The case in a nutshell Deputy artist Lars Bremnes has translated and released a song by the American pop star Taylor Swift in Northern Norwegian. Bremnes was particularly touched by Swift’s song “Seven”, and translated it to his own childhood in Nordland. Several grown men have expressed their admiration for Swift and her music. They value her as a songwriter and artist. Music critic believes more grown men must give Swift’s music a chance. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. The fanbase of the American pop star Taylor Swift watched over the internet when the album “Folklore” was launched during the pandemic in 2020. The deputy artist Lars Bremnes was not among the “swifties”. But he caught the commotion. He sat down to listen to the album. There was one song in particular that he was moved to hear. In the song “Seven”, Swift describes her life as a seven-year-old. The Northern Norwegian singer was taken right back to his own childhood in Bremnes in Nordland. – I liked the melody and the lyrics were interesting. I could recognize myself in her description of a childhood in Pennsylvania. But I moved it to my own childhood, in Nordland. Lars Bremnes was so inspired by Swift’s song “Seven” that he is now releasing it in Northern Norwegian. Photo: Eirik Hind Sveen / news Now he releases his own version of the superstar’s song. “Sju” is the name of the northern Norwegian version. Bremnes is approaching 60 years of age and is excited to see if it will reach people other than his sworn vice fans. Digger songwriter Swift Bremnes will not go so far as to call himself a “swiftie” for the time being. – I haven’t heard much of her before. The big pop hits haven’t hit me that hard. I have been more impressed than touched. But that particular album seems to me to be more of a story-telling. The stories are intimate, he says. – After I dived into the album, I heard something I really liked, says Bremnes. Taylor Swift Taylor Swift was born in West Virginia in the USA on 13 December 1989 She is currently the world’s biggest artist On 17 – 19 May she plays three concerts at the Friends Arena in Stockholm for an audience of around 65,000 each night Several million fans have gained see her live on the current world tour “The Eras Tour” Swift’s biggest fans are called “swifties” The singer admits that he has a flair for the craft of songwriter Taylor Swift. – She knows the songwriter tradition, and has built a musical universe with several layers, instruments and tools. She has started with the guitar in her lap and an idea for a song, and I like that. – She has a fantastic talent! Bremnes thinks Taylor Swift has a fantastic talent. More grown men are opening their eyes to her music. Photo: Kim Erlandsen, news P3 Fangirl since 2006 Morten Ståle Nilsen is a film critic in VG and a former music reviewer. The 53-year-old has been a sworn “swiftie” since 2006. He got hold of the artist’s first album, which he says was not even released in Norway. – She was a trisexual artist and was not considered exciting enough in this country. Now, I’m no talent scout, but I realized right away that Taylor Swift was going to be with us for the foreseeable future. She was an extraordinary talent of the kind that appears once in a generation. It was clear to me that she was preternaturally talented and a child prodigy. Morten Ståle Nilsen has been a fangirl since 2006. Photo: Anne Liv Ekroll / news Since then, most people his age, and especially men, have looked at Nilsen strangely for his interest in Swift. – Most have been uninterested. One or two have been supportive, and I have some friends, such as Tor Milde, who was early on the ball. No one has laughed, but there hasn’t been much interest among my contemporaries. But in recent years, that has turned around. He noticed that especially after he rolled the dice 5 for The Eras Tour concert in Stockholm in mid-May. – I have felt that even among old men like me, respect for her as a craftsman, songwriter and artist has increased, he says. Several skipped Norway’s national day to go to the concert. – Knocked on the floor – Fuck you, was one of the first things Yan Calmeyer Friis thought when Nilsen’s review made him listen to Taylor Swift. The music reviewer had enough artists to catalog. Discovering someone new at the age of 71, he wasn’t too interested in. He was actually provoked by Nilsen’s tribute to Swift. In addition, he mixed in the heirloom silver of Bob Dylan. He had no faith in this. Friis therefore came up with the ten-minute long song “All Too Well”. – I was completely blown away by it, I think it was an incredibly great recording, says Friis. He ended up playing the song ten times in a row. Yan Friis did not believe Nilsen’s review of Taylor Swift. But he was converted on the first song. Photo: Eirik Sivertsen / news The song is about a love relationship that has broken up. Several times Swift sings that she knows what she’s talking about, because she was there. – Just the little hook in the text, it made me a little sad in a good way. We live in the moment, so we think back to the moments that we didn’t think would end. She awakened this in me, shame on her, says Friis. He thinks it’s good that people like Morten Ståle Nilsen don’t give up and manage to convince more people that Taylor Swift is worth listening to. Had it not been for this, Friis would still have been unaware of her talent. – Here there has been a person who is of an artistic format who has completely passed me by because I have been a bit defiant, ignorant and old, he says. Friis believes that more grown men should give her a chance. – There is no point in holding back. But take it a little at a time, advises Friis. Hope Swift likes Northern Norwegian Bremnes has covered other artists several times. He says it is not inconceivable that there will be more Swift retellings. – That should never be ruled out. If I hear a song where I think “oh”, then I think it will probably be a new song, says Bremnes. Taylor Swift started out as a songwriter, and is now among the world’s biggest artists. Photo: Kim Erlandsen, news P3 He says that it normally takes time to get permission and approval from foreign artists. – But this time it went smoothly. She should have that. – Have you received any feedback from Swift yourself? – No. She probably has a large and professional apparatus that deals with such inquiries. But it would have been nice if she made contact. Published 12.06.2024, at 19.21
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Lars Bremnes translates Taylor Swift into Northern Norwegian – news Troms and Finnmark
