“Sommartider” best song ever
Written by tevensso on September 18, 2005 to Gyllene Tider.
STOCKHOLM - 
“Sommartider” has been voted Best Swedish Pop Classic through all times by the Swedish people. The results were shown in the TV-show Folktoppen (People’s Top), where “Sommartider” also was performed by gay comedian Jonas Gardell in a semi-gospel version.
1. Gyllene Tider - Sommartider
2. Ulf Lundell - Öppna landskap
3. ABBA - Waterloo
4. Ted Gärdestad - Sol, vind och vatten
5. ABBA - Ring Ring
6. Tomas Ledin - I natt är jag din
7. Lisa Nilsson - Himlen runt hörnet
8. Eva Dahlgren - Vem tänder stjärnorna?
9. Freestyle - Vill ha dej
10. Magnus Uggla - Varning på stan
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- Rock Band 3 features Roxette (September 8, 2010)
- Roxette rocks Halmstad with Gyllene! (August 15, 2010)
- Mats "MP" Persson turns 50 (February 27, 2009)
- Gyllene Tider and Per Gessle released in the USA (October 10, 2007)
- Gyllene Tider and Per on Halmstad compilation (April 25, 2007)
26 comments
AddeColciago said on September 18, 2005 12:35:
yea Gardells version was the worst performance of Sommartider i ever heard.
AddeColciago said on September 18, 2005 12:36:
But the list is good, even though “Känn Ingen Sorg FÖr Mej Göteborg” just got to be top 3! ANd like Calle Norén said, Waterloo is really the worse Abba song.
rox-kuryliw said on September 18, 2005 13:30:
Sommartider i dont know why this is so popular i think its sounds so cheap lol, sorry !
CRIZ said on September 18, 2005 17:14:
Funny performance. :D
Sommertider...hmm..yeah..it has a long beard already but it still can make you really really happy in the summertimes..it carries a lot of endorphin inside....something Per very often adds to his songs...don’t know how but..well..that’s the main reason why I like his songs so much. They just make you glad
Baby-C said on September 18, 2005 18:39:
haha. What I’m going to say has nothing to do with this topic at all. Expet for the fact that it’s about Sommartider.
Well. What I wanted to say was that me and my friend was out partying in a city called Helsingborg here in Sween last night. And we started to sing Sommartider, and kept on doing that for the rest of the night! I just came to think about that when I read this topic... sorry.
Ofcourse Sommartider are the ultimate summer song here in Sweden! No doubt about it. Even if it do sound kind of... lame? when you listen to it on CD nowadays. But LIVE, or when played on the radio... it’s awsome!
Bjurman said on September 18, 2005 20:08:
Sommartider is actually a bad song, at least I think so.. But then, when you stand there, in front of the stage and Gyllene Tider starts playing it.. It’s impossible to not love it.
But on cd, it sucks
By the way, how many times has Sommatider got the “Best pop song ever” title now? Many...
Zargo said on September 19, 2005 03:40:
Never a song I’ve gotten all that excited about... I prefer ’Handerna.’
LaMan said on September 19, 2005 10:24:
Sommartider is so annoying song :(
but I love Freestyle - “Vill ha dej”!
coyboyusa said on September 19, 2005 12:41:
sticky wiener hey hey sticky wiener!!
i think of those words when i hear this song not one of pers finest momnets ever
Cicci_ said on September 19, 2005 13:58:
Congrats GT, can’t say I didn’t expect it. It’s really NOT a very good song, but it’s the essential of the swedish summer (or has been since ’82...) BTW, “Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg” - I don’t think you can call it a classic... yet... and through all times? After all, “Sommartider” has last for 23 years. Impressing, especially if you start to think about how bad it really is =P
AURYTE said on September 20, 2005 04:24:
Jonas’ version of Sommartider is not bad :)
And yeah, Sommartider is at its best when it’s performed live!!!
I can’t believe that Roxette weren’t nominated... :(
PiR_GeSSLe said on September 21, 2005 03:14:
Hej-hej! Great performance, it’s always nice to see how PG has influenced so many people over the years, it’s really admirable.
I wonder, is it possible to DOWNLOAD the video performance? I don’t get to see the streaming.
AURYTE said on September 21, 2005 04:19:
Just click on “Se Jonas Gardell sjunge Sommartider” to watch the video :)
per_mson said on September 21, 2005 07:39:
Hehehe, funny version!!! :)
And luckily neither Håkan Hellström nor Petter (what is he doing there in the first place?!?!?!) went to the top 10!! Tjooohooo!!
stanislava said on October 4, 2005 12:09:
this song was very popular on SUNNY BEACH this summer!!!
P.S i luv all made in Sweden!!
ally77 said on October 21, 2005 06:56:
I am not sure I would deem it the best ever.... but it is good!
M_a_g said on October 25, 2005 21:52:
I luv Sommartider!!! yep, for me it’s a cool song :) It’s so LIGHT and just excellent while I’m driving in a car in! :P
So, I’m really glad that Sommartider got the first place! :)
But, just like AURYTE thinks, I don’t know why any ROX songs weren’t nominated :-/
Weird...
Roxette-atic said on September 18, 2005 11:18:
Im looking at this show right now! Its great!! Per seemed to be happy! Before they revealed the #1 I said to myself; if Gyllene tiders “Sommartider” dont win theres got to be something wrong with this...