OK, an important announcement for the competition: if you have already submitted your list, and you feel like “heck, I should have put in that piece instead”, just write a new one, and that’s the one that counts! This is all a fun and friendly thing, so we are relaxed here…
I can also tell you that we are cooking on some surprise for all of you who have guessed…Dadadadaaaa…I won’t say no more…
Please read Jonas’ comment: if you have given your list without Calleth…just put in a new one!
Ok, so here is the competition! Guess which eight Ark-songs will be part of Jonas’ i-n-c-r-e-d-i-b-l-e piece “An Arkeology”. One is in the trailer, so that one is for free…put your list in a comment here and you’re in!
A little tip from Jonas…don’t think necessarily that it will be always the biggest hits that will be best in an orchestral version…not that there are no hits 
but not only…The price for the hero who will get closest in guessing: a special copy of the orchestral score with autographs, including Ola of course, but also the orchestra.
This is what we call a “World Premiere”…imagine having a copy of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with Ludwig’s autograph and everyone who played it the first time…get the idea?
OK, let the contest begin… (for those of you who already put your list in the main forum, don’t worry, you’re already in!)
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Grattis Ramona!
1 Absoluley no decorum
2 No end
3 Echo chamber
4 Calleth you commeth I
My list is:
- Calleth you cometh I
- Prayer for the weekend
- It takes a fool to remain sane
- The most radical thing to do
- Let your body decide
- No end
- Absolutely no decorum
- Bottleneck barbiturate
Good luck with it all=))
ok, i want add more guessing…
joy surrender
prayer for the weekend
the others
i believe there we have the 8 songs
i wish you the best the next weekend!
Absolutely no decorum
Calleth you Cometh I
The most radical thing to do
No end
Tell me this night is over
This piece of poetry is meant to do harm
Echo Chamber
You, who stole my solitude
So, here is mine in the last minute, as always
Calleth You Cometh I
Absolutely no decorum
Tell me this night is over
Uriel
The most radical thing to do
Joy surrender
You, who stole my solitude
It takes a fool to remain sane
I forgot to say one(?) thing: Love this contest, and I’m really looking forward to saturday! and…can’t you play all songs, not just 8? haha, It would be so much easier to guess then
see you on saturday! 
Last day of guessing is it? Ihh :S
Okey here is mine:
-Calleth you cometh I
- Absolutely no decorum
- Let your body decide
- It takes a fool to remain sane
-You who stole my solitude
- Disease
- Prayer for the weekend
- The most radical thing to do
8? yeah, so thats it..I’m so exicited!
Finally I have come to some sort of conclusion, it has to be:
Calleth You Cometh I
The Most Radical Thing To Do
This Piece Of Poetry Is Meant To Do Harm
You Who Stole My Solitude
Beauty Is The Beast
Uriel
It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
Absolutely No Decorum
At least that’s the songs I would use. Or… not really but somethig tells me they fit.
~ Joy surrender
~ Calleth you, cometh I
~ Absolutely no decorum
~ Uriel
~ Prayer for the weekend
~ The most radical thing to do
~ Gimme love to give
~ No end
Calleth you, cometh I
It takes a fool to remain sane
Absolutely no decorum
Bottleneck barbiturate
This sad bouquet
No end
Gimme love to give
Uriel
Okay, my guess is:
- Calleth you, cometh i
- Absolutely no decorum
- Joy surrender
- 2000 light-years of darkness
- The most radical thing to do
- Disease
- It takes a fool to remain sane
- Opera
- Calleth You, Cometh I
- Echo Chamber
- Opera
- The Most Radical Thing To Do
- You, Who Stole My Solitude
- Hey Modern Days
- Let Your Body Decide
- Angelheads
I think
~ Absolutley No Decorum
~ Angelheads
~ Calleth You, Cometh I
~ Clamour For Glamour
~ Deliver From Free Will
~ Racing With The Rabbits
~ The Most Radical Thing To Do
~ 2000 Light-Years Of Darkness
Calleth you cometh I
Father of a son
Trust is a shareware
Absolutely no decorum
Hey modern days
New Pollution
Racing with the rabbits
Patchouli
calleth you cometh I
echo chamber
bottleneck barbitur
tell me the night is over
let your body decide
let me down gentley
all i want is you
virgin like you
*Calleth you, cometh I
*Absolutely No Decorum
*Tell Me This night is over
*Joy Surrender
*Uriel
*The Most Radical Thing To Do
*It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
*No End
So, how can i choose of all this good stuff what the band make ?
Deliver us from free will, hey modern days, disease, prayer for the weekens, absolutely no decorum, mmmhhhh, and all the rest…yeah !
Too good !
Sonja from Belgium
Per, THAT is so cool!
Hi!
My guess is:
Calleth you, cometh I
The most radical thing to do
Tell me this night is over
The worrying kind
Joy surrender
Patchouli
2000 light years of darkness
Give me love to give
Emma, that isso cool…I just sent that link to my New York manager to impress them with how wonderful audiences can be!
