Röyksopp - Sordid Affair

[@con.x]

this song reminds me of my late wife. It ended in tears for me. I knew she was sick. I lived that lie that she wasnt going to outlive me. It made me excited for the future, for our future. It all made sense for a while. It was a dark pretense... I knew she was sick. I knew she would not live, I ignored it... I didn't want to see it. I couldn't or wouldn't see it. To be the one, to be with her, I felt wanted. but in the night... deliverance came. All that we knew... all that we were... fading away. Now, I'm falling out of the sky... like so many tears in the rain. My Love fell gently into the earth, cold, broken, Grave, ...Remorse. I miss here so much. I miss here so... so... much.

[@trabelsimehdi7768]

may God bless her

[@aris13pao13]

Be strong man

[@franniej.3110]

I promise you one day it will get better

[@aymenkaroui7244]

You just made me reconsider what i was about to do

[@MikkoSaarela-ct9mw]

❤

[@linachatzispyrou1463]

2023 and this masterpiece doesn’t fade away,it never will!

[@crispycock5964]

Barely found this song because of a random Mexican radio so glad I heard it

[@juanjuanes2201]

​@@crispycock5964y yo, en un podcast español.

[@dim0768]

Oh yes!!

[@MugenNoJiyuunin]

A thing of beauty will never fade away ❤

[@edgepixel8467]

2024 and it's on my "Most Beautiful Music Ever" list

[@biancaheger216]

this song hits me deeply, i got involved with a man that was living a double life and i fell for it and him.. probably the most painful thing i had to endure, letting someone go that you know you could never have

[@antoniskar777]

I can relate to this man and it’s the most painful thing for both sides. I will never forgive myself for not having the courage to follow the ONE

[@volcano83]

The sadness of a failed relationship is conveyed so beautifully here

[@lonnleaf]

They are not failed, they are sordid affair which is how it supposed to be.

[@danielthommen8243]

@@lonnleafIt is a failed relationship, that obviously resulted in the sordid affair that ultimately also failed...

[@anth5122]

Is it normal for a 62yr old man to be loving this music ❤

[@jmc6687]

yes

[@Kalavader]

I would hope I’m 62 listening to this

[@celticbat3792]

It's normal to love something that you enjoy.

[@kyrill19]

Of course it is

[@danutagury3645]

Plus que normal ❤

[@punkrawkstar]

I just discovered this track on a shared playlist and I spent the entirety of last night listening to it on repeat because I had no other choice but to hear more and more of this. There are so many layers, the mood, the tone, the cadence, the sentiment is absolutely astounding. I got chills, but not superficially - chills from my core outward to all parts of my body, deeply. I have never experienced anything like that and I am so happy to find this. Overjoyed.

[@Linguaholic23]

Discovered Royksopp in 2005 during a sailing trip over the Atlantic, and some songs like this one still give all those immense feelings you described... 15+yrs later .. :-)

[@dollseyewarped]

Thank you for detailing your experience listening to this song. My own experience was very similar. I had tears in my eyes from joy and sadness.

[@bestsun]

I did the same thing about six years ago, and I still listen to it frequently. I lived this song because it had happened to me.

[@Teograma]

@@Linguaholic23 I completely feel you

[@kr15t14n_]

You should listen to the Maceo Plex remix --> watch?v=HZfnmNf5MwA

[@StuartRochabrunt]

Perhaps one of the most beautiful songs ever composed in electronic music.

[@borjamoskv]

The most

[@ronaldowm6009]

If you look closely at the lyrics, it doesn't make sense that this song talks about a couple's relationship, it's another thing, I'm from Brazil, I'm getting to know this song, band, now because of a French Netflix series called: Marseille in Perigo . When I heard this song I researched it and understood, it really is a work of art.

[@johnharvey1845]

I heard this for the first time in a roof top bar in Santa Monica as the sun set over the palms and the ocean. I had a beer buzz, was with good people, and there wasn't another song that could have sounded better at the time.

[@pazansun9678]

This is like one of the best songs ever created. Listen to this album on repeat for 4 days now.

[@paulferguson5053]

I don't even usually listen to electronica, I listen to progressive metal and rock. This album is #3 on my list of my most cherished albums. This album is nothing short of a masterpiece.

[@Julsies7]

This is the kind of beautiful art that makes you simultaneously want to cry and smile.

