️

[@deathkampdrone]

Now, on the lyrics thing... I would say that Håkan is very inspired, but it's often quite basic lyrics that he is inspired by. Like, pretty universal subjects. And they sound pretty different in his personal swedish tone, honestly. He has this part in his song "Uppsnärjd i det blå", where he talks about looking at yourself in the mirror and wanting to change everything you see. Now, obviously Bruce Springsteen did the same thing in "Dancing in the dark". Is it theft? I don't think so tbh. It is simply too basic of a description of a restless person, maybe a teenager, stuck with themselves. It's on the verge of this whole folklore thing, or a sort of modern traditionals, why not just call it simply a popcultural reference. I mean, otherwise you can't really sing "I love you" in a song anymore, without stealing from a million other artists. Question is does the end product have a personal sound? YES Do these songs sound lifted from somebody else's album? NOPE Does lyrics in a pop song truly matter at all? NO WAY Enjoying your review here btw :))

[@edflintlaw]

Words and common phrases set to different music is not nearly as bad as a comic stealing another comedian's jokes.

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Agreed!

[@gurra63able]

This is a chick flick but if I was young today then I would still go and watch the concert with Håkan Hellström because it is 20-25 chick's for every young man.

[@Sockerludd]

Jag gillar jämförelsen med Dylan! båda lånar och tar inspiration av folk, Dylan av Woody Guthrie och Håkan av Taube

[@simonerognas8226]

Åh kan du inte ta Kom igen Lena med Håkan Hellström? 😃

[@mikekonig]

bäst med Håkan är ju absolut: En Midsommarnattsdröm

[@rebeccacrichton6219]

React to: "Imorgon är en annan dag* by Christer Björkman " Som en vind" by Edin-Ådahl "Vindarna vänder oss" by Fame "Sofias sång/Till mitt sista andetag" and/or "Så vill stjärnorna" by Molly Sande'n "Dör för dig" dig (or "Brinner i bröstet") by Danny Saucedo "Daniels jojk" or "Jag är fri" by Jon Henrik Fjällgren (he is jojking)

[@NerdySwede]

Jag tänker att alla konstnärer snor, omedvetet eller medvetet. Håkan gör det kanske lite mer tydligt än andra, men det är inte som att han snor 90% av texterna eller musiken. Hans egna texter och musik kan absolut stå på egna ben så jag tycker ändå han absolut förtjänar sin status som popkungen i Sverige. Du borde btw lyssna på Promoes Svennebanan kom jag att tänka på plötsligt. Satir och inspirerat av The Addams Family.

[@Huxteble]

Om man ska lyssna på Svennebanan måste man ju först ha referensen barnsången Skala banan.

[@lisakovanen1975]

Du vet väl om branden på diskoteket i Göteborg?

[@leob4403]

Varför skulle han veta det?

[@arneskog7543]

Jag vill att du spela min favorit Jill Jonsson hennes bästa är låten "Kärleken är" från 1998 som var med Melodifestivalen det vann det året annars hon Sveriges Country hon sjunger både på svenska och Engelska. 💪🌞👍❤🤩

[@lennartpersson9834]

Håkan Hellström sang at an hospital. At the end of the session he said to the audiance; Thank you! Hope you all get better soon! The audience responded; Thank you too, hope you also get much better soon! It really could be a true story. A singer that steals and sings like a hillbilly on steroids!

[@MissEnemark]

Hahahah!! 😅👌🏻

[@joelwinberg6104]

Can you react to Håkan hellstroms live performances but the same songs please?

[@mariaw9405]

David Schutrick: Container Sambos på försök Pontus och amerikanerna: Min bror och jag Irma Schultz: Precis som du

[@mariagralvik7405]

Det vackraste - Cecilia vennersten. Borde räknas som klassiker och borde falla dig i smaken om du gillar power ballader

[@josefinelagerstrom2643]

+1

[@jonnyberggren4598]

+1

[@kittysenby]

Tips! Håkan - Nu kan du få mig så lätt

[@davek7702]

Kom igen Lena.

[@gr8zongz]

But those 44 songs is not the whole song, is like a line. Not a complete song... And when he does, he actually do give the original artist cred.

[@williamgunnestad5515]

Reagera på Högt över havet med Arja Saijonmaa

[@ThinkingOnlyOfYou]

Timo Räisänen - Eld & Aceton Timo and Håkan were friends, and they would preform together. Anyway they split and Timo did a whole album about Håkan. This song specifically. You should listen to it, even though it’s not a classic. The album is called “Tro, hat, stöld”. :)

[@nilsangeras2201]

Do shoreline by broder daniel

[@glenngastonjonsson7954]

Håkans revenge for getting the boot from Broder Daniel.

[@hannesgustafsson1340]

Vad som helst med pontiak johanzon

[@nenikiato3230]

But all artists steal lyrics from eachother.. a very common thing they do.

[@soldattorpet7036]

I rather feel he shows what artists he listens to and witch he thinks is good and had something good to say, there is allot more wedish artists like Lasse Holm and some others that just stole a whole song straight up, with håkan its more like he says uses a good lyrics to power up something to say

[@34JohannesHeinz34]

He doesn't try to hide that he rips parts of other music

[@jellycoding]

The strange thing with Håkan Hellström is that he is a musical geni and he can really sing with feeling. But at the same time he can't sing. The time when he was the most popular teen girls where crazy for him.

[@C.Silfverbielke]

Janne Lucas - Växeln hallå

[@josefinelagerstrom2643]

I really DON'T like Håkan, but the song "Kom igen Lena" is annoyingly catchy. 🙄😂

[@mackan7086]

I really like this channel. You usually say you think a good voice is important for a song. Now I can't believe you didn't even mention Håkans voice. I mean he goes out of pitch every now and then. Sure it may be considered charming in a way, but no reaction on this??

[@swedishgaygirl6078]

Glöm inte Latin Kings! Snubben trodde han var cool.

[@Ljusdalingen88]

* Öppna din dörr - Tommy Nilsson : )

[@paulknight9998]

I don't know why people keep pestering you with C and D-grade songs. I assume it is because they heard the songs many years ago and now feel sentimental whenever they hear them? They don't actually care if the song is any effing good?

[@waeress]

To most people it is a totally subjective matter, just as with movies. So to them it is a "effing good song" (or movie) regardless of what any person with a certain profession or knowledge might have to say about it. Is that good or bad? Who can decide and who can possibly do anything about it?

[@Huxteble]

Det handlar inte om kvalitet. Det handlar om svenska klassiker.

[@katarsett9384]

He thinks the song is called "Känn IGEN sorg för mig Göteborg" and he is trashtalking Håkan and as usual doing PR for his own name and stand-up comedy tour.

[@elisabethsundstrom3450]

Tyvärr gillar honom inte 🙋han kan inte sjunga 🤣👎🏻

[@leob4403]

Han sjunger helt annorlunda idag live jämfört med hans tidiga inspelningar

[@bbeightynine]

So overrated by the kids. (Young Swedes born in 1990 or later seem to like Håkan..)

[@leob4403]

He has a lot of fans in the 80s too

[@elisabethsundstrom3450]

I 👎🏻

[@davidsvensson148]

Sjunga ska nog Håkan sluta med.