If you told me last year that my passing interest in Chess the musical would spiral into one of my most intense hyperfixations, two crushes in a demographic I had never even considered before, and me trying to learn another nordic language I would... I might've believed you but I would be confused
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Helen Sjöholm & Fredrik Lycke singing 'Moln av vita lögner' from Änglagård, at Nyhetsmorgon.
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Chess fans!!
Since I’m seeing this absolute goddess in less than 4 hours (omg how is this real life I’m gonna dieeee) I thought I’d share what I believe is THE BEST staging of Nobody’s Side, featuring the INCREDIBLE Helen Sjöholm.
This staging has everything. It’s my favorite. Also she’s just so hot and I’m just so gay.
I will (hopefully) be getting my Chess lyric book signed by her after the concert tonight. And maybe a picture? And maybe (hopefully) not die from the emotions.
So here! Have some night club Nobody’s Side fun!
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You won’t regret listening to this clip
Helen Sjöholm ♥️
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Jag älskar dig
Och jag ber du måste tro på mig
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ERWIN SMITH PLAYLIST (chronological)
technically created for my erwin from my eruri fic, but works for canon erwin as well!
listen on spotify!
if you're interested in the thought process, here are the playlist songs that i imagine to be similar to different the phases of erwin's life:
his childhood & growing up:
fourth of july — sufjan stevens
arsonist's lullabye — hozier
growing sideways — noah kahan
back to the old house — the smiths
his devotion to his cause:
please, please, please, let me get what i want — the smiths
everybody wants to rule the world — tears for fears
du måste finnas — helen sjöholm [english translation]
his relationship with levi:
i'm your man — mitski
the only heartbreaker — mitski
wicked game — chris isaak
a pearl — mitski
neptune — sleeping at last
the coup d'état arc:
achilles come down — gang of youths
no church in the wild — kanye west
all the king's horses — karmina
cold cold cold — cage the elephant
leading up to his death:
viva la vida — coldplay
what was i made for? — billie eilish
ghost town — kanye west
funeral — phoebe bridgers
everything i wanted — billie eilish
i know the end — phoebe bridgers
sign of the times — harry styles
there is a light that never goes out — the smiths
his actual death:
seven nation army — the white stripes
you and whose army? — radiohead
my way — frank sinatra
born to die — lana del ray
no surprises — radiohead
death with dignity — sufjan stevens
can't catch me now — olivia rodrigo
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Okay so. Unless something unexpected happens at the last minute, I'm going to see Änglagård the musical in Stockholm next week, and here's the thing: I have literally no idea what it's about.
I haven't watched the movie or even read the synopsis on purpose, because I also didn't do that for Så som i himmelen, and getting to experience that story for the first time via Fredrik Kempe's music touched me to my core. Back then, though, I had some knowledge of Så som i himmelen as a concept and had listened to the Den tid jag har demo religiously (though I had no idea where it fit within the story, I guessed it was near the end of the first act where the main character starts to figure his life out, and then it turned out to be the opening song) – whereas here, I've somehow managed to miss nearly all of the songs, interviews and other stuff they've released.
I wonder if I should do some catch-up with the promotional material before leaving or if I should go in totally blind... but anyways, as a treat to future me and all of you Swedish movie/musical fans out there, here's what I think Änglagård the musical is about, based on the random assortment of Instagram promos I've seen (most watched without audio on):
Fredrik Lycke lives in an old farmhouse called Änglagård that his grandpa built with his very own hands. He feels extremely passionate about the farm and its legacy. Helen Sjöholm is married to Fredrik Lycke and she is also very fond of their home.
But then they either lose all their money and need to sell the farm, or maybe there's some Bennets vs. Mr. Collins kinda situation going on where grandpa willed that the house must be inherited by your idiot nephew in case you don't have any sons – and the buyers/inheritors are rebellious motorcycle rock'n'roll dude Lindy Larsson and his equally rebellious motorcycle striptease chick girlfriend Tuva B. Larsen. Or maybe one of them is Helen Sjöholm and/or Fredrik Lycke's estranged child who hasn't been in contact with them for years but suddenly wants to move back home?
Whatever the case, the young couple, who live in all manner of sin and probably have criminal records, upset the conservative sensibilities of the older couple... and they also remind them of being young and passionately in love, which they aren't anymore, and realising that causes a rift in their relationship. (Sidenote: I know Helen Sjöholm, Fredrik Lycke and Lindy Larsson are all about the same age irl, but onstage, the Larsson/Larsen couple is styled to look younger than the Sjöholm/Lycke couple. So I'm just making assumptions about the characters' ages here!) Furthermore, the older couple is afraid that the young couple won't honor the work and legacy of the people who lived in Änglagård before them. Thus, the young couple needs to prove their worth to the older couple before they can purchase/inherit/move in.
