#Claus Norreen

[nostalgiahime]

Aqua (1998) [✩]

[appleflavoredkitkats]

made some fake posters for class!! biased towards barbie girl bc its my go to karaoke song HAHAHAH

[squeezemylemon]

"Roses are Red" - Aqua

"Miss Squeeze's ABC February" Day 18/28

Video that should be available in the US:

[mitjalovse]

I have actually made a weird mix of musicians in my discussions on those that are bad at their albums. I mean, I'm basically making a club of old crooner, old rockers and many Eurodancers. However, the latter could give the other two a piece of advice, i.e. they released a lot of singles and strung them together for their LPs. Thus, they did what I joked in my previous post – the best-ofs with some bonus tracks. Aqua, for instance, recorded the tune on the link for their debut, but the piece does veer too much into a fake exotica vibe without noticing why the original genre works. Then again, where else could they go? They set a strange identity as a group and they did try to confront with one of their hits, yet the prominence of their biggest hits caused them to become a punchline.

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: May 25, 2009

Lyrics:

Back in the Ronald Reagan days

When we put satellites in space

When boys wore skinny leather ties, whoa

Like Don Johnson from Miami Vice

When M&M was just a snack

And Michael Jackson's skin was black

Back when the coolest thing in store, whoa

Was a Commodore 64

Back to the '80s, back to soap

Back to Rocky and Cherry Coke, eh

Those were the days and we go

Back to the '80s and hey there, Mr. T

To Twister Sisters on MTV, yeah

Those were the days, I come back

To Iron Maiden and 7-Up (ooh whoa yeah)

Bananarama and Breakfast Club

Come back, yeah, come back, yeah

I come back

When Huey Lewis was the news

When we went flying with Tom Cruise

When shoulder pads and looking tough, whoa

Lost a dare to David Hasselhoff

Too many men with heavy makeup on (hey)

Too many poodles with guitars

Thanks for all the joy you've given us

You will always be our superstars

Back to the '80s, back to soap (back to soap)

Back to Rocky and Cherry Coke, eh

Those were the days and we go

Back to the '80s and hey there, Mr. T

To Twister Sisters on MTV, yeah

Those were the days, I come back

To Iron Maiden and 7-Up (ooh whoa yeah)

Bananarama and Breakfast Club

Come back, yeah, come back, yeah

I come back

Hooray for Cosby and Rubik's Cube

Hooray for Dynasty and moon boots

Hooray for Devo and barber curls

Hooray for Poltergeist and Barbie girls (girls, girls, girls)

Love you, love you, love you, love you, love you

Back to the '80s (we love the '80s), back to soap (we love it all)

Back to Rocky and Cherry Coke, eh

Those were the days (let's go back)

Back to the '80s (oh, there it goes), to Mr. T (yeah)

To Twister Sisters on MTV, yeah

Those were the days, I come back

To Iron Maiden and 7-Up (ooh whoa yeah)

Bananarama and Breakfast Club

Come back, yeah, come back, yeah

Songwriter:

Let's go back to the '80s (7-Up, we love it all)

All the stars still standing tall

Let's go back to the '80s, back to the '80s

Back to the '80s (7-Up, we love it all)

All the stars still standing tall

Let's go back to the '80s, back to the '80s...

Claus Norreen / Soren Rasted / Thomas Troelsen / Peter During / Nicolaj Rasted

SongFacts:

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Homepage:

Aqua

[smarthomeing-2]

Aqua Barbie girl

Did Aqua get sued for Barbie?

Mattel v.

3d 894 (ninth Cir. 2002), was a progression of claims among Mattel and MCA Records that came about because of the 1997 hit single "Barbie Girl" by Danish gathering Aqua. The case was eventually excused.

Where is Aqua Barbie Girl from?

Danish-Norwegian

Aqua is a Danish-Norwegian Europop music bunch, most popular for their 1997 multi-platinum hybrid single "Barbie Girl". The gathering was framed in 1989 and made hybrid progress all over the planet in the last part of the 1990s and mid-2000s.

Will Aqua Barbie Girl be in the Barbie film?

Aqua's hit tune Barbie Girl won't be highlighted in Margot Robbie's true-to-life Barbie film probably because of lawful issues previously. Since Warner Bros. is fostering a  film about the most renowned doll ever, one would figure they would get all that exemplary that relates to Barbies.

What has been going on with the gathering Aqua?

They delivered the most noteworthy hits collections meanwhile, then had a little gathering in 2007 which was trailed by the collection Megalomania in 2011. In absolute, they sold 33 million collections and singles which made them the best Danish band of all time. Yet their rebound didn't actually work out and they disbanded once more.

