{"id":5113,"date":"2016-09-06T17:34:30","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T16:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/?p=5113"},"modified":"2022-02-15T17:27:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T16:27:01","slug":"take-music-singing-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/take-music-singing-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedes Love to Sing &#8211; &#8220;Just Sing Along&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Sweden it&#8217;s not good to bee to good at something, except singing. If you can sing you can proudly present it to others.<\/p>\n<h2>Things you need to know when you talk to Swedes about music<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You don&#8217;t have to be good at singing. But let&#8217;s put it like this, it wouldn&#8217;t harm your social standing if you would be.<\/li>\n<li>It is <em>okej<\/em> to listen to cheesy pop songs as long as they are written by Swedes.<\/li>\n<li>It is <em>okej<\/em> to be a rock musician with all those dark leather cloths, wild hair, make-up and aggressive stage attitude as long as you are extremely humble and can talk about puppies and flower curtains during interviews.<\/li>\n<li>If a person says &#8220;<em>N\u00e4men gud, jag \u00e4r s\u00e5 d\u00e5lig p\u00e5 att sjunga<\/em>&#8220;, &#8220;Oh, I sing so badly&#8221;, and the person really doesn&#8217;t sing that well, don&#8217;t say &#8220;Yeah, I understand why you&#8217;re not in a choir!&#8221; (I did exactly that. The girl&#8217;s reaction wasn&#8217;t too pleasant, I have to admit. I have no idea what she is doing nowadays. But suspect she hasn&#8217;t become\u00a0a pop star.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Melodic Swedish language<\/h3>\n<p>Why are Swedes so good when it comes to music and singing? Well, I believe their melodic language helps them to find the right tone and be generally more melody-conscious. Maybe singing is important for them because their language is already very melodic. That said, this way of arguing\u00a0might be\u00a0a way \u00a0to explain\u00a0why Germans are good at hardcore techno.<\/p>\n<p>Foreigners tend to perceive the way Swedes talk as very pleasant. On first impression they sound happy and in a good mood. But\u00a0once you have decoded the Swedish language melody, you&#8217;ll quickly find out that the previously so dearly happy sounding neighbor\u00a0isn&#8217;t in such a good mood after all, every time you greet each other\u00a0in the stairway.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2>Swedish singing passion and profession<\/h2>\n<p>Swedes usually don\u2019t open their mouth a lot, certainly not in conversations. To finally\u00a0make use of their hidden verbal capabilities, many Swedes decide to join group-meetings where they are directed to synchronously say words in a melodic way. Those groups are called &#8216;<em>k\u00f6r<\/em>&#8216;, <em>chiors<\/em>.<\/p><div id=\"hejsw-226912061\" class=\"hejsw-content-sfa-desktop-and-tablet-1 hejsw-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eu3RS1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Book about Sweden - How to be Swedish\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1.png\" alt=\"Book about Sweden - How to be Swedish\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1.png 900w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>600.000 Swedes (6% of Sweden&#8217;s population) sing in choirs<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Since the interest in music is widely spread in Sweden,\u00a0many of them are internationally very successful as musicians, song writers and singers.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden is not only the home country of popular musicians or bands like ABBA, Roxette, Ace of Base or Avicii. Popular songs\u00a0from stars like Lady Gaga, Backstreet Boys and Celine Dion, have been written and produced by Swedes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sweden is the world leading\u00a0exporter of music in relation to GDP<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For example\u00a0<em>RedOne<\/em> (Nadir Khayat) wrote theses songs for\u00a0Lady Gaga: \u201eJust Dance\u201c, \u201ePoker Face\u201c, \u201eLoveGame\u201c, \u201eBad Romance\u201c and \u201eAlejandro\u201c.<\/p>\n<p><em>Max Martin<\/em> (Karl Martin Sandberg) and\u00a0<em>Denniz Pop<\/em> (Dag Krister Volle) created songs\u00a0for Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Pitbull, Backstreet Boys, A-ha, NSYNC, Usher, Ace of Base, Pink, Katy Perry and even Bon Jovi.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sweden is the third largest producer of pop music &#8211; after the US and UK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Also, Sweden won the Eurovision Song contest six times\u00a01974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012 und 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Sing along<\/h3>\n<p>Swedes not only sing alone in the shower or on stage. They also love to sing together with their friends and family during family gatherings and events like midsummer, the crayfish-partyin autumn and Christmas.\u00a0You will particularly notice the quality of Swedish singing talent when you are on a birthday and everyone soulfully joins the <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-happy-birthday-song\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swedish happy birthday song<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Popular music shows on Swedish television<\/h3>\n<p>To understand Swedish singing passion and talent, dear\u00a0New-Swede, you&#8217;ll have to watch these shows, at least once.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Alls\u00e5ng p\u00e5 Skansen<\/em>, a sing along TV-show broadcasted from the main stage at open air museum\/zoo Skansen in Stockholm. Only a few times during summer.\u00a0If you find Alls\u00e5ng p\u00e5 skansen in the TV \u00a0programm, you can be sure it&#8217;s summer.<\/li>\n<li><em>Melodifestivalen<\/em> &#8211; pre-selection process of the Swedish representative\u00a0for\u00a0the Eurovision Song Contest<\/li>\n<li><em>Idol<\/em> &#8211; well, the same Idol as in your country. Except, this Idol\u00a0brings singers to the front who actually remain in the public eye longer than just a few months.<\/li>\n<li><em>K\u00f6rslaget<\/em> &#8211; choirs compete against each other with interpretations of contemporary popular music<\/li>\n<li><em>S\u00e5 ska det l\u00e5ta<\/em> &#8211; a blend of old and young music celebrities\u00a0unite behind a piano to and compete against another group guessing and finally singing songs that put you in a good mood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, dear soon to be Swede<\/strong>, switch on the TV or watch your favorite Swedish musicians on YouTube and start singing along. If you don&#8217;t sing well, never mind. You&#8217;re not the only one. I know at least one more Swede who can&#8217;t sing contrary to their believe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/category\/how-to-be-swedish\/\">All \u2018<strong>How to be Swedish<\/strong>\u2018 posts, here<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Book release<\/h3>\n<p>You can now sign up for the newsletter to get an email notification as soon as the book is released, sign up here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Sweden it&#8217;s not good to bee to good at something, except singing. If you can sing you can proudly present it to others. 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