I think:
The Most Radical Thing To Do
Absolutely No Decorum
Little disfunk you
This peace of poetry…
Uriel
Tell Me This night is over
It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
Worrying Kind
Jesus Christ, this isn’t easy! Here is my new Liszt…..
Absolutely No Decorum
Calleth you, cometh I
2000 Light Years Of Darkness
Let Your Body Decide
Joy Surrender
A virgin like you
Bottleneck barbiturate
The Most Radical Thing To Do
Some statistics so far: http://i28.tinypic.com/2cofv54.png
Calleth You, Cometh I
Let Your Body Decide
Vendelay
It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
Laurel Wreath
Absolutely No Decorum
You, Who Stole My Solitude
No end
Calleth you Cometh I
Racing with the rabbits
One of us is gonna die young
Clamour for glamour
Absolutely no decorum
Father of a son
The Glad Yeah
Opera
wait, I’ve changed my mind, this is my new list:
- Calleth You, Cometh I
- Tell Me This Night is Over
- Disease
- It takes a Fool to Remain Sane
- Prayer for the weekend
- Uriel
- One of us is Gonna die young
- You, who stole my solitude
When will you anonouce the winner? When will we know who the winner is?
Hi Lore! In the piece AN ARKEOLOGY there are 8 Ark songs included. Do you want to add some more songs? Thanks for your guessing!
hi, Jonas:
almost i lost this contest…well, i will stole the idea from Emma with the song, Let me down Gently, (always will be my number 1, in my personal list)
And the others:
siamese centerfold
disease
the most radical
thats all!
Here comes a guess:
~Absolutely no decorum
~Calleth you cometh I
~You who stole my solitude
~This sad bouquet
~The Most Radical Thing To Do
~Girl You Gonna Get’em
~Hey Kwanongoma!
~Clamour for Glamour
Just kicked “All I want is you” and “Patchouli”. Hope that was right…
Got strong faith in “You who stole my solitude”. But probably everything is just far, far
wrong… xD
Funny Game!!
Absolutely no decorum
Calleth you cometh I
Patchouli
All I want is you
Hey Kwanongoma!
2000 Light-Years of Darkness
A virgin like you
The Father of a son
Here comes a guess:
~Absolutely no decorum
~Calleth you cometh I
~You who stole my solitude
~This sad bouquet
~The Most Radical Thing To Do
~Girl You Gonna Get’em
~Hey Kwanongoma!
~Clamour for Glamour
Just kicked “All I want is you” and “Patchouli”… Hope that was right…
Anyway, got strong faith in “You who stole my solitude”. But probably everything’s just far wrong xD
Funny game!!!
Thanks for your guess, Missmizz! I’ve written some notes on this page a few days ago about the choosing process, but OF COURSE, it was very hard… After the contest and after the concert next saturday I will be glad to continue to talk about everything in the Ark world vs. the classical world!
Oh, I´m sorry I wrote 9 ones.. (I said it was hard to pick only 8..
). So; forget about… ?.. let´s say.. “2000 light years of darkness”.
Ok. It´s really hard to guess.. I mean, you never know, maybe “Girl your gonna get’em” would be fantastic on violins too..
I suppose there won´t be only “slow” songs but it´s hard to figure out which of the “fast” ones would fit an orchestra the best. And I also believe that you have thought a little about not only choosing unknown songs.. I guess there will be 50/50 wellknown/unknown songs (for people who aren´t as “obsessed” as we are.. 
) eventhough you say we shouldn´t only think about the most wellknown ones. So, this is what I guess:
Calleth You Cometh I
Absolutly no decorum
2000 light years of darkness
The most radical thing to do
Interlude
It takes a fool to remain sane
Bottleneck barbiturate
You who stole my solitude
Echo chamber
God.. I could write down every single song they´ve made..
Calleth You, Cometh I
Absolutely No Decorum
Prayer For The Weekend
This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm
The Most Radical Thing To Do
Tell Me This Night Is Over
2000 Light-Years of Darkness
Cracked Messiah
This is my new list:
Calleth you Cometh I
Joy surrender
You who stole my solitude
Bottleneck barbiturate
Let me down gently
A virgin like you
Vendelay
No End.
What happens if the winner is’nt in Växjö?
CALLETH YOU COMETH I
URIEL
NO END
THIS SAD BOUQET
BOTTLENECK BARBITURATE
ABSOLUTLY NO DECORUM
TELL ME THIS NIGHT IS OVER
IT TAKES A FOOL TO REMAIN SANE
I JUST WANNA SING A SONG CALLED
ABSOLUTELY NO DECORUM
URIEL
NO END
THIS SAD BOUQET
IT TAKES A FOOL TO REMAIN SANE
BOTTLENECK BARBITURATE
TELL ME THIS NIGHT IS OVER
URIEL
CALLETH YOU COMETH I
ECHO CHAMBER
THIS SAD BOUQUET
IT TAKES A FOOL TO REMAIN SANE
ONE OF US IS GONNA DIE YOUNG
THE END
ABSOLUTY NO DECORUM
So, I´ll try again…
1. Absolutely no Decorum
2. It takes a fool to remain sane
3. Racing with the rabbits
4. Let youre body decide
5. The most radical thing to do
6. All I want is you
7. Sad Boquet
8. Calleth you, cometh I
absolutely no decorum
calleth you commeth i
the most radical thing to do
bottleneck barbiturate
clamour for glamour
new pollution
one of us is gonna die young
it takes a fool to remain sane
Here comes my guess:
Calleth You Cometh I
The Most Radical Thing To Do
It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
Absolutely No Decorum
The Others
You Who Stole My Solitude
Death To The Martyrs
Deliver Us From Free Will
Absolutely No Decorum
Calleth You Cometh I
The Most Radical Thing To Do
Tell Me This Night Is Over
2000 Light-Years Of Darkness
No End
Joy Surrender
It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
No! I decided to change my mind, hah.