[@seq2024]

So True

[@sikvel]

Julie D exactly

[@alperensahin7017]

I don't remember I listen to this song to smile

[@Justino172]

ive seen you before, you usually have very nice, meaningful and deep words to describes some kind of emotional states :)

[@quentin9032]

simultaneously + at the same time

[@sarahbrowning8089]

Exactly how an affair feels...such heaven until it ends and when it does its like being cast to hell

[@heinrichmaster]

I first listened to this after I broke up with my Ex.. the song brought feelings that are hard to describe with words.. 3.5 years later I have listened again for the first time. It brought back a lot of feelings but surprisingly it felt good. Things heal overtime

[@lonnleaf]

That's how healthy brain works, masks all with good memories hiding feels that hurt. Time is healing, now you really now it.

[@orkunka1]

This song brought me back to the old days, when i first discovered Royksopp. I had my headphones on, at Nordkapp , Norway, listening to only this moment and enjoying the breathtaking view from the cliff on a cold november day :)

[@utamusic3438]

Standing on a cliff in Norway on a cold November day? You should have listened to Immortal then!

[@minimix24]

@@utamusic3438 tu lo savws

[@JohnJJ1221]

That’s what’s up

[@dirrdevil]

A nice, nostalgic November day in Nordkapp, Norway? It would have been perfect if it was at night.

[@livapininfarina2164]

NØrdkapp! HeadphØones. Hugs!

[@antoniodelacruz9581]

One of the most underrated songs of all time. A poem of music and lyrics…

[@Daimo83]

Everybody has one special person this song speaks to them about. 12 years ago...

[@kostast622]

Listening to Royksopp is so much more than music, it’s a feeling in your gut, a sensation, an experience and an emotion you discover at the right moment, mindset and state

[@dreamevenbigger]

Played this song at least 100 times already, something very powerful behind it, like all of Röyksopp's music. Chills.

[@denizburakakan4470]

2021

[@ffragsks]

Deliverance came.. I was rly sick along with being depressed..went through a very dark time, hanging on with a very thin string. I wished an angel would take me away. I recently crawled out that dark hole. Never ever wanting to go back. Ty Royksopp this helped me through that.🖤

[@crunchynuts793]

Somebody help me... I can't stop playing this! 😳❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@johnnys518]

Why stop ?

[@crunchynuts793]

@@johnnys518 very good point! I wouldn't anyway 😁.... Just a fantastic tune.. 😉

[@johnnys518]

@@crunchynuts793 Yepp.... En av mine favoritter.!! Timeless !! Gutan fra Tromsø.....:)

[@johnnys518]

Mari Boine tribute - "Elle" performed by ISÁK at Spellemannprisen

[@johnnys518]

Eivør Pálsdóttir: Tròdlabùndin (Trøllabundin)

[@nategarcia8734]

I feel this song is the outcome of loving someone to hard and fully giving them your all, such as your heart, body and soul then they unexpectedly crush it, the pain can last for years even if you don't want it to even when you try to move on that shit haunts you.

[@Krwatkins0002]

Yes.

[@CubeCyclone]

You've captured that nicely in words that I couldn't.

[@mdblonghorn]

@@CubeCyclone exactly

[@Splodge542]

No I don't think it's about that. It's about something that you shouldn't have done. It was fun at the time but it was taken from you. And just as well. Things are better now that it's gone.

[@nategarcia8734]

@@Splodge542 eh everyone interprets the song differently from others but now I have another interpretation of this song since you said this, I feel now this is the outcome of having an affair with someone you shouldn't have but at the time it felt right but was wrong and it eventually ended .

[@ProdByClockwerk]

The way he changes up the vocal melody from 3:30 - 4:00 is absolutely heavenly.

[@alexstone3532]

Agreed...my favorite part of the song and a most sublime breakdown.

[@ekaterinamironova599]

Listening to it everytime during takeoff in many years. Calms me down and whispers "Yes all that we were, all that we knew Is fading away like tears in the rain". And it's not scary anymore. Thank you 💜

[@thomasvogel3625]

up :-)

[@way2muchNFO]

AlwYs

[@bemanos12345]

:3

[@virgiisg3988]

"To be with you, to be the one, to live a lie, it really got me all excited… I felt wanted…" My last mistake...

