Movie Soundtrack Feature: "Young Folks"

MOVIE SOUNDTRACK FEATURE: "YOUNG FOLKS"

Peter Bjorn and John "Young Folks"

This song comes from a personal favorite movie of mine, 21. It's a movie about the card game blackjack. More specifically, it is based on the true story of the blackjack team from MIT. Incredibly intelligent students who were great at math were brought together by a professor to learn how to count cards and create a system to sweep through any casino in Vegas. The soundtrack, while not dazzling in terms of awards that previous ones had, falls in line with what you would expect from a movie based on a college experience. There are plenty of more alternative and indie songs that I would argue are actually fairly well known. "Young Folks" falls into that category, and it's got a very catchy beat. It was moderately successful on alternative charts across the world, being more popular in Europe. This is probably based on the fact that the group is originally from Sweden. Even though nothing is flashy about the success of anything related to today's pick, I certainly hope you'll enjoy it.


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Lyrics to "Young Folks"

International Artist Spotlight: Zara Larsson

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: ZARA LARSSON

Zara Larsson "Lush Life"

Swedish pop sensation Zara Larsson has been making music since she was ten. At that time, she won Sweden's version of America's Got Talent, and, with a cover of Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On," her music career was underway. The song featured today was released in 2015, and was her first big international hit, including here in the United States. Since then, she's had a few other songs gain international acclaim and released her first studio album. Her accolades thus far include Time magazine's 30 most influential teenagers of 2016 and being named on Forbes' "30 under 30 Europe" segment. This particular song is very upbeat, and is all about having fun. In Larsson's own words, "live with no regrets and enjoy the moment." She also describes this song as a perfect summer song, as that tends to be when most people take the opportunity to live that way. Needless to say, Larsson's future is bright, and I believe she's on the verge of being one of pop's next biggest mega artists.

Lyrics to "Lush Life"

February Love Song #11

FEBRUARY LOVE SONG #11

FO&O "My Girl"

Ironically enough, today's selection is also a boy band, although a modern one. I had no clue that this was the case when I first selected this song. FO&O, or the Fooo, or The Fooo Conspiracy, depending on where you look, is a boy band out of Sweden. The song itself is another basic song about a boy professing his love for a girl. He is imploring her to let him be the one, to call her his girl. One thing I really like about this song is the saxophone that comes out for the chorus. It adds a nice touch to the rest of the song in my opinion. Overall, this song is has some very upbeat tones, though it also is basically a song about longing for someone. Hope you'll enjoy it!

Lyrics to "My Girl"