An updated version, hopefully the final:
Calleth You Cometh I
The Most Radical Thing To Do
Disease
Deliver Us From Free Will
It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
Thorazine Corazon
No End
Absolutely No Decorum
Here’s 8 songs!
Calleth you, Cometh I
It takes a fool to remain sane
Tell me this night is over
Prayer for the Weekend
Let your body decide
One of us is gonna die young
Disease
Uriel
/Elin Andersson
Like this:
Calleth You Cometh I
The Most Radical Thing To Do
Disease
Father Of A Son
This Piece Of Poetry Is Meant To Do Harm
Deliver Us From Free Will
It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
Thorazine Corazon
I thik it will be:
Calleth you Cometh I
It takes a fool to remain sane
The most radical thing to do
Tell me this nigth is over
Absolutley no decorum
Prayer for the weekend
This pice of poetry is meant to do harm
Bottleneck barbiturate
-Absolutely no decorum
-Opera
-Racing with the rabbits
-It takes fool to remain sane
-2000 light years of darkness
-Vendelay
-The lamb
-Calleth you, cometh I
My guess is:
-Absolutely no decorum
-The most radical thing to do
-It takes a fool to remain sane
-The worrying kind
-Tell me this night is over
-Echo chamber
-Calleth you cometh I
-Disease
Hmm, let’s hope and see;):-D
There are too many songs that could be arranged qiute nicely… I hope this is the Arkeology:
Absolutely no decorum
Calleth you cometh I
Deliver us from free will
One of us is gonna die young
Father of a son
Tell me this nihgt is over
The worrying kind
It takes a fool to remain sane
My guess is:
* Calleth You, Cometh I
* It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
*The Worrying Kind
*Father of a son
*Let Your Body Decide
* Echo Chamber
*One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
*Clamour for Glamour
Here is my guess :
- Calleth You, Cometh I
- Absolutely No Decorum
- No End
- The Most Radical Thing to Do
- It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane
- This Piece Of Poetry Is Meant To Do Harm
- 2000 Light-Years of Darkness
- The Worrying Kind
I guess that the songs might be…
- The Most Radical Thing To Do
- Calleth You Cometh I
- Uriel
- Absolutely No Decorum
- Tell Me This Night Is Over
- Vendelay
- The Lamb
- Disease
Hm…
Calleth You, Cometh I
No End
One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
Absolutely No Decorum
The Worrying Kind
It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
Disease
Father Of A Son
OK Laura, we’re on it…
Ehi, ther’are two ‘Laura’ in this competition!
I guess it could be like this:
Absolutley no decorum
The worrying kind
Calleth you, commeth I
The most radical thing to do
One of us is gonna die young
Bottleneck barbiturate
Gimme love to give
Echo chamber
just to guess…. hmm…..
1. calleth you cometh I
2.One of us is gonna die young
3. Uriel
4. The most radical thing to do
5. The worrying kind
6. Gimme love to give
7. It takes a fool to remain sane
8. echo chamber
Ok, this is my list, I’ll give this a shot:
- Calleth You, Cometh I
- Tell Me This Night is Over
- Disease
- It takes a Fool to Remain Sane
- Prayer for the weekend
- Uriel
- One of us is Gonna die young
- Cracked Messiah
Well, let’s hope and se if I’m one of the lucky fellows, let’s hope with all my heart…
OK, so here comes my list:
*The most radical thing to do
*Absolutely no decorum
*Deliver us from free will
*Calleth you cometh I
*It takes a fool to remain sane
*Racing with the rabbits
*You, who stole my solitude
*One of us is gonna die young
Arhhhh! Sorry I read 10 songs, so here is my selection put down to 8 songs:
- Calleth you cometh I
- Disease
- Uriel
- The most radical thing to do
- One of us is gonna die young
- racing with the rabits
- it takes a fool to remain sane
- little dysfunk you
- Calleth you cometh I
- Disease
- Uriel
- The most radical thing to do
- One of us is gonna die young
- racing with the rabits
- it takes a fool to remain sane
- little dysfunk you
- tell me this night is over
- absolutely no decorum
Let’s see if I’m lucky…
Calleth You, Cometh I
It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
Uriel
Racing With The Rabbits
Disease
One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
Tell Me This Night Is Over
Absolutely No Decorum
hmmm…
Calleth You, Cometh I
Let Your Body Decide
It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
The Most Radical Thing To Do
One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
Absolutely No Decorum
Prayer For The Weekend
Tell Me This Night Is Over
Okey, here´s my final list:
Calleth you Cometh I
Father of a Son
2000 Light Years of Darkness
The Woorying Kind
Bottleneck Barbiturate
Absolutely No Decorum
It takes a Fool to Remain Sane
Echo Chaimber
Okej, here’s my list:
It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
No End
Calleth You, Cometh I
Racing With The Rabbits
Echo Chamber
Death To The Martyrs
I Pathologize
Bottleneck Barbiturate
Let Your Body Decide
Hey Kwanongoma
Well, maybe it’s a verrry bad guess, but anyway.. Here it is !
