Our FIRST Reaction to Ted Gärdestad - Himlen Är Oskildigt Blå

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[@MaxSujyNorden]

Hello! :)

[@gojada]

Hello from Sweden!

[@mattias5157]

Veeeery much beloved in Sweden. Became a star in his early teens, wrote his own songs, his five years older, extremely supporting brother wrote all his lyrics. You can't mention Teds name in Sweden without someone shedding a tear... almost. He was such a young delicate flower and ended up a broken man due to his schizophrenia. The ABBA girls sung his back vocals before ABBA got famous, the Porcaro brothers were his studio musicians before Toto became a household name... Björn borg was his rival in tennis and love. A strange destiny.

[@josefinelagerstrom2643]

He had an incredibly rough life. He started off as a promising tennis player, but sacrificed that for the music. His life was portrayed in a movie from 2018, "Ted - För kärlekens skull". He's one of our biggest national treasures. Heaven took him back too soon. 💔

[@90charmedndangerous]

And if I remember correctly he played against Björn Borg

[@josefinelagerstrom2643]

@@90charmedndangerous They were friends are rivals 👌

[@danielgustafsson9909]

The swedish artist YOHIO made a beautiful rendition of this song. You should really check it out! Thanks for the reaction.

[@xelection3434]

Älskade Ted, oförglömliga låtar.. vila i frid 💖

[@pettalala9595]

Ted actually recorded an english version of this song called Blue Virgin Isles. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3muhqN_i8atprs He truely recorded a treasure trove of beautiful melodic pop songs that enchanted a whole generation of swedes. A few of his most beloved songs are: För kärlekens skull(For the sake of love) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKSZhnmPnsuNaKc ^^ for your Helene Sjöholm fix; she also has a cover of För kärlekens skull - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZPOeWOth8uHqtk Öppna din himmel(Open your heaven/sky) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4GoXoGBgr6ZpMU Sol, vind och vatten(Sun, wind and water) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKLNe4qwptuJhtU Låt kärleken slå rot(Let love be rooted) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2K9aXSAm7-Cb6s I den stora sorgens famn(In the embrace of the great sorrow) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpi0lZlvZZxgp5I ^^ According to his brother Kenneth(who wrote the lyrics to most of Teds music) this song is about Teds emerging problems with mental health and how they grew apart because of Teds paranoia. It was Kenneths way to try to reach out to Ted within their musical collaboration.

[@josefinelagerstrom2643]

This 🙏

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Thank you for the suggestions!

[@lisasivertsson3636]

I rekommend you to listen to Ted Gärdestads repertoire. Sol vind och vatten, Oh, vilken härlig dag, För kärlekens skull, Jag vill ha en egen måne, Come give me love, Jag ska fånga en ängel, Så mycket bättre, Songs with beautiful melodies and lyrics. There is also a film about Ted's life which is very good.

[@rateit1474]

Ted has an English version of this song. Check out Ted Gärdestad - Blue virgin isles I don't like it as much as the Swedish but it is still good.

[@90charmedndangerous]

Ted wrote the music and his brother Kenneth wrote the lyrics

[@phillipmusics]

hey I would love to see your a Reaction Video of Jan Werner Danielsen 😊 He was an Norwegian Singer ❤️ you have a song he sings named « Duett » and you have So Much More ❤️

[@mikaeljohansson7848]

He is still big in sweden and they did a movie about his life

[@andersgranstrom7128]

😍

[@anita1499]

Much better version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpK0XouboNZkoJosi=S4gANtKeRxYNkqkb

[@rateit1474]

Ted had mental problems, mostly schizophrenia. Why is debated, but he was into narcotic drugs and that's probably the main reason. Then in 1986 Sweden's prime minister was "assassinated" and later on Ted was accused of it in a fake mainstream newspaper. Two years before his death Ted was also in a car crash and had a head injury. Ted committed suicide by jumping from a bridge down to a railroad track in front of an incoming train 1997. It was painful to hear the news, we all loved him.