{"id":8701,"date":"2020-08-07T06:20:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T06:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=8701"},"modified":"2020-08-10T22:38:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T22:38:29","slug":"musik-blogg-everything-is-easier-in-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/musik-blogg-everything-is-easier-in-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Musikblogg – Everything is Easier in the Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Sony Music Sweden. “Allt e la\u0308ttare pa\u030a sommarn.” Ana Diaz & Parham.<\/p><\/div>\n

“Everything is easier in the summer.” That\u2019s not just a sentiment that many cold culture folks feel this time of year, it\u2019s also the name of the song that I\u2019d like to highlight for this post. \u201cAllt e l\u00e4ttare p\u00e5 sommaren<\/em>\u201d was co-written by two standouts in the Swedish music scene – Ana Diaz and Parham. A surrender to the power of summer, this song presents an opportunity for us to dig a little deeper into the culture that influenced it.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, let\u2019s meet the creators of the song!<\/b>
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\n<\/span>An incredible songwriter and producer, Ana Diaz is an artist with a diverse background. Her mother was born in Finland and father is Venezuelan. Spending time working in the music industry abroad in the U.S. and U.K., she penned songs for pop royalty the likes of Britney Spears, One Direction, David Guetta, Jennifer Lopez, and on the Swedish side, Oskar Linnros, Petter, Zara Larsson, Kleerup, and Loreen\u2026 that\u2019s quite the line-up, eh? She is one of my ABSOLUT favorites, and just released <\/span>Tr\u00f6st och vatten<\/span><\/i> this summer. <\/span>B\u00e4stis<\/span><\/i><\/a> is my favorite track there!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Swedish-Iranian Parham grew up in G\u00f6teborg and co-wrote and composed the song. His debut album <\/span>Pojk<\/span><\/i> came out in 2014, and won Parham \u201c<\/span>\u00c5rets hiphop<\/span><\/i> \/ Hiphop Artist of the Year\u201d and\u00a0 \u201c<\/span>\u00c5rets genombrott<\/span><\/i> \/ Breakthrough Artist\u201d in 2015. He is stellar storyteller and shares a good amount of auto-biographical content in his music.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why is \u201c<\/b>Allt e l\u00e4ttare p\u00e5 sommarn<\/i><\/b>\u201d a good snapshot of modern Swedish music? <\/b>
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\n<\/span>It\u2019s multicultural<\/b>. <\/span>
\n<\/span>Swedes have lives and connections that stretch far beyond the Swedish borders. Aside from Swedish lyrics, you\u2019ll also hear English, and Spanish in this song; an expression of three identities that Ana Diaz holds close. Incorporating 2 or 3, even 4 languages is a common way for Swedes to celebrate their backstories.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s original.<\/b><\/p>\n

Some of the best composers, producers, and songwriters have been coming out of Sweden for years. For more on why that is, be sure to check out this post<\/a> I wrote a while back \ud83d\ude42 In this track, we\u2019ve got a latin-style horn section, mixed with the popular auto-tune in Parham\u2019s rap, English, Spanish, Swedish<\/span>, ja,<\/span><\/i> I\u2019d say that\u2019s one of a kind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s seasonal<\/b><\/p>\n

It\u2019s no secret that Swedes struggle with the ratio of dark and cold winter to sunny summer. Ana Diaz herself is open about struggling with depression, especially during dark months, which makes the summer revelry in this song all the more poignant.
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Let\u2019s break down a couple of lines from the song and then we\u2019ll listen to it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n