Is the Barbie Girl melody unseemly?

The verses to "Barbie Girl" are loaded with physically intriguing lines like "I'm a light airhead girl in a dreamland," "Dress me up, make it tight, I'm your cart," and "You can brush my hair, strip me all over the place."

For what reason did Mattel sue Aqua?

Mattel sued MCA Records Inc. furthermore, other people who aided produce and marketing the tune, red by the Danish band Aqua highlighted the expression, "I'm a blonde airhead girl in a dreamland." The creator of Barbie guaranteed the melody disregarded Mattel's copyright and that it confounded shoppers into thinking Mattel upheld the melody. Read more about Aqua Barbie girl

When did Aqua Barbie Girl emerge?

1997

Barbie Girl/Released

"Barbie Girl" is a melody by Danish dance-pop gathering Aqua. It was let in April 1997 as the third single out of the gathering's presentation studio collection, Aquarium (1997). The tune was composed by Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen, René Dif, and Lene Nystrøm, and was delivered by Johnny Jam, Delgado, Rated, and Norreen.

What is the Barbie text style?

Some say the Barbie Medium text style has been utilized in Barbie's logo, while others say the Dollie Script text style. We have come to you to tackle this issue. We have found that the Dollie script text style is basically the same as the Barbie logo. Dollie Script is a swirly and rich text style planned by Måns Grebäck situated in Sweden.

Is Toy Box and Aqua the equivalent?

T-y-Box is additionally well known for their inconceivable similarity to individual Danish gathering Aqua, and a large number of their melodies are regularly mixed up as Aqua melodies. In 1999 they delivered their presentation collection "Phenomenal", which was trailed by their subsequent collection "Toy Ride" in 2001. In 2011, Toy Box reported their arrangements to rejoin in 2012.

Is Aqua actually performing?

Following a six-year break, Aqua transformed in 2007 and keep on visiting. Close by the Vengaboys, Aqua is right now having an impressive achievement sending off a '90s pop scene recovery in Austria.

Is Barbie Girl not about Barbie?

Talking unassumingly about "Barbie Girl," Ulrich MOLLER-JORGENSEN, administrator to AQUA's lead artist LENE- NYSTROM, said, "the tune won't be utilized in the film." MOLLER-JORGENSEN didn't develop why "Barbie Girl" will not be in that frame of mind, as Variety notes, it could have something to do with the 1997 claim Mattel.

[chairforbackpain]

Aqua Barbie girl

Did Aqua get sued for Barbie?

Mattel v.

3d 894 (ninth Cir. 2002), was a progression of claims among Mattel and MCA Records that came about because of the 1997 hit single "Barbie Girl" by Danish gathering Aqua. The case was eventually excused.

Where is Aqua Barbie Girl from?

Danish-Norwegian

Aqua is a Danish-Norwegian Europop music bunch, most popular for their 1997 multi-platinum hybrid single "Barbie Girl". The gathering was framed in 1989 and made hybrid progress all over the planet in the last part of the 1990s and mid-2000s.

Will Aqua Barbie Girl be in the Barbie film?

Aqua hit tune Barbie Girl won't be highlighted in Margot Robbie's true-to-life Barbie film probably because of lawful issues previously. Since Warner Bros. is fostering a film about the most renowned doll ever, one would figure they would get all that exemplary that relates to Barbie. Read more

What has been going on with the gathering Aqua?

They delivered the most noteworthy hits collections meanwhile, then had a little gathering in 2007 which was trailed by the collection Megalomania in 2011. In absolute, they sold 33 million collections and singles which made them the best Danish band of all time. Yet their rebound didn't actually work out and they disbanded once more.

Is the Barbie Girl melody unseemly?

The verses to "Barbie Girl" are loaded with physically intriguing lines like "I'm a light airhead girl in a dreamland," "Dress me up, make it tight, I'm your cart," and "You can brush my hair, strip me all over the place."

For what reason did Mattel sue Aqua?

Mattel sued MCA Records Inc. furthermore, other people who aided produce and marketing the tune, by the Danish band Aqua highlighted the expression, "I'm a blonde airhead girl in a dreamland." The creator of Barbie guaranteed the melody disregarded Mattel's copyright and that it confounded shoppers into thinking Mattel upheld the melody.

When did Aqua Barbie Girl emerge?

1997

Barbie Girl/Released

"Barbie Girl" is a melody by Danish dance-pop gathering Aqua. It was let in April 1997 as the third single out of the gathering's presentation studio collection, Aquarium (1997). The tune was composed by Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen, René Dif, and Lene Nystrøm, and was delivered by Johnny Jam, Delgado, Rated, and Norreen.

