Amerikanen Reacts to Svenska Klassiker: Nationalteatern - Barn av vår tid

I listened to "Barn av vår tid" for the first time. Here's my reaction.
Here's the Spotify playlist of all of the reactions I've done: open.spotify.com/playlist/5Dz...

[@ebbablom]

I'd forgotten how amazing this song is. Brings up a lot of memories.

[@dataolle]

"Kolla Kolla" by Nationalteatern is a classic. you should react to that song too.

[@fredrikaprili3149]

Please react to Keops pyramid with Hoola Bandola band, the lyrics are awesome:)

[@Theorimlig]

Thåströms version är bättre!

[@kyrastube]

the kind of music is known as progg. not to be confused with the english/american prog rock, progg was much much more political, and many of their young fans grew up and created swedens punk rock scene a few years later

[@willeengdahl2137]

Folk rock är det inte lite det ochså?

[@puppan100]

Du måste reagera på " kolla kolla"

[@Fistfury42]

Är du reko?

[@battlefatigue7476]

@@Fistfury42 "Sent en lördag kväll" Riktigt bra låt med Nationalteatern.

[@thomasjorsin3638]

In my opinion this is the best swedish song ever made. The lyrics are timeless and the music is amazing. And like Bohemian Rhapsody the song varies so much that you never get sick of hearing it. A true swedish masterpiece.

[@EmmisTrollchild]

absolut.

[@dinmammy]

Musikaliskt helt horibelt. Förmodligen något utav det sämsta som någonsin producerats i Sverige. Endast en haschpsykos kan uppskatta detta..

[@dinmammy]

Och då är en haschpsykos något som inte egentligen existerar

[@bikbok1019]

So many epic songs on this album! Fantastic musicians! Awesome lyrics with a strong political message.

[@nenikiato3230]

Nationalteatern : Rövarkungens ö, Är en av mina favoriter!!

[@thunhemsvegen97]

Nationalteatern - bängen trålar. En annan klassiker. Tror att budskapet hade gått hem..😉

[@EllakGr]

Håller med!

[@Rooztr]

You should react to their song Kolla kolla

[@Firensid]

Jag har vuxit upp med Nationalteatern i högtalarna, intressant med så politisk musik och att den kan bli så mainstream ändå. Jag tänker att det visar på hur skickliga musiker de är, för jag tror till exempel att mina föräldrar inte skriver under på ens hälften av det de sjunger om. Jätteintressant reaktion, jag gillar att du kände att du behövde ta din tid och tänka på låten efter du lyssnat på den. Det visar att du verkligen reflekterar över låtarna och det är ju det en vill, att du är engagerad 😁👍 Ser fram emot Så länge skutan kan gå.

[@bbeightynine]

Det beror på att det är mainstream att vara vänster i Sverige.

[@d95mback]

@@bbeightynine nej, det beror på att det är kvalitetsmusik. Hela skivan "Kåldolmar och kalsipper" är ju musikalisk genialitet, till exempel, trots att det politiska budskapet är unket.

[@graffzon]

The meaning of this song is insanely deep tbh when you understand it and really listen to the lyrics.

[@guro7151]

Cannelloni Macaroni med Lasse Holm

[@agnes8755]

Ja!

[@MrAstonP]

”Thinner-trasan vandrar” refers to sharing a rag drenched in solvent “thinner”, putting it over your face and inhaling the fumes. (Sniffning) to get high. When I was a kid there was an information project for kids in school called SANT (sniffning, alkohol, narkotika, tobak), with pamphlets and videos, to be aware of the downsides of using drugs.

[@lydiardtr]

Speedy Gonzales - National Teatern. Så jävla bra klassiker

[@mercurious5053]

Åh, så kul att du gjorde denna! Vilken nostalgitripp! 😁 Kom att tänka på Noice "bedårande barn av sin tid" - också värd en reaction.

[@Rotwold]

Nationalteatern songs were made with theatre (or cabaret) in mind. That explain the melodramatic style and switch between "emotions" in their songs.