sorry, we made a mistake and did not listen to the trailer at first…
It takes a fool to remain sane
Calleth you cometh I
Uriel
Absolutely no decorum
Bottleneck barbiturate
The most radical thing to do
New pollution
Cygnet to cygnet
Ok,these are the songs that me and my friend chose:
It takes a fool to remain sane
Calleth you cometh I
Uriel
Joy surrender
Bottleneck barbiturate
The most radical thing to do
New pollution
Cygnet to cygnet
Let’s give it a try…
Calleth You, Cometh I
Let Your Body Decide
The Worrying Kind
The Most Radical Thing To Do
Joy Surrender
Beauty Is The Beast
One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
Absolutely No Decorum
Uriel
Most radical thing to do
Calleth you cometh I
Angelheads
I pathologize
Bottleneck barbiturate
Absolutely no decorum
The worrying kind
my guess:
calleth you cometh I
most radical thing to do
2000 lightyears of darkness
bottleneck barbiturate
echo chamber
clamour for glamour
the worrying kind
absolutely no decorum
Hej! I didn’t understand really much what I must do in here but I quess that I make some list! So here it is:
-It takes a fool to remain sane
-The worrying kind
-Prayer for the weekend
-Father of a son
-One of us is gonna die young
-the most radilcal thing to do
-tell me this night is over
-calleth you cometh I
So I don’t know what happend now but maybe something great!!! bye!
Calleth You, Cometh I
The Most Radical Thing to Do
Absolutely no Decorum
Disease
Let Your Body Decide
2000 Light-years of Darkness
This Sad Bouquet
Echo Chamber
-No End
- It takes a fool to remain sane
- Calleth you Cometh I
- Topsy Kaiser
- Cygnet to Cygnet
- Uriel
- Let your body decide
- Absolute no decorium
Calleth You Cometh I
This piece of poetry is meant to do harm
Beauty is the beast
Bottleneck barbiturate
You, who stole my solitude
Thorazine Corazon
Let your body decide
The Worrying Kind
Let’s see. My guess:
- Calleth You Cometh I
- The Most Radical Thing To Do
- It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
- Tell Me This Night Is Over
- Absolutely No Decorum
- 2000 Ligth-Years Of Darkness
- Cracked Messiah
- Little Dysfunk You
I hope it’s correct, at least I hope there’ll be as many of these as possible thanks!
The Most Radical thing to do
Tell me this night is over
Calleth you,cometh I
Little Dysfunk You
This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm
Racing with the rabbits
Siamese centerfold
It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane
- It takes a fool to remain sane
- Disease
- The Worrying Kind
- Let your bode deside
- No end
- Absolutely no decorum
- One of us is gonna die young
- Uriel
Hi! Here´s my guess:
. Calleth You Cometh I
. Disease
. Uriel
. Little Dysfunk You
. I Laid It Down
. Thorazine Corazon
. The Worrying Kind
. One of us is gonna die young
Bye!
so my choices are:
little dysfunk you
it takes a fool to remain sane
the most radical thing to do
let your body decide
deliver us from free will
disease
calleth you, cometh I
one of us is gonna die young
My guess
Absolutely No Decorum
Calleth you, cometh I
2000 Light Years Of Darkness
No End
Joy Surrender
A virgin like you
Bottleneck barbiturate
Patchouli
tell me this night is over
calleth you, cometh I
echo chamber
bottleneck barbiturate
disease
no end
thorazine corazon
gimmie love to give
Here is my choice:
Disease
Od Slatrom Ekil
Tell Me This Night Is Over
2000 Light Years Of Darkness
Gimme Love To Give
Clamour For Glamour
Bottleneck Barbiturate
Let You Body Decide
Absolutely No Decorum
Calleth You, Cometh I
It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane
Tell Me This NIght is Over
Laurel Wreath
Deliver Us From Free Will
This Sad Bouquet
You, Who Stole My Solitude
Nope, the correct order would be almost impossible to guess.
Thanks for your guessing!
