This really is my kind of holiday. Rather than lazing around on a hot sunny beach (what torture!), I get to go to Swedish classes during the day and then have fun (ha det kul) in the evenings.
So far we've watched several of my favourite Swedish films, and I've realised a lifetime's ambition - yes, singing karaoke in Swedish. So many of my all-time favourite songs are in Swedish anyway, you see. Imagine my joy flipping through the bar's song list and seeing so many classics that I've practically grown up with.
Tonight should be another highlight, as I'm taking the train into Stockholm to go to the first big night of the Stockholm Pride celebrations. It's the Schlagerkväll music evening tonight, and I'm expecting to see many illustrious stars of the Swedish pop music scene past and present take to the stage. I could list them for you, starting with the tragic figure of battling ex-alcoholic Kikki Danielsson, enduring star Lena Philipsson or come-back queen Lill-Babs, but how would you know I wasn't just making it all up?
Posted by Eurodan at July 29, 2004 12:44 PMGlad you seem to have found the user manual for your life ;-) I wish I could find mine!
I refuse to be involved in karaoke unless the language in question is something other than English.
Despite my appalling singing and even worse Spanish, I was actually congratulated by the proprietor of the Spanish bar where I recently dared to attempt a song :)