What is the Barbie text style?

Some say the Barbie Medium text style has been utilized in Barbie's logo, while others say the Dollie Script text style. We have come to you to tackle this issue. We have found that the Dollie script text style is basically the same as the Barbie logo. Dollie Script is a swirly and rich text style planned by Måns Grebäck situated in Sweden.

Is Toy Box and Aqua the equivalent?

T-y-Box is additionally well known for their inconceivable similarity to individual Danish gathering Aqua, and a large number of their melodies are regularly mixed up as Aqua melodies. In 1999 they delivered their presentation collection "Phenomenal", which was trailed by their subsequent collection "Toy Ride" in 2001. In 2011, Toy Box reported their arrangements to rejoin in 2012.

Is Aqua actually performing?

Following a six-year break, Aqua transformed in 2007 and keep on visiting. Close by the Vengaboys, Aqua is right now having an impressive achievement sending off a '90s pop scene recovery in Austria.

Is Barbie Girl not about Barbie?

Talking unassumingly about "Barbie Girl," Ulrich Møller-Jørgensen, administrator to Aqua lead artist Lene Nystrøm, said, "the tune won't be utilized in the film." Møller-Jørgensen didn't develop why "Barbie Girl" will not be in that frame of mind, as Variety notes, it could have something to do with the 1997 claim Mattel.   

[lodecoen-alma]

Birdie Girl (sing to the tune of Barbie Girl)

Alternatieve begeleidende tekst

I'm a Birdie girl, in a Birdie world, 

Life is magic, it's fantastic. 

Look at my colored feathers, 

Listen to my songs.

Imagination, life is your creation.

Come on Birdie, let's be happy! (Ah ah ah yeah) Come on Birdie, let's be happy! (Oh oh) Come on Birdie, let's be happy! (Ah ah ah yeah) Come on Birdie, let's be happy! (Oh oh)

Oh, I'm having so much fun! Well Birdiie, we are just getting started. Oh, I love you Birdie.

A pastiche written by Lode Coen on 'Barbie Girl' the 1997 hit song by Aqua

***** "Barbie Girl" is a song by the Danish–Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released in May 1997 as the third single from the group's debut studio album, Aquarium (1997). The song was written by Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen, René Dif, and Lene Nystrøm, and was produced by Johnny Jam, Delgado, Rasted, and Norreen.

[princessmia0204]

Lene Nystrøm of Aqua

[booksandwords]

If only I could turn back time If only I had said what I still hide If only I could turn back time... I would stay for the night

Turn Back Time, Aqua We all know Barbie Girl but this is Aqua’s sleeper track, the one everyone forgets about. It did get some notice at release due to its inclusion on the Sliding Doors soundtrack but has largely been forgotten over the years.

[arsonforcharlie]

yo what was the wikipedia article?? i need more good reading in my life

i mean it's not MORE reading as such- it is an article that i sent to my buds because it was short and i loved the details it left in. did you know claus norreen met søren from aqua and moved his instruments to his house in 1989 and then did not do ANYTHING until 2003, especially not being part of aqua?

my favourite detail is the little citation needed on the guy who played guitar for aqua liking electropop, tho, that's gonna need some further research

[burlveneer-music]

Kasper Bjørke Quartet - The Fifty Eleven Project

On October 19th Kompakt presents a new LP and audiovisual venture by Danish producer @kasperbjorkeand close cohorts. Epic and in length but always captivating, ‘The Fifty Eleven Project’ is an entirely ambient concept album, that interprets and evokes the emotional rollercoaster Kasper experienced, from his cancer diagnosis and throughout the five years of regular check-ups. The week of album release marks his second anniversary of getting the all-clear.

The base of the album was composed on vintage analogue synthesizers, reverbs, echo and sequencers – using the computer solely as a recording device – by Kasper and synth wizard Claus Norreen, in the latter’s Copenhagen studio.

The violins, violas and cellos are composed and played by the Italian composer Davide Rossi, who has also worked with Ennio Morricone, Jon Hopkins, Röyksopp, The Verve and Goldfrapp.

The piano parts are composed and played by Danish musician Jakob Littauer (of Kompakt labelmates Jatoma) on an old upright piano in a studio, and on a Steinway Grand Piano in the concert hall at the Royal Danish Music Conservatorium.

From Max Richter’s ‘SLEEP’, Hannah Peel’s ‘Mary Casio: Journey To Cassiopeia’, to much of Brian Eno’s ‘Music For Installations’, ‘The Fifty Eleven Project’ continues in a rich vein of work by contemporary composers which explores a situation/condition, and is made with functionality and healing in mind.

