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Norrk\u00f6pings Tidningar 121219<\/strong><\/p>\n By: LOLLO ASPLUND<\/p>\n Benny Andersson Band <\/strong> It started with a song idea. The working title was Ehrlingen. Benny Andersson thought the melody as reminiscent of a popular song by composer \/ bandleader Thore Ehrling. There somewhere the dream of leading an entertainment orchestra in good old style was born. Ehrlingen became later, when completed, \u201cV\u00e5r sista dans\u201d (Our last dance), one of the first hits for Benny Andersson Band.<\/p>\n Now BAO is celebrating their 10th anniversary. This means that the initially loosely assembled “hobby band” is Benny’s longest-running band project, it beats both Hep Stars and ABBA, which was almost as long.<\/p>\n BAO is hardly a band that takes any musical risks. Nostalgia runs like a common thread in most melodies the band is playing. But that is offset by the versatility, mixing and giving in a lovely way. Song-friendly waltzes come next to dramatic film music, sentimental Swedish charts winner are interspersed with spirited circus marches, Gamle Svarten trots, cheered on by pop king Jules Sylvain. Everything is done with music pleasure – and finesse.<\/p>\n 6 CDs and 2 DVDs of course are difficult to take in at once, BAO is best enjoyed in small portions. Personally I\u00b4m most attracted to the CD with the label “Fiddler Music”. It includes music candies, tiny accordion waltzes, happy schottisches and sparkling music of Orsa Spelm\u00e4n (Orsa Fiddlers) in fiddle tunes.<\/p>\n The greatest popular success BAO had with songs where Benny worked with Bjorn Ulvaeus. The list of Swedish charts hits are long: \u201cL\u00e4tt som en sommarfj\u00e4ril\u201d (Gentle as a summer butterfly), \u201cDu \u00e4r min man (You’re my man), \u201cSkenbart\u201d (Ostensibly) and \u201cV\u00e5r sista dans\u201d are just some of the songs where the unique “chorus singer” Helen Sj\u00f6holm shines. Tommy K\u00f6rberg has his great moment in the box with the ominous ballad \u201cFait Accompli\u201d, an almost equally strong song as Anthem from Chess. \u201cI hear…\u201d is a ballad that fits Tommy perfectly. The hit machine Bj\u00f6rn & Benny is still delivering after 40 years in the business. Impressive!<\/p>\n A few years ago my wife and I saw and heard BAO at Gripsholm Castle in Mariefred. Sang along in \u201cGamle Svarten\u201d, danced to \u201cDu \u00e4r min man\u201d and took a boiled sausage with bread during the break. A lovely July evening helped to feel the park atmosphere. The memories wash over us now, in the middle of a grey slushy winter. Two concert films on DVD take us back to a warm summer evening, a dance floor with colored lanterns and a happy band that never wanted to stop playing.<\/p>\n BAO, Benny Andersson Band, consists of 16 musicians, including brothers Kalle, Olle and Perra Moraeus from Orsa Spelm\u00e4n, Helen Sj\u00f6holm and Tommy K\u00f6rberg. BAO in Box contains all the recordings with the band, spread over six CDs and two DVDs.<\/em><\/p>\n Back<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Norrk\u00f6pings Tidningar 121219 By: LOLLO ASPLUND Benny Andersson Band BAO in Box ++++ 6 CDs och 2 DVDs Mono Music Box It started with Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":853,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-858","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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