[@mrorange159]

love that too.. amazing

[@djdag2000]

Same

[@МаринаПригожева-у8ъ]

Гипноз, сказка, замечательно ❤

[@drwrld7151]

This song means so much to me. I was listening to it since I was little in my dads car. It reminds me of my grandma who passed away from cancer 6 years ago. Today it’s her birthday and I’m listening to this song

[@Cherriheart]

Had a urge to listen to this song from out of the blue. It felt like meeting old friend after a long absence. Good stuff

[@donmcleod2903]

I so agree with this! Such a talented group! Their music feels like coming home!

[@Pinterest_2.0]

I don't even know what the lyrics are about... but I don't care. The music is soothing as it is. It reminds me as a young kid living through summertime.

[@somnuswaltz5586]

Knowing what the lyrics mean makes it even better

[@danielthommen8243]

Although the text is somewhat dark, this songs' lyrics are taken straight from life as it sometimes happens, it is absolutely perfect arranged, the music, the lyrics, they match like not too many other songs these days. It goes deep. It is amazingly beautiful despite the text... A wonderful timeless masterpiece!

[@Sullsfx]

Favorite song on the album. I love the lyrics, very relevant.

[@nickprostandrandomvideos6981]

Too relevant!

[@playypretendd4690]

You are gorgeous!

[@nickprostandrandomvideos6981]

@@playypretendd4690 thanks

[@playypretendd4690]

@@nickprostandrandomvideos6981 Yeah, no prob XD

[@elifire4147]

Your moms relevant.

[@benkisacaAK]

The best art piece in history of whole world. How does this song feels can not expressed. Maceo plex remix is also another level. Thank you royksopp for bring this song to world.❤

[@ayeway]

I love this shit!

[@JoseFuentes-yn5vr]

Why I wasn’t listening to this back in 2014 is beyond me but here I am in 2023 and I love it beyond words ❤

[@thenaserov]

I started with "something in my heart" now I'm in love with Röyksopp! ❤🎉

[@nsjohn130]

"To lead a life that really got me all excited...I felt wanted" *tears* this songs a fucking masterpiece. Best on this album.

[@stellarjanetty]

I though it said "to live a lie, it really got me all excited"

[@markwallace237]

Agree god is fucked

[@dez7034]

fell from the sky heaven replied.

[@ariellew8470]

@@stellarjanetty and I thought that said "THAT REALLY GO BEYOND EXCITEMENT"

[@ВсеволодЧаплинскии́]

Удивительный плейлист! Я давно так не наслаждался музыкой. Спасибо огромное!

[@TheSkara]

I love it when their songs put me in that melancholic and sad mood. I know this might sound weird but my favourite Röyksopp are the ones that make me cry. This gets immediately to my top 3 R- songs.

[@VeryImportantPoetry]

It's just smile of a melancholy :-)

[@Lisa.pizzza]

What's your other favorites by them?

[@Ja-de8iq]

Agree!

[@adannicolassegura1458]

it is trueee

[@jasonryals7230]

Im only just discovering this group. But I think I may be the same as you, what are some more examples like this one?

[@project_residential]

слушаю в 2024 году ))

[@nanotedot]

I lived this, word by word. The music represents exactly the sense of loss and despair that it feels like having such a relationship.

[@christianarchibald4029]

Simple melodies, subtle strengths, listening from uk and working in Norway for a long time... Best nordic music ever

[@everlastingsorrow]

I used to listen to this song over and over when i was younger; Back then i couldn’t speak or understand english at all but now im very happy that i remembered this song

[@zaira-n6i]

the ultimate anthem of the affairs of all the secret lovers out there, who adore each other but cannot be together.

[@fischerluca4499]

Just found this song by accident and I can’t stop listening❤️

[@clausjohansson8233]

Me too Fischer😎

[@gerardomonja5802]

sameee

[@danielthommen8243]

Welcome to the Röyksopp world 🙂

[@nightbeats5023]

ONe of the most beautiful songs ever made. Royksopp is king.

[@Toshoreli]

Вы украли мое сердечко этой музчкой! спасбио вам за Ваше творчество

[@Specter.X0X]

I´ve never imagined this is 9 fookin years old !?!? I first heard it 2 years ago in a Trippy Visual comp. while being on LSD...it was soooo mesmerizing! Now i heard it again on Netflix in PAX MASSILIA and it was faaaaaantastic! What a beautiful Song

[@hiteshvishnu8616]

One song I keep coming back to.. Royksopp are so distinct and alternative..can't ever get enough of them!!

