Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill do - Reaction By 2 Americans - Will We Like It?

[@n0namesowhatblerp362]

Timbuktu is more like one of our swedish OG rappers from the 90s who brought a feel good vibe to everything he did.

[@ameliejacobsen5295]

Idk if you mention it later in the video. But he is Swedish not german

[@hakunamatata-w3873]

Thank you for the reaction. The direct translation of the song in English is 'everyone wants to go to heaven, but few want to die'. He's talking about greed and people's willingness to take and not give. Like I believe Chris stated in the video. I've liked, subscribed, and added notis on 😀

[@theonlychrisanddanshow]

Awesome and thank you. Let us know if you would like to hear us react to any other songs.

[@hakunamatata-w3873]

@@theonlychrisanddanshow A little more about the song, it was released on the album of the same name. It peaked at number 6 on the Swedish charts. In both Norway and Sweden the album went gold. The music video if I'm not mistaken was recorded in Ghana. This song is also an interpretation of loretta lynn's song 'everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die'. Timbuktu's song is essentially a direct translation of that song. Timbuktu has won plenty of Swedish grammies and has been in the game for a while now.

[@dansfera]

@@hakunamatata-w3873 wow i can tell he is big time in EU!

[@hakunamatata-w3873]

@@dansfera I wouldn't say he's very known in EU overall or internationally like Stromae. But yes, well known in Scandinavia and amongst Scandinavians. If I for instance lived in the UK or Germany it's very unlikely I would have known about his existence. Despite Timbuktu rapping in Swedish, he's a great english speaker. The reason being is because both his parents are Americans that had to escape the pressures of being an interracial couple in New York in the late 60s. His father also came from a poor background and couldn't afford getting a higher education. He however got it in Sweden. Essentially they moved to Sweden for a better life. Just a little fun fact i wanted you to know, I've typed alot under this tread hahaha

[@n0namesowhatblerp362]

@@hakunamatata-w3873 Yeah he is a swedish OG "rapper" from the 90s

[@tatazuki1451]

Dude,. The fact that you don't bop to this makes me think you're aliens.. Timbuktu is a swedish legend!!! He goes back to the 90's🤙 🤩❤️👏❤ -& NO he's NOTHING like Pitbull...!!! It's hard to not get insulted by campareing the two.. Check up the lyrics, he knows what he's doing..!!

[@lmao2351]

Bruh. Swedish not german

[@mellanapa]

Here's the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHWrnXeYbqaCqbc Timbuktu isn't only rapping in Swedish, but in malmöitisk skånska, a dialect from Malmö, a city in the southern parts of Sweden called Skåne.

[@jacobnelson6447]

Han är ju dock från Lund

[@mellanapa]

@@jacobnelson6447 mm, men du kan inte påstå att karln pratar lunnamål? JAG är för fan från Lund! 😸

[@FemaleSniper86]

Would have been nicer if you had looked up just a tiny bit info about the singer/artist before stating he is german just coz its a foreign language........ it's kinda disrespectful :/

[@Wedelinskyj]

Speaking as a Swede, being confused for German is always fun.

[@spacemaker8760]

Lol German.....Timbuktu sings in Swedish so therefore hes Swedish. Americans proofs again their lack of understanding languages.

[@n0namesowhatblerp362]

Yeah not, german but swedish :)

[@hakunamatata-w3873]

Why doesn’t the instrumental sound Swedish 🤔 It sounds like from somewhere else

[@forcedtohaveahandle]

@@hakunamatata-w3873 It sounds African or Latino imo

[@hakunamatata-w3873]

@@forcedtohaveahandle Yeah, first time I heard this song, the instrumental sounded African to me. I believe this video was recorded in Ghana too, so yeah.

[@noobkaka567]

@@hakunamatata-w3873 no

[@Wedelinskyj]

@@forcedtohaveahandle He has roots in Mali

[@reqa8585]

So glad to see reaction of timbuktu. I see so many reactions of tee new kid rappers.. No hate.. But they are on a totally different level from the old school hiphop in Sweden. We got some really good shit over here 🇸🇪👌

[@n0namesowhatblerp362]

So i seem to listen to this osng once a year still haha. here are the lyics.

[@n0namesowhatblerp362]

Cause we want what we want, and we want it now1 
and if we see an opportunity to take, then it doesn't matter how 
'Cause we're wilder than animals when it comes to taking
 and if someone's in my way, well then there'll be a big commotion 
Nothing is sacred, 'cause we take what we want 
If we can earn on a train, then we'll jump right on
 I mean, why compromise, why budge one inch?
 Just because someone else did - should I do the same? 
I mean, I want to be just as well off as the rich are
 and if they're ruthless, I'll be the same 
but what they don't know, is that I don't have anything to lose
 so my concerns can never be (as) big (as theirs) Everybody wants to go to heaven, but few wants to die
 We want to collect the price, but don't sow any seeds 
We want our piece of the cake and we want to eat it too
 People want to take, but are reluctant to give And I will do what I do, and I will do it well 
and I'll continue, until somebody comes and steals my spot
' cause who decides wrong or right when morality is dead 
and people are killing each-other for their daily bread
 The state is backing away, the companies are taking over
 and they talk the talk, but give us poor wages 
so much crap you'd think millions of stomachs are empty 
so they force us to swim in an ocean full of lies
 Truth is now just a memory
 for everything we add, something disappears
 Yes, this ladies and gentlemen, is what we are 
but I hear the old men on TV say that they want peace Everybody wants to go to heaven, but few wants to die
 We want to collect the price, but don't sow any seeds 
We want our piece of the cake and we want to eat it too
 People want to take, but are reluctant to give And I will, spit epistles as if it
 was my last day and I knew about it 
maybe I'll find the answers in the last round
 Have lost so many choices that it's alarming
 the list is as long as the way there, and more 
whatever the cost, it's probably expencive 
I've thought about it, but most of the time, not carefully
 (as) the wrong deep-dives tests you psychologically
 We must pay for everything that is important 
that's the law, we can't escape from it I see what I see, and I don't see anything else 
and what I see when I look, makes me really infuriated 
we are going somewhere and I don't know where
 hope we can figure it out while the planet is left
 Stuff, things, items, do we have to have it all? 
but there are wounds in their hearts, which really torment us
 I mean, the risks are many, but we have to take them 
'Cause the suffering will get even bigger without any capital
 Consequences doesn't matter to me 
the only help I can get, comes from within 
and you can ask whoever you want, even those who are friendly
 but no one here can afford to help strangers
 so the result is a downward spiral
 so we do a "mano-a-mano" until only one is left Everybody wants to go to heaven, but few wants to die
 We want to collect the price, but don't sow any seeds 
We want our piece of the cake and we want to eat it too
 People want to take, but are reluctant to give lyricstranslate.com

[@patrikserrander]

Good song ,bad incompetent presenters

[@n0namesowhatblerp362]

Its swedish KronA. Not kronE

[@FefferoniDadadel]

Well, you could at least looked at the video (other have done it), kinda strange now

[@DoesAngelsHaveWings]

The amount of racism is incredible

[@Wedelinskyj]

Not a single Swede would ever be offended by this.

[@Danovio]

God damn you guys should listen to Ken Ring - spräng regeringen, Ken Ring is like timbuktu, OG swedish rapper, but while Jason (Timbuktu) is more known for his clean kind of lyrics, Ken is the full opposite, Ken Ring is a lyrical rebell and a poet.