![\"Kim](\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3AKim_Larsen.jpg\")
<\/a>Since he got old, Kim Larsen started wearing a \u201dsixpence\u201d (Danish for \u201dtweed cap\u201d). But he still makes cheeky comments to the press and smokes just as heavily as he did when he was the young prince of Danish rock & pop\u2026 In 2006 he refused to be knighted by Queen Margrethe II, saying he\u2019d rather share a cigarette with her!<\/p><\/div>Hvem har verdens st\u00f8rste mund?<\/strong> On a global scale, that might be Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones. In Denmark, however, the guy most people would associate with an exceptionally large mund<\/strong> [mawn] is \u2026 Kim Larsen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Kim Larsen [kim LAH-s\u2019n] is one of the biggest stars in the field of Danish-language pop and rock music. All Danes know his name and most Danes can hum along to his hits from the 1970\u2019s and 1980\u2019s. I\u2019ve found Kim Larsen cd\u2019s even in Icelandic and Norwegian music stores!<\/p>\n Kim Larsen was born to an alenemor<\/strong> (single-mom) in Copenhagen in 1945. He started a career as a skolel\u00e6rer<\/strong> (school teacher), and wanted to become a forfatter<\/strong> (writer). Then, in 1969 he became forsanger<\/strong> (lead singer) of the group Gasolin\u2019<\/strong>. The group existed for a decade, and was like the \u201dDanish Rolling Stones\u201d.<\/p>\n After the breakup of Gasolin\u2019, Kim Larsen continued his solo career, with 1980\u2019ies albums such as \u201dMidt om natten<\/strong>\u201d (In the Middle of the Night) and \u201dForkl\u00e6dt som voksen<\/strong>\u201d (Disguised as an Adult). With more than half a million copies sold, \u201dMidt om natten<\/strong>\u201d is the biggest seller in the history of Danish music.<\/p>\n Today, Kim Larsen is still an active musician, but not that popular among young people, who see him as an \u201doldie\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n But you<\/em> should care, because listening to Kim Larsen is an excellent way to practise your Danish! A few times he uses a couple of outdated words, but in most songs the Danish he uses is as clear and correct as it gets! I used to play Kim Larsen to a group of foreign Danish-language students I was teaching, and they loved it!<\/p>\n Let\u2019s listen to the song \u201dMidt om natten<\/strong>\u201d. (Thanks, Magnus, for translating it!)<\/p>\n