Amerikanen Reacts to Svenska Klassiker (Sommartider)

Check out my reaction to the Gyllene Tider song "Sommartider". I'll be doing more Swedish classics.

[@msgn8i11s2]

Hahahaha! "His voice is a littlencreapy" He and Marie still made it to billboard no. 1 four times...in their group Roxette...

[@Asa...S]

"Sommartider" is a song you play really loud in the car when you go on vacation in Sweden, and all of the family sings along. It doesn´t matter if you like it or not, it's just one of those songs you sing along to, the "Sommartider hej hej" part. Same thing with Thomas Ledin "Sommaren är kort", Ted Gärdestad "Sol, vind och vatten ", and psalms like "Den blomstertid nu kommer", "En vänlig grönskas rika dräkt" and "Nu grönskar det". It just belong in the summer, it´s just tradition. The singer of Gyllene Tider, Per Gessle, was also the singer of the band Roxette, which made an international career with songs like The Look, Listen to Your Heart, It Must Have Been Love och Joyride.

[@sleepwalker3130]

When it pops up in a shuffle playlist - good mood comes instantly and I start to sing along. It is especially damn good when driving a car - you're so right.

[@Merecir]

When my gang of bro's went to music festivals during the summer break from school we also blasted Mitt Sommarlov by Anita Hegerland so high that the car vibrated. =D

[@katarsett9384]

@@Merecir so sweet, I'm old enough to have heard it for really the first time. It was a cute performance and of course a catchy melody. I'm sorry to tell you that you're in the wrong forum. This "american" doesn't know about Roxette, ABBA or Blue Suede "hooked on a feeling" that hit on Billboard 100s before ABBA. He listened to Monica Z. "Sakta vi gå genom sta'n" as a Swedish classic??? And he didn't know that it was an American hit. I know that song and I'm Swedish. He doesn't know anything about music, not American, European, English or Swedish and he's tone deaf. He can go on with this shit but I really want him to stop call it "Svenska klassiker", it's disrespectful and rude to nearly all swedes. I've suggested he should listen to Bellman and Taube, Jussi Björling, Blue suede, ABBA, Roxette (he listened to them one time and said he didn't recognise the song, HELP, all my American friends living in the US know of them and my friends isn't even working with music) He's obsessed with Svensktoppen for some reason. He doesn't know a thing about music and the people following him are very very left wing. Maybe he wants it that way. He's a stand up comedian. Maybe he tries to get famous this way. But there's usually no "Swedish Classics" and he doesn't know anything about music so really... just call it something else. American listening to Svensktoppen or something. But please no more of what his fans wants him to react to and he has gathered some fans but he doesn't realise that they are very far out on the very very left wing. If you want him to react to a real Swedish Classic you haven't got a chance. He will chose Mikael Wiehe instead or Siv Malmkvist (that also just sang covers translated into swedish). He doesn't know who Robin, Tove Lo, Alexander Kronlund, Anders Bagge, Swedish house maffia, Denniz Pop or Max Martin is. He doesn't know Zara Larsson. But the worst thing is that he doesn't know about Bellman, Taube, Hootenanny Singers, Agneta Fältskog, Peter Jöback eller Tommy Körberg is. He simply doesn't know anything about Swedish Music and I'm deeply offended. I wish there was somewhere I could report him for making "Svenska Klassiker" to a joke, bad taste and disgrace. He's a fake just wanting to be famous.

[@Merecir]

@@katarsett9384 Dude.

[@attesmatte]

@@katarsett9384 Dude, you're just jealous. 🙄 Why are you even here ranting if you hate him so much? Scroll on! Bye!

[@matsdanell7768]

fun fact about this song, Per wrote this on the lunchbreak cause he felt they didn´t had a first singel to album yet.

[@matsdanell7768]

it took like 15-20 min, then it was done

[@Roman-oo7nh]

Det är sååå helt fantastiskt vad du gör! Jag själv är polack som studerar svenska och har längre letat efter en sätt att få veta mer om den svenska musiken. Din serie är så himlabra och jätteroligt att titta på. Tack ska du ha!

[@veronikahildingsson160]

The singer later became " Roxette" with Marie Fredriksson

[@bbeightynine]

The song was released in 1982 and is ofc written by Per Gessle the lead singer of Gyllene Tider and later the other half of the more international famous duo Roxette.