[@JohnnyJoe]

Hoola Bandoola Band - Keops Pyramid

[@UtanPersonligtAnsvar]

I dessa OS-tider borde du, som amerikan lyssna på Nationalteatern: "Mr John Carlos". En stark text, som jag tror är lika aktuell idag.

[@johankaewberg9512]

You are uniquely qualified to react to this very strange band. In the late 70’s I had some abba tapes hidden. But my parents made me listen to Nationalteatern, esp ”Kåldolmar och Kalsipper” by Nationalteatern. A two hour musical show for kids heavily weighted towards installing communism in defenseless young minds. I loved it! And communism is OK, just don’t go totalitarian.

[@C.Silfverbielke]

You should do ”Kolla kolla”

[@mattiashedberg7719]

Så djäkla bra energi i dina videor!!! Tack!!!

[@klaskristian1]

Evert Taube is a legend! "Så länge skutan kan gå" is great. "Fritjof och Carmencita" is even better! Evert Taube is up there with Cornelis!

[@Huxteble]

"Jag tycker inte om dig (sympati)" - Lill Lindfors "Lilla Fågel Blå" - Staffan Hellstrand "Did you give the world some love today" - Doris "Talking to the man in the moon" - Titiyo "Människor som ingen jävel vill se" - Bo Kaspers Orkester

[@claesmattsson4743]

I knew you would like Barn av vår tid, i think its epic. Maybe not a hit in THE normal pop-industry, it is so much more than that. There is a lot of great songs from nationalteatern but i Guess that have to wait for another list. Ulf Lundell is also something good that i hope will get some more from. For example "rom i regnet", "när jag kysser havet", "67" and much more. Thanks for a fun time mr American 😁

[@EllakGr]

Kul att du gillade låten och strukturen med olika kontraterande delar Jonathan, och det låter klokt att lyssna igen och titta närmare på texten! En annan proggklassiker som andra redan rekommenderat och som ligger i tiden är 'Hög Standard' med Peps Blodsband. Den har både reggae/folk/rock-känsla och socialt medveten text.

[@rikard-3642]

My thoughts exactly with the comparison to bohemian rhapsody. I love this song. Probably similar to many other societies where the youth feels left out/betrayed by older generations.

[@broomicute]

damn forgot how good this song actually is.. great reaction as always!

[@johanhemblom446]

I totally agree with you on the Bohemian Rhapsody theme. Compare it to Du e så Yeah Yeah.

[@johanhemblom446]

Gården btw is a common name for a place where kids could go to meet friends, play games, have a disco, play music and such. They where everywhere in Sweden. Ebba Grön fought alot for a place like that in Rågsved where they started music groups and theater plays but was shut down when it became too popular. Ultrahuset is another place in Stockholm that became very famous. They made a song about their battle for that Gården (which was called Oasen which is now a Pizzeria in Rågsved Centrum). But that actual Oasen was next door in Folkets hus. The song We're only in it for the drugs could be considered as a national anthem for the youth back in the days. I know you have done two Ebba Grön songs but this and Die Mauer are another two classics by Ebba Grön.

[@johnnyhagman4556]

Nationalteatern is a tresher, and a great song for next time is - Rövarkungens ö.

[@stefanpersson3865]

The style is progressiv rock was populär in The 70,s in Sweden 🇸🇪

[@torbjornkallstrom2316]

Is this really progressive or just "progg" though?

[@OliviaSthlm]

@@torbjornkallstrom2316 Vad tror du "Progg" är en förkortning av?

[@torbjornkallstrom2316]

@@OliviaSthlm På engelska är "prog" en förkortning av "progressive rock". "Progg" är en svenskpåhittat genre.

[@OliviaSthlm]

@@torbjornkallstrom2316 Verkar stämma, enligt Wikipedia iaf. Visste inte det. Tack.

[@molnet999]

alltså svensk progg var inte direkt samma genre som progressiv rock internationellt. svensk progg var inte lika musikaliskt avancerad och ordet "progressiv" verkade handla mer om politiskt budskap än typ experimentell komposition. men här är det typ progressiv rock (alltså, internationella termen men inte svenska) som nationalteatern spelar. fast mindre teknisk, men det finns en massa movements i låten. samtidigt inget tekniskt flexande så det känns inte helt som prog heller, men typ.

