Song of the Day #15 - BigBang - To the Mountains

Time for some Norwegian rock again. I can't believe this guys are not more famous around the world. This song has some kind of quintessential Norwegian quality to it. I can't really put my finger on it, but a big part is the lyrics, and the allegories he's using. I really identify with the feeling. This is also a brilliant live clip and believe you me; These guys are that great live, seen it, loved it! Enjoy and rock around the room!

You gotta dig your body and your head down in the snow
you gotta tie your scarf around my paw to let them know
and I gotta take your arms around my waist and you'll take mine
we gotta move our fingers and our toes and we'll be fine

you're just a poor little city boy you don't know what you're missing
I say welcome to the mountains
and you're just a skinny little city girl you don't even know who you're kissing
I say welcome to the mountains

hang on hang on you better put some wool on
we'll see the pinetreetops from high above
move on walk up to the mountains
and if we're lucky we'll come back alive
I gotta take your arms around my waist ....
you're just a poor little city boy you don't know...

and if you wanna get high
close to the sky
welcome to the mountains

New music (for some of you): BigBang

Sometime one comes across personal favourites that one doesn't understand why other people don't like. You try to get your friends into it, but nah.. On a larger scale, what about those bands that are great heroes in a country, but for some strange reason haven't made it out there for real. BigBang is one of those bands I think. I am not sure really to what degree they have sold records outside of Norway, but they haven't got the huge appreciation that I think they deserves. This is a band who has been around since 1992 and that I think all Norwegians have in their hearts to some degree. A couple of weeks ago they released a brilliant new album. I should probably write more about it, but the truth is that I haven't really listened enough to it yet, only enough to know that it is over all very very good.

So what can I say? BigBang to me has the same kind of solidness as you find when you are listen to R.E.M. Everything they do is just quality. It's just rock bottom steady and nice and just darn good! They are such great talented musicans. They are a great guitarist, bassist, drummer and singer. And when they make music together they just float. More then ever live. You just find yourself nodding you head along and thinking, "Oh, yeah! This is groovy!". As any good music the music speaks best for itself, so if you haven't heard about them or haven't heard enough, or want to hear it again, here are some links:
And remember to tell your friends..

Spotify
Home page
Live clips:
http://www.nrk.no/kultur-og-underholdning/1.7589062