2017 - September 26 - Die Mauer (The Wall)

There isn't much to say. Die Mauer was written about the Berlin Wall, but it's just as relevant today. It tells the story of two lovers who lived blocks apart, but were separated by the wall. We all saw how spectacularly well the Berlin Wall worked (yes, that was sarcasm) - and now our Supreme Leader will try a much longer version of it.

Ebba Grön was one of my favorite punk rock bands, and this song is simply great! I shared a new version of it on Facebook yesterday, it was done by Joy M'Batha in a very powerful way, so check it out (it was on Swedish TV's program Ebbots Ark). But the original is also powerful, so here is Ebba Grön with Die Mauer (The Wall).

And then there is a more recent version by Pimme himself - Thåström

May 13 - Staten Och Kapitalet

 While punk rock was arriving in Norway, it was also present in Sweden. The Swedish band that I personally know from this period of time was the band Ebba Grön.  They were led by the singer and songwriter extraordinaire named Joachim Thåström,  and they reigned Swedish punk rock from 1978 until 1982 when they decided to change their style and form the band Imperiet.  In many ways there are parallels between their story and the story of Norwegian Wannskrækk.

I can guarantee you that I'll be back with more music from Imperiet, but today's song is by Ebba Grön. With the songwriter like Thåström it is almost strange that the song I have selected is one of the very few cover versions, but this is quite the gem. This is Staten Och Kapitalet.