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The ‘Each Letter of Your First Name Is a Song’ Challenge
Six songs by Annika Norlin
The challenge from Pierce McIntyre:
To make the task a bit more challenging, I decided to focus on my favorite current genre, Swedish Indie Pop. When I found that most of my STEVEN selections were by Annika Norlin (the creative genius behind the groups Hello Saferide and Säkert!), I honed in exclusively on songs by the musician whom I consider today’s most sophisticated lyricist. The following six selections aren’t necessarily her best songs, but I believe they’re as good as or better than just about anyone else’s. Unfortunately, I realized that it would take me months to do justice even to these works, so I’m uploading the quick-and-dirty version. (I did consider changing my name in order to come up with a list of my favorites, but that would have taken more than a few months.)
A tale of two groups
Many current Swede Pop musicians write and perform in English (the most famous example being the supergroup ABBA). Others compose mostly in Swedish, and a…
