Summary: Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Jokke & Valentinerne Jokke & Valentinerne ble grunnlagt i 1982 av Joachim Nielsen, May-Irne Aasen og Håkon Torgersen. Nielsen var frontmann og vokalist, med Aasen på trommer og og Torgersen på bassgitar. Det norske bandet var uvanlig i sitt eget land fordi Nielsen, som skrev de fleste tekstene, skrev hovedsaklig sangtekstene på norsk. På 1980-tallet skrev og fremførte de fleste norske bandene tekster på engelsk fordi det var dette som gjorde dem populære over hele verden. Jokke Valentinerne regnes å være en av de fire store rockebandene fra dette tiåret. Bandet brøt opp i 1994, selv om de gjorde noen opptredener sammen fra tid til annen etter bruddet. Nielsen døde av en overdose i 2000, men de andre medlemmene i bandet lever fortsatt. Han var bare 36 år gammel da han døde. Et tilbakevendende tema i tekstene er alkohol og Nielsen var kjent for drikking på scenen under forestillinger. Sannsynligvis den mest bemerkelsesverdige gangen han dukket opp beruset på scenen var under tildelingen av Spellemannprisen, som ligner på the Grammys i USA. Han så ut til å være full da han gikk på scenen for å motta prisen. En av grunnene til at alkohol ofte refereres til i tekstene stammer fra fortellingene til bandmedlemmene som handler om feiginger, de utstøtte og den såkalte "underdogs." Sangene handler i hovedsak om å prøve å leve livet med vanskeligheter. ----Formal English---- Jokke & Valentinerne Jokke & Valentinerne was founded in 1982 by Joachim Nielsen, May-Irne Aasen, and Hakon Torgersen. Nielsen was the front man and lead singer, while Aasen played drums and Torgersen played bass guitar. The Norwegian band was unusual in its own country because Nielsen, who wrote most of their songs, wrote the lyrics in Norwegian. During the 1980s, most Norwegian bands wrote and performed their lyrics in English because that was what made them popular all over the world. Jokke & Valentinerne is considered one of the Great Four rock bands of the decade. The band broke up in 1994, although they did some performances together from time to time after the break. Nielsen died of a heroin overdose in 2000, although the other band members are still living. He was just thirty-six years old when he died. One recurrent theme that keeps appearing in the band's song lyrics is alcohol, and Nielsen was known for drinking on stage during their performances. Probably the most notable time he appeared on stage while drunk was during the Spellemannprisen awards, which are similar to the Grammys in the U.S. He appeared drunk when he went on stage to accept their award. One of the reasons alcohol appears so much in the band's lyrics is because most of their stories are about the anti-hero, the misfit, and the so-called underdog. The songs are mainly about trying to live life with difficulties stacked up against you. --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!
