MP3: Boris och the Jeltsins - Begär

December is the season of sharing, so with that in mind, I'm letting Simon Tagestam handle today's mp3 post:

About 10 years ago, the first 45 seconds of "Begär" would have had me going through the roof with excitement, but now it mostly makes me a bit confused - how can someone in 2008 from Sweden make a song with that intro (combined with the rest of the song)? Obviously they've heard Bruce Springsteen, Moneybrother and Håkan Hellström, but is there any chance that they somehow missed all the watered down version of aforementioned artists that were doing the rounds about 4-5 years ago? It's not a bad song as such, it's quite catchy and it's sweet and short, but it is so extremely clichéd that it almost comes across as an ironic statement from someone taking the piss out of this particular genre. I bet a few of the kids will go crazy for this, especially if Boris och the Jeltsins can back it up with a great live show. It should also be noted that I'm not a guy who looks for originality when it comes to music. I'm a fan of lot of artists who sound like someone who sound like someone else, but whereas certain songs wear their influences on their sleeves "Begär" cuts off my ears with them (thus making me feel alienated and sad).

Boris och the Jeltsins - Begär