[@pallmallninjak]

**To whatever unknown force that has led me to this song: You have my gratitude to the extreme of my being**

[@larsihle3152]

Have been hearing this song for a few years now, and NEVER GET TIRED of it (and many other Røyksopp tracks)

[@Harmonia_love]

I always get tears in my eyes when I listen to this. This song is an absolute masterpiece.

[@ivangpavlovic5721]

The lyrics get me!

[@empireman1077]

@@ivangpavlovic5721 why? Just words 🤷😂

[@ivangpavlovic5721]

I'm a sensitive kinda guy! 😁 The last 2 minutes of the song!!😭😭😂😂

[@annabellegadabu7566]

First time listening to this song, didn’t mean to cry but the lyrics are 👍

[@777Srp]

For someone who had to let go of the only one you want to live your life with.. this song is the portal in that life. I wish I had the courage to hold her hand for one last time.

[@nord-ost9501]

Хорошая музыка всегда ценна, нет ей национальности, политики...это красиво!

[@_Sleaze]

Pax Massilia, merci

[@t0t0_ytb34]

Oe

[@orianel9539]

Je revois le passage dans la voiture de nuit dans la serie et je me rend compte que c'est comme ca aussi que je prefere l’ecouter ❤

[@psympson]

Oh, Röyksopp, you don't know how many people you have made cry with these lyrics and chords... Oh... you'll never know... Oh, those lyrics... true as life itself.

[@martaolivia5213]

Listening to royksopp in the early mornings hits differently

[@AnnaFresa1]

I’ve an exciting day ahead but here I am being sad from early morning 😂

[@missyb1020]

This whole album is AWESOME and I'm sad for people that don't know😍

[@temenikeur]

Bonne année à toi p'tite loute 😘🥰...🪩🎹🕯️🛸🌌🌊🫧🌹🧖🏼💌🤗😜😘

[@danielesaleggia240]

5.8 million views... probably 1mln could come from my computer

[@nmatheus]

and the rest from mine

[@madjidhamdini1977]

@@nmatheus No2 other millions from me !

[@ΧαρηςΚοκκινος]

I've been listening to this song for years and only now realized how fascinating the lyrics are

[@JustLive_In]

I just don't know what to say! Its sadness and perfect and love and all feelings in this song! Hope one day I can visit your live concert ❤️😢 amazing! One of the best songs ever!

[@user_nikita_lopatin]

Постоянно слушаю этот трек, никогда не надоедает! RELAX!

[@peterdavies2088]

Me too - It’s beautiful and brilliant - Definitely in my top 10 of all time 👍

[@fatimacalcano8531]

Beautiful, addictive, an intoxicating sound.... I can't use a single adjective for describe this song. Good Job again R.

[@gigasagrishvili430]

I want to paint this song 🎨🎊💫💜

[@ea09]

Light keyboard touches in the background are incredible.

[@Shad0wplay]

Blir så lei meg hver gang. Samtidig en uendelig glede som ikke kan måles. Tusen takk Røyksopp.Dere er fantastisk e. Takk fra Søversvig

[@ironjawmcsteelchewer6251]

This will always remind me of my ldr ex, who was the first girl I ever truly fell in a love with, who broke it off, and gave me the first true experience of heartache. This song makes me tear up for all its accuracy of how our relationship played out- except for the deliverance, that never came. It's more something that's now always a part of me

[@gulgokyokus3823]

I put a rock on the repeat button!

[@afhex]

They never say good bye from this way, they will make something magic and special, because they give us something unbelievable, like a force, like something wild behind us, Royksopp, the end or not my soul will rest in every note of your music

[@renfri9137]

I will be here every single day for the most precious person to me

[@serra3355]

i'm in love with you

[@SergyPanchik]

Как у вас это получается!? Качали в 2000х со своими пур-лено и ват элс, и в начале 15го слышу красивый трек, и не могу поверить... это старый добрый Royksopp)

[@marvinlyell]

The saddest thing? It's 2019 and this song only has 2.2 million views. Such an incredible song -- wish I could write music this good.

