{"id":1451,"date":"2012-08-29T11:53:14","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T11:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2012-08-29T11:53:14","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T11:53:14","slug":"crazy-norwegian-band-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/crazy-norwegian-band-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy Norwegian Band Names"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seigmenn \u2013 the Norwegian candy men.<\/p><\/div>\n

Many bands have strange names, and Norwegian ones are no exception! Since Morten Harket and the rest of a-ha<\/strong> were big stars in the 1980\u2019ies (with global hits such as \u201dTake On Me\u201d), a large number of Norwegian bands have hit the world with their music \u2026 and their names. Below are a few of my favourite \u201dcrazy Norwegian band names\u201d:<\/p>\n

R\u00f6yksopp<\/strong>. This Troms\u00f8 duo were big stars on the British scene for electronic music just a few years ago. The name means \u201dsmoke mushroom\u201d (a kind of mushroom). In proper Norwegian, it\u2019s spelled r\u00f8yksopp<\/strong> (r\u00f8yk<\/strong> = smoke, sopp<\/strong> = mushroom).<\/p>\n

Seigmen<\/strong> was a rock band in the 1990\u2019ies. The name means seigmenn<\/strong> (\u201dviscous men\u201d), a kind of fruit gum candy figures which are really popular among Norwegian children (especially at birthday parties).<\/p>\n

Briskeby<\/strong> come from Larvik and have got some international fame. I don\u2019t know what the name means, but it sounds fresh and funny, like the name of a town where all the inhabitants are really happy (-by<\/strong> means \u201dtown, city\u201d).<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know a lot about Vazelina Bilopph\u00f8ggers<\/strong>, just that they\u2019ve been making music and films for a lot of years, and have a really crazy name. It\u2019s a mixture of English and \u00f8stnorsk<\/strong> (East Norwegian) dialect, and means something like \u201dvaseline auto wreckers\u201d (!) In standard Bokm\u00e5l Norwegian, the second part of the name should\u2019ve been \u201dbilopphuggere<\/strong>\u201d (literally \u201dcar choppers\u201d) \u2013 but I can\u2019t even find it in the dictionary!<\/p>\n

Kakkmaddafakka<\/strong> come from Bergen and have recently been swaying Europe with their \u201dhigh energy live performances\u201d (thanks, Wikipedia, for the description<\/a>!) The name is a norwegianized spelling of a really rude English group of words. I won\u2019t spell it out here, but I am sure your imagination can\u2026<\/p>\n

Skambankt<\/strong>. I was struck by this name the very first time I saw it on a cover in a Trondheim store. The name means \u201dbeaten up\u201d, but the translation hardly conveys the hardness of the original: Skam<\/strong> means \u201dshame\u201d, so the name could<\/em> be translated with \u201dbeaten up until you\u2019re a shame to yourself and others\u201d. Add to this the almost militaristic pronunciation [skamb-bangkt, with about the same amount of stress on each syllable]. It doesn\u2019t hit any harder than this.<\/p>\n

The September When<\/strong>. Okay, this does not belong in the \u201dstrange\u201d category, but it is really one of the most poetic names of a band that I know of. The September When what<\/em> happened?<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your<\/span> favourite Norwegian band name?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Many bands have strange names, and Norwegian ones are no exception! Since Morten Harket and the rest of a-ha were big stars in the 1980\u2019ies (with global hits such as \u201dTake On Me\u201d), a large number of Norwegian bands have hit the world with their music \u2026 and their names. Below are a few of…<\/p>\n

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