I hope its not going to be in right order, here is my guess:
one of us is gonna die young
new polution
angelheads
clamour for glamour
you who stole my solitude
it takes a fool to remain sane
tell me this night is over
prayer for the weekend
The Ark, youre the best band in the world<3<3<3<3
No End
Calleth you, cometh I
Death to the martyrs
It takes a fool to remain sane
Beauty is the beast
Let your body deicde
This piece of poetry is meant to do harm
Absolutely no decorum
It wasn’t supposed to be in the correct order, right?
- The Worrying Kind
- Calleth You Cometh I
- It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
- Let Your Body Decide
- Absolutely No Decorum
- Disease
- Clamour For Glamour
- One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
Well, choosing songs was NOT an easy task. It’s hard to talk about it at this point, since the contest is running, but afterwards I will be glad to continue the discussion around choosing songs, working with the material etc etc. I can’t hardly wait until after the concert to hear what all of you ARK-experts out there thought about ARK entering the classical world!
I just today heared about all the talk in here I thought it was ust leave your list and , go!
So interesting to hear about how this consept came about.
And I have been listening to Nordic Chill today and that gave me the Chills!
I am so looking forwaed to all of the Consert in Växjö and to see the new musichall.
I have been working just a few blocks from it but long before it was built.
I am a very new fan of The Ark and it was first the lyrics that I took in, but then I was listening to Linneus Rex on the web, and cryed!
I was very sad it was inpossible for me to get to Uppsala past fall, so this is just fantastic.
I might have to rething my list, but mostly i am looking forwared to hear more from jonas after the 26th about how he was thinking!!!
Ok, I’ll give this a shot.
-Calleth You, Cometh I
-A virgin like you
-Little dysfunk you
-Clamour for glamour
-Vendelay
-Trust is shareware
-The others
-Let your body decide
I’ve done some rethinking… I really don’t want to change anything, I believe that the first guess often is the best, but I realised I just can’t have a list without Radical!!!
And then I’m pretty sure you’ll have Worrying Kind… just because that’s what the “ordinary” audience expects… =)
Now it’s a big problem which ones to let go… I don’t want to!!
How on earth did you guys manage to choose between the pieces?! Would like to have heard your discussions… And why only eight?
Ok, here is my new guess:
* Absolutely No Decorum
* Calleth You, Cometh I
* Tell Me This Night Is Over
* The Worrying Kind
* No End
* Bottleneck Barbiturate
* The Most Radical Thing To Do
* Disease
Allright everybody! Here’s my guess. I bet it is a winner…
- One of us i gonna die young
- Tell me this night is over
- Calleth you, cometh I
- New pollution
- This piece of poetry is ment to do harm
- Clamour for glamour
- No end
- Echo chamber
See you guys in Växjö!
I’m all up for hugs on the 26th! You are all the best music fans ever!
WOHO! A PRIZE FOR EVERYONE!
Yes, I’m actually this happy for real. No kidding.
Per. I want to give you a hug.
You got it, Emma
Ahhh, Thank you, Nina!..If there is a tie we’ll see if we can produce two copies
But there will be a price for everyone that submits a list!
Nina, for God’s sake, not one page each! They make COPIES! Right, guys?
Thank you for a marvellous, outstanding and wonderful show! (Yes, I dare to say that now already…)
And here is the guess from the Gothenburg-Jury.. =)
* Absolutely No Decorum
* Calleth You, Cometh I
* Tell Me This Night Is Over
* Let Your Body Decide
* No End
* Bottleneck Barbiturate
* 2000 Lightyears Of Darkness
* Disease
My God! This was not easy… And what do you do if there’s a tie between many of us? One page each? =)
Tell Me This Night Is Over
It takes a fool to remain sane
You, who stold my solitude
Calleth you cometh I
The most radical thing to do
Clamour for Glamour
Absolutely no Decorum
A virgin like you
(My new list)
It takes a fool to remain sane
You, who stold my solitude
Calleth you cometh I
The most radical thing to do
This peace of poetry is ment to do harm
Clamour for Glamour
Absolutely no Decorum
Little dysfunk you
OK! Finally! I’ve been thinking long and hard. Here are my eight guesses:
Absolutely No Decorum
Calleth You, Cometh I
No End
The Most Radical Thing To Do
Let Me Down Gently
You, Who Stole My Solitude
Bottleneck Barbiturate
Tell Me This Night Is Over
However, I do believe we will hear one more song from the PFTW-album, but I really don’t know what song that could be. New Pollution maybe? And I really wanted to put Siamese Centerfold on this list as well. If you listen to the Merit Hemmingson version from Hultsfred 2001 you will hear what I’m talking about. But, I’m too much of a coward to put it on the list, and also I don’t believe Jonas owns the “Let Your Body Decide”-single and I don’t think he has the song as a mp3 (hey, my logic here is just wonderful, is it not?). And if you hear a second “poff” during the performance (apart from Christina’s that is) that is me bursting with anticipation as well.
God, I never though April of 2008 would be this exciting!
This is mine:
- Calleth You Cometh I
- The Most Radical Thing To Do
- Tell Me This Night Is Over
- Bottleneck Barbiturate
- It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
- The Homecomer
- Joy Surrender
- You Who Stole My Solitude
And if I’ll be the winner, I’ll pretend the orchestral score on a special parchment paper.
