Saturday, August 1, 2009

Swedesplease

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Wallenberg - “White Elephant”

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 11:49 AM PDT

Was sent a link to this sweet, childlike almost mystical song from Wallenberg this morning. Here’s the description from the site and a stream below that.

“A song created around the expression “white elephant”, a valuable possession which its owner cannot dispose of and whose cost exceeds its usefulness. Only in this song the elephant is gray and therefor have neither spiritual nor materialistic value. A plain everyday elephant without diamond in his tusks. However, it turns out, he is good and virtuous, and ideal for long rides in the white mountains while playing the banjo. Maybe, the song can also be seen as a metaphor for the costs and efforts involved in creating a piece of music.”

<a href="http://wallenberg.bandcamp.com/track/white-elephant">White Elephant by Wallenberg</a>

at 5:19 AM