The Guillemots

The Guillemots "Annie let's not wait" has a catchiness that will grow on you. But it's not only the song that's catchy, the video is as well, which takes the song into catchiness overdrive.



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Catchy!!

Catchiest Swedish Song of 2006

2006 was a good year for catchy Swedish beats. These are just the songs I remember off the top of my head. Give the ones you haven't heard before a listen and then vote on the catchiest one. The links are to YouTube.

Anna Ternheim Girl laying down Marit Bergman No party to go to (live) Firefox AK Madame, Madame! I'm from Barcelona We're from Barcelona Herman Düne I wish that I could see you soon Peter, Bjorn & John Young folks The Concretes Chosen one David & the Citizens Graycoated morning The Knife Silent shout (live) David Lindh Dare (if I fall in love) The Loveninjas I wanna be like Johnny C (.mov) The Whyte Seeds Bold as love Timo Räisänen Lets kill ourselves a son (live) Sugarplum Fairy She The Sounds Tony the beat Le Sport Tell no one about tonight (live) Melody Club Destiny calling (live)

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Catchiest Swedish Song of 2006

Girl laying downNo party to go toMadame, Madame!We're from BarcelonaI wish that I could see you soonYoung folksChosen oneGraycoated morningSilent shoutDare (if I fall in love)I wanna be like Johnny CBold as loveLets kill ourselves a sonSheTony the beatTell no one about tonightDestiny calling

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The winner will be announced in january. The winning artist or band will receive a sweet Catchiest Swedish Song of 2006 Diploma, printed out by me. Yaaay!!



Some bands like The Tough Alliance, Shout Out Louds, Acid House Kings, Suburban Kids with Biblical Names, Teddybears STHLM etc etc etc are in a bit of a grey area. But since they really didn't release any new stuff this year they're off the list for 2006. If you have a huge problem with this, then maybe you're just taking this a little bit too serious

Rachid Taha

French-Algerian artist Rachid Taha is not only a provocateur of major proportions, he also improves the catchiness of any old tune.

Rachid Taha Rock el Casbah (.mp3)

Le catchy!

Le Sport

Another band that have dissolved is Swedish electro-pop-disco-whatever duo Le Sport. Homoerotic disco for the happy kids can be really catchy.

Le Sport Tell no one about tonight (.mp3)

Disco catchy!

Death from above 1979

When Death from above 1979 played on Conan O'Brien the drummer/singer Sebastian Grainger jumped up and left the (extreme) drumming to Max Weinberg.
As if that wasn't enough, this song is catchy to.

Death from above 1979 Romantic Rights (.mp3)

The band is no more (as of aug 2006), but we'll always have Weinberg.

Catchy!

Catchiness in Space

At 02:47 (CET) the space shuttle Discovery launched from Florida. Not big news for the often space travelling American, but for the Swedes this is a big deal since onboard the shuttle is Swedens first astronaut.
Because of this the Swedish media have covered the event back to back, giving us info not only about what they will eat during the 12 day mission but also what song blasted over the communications channels just after they had launched.

So in honor of man in space and the fact that it's so damn catchy, here's the song prefered by astronauts 2006.

Blur Song 2 (.mp3)

The King Blues

Like Millwall fans on their way to the game against Chelsea, this "hooligan tune" will have you singing along the second time you listen. Well, maybe the third time, with the accent and all.

The King Blues Under the fog (.mp3)
More about the band at their MySpace

Catchy!

The Loveninjas

Swedish The Loveninjas were smart enough not to name this song "I wanna be like you Cocker". But Jarvis moves on the dancefloor are guaranteed when the chorus is pumping and you're raising you glass of beer up against the ceiling.

The Loveninjas I wanna be like Johnny C (.mp3)
More about the band at their MySpace

Catchy!