[@Tinyhousefan]

Per Gessle was a Singer in that band before he got really famous with Marie Fredriksson and their popgroup ”Roxette”

[@jerryhall5709]

"Flickorna på TV2" is another song that fits his voice. Creepy in a funny way. Unfortunately we don't get to see those girls anymore.

[@Brandk4rr]

Det här är perfekt material för din kanal. Komiker som recenserar svensk kultur.

[@megan88]

You picked a summer pain for first choice, IT. WILL. NEVER. LEAVE. YOUR. HEAD

[@CKarhu85]

Best song ever! As you probably learned by now, summer is sacred in Sweden! And there is no song that even comes close to this! It's the best, there's nothing like it!

[@tommiejonsson8952]

"Gyllene tider" was formed in the 1970's and "retired" in the 1980's, but have made a number of come-backs and during the last one they sold more albums and concert-tickets than they did in their "real" active days in the -70's

[@jessief5047]

Sommar Tider är en klassiker som spelas varje sommar 🥰👏👏 Hej från Göteborg 👋👋

[@erik....]

First reaction to a real classic I've seen.. Most americans react to some swedish "gangsta" hiphop that I've never even heard. This to me is swedish summer, 15-18 years old, out in the summer night partying, drinking moonshine or a cocktail of spirits from the parents liquor cabinet. Can I suggest something old from Magnus Uggla, like Skandal bjotis, Centrumhets, Varning på stan, Jag vill inte gå hit, Vittring or Asfaltsbarn.

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Thanks for checking it out and for the tips! I'll keep the videos coming. Take care

[@magnustrygg5632]

Nice to hear that you like the country so much that you decided to stay. 🇸🇪

[@sleepwalker3130]

Finally - reactions to Swedish music! Please try something by Kent, Per Gessle or Lena Philipsson. Sommartider is one of my favourite summer songs for many years now. Thanks man!

[@evelinaolssonsjoberg4624]

That is the fantastic thing about these old swedish summersongs. You can't stop smiling 😀😀

[@katarsett9384]

Per Gessle had the band Gyllene tider, he has never been the best singer but he's one of Sweden biggest hit-makers. He liked Marie, that already had a huge career, she was a troubadour and sing and songwriter. Very successful. They formed the duo/band Roxette and the rest is history. He has a net worth of $150 millions but aftercMarie died he went on composing, producing and now he has gathered his old band back. That's a big artist, big artists want to create. Per could have sat down and taken it easy.

[@susannenymanback]

I think albums reminiscent of summer are just as important as Christmas albums. Suppose you heard Sommarnatt with Snowstorm. It's a song that still means summer, sun and free time.

[@javakonig7878]

You should definitely listen to Ted Gärdestad ”För kärlekens skull” and ”Oh, vilken härlig dag” . You probably heard about him, he’s one of our biggest artist through all times :)

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

I've heard of Ted Gärdestad. I have a song of his on the "to do" list. Thanks for the tips!

[@carinaejag]

The man furhest down to the left of the record cover you show is Per Gessle. The second half of Roxette . The group that made it really big in the world.

[@johnnyrosenberg9522]

I'd say down to the right, though. But it's a small picture, maybe I'm wrong.

[@Vidrigsson]

This is pretty much the national anthem.

[@n0namesowhatblerp362]

The main singe, Per Gessle, is also they guy in Roxette.

[@markdavidson9100]

He and Marie were epic

[@satanihelvetet]

Great video! Gyllene tider was huge in Sweden at the late 70's and the early 80's. Per Gesle later formed Roxette together with Marie Fredriksson. GT was a pop band, but had some rock and blues influences aswell.

[@sonjaolsson3257]

Sångaren Per Gessle (1/2 Roxette)

[@katam6471]

Några andra sommarklassiker: Peter Lundblad - Ta mig till havet Monica Zetterlund - Sakta vi gå genom stan Freda´ - Vindarna Ulf Lundell - Öppna landskap Ted Gärdestad - Sol, vind och vatten Sven-Ingvars - Sommar och sol

[@lerox28]

You should try gyllene tider live ullevi 2004 to discover how big this song is in sweden

[@rogerw9840]

