it's funny how you can get in a position of being accused of being a ripoff because you thought everyone knew the song you were remixing or covering, and you also write your own stuff. so you just casually assume everyone knows. but it's often the case that they never heard the original, no matter how well known you think it is. frames of reference.
what a boring world it would be without the geeks and freaks
a songwriter we consider a bit of a national treasure here wrote a song about a hill where strawberries grow... and about pretty girls.. who are crazy but lovely.
this was written in the 1940s so it was not ripoff of the Beatles song about a hill with strawberries on it. one might wonder if it was the other way around...
the song title - translated - is "Tune for Crazy Gals"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3Q5VPMdtjg
this rendition might make your heart melt if you like the sound tracks from Studio Ghibli movies.
Up on Leaf Hill
Memories grow
Only memories
Just memories
All the world's just memories
my clumsy attempt to convey some of the vibe of the song.
it feels like thoughts drifting - the strawberries grow there, and the whole world is strawberries. then it's pretty girls, and they're the whole world. after that, it's tall handsome boys, and all the world is that. finally, the memories grow there, and the whole world is memories.
a songwriter we consider a bit of a national treasure here wrote a song about a hill where strawberries grow... and about pretty girls.. who are crazy but lovely.
this was written in the 1940s so it was not ripoff of the Beatles song about a hill with strawberries on it. one might wonder if it was the other way around...
the song title - translated - is "Tune for Crazy Gals"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3Q5VPMdtjg
this rendition might make your heart melt if you like the sound tracks from Studio Ghibli movies.
a songwriter we consider a bit of a national treasure here wrote a song about a hill where strawberries grow... and about pretty girls.. who are crazy but lovely.
this was written in the 1940s so it was not ripoff of the Beatles song about a hill with strawberries on it. one might wonder if it was the other way around...
the song title - translated - is "Tune for Crazy Gals"
one of the most cherished old pop songs of Norway is "Du Ska Få En Dag i Mårå"
the title translates as "You'll Get a Day Tomorrow"
it's a song about how - if things went wrong today - you'll get a blank sheet the next day, with brand new crayons, and you can draw it any way you want to.
no matter how bad yesterday went, there's always another day.
Alf Prøysen is a bit of a national treasure
Oslo waiters and bartenders are a tad more diplomatic than the ones in Trondheim. the Oslo service workers won't say anything if you're an annoying customer. the Trondheim ones totally do. they're not there to massage our ego. they're putting the food/drink there and if you give them a hard time, they'll let you know.
nostr:npub1e6yemhfkfqnlnjkfysd5382rdzmkext6uxhfvfgn45nufhqet4jsec2dfn the ATMs in Norway are from English speaking countries, but the screen messages have been translated
so it will say "please insert card"
if you tried saying "please" like that to someone in Norway face to face, they'd wonder what your problem is. are you really so agitated that you need to plead them to insert the card? or are you sucking up to them?
nostr:npub1e6yemhfkfqnlnjkfysd5382rdzmkext6uxhfvfgn45nufhqet4jsec2dfn you might say that "please" in Norway (vennligst - as "vännligen" in Swedish) is something you'd bring out only when you've been pushed to your limits and you're to maintain sanity.
nostr:npub1e6yemhfkfqnlnjkfysd5382rdzmkext6uxhfvfgn45nufhqet4jsec2dfn we have our own word for it but it's used sparingly
same with "please"
you're almost pleading before we bring out our word for that.
could you PLEASE calm down, jesus christ
PLEASE control yourself
nostr:npub1e6yemhfkfqnlnjkfysd5382rdzmkext6uxhfvfgn45nufhqet4jsec2dfn the ATMs in Norway are from English speaking countries, but the screen messages have been translated
so it will say "please insert card"
if you tried saying "please" like that to someone in Norway face to face, they'd wonder what your problem is. are you really so agitated that you need to plead them to insert the card? or are you sucking up to them?
nostr:npub1e6yemhfkfqnlnjkfysd5382rdzmkext6uxhfvfgn45nufhqet4jsec2dfn it's very anglo to use the word "excellent" liberally
we only use it for award shows and such
"this person has done something worthy of distinction"
nostr:npub1e6yemhfkfqnlnjkfysd5382rdzmkext6uxhfvfgn45nufhqet4jsec2dfn we have our own word for it but it's used sparingly
same with "please"
you're almost pleading before we bring out our word for that.
could you PLEASE calm down, jesus christ
PLEASE control yourself
nostr:npub1e6yemhfkfqnlnjkfysd5382rdzmkext6uxhfvfgn45nufhqet4jsec2dfn it's very anglo to use the word "excellent" liberally
we only use it for award shows and such
"this person has done something worthy of distinction"
nostr:npub1e6yemhfkfqnlnjkfysd5382rdzmkext6uxhfvfgn45nufhqet4jsec2dfn sure, but where did those Canadian comedians get that from
the cat has chosen violence
#cats #catsofmastodon
hill views from Kristiansen Fortress in Trondheim
the verbiage i usually post to fedi during a day has been happening between me and the person i've been visiting for the past couple of days. constant conversation from morning to night. minimal alone time.
festival poster in bus shed in Trondheim
Trondheim streets
i'm liking this city because it's got actual old buildings in it that look Scandinavian. Oslo looks very generic European by comparison.
Trondheim street art
i love old streets like these - we don't have these in Oslo. this is from Trondheim. walking downtown right now.
Trondheim city has you covered if it starts to rain