My comment for the competition…
Absolutely no decorum
Prayer for the wekend
Clamour for glamour
Calleth you cometh I
It takes a fool to remain sane
Let your body decide
Echo chamber
Little dysfunk you
Liszt is a CRAZY piece…all recordings out there (including my own) is pretty boring compared to what you will hear on the 26th…we just performed it in France in March.
You will see why Winter is the perfect piece, I can’t say anymore, but you will see…
Yes, the Nordic Chill is actually the second movenent of the Piano Concerto! Initially, my thought was to play only that, then all of a sudden at a meeting Karl told me he wanted to finish that concerto with the final, third movement! It took ten years, but the happier we are that it’s finished!
Since I’m not conducting the Liszt piece, I actually know very little about it. Hmm, anyone knows? I listened through it just now, and it’s a very fine work!
I have just noticed that if you want to be prepared for Karl McFauls music you can visit Pers My Space place and liste to a bit from his new symphony ” Nordic Chill!”
Don’t worry, Jonas, I have certainly NOT forgotten the rest of the concert program. I have to admit that the Holberg suite is not one of my favourite Grieg works
but that does not mean I think it is bad …
I am not familiar with the Liszt piece either, where is it from? But I trust ol’ Liszt – after all, he wrote Libestraum, one of the most beautiful piano pieces ever made. So how bad can it be?
And I still wonder why you included “Winter” and not “Spring” as the concert is held at the end of April.
Here we have the most inspiring and thrilling music contest I ever have taken part in. Honestly, I don´t like competitions very much. But this one is quite unique!
And Jonas o Per, I am sure you will surprise us but how?That´s another contest!
Can´t wait!
This is my new and final(?) list
Absolutly no dekorum
A virgin like you
Disease
Little disfunk you
No end
Joy surrender
The most radical thing to do
Calleth you, cometh I
Thanks Jonas for recalling Grieg!
The music of Per Gynt was my way into classical music.
I also look forward to listen to the symphony of Karl McFaul.
His titles are very interesting!
Of course, Christina! Today I went to my working studio in Malmö and rescued my notes from when i wrote the ARKEOLOGY (they were about to be thrown away), only to be able to talk about more possible choices of Ark songs, and why I did, and why I didn’t and so on… So don’t hesitate to ask afterwards!
Both Per and I realize that many of you here are coming to Växjö to listen to Ola, the new song, and Per playing AN ARKEOLOGY for the first time ever (!). BUT, don’t forget all the other music that some of scandinavias best classical musicians will perform! Some of you are talking about Olas qualitys in writing strong melodies, just as Lennon/McCartney. Let me add: Just as Grieg! The orchestra will perform one of my favourite pieces for strings, the Holberg Suite. Every movement is nothing less than fantastic! It’s a warm recommendation to listen to it before the concert, if you have the time. It’s often found at public libraries, so you don’t have to buy it…
OR, you can go to the orchestras homepage where you can listen to at least 2 movements.
http://www.trondheimsolistene.no, choose Edvard Grieg in the Music Player. ENJOY!
Oh yes, I can imagine AND. The angel choir intro with a very slow, sad cello or maybe the viola. And then the piano (or maybe the flute?) picking up the lead voice. Slow, very soft. I can imagine that, really.
Well, maybe Jonas has thouht something completely else out, something much more pompous. A furious piano accelerando for the chorus, maybe? I have always adored the fast shifts between high and low tunes in AND, they create a very interesting tension in that piece.
Jesus. If you hear something saying “poff!” in the middle of the concert, it’s just me bursting with anticipation.
Calleth
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Racing with the rabbits
Bottleneck barbituarate
It takes a fool
The most radical thing to do
The others
Absolutely No Decorum
Siamese centerfold (I can always hope, right?
Yes, Christina. I agree with you. I never thought a slow piano version of TWK was possible, but it was very possible indeed. And very beautiful as well. Now I can’t wait to hear Absolutely No Decorum as an orchestral piece. I can’t even imagine what it will be like. I will feel like a kid in a candy store on the 26th.
I’m a huge fan of Beatles as well. Maybe that’s what Ola has in common with Lennon/McCartney – when you strip the songs down to the very core there is something remarkably left.
Ola is certainly a remarkably comprehensive songwriter. The songs have very clever lyrics and they rock, of course they do. But if you strip off the lyrics and the rock riffs, you will still find beautiful melodies, as Ola’s songs are more melody oriented than “riff oriented” or “sound oriented” or “repeating my own biggest hit-oriented” …
In this case I see a strong resemblence with the skills of Lennon/McCartney, actually. (Besides, The Ark are a much better live band than The Beatles ever where, but OK, times and circumstances are very different.)
So, I have longed for orchestra versions of Ark songs for a long time, especially since I heard Linnaeus Rex and realized that it sounded very much Ola Salo even though the “costume” was so different. The best thing with this little contest is that I will be happy to hear the result, NO MATTER what songs you have actually picked. But I think you got many of us thinking hard now, really trying to discover how to re-arrange the songs. I can imagine “Poetry” as a string quartet, as well as “Patchouli” with a boggie-woggie riff, or “Virgin” as a quiet song for treble recorder. We have already heard the happy glam rock song “The Worrying Kind” in the enchanting version of Maia Hirasawa … there is so much to do with Ola’s songs, so many possibilities as the basic material is so solid and good.
