#Göran Lagerberg

[bluehairedspidey]

Any Swedish Speakers Willing to Help Me Out?

Would anyone happen to speak Swedish and be willing to help me with a bit of research I've been doing for my queer music collection? It's about the 1969 song "Balladen om killen" ("Ballad About the Guy") by the Swedish rock band Blond (though I believe it's just credited to the lead singer, Örjan).

This source (translated into English) says:

“‘The ballad about the guy, part 1’ was tested in December 1969 for Sweden's Radio's Top Ten, but missed the list. The song is also said not to have been played very much on the radio and the success was not, which in the book Tages - from Avenyn to Abbey Road is said to be due to its ‘slightly controversial lyrics’. Whether ‘slightly controversial’ in this case alludes to the line of text about how Örjan's girl ‘knew to keep quiet’ or whether it was because he invited homosexuals home is not clear.”

It says that he "invited homosexuals home," but unfortunately the article didn't specify which line in the song that's mentioned. The article cites the book Tages: från Avenyn till Abbey Road by Göran Brandels and Lennart Wrigholm as discussing this aspect as well, but I sadly have not been able to access it. I've been able to find some English translations of the lyrics, but I haven't been able to figure out where they mention anything about queerness in the song myself either, so I don't know if I'm missing something here.

If you don't speak Swedish but have information about the song I would appreciate that too!

[swedish60s]

[thetages]

[its-a-tug-of-war]

SOMEONE HELP ME

[swedish60s]

[its-a-tug-of-war]

Look at this cute bby omg 

[thetages]

Göran Lagerberg