Released August 12, 1996 on the album First Band on the Moon. I bought the album because I'm Swedish, and the song Lovefool was catchy, and the lead singer chick was hot.
IMHO this is the best song on the whole album. There's a bunch of great tracks, but back to here. Anyway. Hollow sounding guitar and bass. Almost like mid EQ is 100% and bass and treble 0%. I thought for a while they Swede's don't have quality instruments. There is almost NO sustain on the bass throughout 90% of the song. The guitar is almost a percussion instrument.
What a weird sound for then, the end of "grunge". Once the verse starts I immediately thing of this as like a "punk" version of ABBA. There's serious production, writing, and complexity to such a simple song. I can't get past the fact every instrument is Staccato in many places. Its goes back and forth so much. It is part of the hook of the song. If this isn't a POP version of a Pixies song I don't know what is! Soft verse, heavy chorus.
2:13 clock ringing, Who writes a song, has an old mechanical alarm clock planned in or near the bridge, and it is totally in tune with the song?!?! This was WAY before digital processors, auto-tune, or anything even close to the budget of a small band from Sweden, and especially on a song that was a backing, or second track. BUT is fits perfectly. That alarm clock rings perfectly with the song.
OK fine, Lyrics... Bullet point list:
I've been you mother, I've been your father Who can ask me for more? I've been your sister, I've been your mistress Maybe I was your whore, who can ask me for more?
After their HIT song Lovefool if this came out it would be super controversial back then. Today it would be a (((pride))) anthem. When I listen it's usually a filler song. I love the dichotomy, and feel of the song. It makes me bob my head back and forth and such.
There doesn't seem to be anything here yet