So, even though we will appreciate the Arkelogy 100%, Jonas, you have to be prepared to discuss other suggestions later …
Still, just saying loud and open if you listened to the singles or not is not very helpful. Just a little helpful.
But Emma, I would never answer questions that would help you with your list! No, no, no, not very nice towards the other participants…
Ola has actually very little with AN ARKEOLOGY to do, and at the same time he has everything with AN ARKEOLOGY to do. 1) He writes almost all material for the Ark, so every theme in my piece has the very strongest connection with Ola. 2) I’ve been very much involved in Olas 2 latest orchestral projects LEMA SABACHTANI and LINNAEUS REX (where we meet Per, thank god for that!). So, I know Olas thoughts about classical music. And of course, I think it’s a fun idea to work on this piece without knowing EVERYTHING about every song. I look at every song in a new way, which you all hopefully will hear in Växjö.
Calleth in the trailer is a good example. Olas version is big and bombastic (who hasn’t joined in singing the CYCI-theme over and over again at their live concerts?), and in AN ARKEOLOGY it’s the complete opposite. Olas music together with a new thought. AND, on top af all this, I knew that one of of our most interesting and openminded musicians today (Per, of course) would play the solo part. Halleluja!
But fact remains: It would be 100% impossible in the first place if Ola wasn’t one of Sweden’s (Europe’s?) most interesting songwriters. Don’t call me if you want a Vikingarnaology…
Finally, just as much inspiration as writing for Per and the Trondheim Soloists is, just as much inspiration comes from knowing that interested and enthusiastic fans will listen (and not just my mom). DON’T FORGET TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST! It’s so much fun to read about your gessings and thoughts!!
Thanks Jonas,
it´s interesting to hear how you make the choice! I did it myself in the same way. Strings and piano in my head all day long.
Can´t you after the 26th tell us more about your choices and thoughts? Which songs were very close to attend and so…
Um, Jonas, I got this itchy feeling that “Girl You Gonna Get’em” did not make it all the way.
It has not got many votes so far either, so to speak. Personally I also decided that “This Piece of Poetry” would be most exciting in a fast string quartet arrangement, but … I will see the 26th.
No no, that was not a bribe! Of course Jonas has to pay for his own beers
Ehum…no bribes, eh?
Hmm, this means that Ola has very little to do with this Arkeology? I thought he picked the songs and then I picked, or at least tried, my eight songs – though the list is not official yet – from Ola’s point of view. But Jonas, you picked the songs all by yourself? This is actually quite interesting to know. This changes my perspective. Maybe needless to say, but I am very eager to win this competition.
Jonas – wanna grab a beer sometime before the 20th?
*Calleth You Cometh I
*This Piece Of Poetry Is Meant To Do Harm
*Prayer For The Weekend
*Clamour For Glamour
*Bottleneck Barbiturate
*The Most Radical Thing To Do
*Tell Me This Night Is Over
*It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
Jonas – did that include the b-sides as well?
Marianne (and everyone else)! Of course it would be interesting to write more music based on The Arks songs. BUT, at the same time I know that far from all songs are realistic to use in a completely new musical enviroment, such as a classical piece for piano and strings (like An Arkeology).
When I wrote the piece, the very first thing I did was to listen through all records, all songs. As soon as I found something that in my classicaly trained ears was insteresting to use, I wrote it down. At this point I was down to maybe 30% or so. Then I started to write, and of course more songs were excluded. And finally, eight songs included in one piece. In this piece I had to exclude songs that are FANTASTIC, but didn’t make it because of length of my piece, musical style etc etc. But who knows..? Maybe we should start planning for TENGSTRAND-2010?
*Calleth you, Cometh I
*Absolutely No Decorum
*The Most Radical Thing To Do
*Bottleneck Barbiturate
*This piece of poetry is meant to do harm
*Patchouli
*This sad bouquet
*Trust is shareware
Here are my favorites for the symphonic piece!
But Jonas, please make an Ark symphony nr 2 !
I have at least eight more ideas about songs.
Absolutly No Decorum
A Virgin like You
No End
Joy Surrender
Bottleneck Barbiturate
2000 Lightyears Of Darkness
The Most Radical Thing To Do
Calleth You,Cometh I
* Calleth you commeth I
* Absolutely no decorum
* the most radical thing to do
* Tell me this night is over
* it takes a fool to remain sane
* trust is sharewere
* this piece of poetry is ment to do harm
* Let your body decide
Absolutely No Decorum
Calleth You, Cometh I
No End
The Most Radical Thing To Do
This Piece Of Poetry
Joy Surrender
2000 Light-Years Of Darkness
The Worrying Kind
Here we go:
Absolutely No Decorum
It takes a fool to remain sane
The most radical thing to do
Let your body decide
This sad bouqet
One of us is gonna die young
Bottleneck barbiturate
Calleth You, Cometh I
Good question! We start rehearsing it on the 22nd…let’s say you can guess until the 20th!