[@KM-xf1ft]

haha, yes. Tack för det här!

[@EmmisTrollchild]

Jag var ju ung på 70-talet och jag tror att jag kan alla Nationalteaters texter utantill. Så bra!

[@KimOfDrac]

Livet är en fest är nog deras mest klassiska :) En annan fin klassiker är ju Helen Sjöholm-Kåta

[@Ahris22]

I'm pretty sure Nationaletatern tried to spread an anti-drug message when they were active as a theatre group, performing mainly for kids in schools and similar but later their songs were taken out of context and now they are mostly played for the opposite reason hehe.

[@Dalkarlen]

Du måste reagera till Jerry Williams, I can jive! 🙌

[@kims3867]

There is a rap cover of this song. Ismen ft. Martin Zamora - Barn av vår tid you should check out. You should also check out the group Hoola Bandoola Band from the same era as Nationalteatern, my tips of songs are 1789+0, På väg or En kungens man! ✌

[@jimbombadill]

I mean the song is good as it is...BUT to not know the lyrics, the life in sweden when it was written and so on leaves out so much what this song brings to the table...its an epic classic because of all that it is...can basicly be compared to grand master flash "the message" ...thats how BIG the lyrics was

[@klaskristian1]

Evert Taube is fantastic. He has made hundreds of amazing songs! "Så länge skutan kan gå" "Möte i monsunen" "Fritjof och Carmencita" and "Tango i Nissa" just to mention some. Tango i Nissa is a continuation of Fritjof och Carmencita by the way! Yeah, Taube is like i wrote å legend! I hold him as high as Cornelis Wreswijk! Maybe Little higher to be honest!

[@DoojimanAndTheExploders]

Kolla Kolla!

[@creamore]

You should check out "Rövarkungens Ö" by Nationalteatern....

[@chalphon4907]

This is like the Swedish "Stairway to heaven" so to speak. Or "Bohemian Rapsody" if you will.

[@Fistfury42]

This song co tributed to me turning to a criminal addict. Well..... It night have helped.

[@bbeightynine]

Nationalteaterns låtar anses nog mest som klassiker av den vänsterkantade befolkningen i Sverige. Men den är å andra sidan väldigt stor i Sverige. 🙃

[@yeahbee8237]

Har du inte sett videon med MUF killen som diggar som fan? Eller var det Hoola?

[@Theorimlig]

Lyssna på deras låt Kolla kolla!

[@zpitzer]

Next with Nationalteatern, Jack Ripper

[@niklaslundh8944]

Klassiker! Här du hört Pelle Almgren om och om Ingen?

[@klaskristian1]

They reminds me of Pink floyd for some reason. Atleast this song!

[@mrbitbot]

Dunno if you understand it but in the first half they are talking about sniffing glue

[@peterantonsen3539]

Bra tolkat av 👍

[@guanoapes771]

The tune paved the way for finnish wellfare

[@peo4989]

This is in my opinion the ultimate punkrock against society and its laws but in a way to show that a society with only rules and no feeling is no good society.

[@whomolgan]

Jonathan, this is the Swedish version of Akon - Ghetto. Just a bit more Swedish. With less guns. And less suffering to be honest.

[@merjahiltunen3235]

Hoola bandoola band och deras låt Hemmet

[@Salve01]

Jonathan: Sätt tänderna i hela Tältprojektet!

[@merjahiltunen3235]

Kom just på en riktig klassiker med en stor populär sångerska. Lill Lindfors och Du Är Den Ende.

[@madmmxx]

Absolut! Generellt underskott av kvinnliga artister på kanalen så ja, mer förslag på kvinnliga klassiker.

[@evak1003]

Självklart Lill Lindfors! Men istället för "Du är den ende" tycker jag att vi väljer "En man i byrån" istället. Bättre en pålitlig "karl" i byrålådan än en enda fysisk som du måste lita på i alla väder . . . . =)

[@ann-sofieandersson924]

Bra förslag! Den har Jag också tänkt på!