You should have a listen to: Secret service - Let us dance just a little bit more, Oh Susie or Flash in the night (all with eng lyrics) Adolphson & Falk - Stockholmsserenad Monica Törnell - Vintersaga Eldkvarn - Fulla för kärlekens skull Leather nun - For the love of your eyes (eng. lyrics with poor pronunciation, but great song) Ebba grön - 800 grader, Staten & kapitalet or Die mauer Imperiet - Århundradets brott, ...Som eld, Fred, Du är religion... the list goes on. Thåström (the singer from Imperiet / Ebba grön) - Alla vill till himlen Magnus Uggla - Astrologen, Hand i hand (and many more) Millas mirakel - Rytmen av ett regn Björn Afzelius - Tusen bitar Mikael Wiehe - Flickan och kråkan Eva Dahlgren - Ängeln i rummet, Vem tänder stjärnorna, Guldgrävarsång Marie Fredriksson - Ännu doftar kärlek, Sparvöga Just to name a few. Enjoy the Swedish 80s! :)

[@peternorman2762]

You're very well read and prepared, it's impressing!

[@bellshusse]

Great video Jonathan! 👍 Did you know the lead singer is Per Gessle from Roxette? And that they also released a few songs in english? The most famous being "Teaser Japanese", check it out. As for recommendations I have a few suggestions: Orup - Regn hos mig Tommy Körberg - Stad i ljus Mauro Scocco - Sarah Björn Skifs - Michelangelo Eva Dahlgren - Vem tänder stjärnorna Marie Fredriksson (other half of Roxette) - Den bästa dagen Malta - Sommaren som aldrig säger nej Lena PH - Kärleken är evig Wilmer X - Teknikens under Carola - Mitt i ett äventyr Lili & Sussie - Bara du och jag Tommy Nilsson & Tone Norum - Allt som jag känner Niklas Strömstedt - Oslagbara Tomas Ledin -En del av mitt hjärta Anders Glennmark - Hon sa Attack! - Ooa hela natten Kiki Danielsson - Bra vibrationer Ted Gärdestad - Sattelit Looking forward to the next video!

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Wow! I didn't know that. Thanks for the info and recommendations. New videos coming soon!

[@rogerlundstrom6926]

"From the nineties".. Try from the early 80s.. (though it survived WELL in to the 90s.. and beyond)

[@ma.melindasaurin6873]

The solo singer is Per Gessele of ROXETTE

[@nonno318]

Denna lyssnas bäst på midsommar!

[@Djuuugarn]

Gyllene Tider is the best Swedish band of all time, check out more of their music! :-)

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Will do!

[@---rb7ug]

lyssna även gärna på Jag går o Fiskar med Gyllene tider

[@evova111]

Another good one by Gyllene Tider is “Juni, juli, augusti”

[@carro-xb9oz]

welcome to sweden m8 ..love u to bits

[@thomascarlson544]

You have to reakt to ”När vi två blir ett” Live at Ullevi 25 years. That is swedish culture :-)

[@SteveDahlskog]

Nice Jonathan! You were awesome on AMK on the 27th of August. Sidenote: Gyllene Tider did a version of "California Sun" called "Tylö Sun" (based on the beach/resort Tylösand outside of Halmstad.

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Thanks man! I love guesting on AMK. Take care

[@evaulrikajansson6880]

You should listen to Cry for me with September and Heros with Måns Zelmerlöw. They are Swedish artists thats godm And Avicvhi of course. Any song by Avicii are GREAT actually.

[@tovekauppi1616]

Den här låten ska helst avnjutas på en sommarfest bland massa andra som också sjunger med i hela låten.

[@Ostkungen]

Tjena tjena! Hittade denna kanal lite sent, men tänkte slänga in några förslag i olika genrer. Snowstorm - Sommarnatt (Rockig Cruising-låt) Owe Törnqvist - Rumba i engelska parken (lite mer fånig, äldre låt, namnet säger allt) Sven Ingvars - Torparrock (Boogie Woogie på Värmländska) Kalle Baah - Bulleribock (Reggae på svenska) Monica Zetterlund - Sakta vi gå genom stan (Stockholms-version av Nat King Coles Walking my baby back home) Hoola Bandoola Band - Vem kan man lita på? (Svensk hippie-rock, tänk allman brothers) Petter - Mikrofonkåt (Hip-hop på svenska sent 90-tal) Pugh Rogerfeldt - Stockholm (Funk? Disco? Rock? Jag vet inte. Men bra är den!) Hoppsan Kerstin, listan blev lite längre än vad jag tänkte mig. Hoppas du hittar några guldkorn i den!