I have one question. Is there any last date of this competition, to write and guess?
Hmm, vad svårt! Det är ju som Vikinglotto det här:-)
1. Absolutely No Decorum
2. Tell Me This Night Is Over
3. It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
4. You, Who Stole My Solitude
5. The Most Radical Thing To Do
6. The Worrying Kind
7. Patchouli
8. Calleth You, Cometh I
Sorry A new list
Absolutely no decorum
Calleth you, cometh I
2000 Lightyears of darkness
Disase
Let your body decide
IT TAKES A FOOL TO REMAIN SANE
No End
Tell me this night is over
It takes a fool to remain sane
Laurel Wreath
This piece of poetry is meant to do harm
The Worrying Kind
Clamour for glamour
Cracked Messiah
The most radical thing to do
Calleth you, commeth I
Okay, my guess:
-Bottleneck barbiturate
-Calleth you, commeth I
-Tell me this night is over
-Disease
-This piece of poetry is meant to do harm
-Absolutely no decorum
-I pathologize
Well here is my list… a wish list !
Absolutely no decorum
Calleth you, cometh I
2000 Lightyears of darkness
Disase
Let your body decide
IT TAKES A FOOL TO REMAIN SANE
Uriel
Tell me this night is over
My guess is:
Absolutely no decorum
Joy Surrender
Patchouli
Racing with the rabbits
This peice of poetry is meant to do harm
A virgin like you
The woorying kind
Calleth you, cometh I
* Calleth You Cometh I
* 2000 Light-Years Of Darkness
* Absolutely No Decorum
* No End
* The Moste Radical Thing To Do
* Tell Me This Night Is Over
* It T akes A Fool To Remain Sane
* This Sad Bouqet
The most radical thing to do
No end
Bottleneck barbiturate
New pollution
Calleth you cometh I
Disease
It takes a fool to remain sane
Joy surrender
All right! Here’s my list…
- Calleth you…
- Absolutley no decorum
- It takes a fool…
- Father of a son
- Clamour for glamour
- Joy surrender
- All I want is you
- No end
You guys realize that this concert audience will look like participants in Bingolotto? *giggle*
New list;
-Absolutely No Decorum
- No end
- The most radical thing to do
- It takes a fool to remain sane
-This sad bouqet
-Calleth
-Tell me this night is over
-Let your body decide
Ok…here is my new list!!!
It takes a fool to remain sain
Absolutely no Decorum
The Worrying Kind
The most Radical Thing to do
Bottleneck Barbiturate
The Sad bouquet
Echo chamber
Calleth you Cometh I
Smart question
…no, it doesn’t…
Oh…, the price is very interesting!
But a question , please: does the list include the new Ola’s song too?
OK, OK! Then I have to make another (sigh) revision:
Absolutely No Decorum
A Virgin Like You
No End
The Most Radical Thing To Do
Calleth
This Piece of Poetry
This Sad Bouquet
Joy Surrender
I thought Calleth was “out” because it will be performed after the medley as well.
My guess is
- Calleth you cometh i
- Racing with the rabbits
- It takes a fool to remain sane
- The most radical thing to do
- No End
-Bottleneck barbiturate
- One of us is gonna die young
-Ain`t too proud to bow
Hello everyone! VERY exciting to read all your guessings and thoughts on the Ark songs in a classical world… But don’t forget: Calleth You, Cometh I is ONE OF THE EIGHT SONGS! Some of you are leaving C Y C I out… It’s in the trailer, so it’s an easy guess…
My guess is:
-Absolutely No Decorum
- No end
- The most radical thing to do
- It takes a fool to remain sane
-This sad bouqet
-A virgin like you
-Tell me this night is over
-Let your body decide
[...] Arkeology-contest [...]
It takes a fool to remain sain
No End
Absolutely no Decorum
The Worrying Kind
The most Radical Thing to do
Bottleneck Barbiturate
The Sad bouquet
Echo chamber
My guess is:
1. joy surrender
2. tell me this night is over
3. it takes a fool
4. racing with the rabbits
5. clamour for glamour
6.let your body decide
7.absolutely no decorum
8. calleth you cometh I
My guess is:
- Absolutely no decorum
- The Worrying Kind
- Calleth you cometh I
- New Pollution
- Rock City Wankers
- Clamour for Glamour
- It takes a fool to remain sane
- One of us is gonna die young
My guess for the Arkology is:
Calleth you…
Absolutely no decorum
The most radical…
Joy surrender
It takes a fool…
Father of a son
New Pollution
Angelheads
And the winner is…
And thank you for providing that li’l photo …
Anyway, forget the list I sent you before, I have to make a revision here:
Absolutely No Decorum
A Virgin Like You
No End
The Most Radical Thing To Do
Bottleneck Barbiturate
This Piece of Poetry
This Sad Bouquet
Joy Surrender