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Cornelis Vreeswijk (August 8, 1937 – November 12, 1987) was a singer-songwriter, poet and actor who was born in IJmuiden in the Netherlands but moved to Sweden with his parents in 1949, at the age of twelve. He trained as a social worker and hoped to become a journalist but became instead a musician whose idiosyncratic humor and social engagement are still gaining him new fans.
Cornelis Vreeswijk explained in one of his few interviews that he had taught himself to sing and play in the fifties by imitating his first idols Josh White and Leadbelly. His first album, Ballader och oförskämdheter (Ballads and Insults, 1964), was a hit which immediately gained him a large following among the emerging radical student generation. In this period he also played with Swedish jazz pianist Jan Johansson and his trio. His songs “Ångbåtsblues” (Steam Boat Blues) and “Jubelvisa for Fiffiga Nannete” (Cheering song for Ingenious Nannette) are classics from these recordings. His abrasive, frequently political lyrics and unconventional delivery were a deliberate break with what he was later to describe as a Swedish song tradition of pretty singing and harmless lyrics, “a hobby for the upper classes”. Influenced by jazz and blues and especially by the singing style and social criticism of Georges Brassens, Vreeswijk “speak-sings” his “insults”, and compels his listeners to pay close attention to the words.
Cornelis Vreeswijk explained in one of his few interviews that he had taught himself to sing and play in the fifties by imitating his first idols Josh White and Leadbelly. His first album, Ballader och oförskämdheter (Ballads and Insults, 1964), was a hit which immediately gained him a large following among the emerging radical student generation. In this period he also played with Swedish jazz pianist Jan Johansson and his trio. His songs “Ångbåtsblues” (Steam Boat Blues) and “Jubelvisa for Fiffiga Nannete” (Cheering song for Ingenious Nannette) are classics from these recordings. His abrasive, frequently political lyrics and unconventional delivery were a deliberate break with what he was later to describe as a Swedish song tradition of pretty singing and harmless lyrics, “a hobby for the upper classes”. Influenced by jazz and blues and especially by the singing style and social criticism of Georges Brassens, Vreeswijk “speak-sings” his “insults”, and compels his listeners to pay close attention to the words.
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hkon05 wrote:
Han var så genial man kan vere uten og bli for gal. Helt klart en av de største lyriske genier noen sinne.
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klaasgroen wrote:
hij heeft dus meer luisteraars in zweden dan in nederland ;)
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LennekeZzip wrote:
Hè potverdorie, waar blijven de Nederlandse liedjes in de top vijftien? Dat kan meer zijn dan Veronica alleen!
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Stjaernstoft wrote:
Naight: Det är väl absolut ointressant. Alla artister hatar väl de låtar de spelat mest och som spelas mest. Folk är idioter och inte konstnärer själva. Världens äldsta sanning.
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Svardfisk wrote:
Hans tolkning av Dansen på Sunnanö är helt underbar, tillsammans med nästan allt annat.
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Magixe wrote:
2 st otroligt underskattade låtar: "till riksbanken" och "sist jag åkte jumbojet blues"
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durocky wrote:
connyben har helt rätt.
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frankbeijen wrote:
This guy is so underrated in The Netherlands, even though he has made beautiful songs in Dutch as well.
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Naight wrote:
Intressant att dom 3 låtar han mest avskydde att spela ligger top 3 :/
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connyben wrote:
Skamligt att "Sommarkort" inte ligger högre upp bland topplåtarna, helt underbart vacker!
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Envisaomdoden wrote:
Jag visste faktist inte att Cornelis hade gjort så jävla många full längdare!
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Loginquitas wrote:
<3 ´Fantastisk
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Steinolfur wrote:
heerlijk! ook leuk dat hij liedjes van victor jara gecoverd heeft!!
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KlalaIl wrote:
fint!
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harajukudude wrote:
a group for people who love to discover great bands that none of your friends know about ! http://www.last.fm/group/Esoteric+Freaks
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jollytorax wrote:
one of the greatest poets ever.
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Nomadfyllan wrote:
fokkin adore it
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RadioRecession wrote:
NICE WORK!
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ifmusicbe wrote:
No worry! :) I just thought I should say that, since a) this is an international community (and show me one Swedish/Nordic person who doesn't speak English! :)) b) Cornelis is a tremendous artist, and therefore interesting for others outside our language-area. I've seen people here wonder what the song Veronika is about, loving in. To take but one example. For myself, I'm now putting togeter a playlist w/ i.a. his 'brazilian' songs (Deirdres Samba w/ music by the great Chico Buarque for instance, and Cuban ones). This is after all a talent who is so great that you like him whether you understand the lyrics or not (and then you want to! understandingly, since his lyrics are great poetry about love & life, sad & true, beautiful & witty, political & unconventional, jazzy, bluesy...). Compare a J Brel, Brassens; even people who don't speak French enjoy them...Brassens being one of Cornelis' influences. Nuff said! :)
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ifmusicbe wrote:
PLEASE you guys from Sweden - incl. Nordic countries!! DO write in English since this community is international and hopefully all can read your comments! Cornelis is so great that it would be interesting for other than the Swedish/Nordic speaking people to get to know him.
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