I have no idea how Tommy Körberg figures in all of this, except for that he seems to perform some kinda comic relief funny man song at some point, and possibly also feels passionate about the titular farm. Maybe he is Fredrik Lycke and/or Helen Sjöholm's brother (though hopefully not "and" if I'm correct that Helen Sjöholm and Fredrik Lycke are married in this) and the deal is that if you buy/inherit the farm, you gotta let him stay, so he'll be your resident old funny musical man?
Seriously, I have no idea. Looking forward to seeing what this musical is actually about!
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CHESS PÅ SVENSKA (2003)
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thinking about helen sjöholm
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Promotion picture for Änglagård - Oscarsteatern, 2023.
Photography by Mats Bäcker
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I was tagged by @cianmars !
let your spotify predict your 2024! shuffle your on repeat playlist, and the first twelve songs represent your 2024
JANUARY: Fire roser - Lars Bremnes
FEBRUARY: Preston Miller - Tracy Grammer
MARCH: Scrub scrub - the cast of Wonka
APRIL: Är det konstigt att man längtar bort nån gång - Lena Andersson
MAY: Sången om oss - Lisa Nilsson
JUNE: Lived på lanned - Peps blodsband
JULY: Åh vilken morgon (live) - Lill Lindfors
AUGUST: You've Never Had Chocolate Like This - Timothée Chalamet
SEPTEMBER: Herdedans - Jan Johansson
OKTOBER: Venter på mirakelet - Daniel Kvammen, Daniela Reyes
NOVEMBER: Allt syns när man är naken - Benny Anderssons Orkester, Helen Sjöholm, Tommy Körberg, Kalle Moraeus
DECEMBER: Du som har taendt millioner av stjerner - Lene Siel
Since I listen to music so rarely, there are some rather inappropriately placed Christmas songs there! On the whole, it looks like I'm in for a rough winter/spring, but that things will perk up by summer. :-)
Tagging anyone who thinks this looks fun!
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was tagged ages ago by @powerful-owl and @yuleneverwalkalone !! thank you :)))
10 songs i've been listening to & my favorite lyrics
scotty doesn't know by lustra
fiona's got him on the phone
and she's trying not to moan
it's a three-way call and he knows nothing, nothing
hounds of love by kate bush
take my shoes off
and throw them in the lake
and i'll be two steps on the water
brutal by olivia rodrigo
and i'm not cool and i'm not smart
and i can't even parallel park
til kingdom come by coldplay
for you i'd wait til kingdom come
until my day, my day is done
just say you'll come and set me free
just say you'll wait, you'll wait for me
red eye by vance joy
oh, baby it's late
can we talk in the morning?
oh, baby it's late
paul revere by noah kahan
one day i'm gonna cut it clear
ride like paul revere
and when they ask me who i am
i'll say i'm not from around here
snooza by säkert!
var bara
det behöver inte vara nåt speciellt
det är ändå allt
[just be
it doesn't have to be anything special
it is still everything]
korallreven och vintergatan by helen sjöholm [the coral reefs and the milky way]
gör en lista över sånt som jag vill ha
och sånt som jag mår dåligt av
det är mycket som måste bort
många som måste bort
[making a list over things that i want
and things that make me feel bad
there's many things that need to go
many people that need to go]
jag har varit i alla städer by håkan hellström [i've been to all of the cities]
dom sa till mig "far inte till stockholm
för du blir aldrig mer densamma
in my opinion - om du gör det, kom aldrig tillbaka"
för ett par bruna ögon for jag
men stockholm blir aldrig min stad
[they said to me "don't go to stockholm
you will never be the same
in my opinion - if you do, never come back"
for a pair of brown eyes i went
but stockholm will never be my city]
gjord av sten - akustisk version by veronica maggio [made of stone - acoustic version]
jag är kanske gjord av sten
jag vet inte hur man gör
hur man förändras
jag vill bara följa med
det du sa är allt jag hör
jag är kanske ändå gjord av sten
[maybe i am made of stone
i don't know what to do
how you change
i just want to come along
what you said is all i hear
maybe i'm made of stone after all]
a fun lil half english half swedish moment!! i'm gonna tag @wdcmaxy @lilyrizzy @accio-ricciardo @thewindowatkirkland @boxboxlewis @resonantbodies !!!
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