[@josefinelagerstrom2643]

Per Gessle - the most loved and hated voice of Sweden. I really think it just sounds like he's moaning. 😂

[@nilnaelil]

He literally does moan in Flickorna på TV2.

[@liselottedivelli9915]

You need to listen to the group Noice. One of my favorites is En natt i tunnelbanan, but Ut i natten is also brilliant. 🙂

[@evahoglund8345]

älskar en natt i tunnelbanan! minns den från fritidsgårdarna discon

[@tottomanen]

Hej Jonathan skulle villja före slå Stiftelsen - Vart jag än går samt Tommy Nilsson - Dina färger var blå, dessa ligger varmt om hjärtat för mig :D

[@mattiasrubin9738]

Anni-Frid Lyngstad - Ett liv i solen

[@bigmaninasmallbody9288]

The guy that u think has a little creepy voice is one of the lead singer in the band Roxette

[@tekone82]

Haha du är bäst

[@jackmichaelson8617]

Subscribed. I got here through morgonpassets program on spotify. I really wanna recommend Magnus Carlsson - eternal love. Its a cover of a lisa nilsson song. But it really showcases 1 or swedens best singers.

[@Huxteble]

Eternal Love är Magnus Carlsons SåMycketBättre-tolkning av Jill Johnsons Melodifestivalvinnare Kärleken Är - inte Lisa Nilsson.

[@Dawdlerdude]

Du borde lyssna på bandet Kents låt Sverige. Tror de hade varit intressant att se din analys på den texten. Keep doing you Jonathan 👍

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely add "Sverige" to the list.

[@mikaelrenstal9299]

Aaaa found it! 👍🏻

[@ma.melindasaurin6873]

You have to check out Roxette !

[@citizenkane4831]

I don't think there´s one group you listened to (so far). And that is Dag Vag. Check out "Musik" or "Dimma" by them. With my regards to you

[@fromSweden4u]

I would love to have a beer with you =) Well thats never gonna happend as i live in the south. :(

[@klaskristian1]

Per Gessle that later formed Roxette. But i liked Gyllene tider bättre! But Noice was better. Look up Noice. Great group! Like Gyllene tider but more funky!

[@bodiljohannesson5851]

Jag går och fiskar / Gyllene Tider

[@peternorman2762]

You think his song is a bit creepy? Dude, check his hair do!

[@jokervienna6433]

It matches the Swedish personality great on one day of the year - Midsummer. That is THE day where there is drinking like the Vikings and everyone later fucks in the forest (if you have a forest nearby). :D

[@magnusliotart1703]

Its not swedish but its our neighbor Finland. Check out Nightwish and Ghost Love Score. You will love it. Your swedish isnt to bad 😉

[@_mitnix_]

Asså tänker typ ksk Victor Leksell - Svag. Där har vi en "typisk" svensk låt i mitt tycke. Btw älskar videon!

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Tack! And thanks for the tip.

[@_mitnix_]

Hahahah, glömde att det skulle vara klassiker. När det gäller klassiker skulle jag säga 800 grader av Ebba Grön. Det är typ punk men alla i Sverige har åtminstone hört den. Gillar btw upplägget!

[@oLawlieto]

The moment you realize that this song has nothing to do with summer.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

wat

[@gustavberg9512]

Kal P. Dal - jonnie

[@levingthedream]

Fronda - Rullar Fram

[@matsv201]

Congrants.. while you have done some 300 songs now.. very good. You have to speed this up.... Yea.. there are a lot more... a lot

[@margaretathoren6431]

Håll mitt hjärta med Björn Skifs ,så fin

[@nownowsame]

Hahaha

[@baxterstockman3456]

GES - När vi gräver guld i USA

[@grossteilfahrer]

Rock from the 90's ? its from 1982.

[@sweedkilla5210]

Your history anywere too read or see about it

[@bananen1234]

Låten e så cringe omg

[@JonathanRollinssthlm305]

Haha I liked it.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Nej för fan.

[@erikwhateveryou]

Gyllene tider har alltid varit a BIG NONO i min familj. Detta under tiden när guldmusik kom från usa med. Cringe