[@laxlvrfx]

The church of mad love is such a holy place to be , thank you guys for the songs of our lives . Big Love 💕

[@crossova1007]

Music like this puts me in a fantasy land. Away from all the drama n negativity that's in this world. FEED ME MORE

[@magdaa8721]

omg, I can't even say how much I love royksopp...

[@OkayPakaLolo]

Anyone listening to this in 2021? :D Anyone been listening since it came out? :)

[@franniej.3110]

I'm 69 I love this song ever since it come out it touches my soul

[@moioupas8459]

Check Maceo plex remix of this song

[@annakosinska7096]

The number is just a number.Soul has no number.I am 48 and i dont feel like that at all.Love and light.

[@555snowflower]

I just cannot stop listining to that music, for weeks. One of the best songs I have ever heard. I love you guys.

[@axix.ur.rehman]

This is timeless, everytime it i hear it remind me of someone i was so madly in love and she was too atleast apparently for a decade. Always remind me of my very long sordid affair of my own. Exactly how the song describes it.i hope she is having the best of life now and forever.

[@pedroinfantedj]

awesome song, I love royksopp, hopefully they don't stop making this amazing music. best electronic live act ever

[@genghischan69]

2017/2018 me being really into this one. Miss the times. It wasn't too late back then to turn my life around.

[@erolish]

This is pure Royksopp .. You guys have rekindled my inner spirit . I miss your old style soooo much !!!

[@undertasty]

I love Röyksopp. Their music feels like a flock of birds made of thought and magic flying around me, whispering of hope and chaos.

[@ant8914]

Just found this song. Cant stop playing it..

[@prazertv]

You should also check out the Maceo Plex remix of this song.

[@stephenpaju2164]

More Royksopp! Once again thank you for your music. The more the merrier.

[@Orotmik]

this simultaneously gives me happy and heartache feelings

[@brietta2000]

This is one their most magical songs so far! Love it so much!!

[@SuperHard3]

Fell from the sky. Heaven replied Salvation in streams, silent and clean.

[@bartoszobiedzinski8142]

Wow 2024 just discovered beautiful song and rhythm ❤

[@borjamoskv]

Congrats!! :-)

[@gentle2k504]

they use to play this at my old job, i hated the job but this song was always nice to hear

[@callsignfrankcastle3761]

What job?

[@gentle2k504]

@@callsignfrankcastle3761 p.f. chang’s 😂

[@callsignfrankcastle3761]

@@gentle2k504 I worked on the boats in Alaska with my family since I'm from there and we played this song all the time

[@visions4him]

@@callsignfrankcastle3761 you know my friend, many people dream of visiting Alaska, I hope you found some advantages while living there:-)

[@777pusher]

Royksopp….a musical genius that I missed, but I haven’t!!! Blessed!

[@Teograma]

This is so beautiful I cant express how much

[@abeschmit8438]

Wow. Awesome group! Thanks to Spotify’s algorithm

[@r.vladl.8558]

"deliverance came…" ... the words to ease the pain of a broken heart, Röyksopp, thank you for this song and lyrics

[@Cosmic_Shiv]

Music redefined! Royksopp always and forever my favourite band ... Dont stop making these kind of songs... Keep on going,

[@JohnJJ1221]

Always a come back to track ❤️💔❤️💔❤️💔❤️💔 especially when the track pertains to the experience..I miss her more than words can describe

[@ottopaasikivi2830]

Extraordinary. One of the greatest songs ever made!

[@thegreatmodi]

It's ok 😅

[@castlecrasher6924]

This song is so emotional it actually makes me wanna just lay on the floor and think about my life and relationships.

[@funkycoldm3dina]

This song is up there with Robert Palmers Johnny and Mary. To elaborate I feel this songs talks to me on such a profoundly sincere level. Imagine the meaning of "dark and divine how profound is that? T How many of us have been lied to or deceived and although we despised what we went through and the pain that was caused by that...but when I am laying in my bed at 3am I tell myself one thing and one thing only "I felt wanted" and for all the ifs and buts that go through my head...that feeling of being wanted far out weights the pain. This is what sordid affair means to me and will always be up there with geniuses.

[@odessa1488]

Всегда любил ихнюю музыку, ещё до того как это стало мэйнстримом. Respect and thanks from Ukrainian fans/ we love you %