Lars Domino - En jävla idiot [Christmas rock/pop]

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Lars Domino - En jävla idiot [Christmas rock/pop]

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So maybe some of you remember that every year I make a Christmas single, well, usually 4-5 songs. This year, which has been tough, I only thought I would manage one, but....four songs, that is an EP.

I like to do a "hit" (pop/rock), a noisy one, a ballad and an alternative-type song. Also this year. So, here comes the pop song to celebrate not so much Christmas, but that we have survived another year... Well, not all of us. For now, just let us celebrate the good things in life.

Oscillator Studios proudly presents

Lars Domino - En jävla idiot (A damned fool)

Music: Staffan Melin
Guitars and bass: Mats Källblad

YouTube: https://youtu.be/7duKu2XqD-U
Bandcamp: https://larsdomino.bandcamp.com/track/en-j-vla-idiot

Lyrics in Swedish. Quick English translation:

I am a damned fool
but you are worse
thinking about all the bad things I've done
who cares (I care)

it is a dance in minor
I dance like a god on acid
and all I hope for
a last dance with you

And the New Year's bell is ringing
and the laughter rings out loud
thinking about the year that's passed
I grab my drink and smash it
against the street

there were days when we were heroes
there were days when we were small
thinking that it is all over now
who cares (I care)

I am a damned fool
I am so stupid and slow
thinking about everything I didn't say
I love you

the choir of angels is singing
and the cheer is loud and false
everything is getting worse
I grab my drink and smash it
against the table

the moon is crying
rockets light up the sky
yet I cannot smile anymore
I grab my drink and smash it

and the New Year's bell is ringing
and the laughter rings out loud
thinking about the year that's passed
I grab my drink and smash it
against my forehead

Last edited by oscillator on Mon Dec 05, 2022 6:35 am, edited 1 time in total.

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Always looking forward to the songs you release at the end of the year. I like the recent pop-rock stuff you've been posting here lately, like with "Ge upp". Loving the solo mixing synth and guitar. Great work from you and Mats!

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Let me go grab a beer (and drink it, not smash it) and listen again!

Four songs you said? Where's the rest?

I agree with Tenaba: the synth/guitar combo sounds great.

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Tenaba wrote: Sat Dec 03, 2022 4:54 pm

Always looking forward to the songs you release at the end of the year. I like the recent pop-rock stuff you've been posting here lately, like with "Ge upp". Loving the solo mixing synth and guitar. Great work from you and Mats!

Thank you!

It is very rewarding to work with another person (as it was with you @Tenaba -- we should do it again).

Doing these xmas songs, the only music I "must" do, makes me focus on a tradition and producing. Just making something. It also means a have a lot of unfinished junk... :) A deadline can sometimes be really helpful.

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Impostor wrote: Sat Dec 03, 2022 6:25 pm

Let me go grab a beer (and drink it, not smash it) and listen again!

Well, making Lars Domino songs usually involves a bit of drinking, so enjoy that beer! :)

Impostor wrote: Sat Dec 03, 2022 6:25 pm

Four songs you said? Where's the rest?

I'll post the rest soon! :)

Impostor wrote: Sat Dec 03, 2022 6:25 pm

I agree with Tenaba: the synth/guitar combo sounds great.

Thanks a lot for listening and commenting!

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Hej hej @oscillator , this is fun to listen to. It does sound like you had fun recording and playing it, as well. You wanted to make a hit, something that immediately captures the attention? My ears report success! :)

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Thank you @jeanette_c for your kind words! Yeah, we had fun! :)

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