The visual side of ‘The Fifty Eleven Project’ is made in collaboration with the culture laboratory Prxjects and acclaimed LA based artist/filmmaker/photographer Justin Tyler Close, who has created art films for each of the album’s 11 tracks - plus one music video, including clips from all 11 films. The 11 films will be assimilated into a video exhibition at Klub in Copenhagen from 12th – 21st October. The ambition is that the installation will tour Europe and the US in 2019.

[squeezemylemon]

"Around the World" - Aqua

"Miss Squeeze's ABC February" Day 1/28

We start it off with some nice late-90s/early-00s pop music. Aqua cosisted of three Danes - René, Søren and Claus - and a Norwegian vocalist - Lene.

[mitjalovse]

We have to admit the Scandinavian pop music machine has many great musicians in their arsenal, though I feel some of them could achieve more. I know that Aqua had a powerful debut, which sadly did a huge disservice to them, since they became seen as that type of a pop group only. However, one can notice they intended to branch out, though these attempts didn't achieve the same impact. While this can be understood, their bubblegum for the 90's felt quite strong, they could be the sort of group that could've changed from one disc to another. Aquarius showed this tendency, yet they still remained firm within their claim to fame. Who knows, maybe they should've risked more and they could've rebranded themselves as a versatile collective.

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: January 31, 2000

Lyrics:

We are what we're supposed to be

Illusions of your fantasy

All dots and lines that speak and say

What we do is what you wish to do

We are the color symphony

We do the things you wanna see

Frame by frame to the extreme

Our friends are so unreasonable

They do the unpredictable

All dots and lines that speak and say

What we do is what you wish to do

It's all an orchestra of strings

Doing unbelievable things

Frame by frame to the extreme

One by one we're making it fun

We are the cartoon heroes, oh whoa

We are the ones who're gonna last forever

We came out of a crazy mind, oh whoa

And walked out on a piece of paper

Here comes Spider-Man, Arachnophobian

Welcome to the toon town party

Here comes Superman from never, never land

Welcome to the toon town party

We learn to run at speed of light

And to fall down from any height

It's true but just remember that

What we do is what you just can't do

An opera of craziness

A bunch of dots that's chasing us

Frame by frame to the extreme

One by one we're making it fun

We are the cartoon heroes, oh whoa

We are the ones who're gonna last forever

We came out of a crazy mind, oh whoa

And walked out on a piece of paper

Here comes Spider-Man, Arachnophobian

Welcome to the toon town party

Here comes Superman from never, never land

Welcome to the toon town party

You think we're so mysterious

Don't take us all too serious

Be original and remember that

What we do is what you just can't do

What we do is what you just can't do

What we do is what you just can't do

What we do is what you just can't do

What we do is what you just can't do

Songwriter:

We are the cartoon heroes, oh whoa

We are the ones who're gonna last forever

We came out of a crazy mind, oh whoa

And walked out on a piece of paper

There's still more to come, and everyone will be

Welcomed at the toon, toon, town, town, party

Claus Norreen / Soren Rasted

SongFacts:

👉📖

Homepage:

Aqua

[fuzzysparrow]

Aqua is a Danish-Norwegian pop group best known for their 1997 single 'Barbie Girl'. The group formed in 1989 and as of 2021 have released three albums: 'Aquarium' (1997), 'Aquarius' (2000) and Megalomania (2011).

The band is made up of two vocalists, René Dif (born 1967) and Lene Nystrøm (born 1973), a keyboardist, Søren Rasted (born 1969), and guitarist, Claus Norreen (born 1970). Aqua split up in 2001 to focus on solo careers, but regrouped in 2008. After the release of their third album, they split once again but began working together once more in 2016.

'Barbie Girl' was the group's third single and caused a lot of controversy due to several double entendres in the lyrics. Whilst the song is based on the popular 'Barbie' doll, the song contains several sexual innuendos, such as, "You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere", "You can touch, you can play", and "Kiss me here, touch me there, hanky-panky."

The song also caused problems with the 'Barbie' doll makers Mattel, who filed a lawsuit against the group. The lawsuit was dismissed by a judge in 2002, who ruled, "The parties are advised to chill."

'Doctor Jones', released in 1997, was Aqua's fifth single. The song is loosely based around the 'Indiana Jones' character. The lyric "Dr. Jones, wake up now" may be a reference to the film 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' (1984), in which one character implores Jones to "wake up" after being brainwashed.