[@Huxteble]

Jag gillar Lills Jag tycker inte om dig (sympati) mycket bättre.

[@tildakrohnskoglund7114]

Ja, den gamla versionen från skivan med samma namn!! Så bra

[@samirawestling1026]

It's ptogg. Progressive rock❤

[@yeahbee8237]

Betcha the band had listened to Free Bird alot!

[@cradleofanal]

Man this song is so relative for todays time..

[@Sniffzoer]

"Kolla Kolla" by Nationalteatern PLEASE

[@johankaewberg8162]

Keops Pyramid (sorry for requesting this when you already covered it)

[@johankaewberg8162]

We call it "Progg" but it's much different from British progressive rock of the era. It is the message that is progressive. And yes, this is the Bohemian Rhapsody of swedish music, except in MHO better than Queen.

[@perthyren601]

THE classic !!

[@jerryhall5709]

"Balladen om Gustaf Blom från Borås" - Evert Taube. It's kind of funny.

[@njorun1829]

Hanna från Arlöv 😍

[@metal_hubert8908]

kolla kolla å bängen trålar. its a group that did stick it to the man

[@anklepick9524]

Do you understand the lyrics? Do you have them in English? Or do you speak swedish?

[@madmmxx]

Great Classic! I guess you will not find that Ratata song ..(Så länge vi har varann) As a compensation why dont react to another Ratata hit, like an early one "Jackie" (1982),or a more up tempo song like "Jag är glad att det är över" (1989), both of them Swedish classics. Or else react to Mauro Scocco "Sarah" (1988) from his solo album, a huge radio hit at the time. Mauro Scocco started his career with Ratata, he is one of the bigest song writers we got. He wrote Lisa Nilssons "Himmlen runt hörnet" that you already have react to.

[@bbeightynine]

If you wanna do a real old Swedish classic I suggest “okända djur” from 1956. I prefer the version with Alice Babs but Olle Adolpsson (who wrote it) did it one year earlier.

[@lisakovanen1975]

Jaaa! Alla barn, sjung!

[@madmmxx]

Eller annars Olle Adolphssons "Det Gåtfulla Folket".

[@NiclasAsp]

Hur fan kunde den här hamna 3a? 😂

[@lYl93]

It’s called progressive music when it changes so much.

[@killerdude-hz2bb]

do nationalteatern mr john carlos

[@johnnycastaway]

four songs in one song.

[@audhumbla6927]

please react to NATIONALTEATERN - KOLLA KOLLA

[@kajwicksell4455]

ett epos över en epok

[@leopardfnask]

Jag vill se en reaktion på Ola Magnell - ”När jag Dör” 🙏

[@robertsimonsson314]

Back to a bit moore "modern" music! You have reacted to Pontus och amerikanerna before so a logic thing is to react to Big money with Vasa and the Rongedahlbrouthers. The song Rich and famous or Amazing is a start of a yourney you can't resist 😀

[@Huxteble]

Själv tycker jag inte alls om detta. Socialrealistisk teatermusikpotpurri. Borde inte ses som en låt utan tre. Men bra att det finns många genrer som man får lov att ha olika åsikter om.

[@marierasne8971]

You should listen to Blacknuss and the song Dinah🙌🏼

[@Huxteble]

Ja! En svensk motsvarighet till You got me med The Roots ft Badu.

[@erikas521]

Hello. Please listen to Magnus Carlsson song Gamla Stan. A great song that makes you happy. Have a nice day

[@SprakfaleafSweden]

Ulf Dageby, En dag på sjön. Just saying : )

[@perantonwallander7667]

You should give Opeth a good try

[@johnblynther7735]

Man, you should really put down the lyrics in english for a broder audience. You would multiple your followers tenfold, atleast.

[@ikezorn6477]

En riktigt otäck låt, för att bli rädd för sina egna barn....damn. tur jag har sluppit detta. Stackars föräldrar :(