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TV: After nine seasons of “Every Time We Meet,” TV 2 has brought together 29 artists from the first nine seasons for an anniversary, before the eleventh season begins the new year. As usual, the artists will perform each other’s songs. And it is not surprising that one of the songs in the introduction is the most talked about of all, Øyvind “Vinni” Sauvik’s version of Halvdan Sivertsen’s “Butterfly in Winterland” from the first episode of the series in 2012. They meet again tonight. .
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No one is the main character this time, but Tshawe Baqwa and Silya Nymoen are the hosts in the first few episodes. Tonight’s other artists are Bertine Zetlitz, Sigvart Dagsland, Christel Alsos, and eventually Jan Eggum. Make it a party!
Christel Alsos: “Butterfly in Winterland” (Halvdan Sivertsen)
This is one of the songs that has stood as a kind of symbol for the entire series. So it’s a bold choice for Christel. She takes over, as Vinni says. S
It would have been interesting to hear it with all the accompaniment, but Christel has to do it differently and in her own way. And then she gets naked, calms down, calms down and strips naked in the Alsos way. With carefully arranged piano “solo” and four strings, it brings out the fervor of this song, which has an anti-racist message. You do not need anything more. Halvdan is touched, of course he is. Yes, Vinni probably knows something about that too. The tone is set!
Tshawe Baqwa: “Diamonds in the Rough” (Alsos / Simen Thunes Hope / Marius Åserud Skylstad / Askjell Jon Reigem / Solstrand)
What a contrast! Tshawe breaks loose with Christel’s soft song, with quite a different setting. It was written after she met the man she will marry during the filming of the seventh season almost three years ago.
This is really a good example that not every song can or should be “rocked”. The sincerity of the original is gone, and with it also the good feeling and elegance. It is also slightly bitter, especially in the beginning. What remains is a completely normal rendition of a song that deserves better. The energy, rawness, and momentum are there, but the genre doesn’t suit Tshawe very well. “Glam-punk-rock” Christel calls it, and threatens to do it himself after this. Don’t do it, Christel. But nice guitar solo!
Chair: «Deg» (Sigvart Dagsland / Karoline Krüger / Michael Deegan McGurk)
After Sigvart has told about the car accident that nearly killed him and three other people, Silya invents the perfect love song at an exciting event.
For once, sing in Norwegian. It suits you so well! The original is mute and delicate. Silya starts off a bit the same way, supported by a simple but extremely effective guitar accompaniment, but she “pumps” the song before lowering it down again. She expresses it elegantly, a bit like that in a dramatic “musical” way. Here we have a singer! Woohoo!
Bertine Zetlitz: “Fade Away” (Nils Olav Lausund / Øyvind Sauvik)
This could have been taken from the “old” Zetlitz catalog, but is originally a collaboration between DJ / producer Nils Noa and his guest artist Vinni.
Bertine’s performance is introduced with a clip of a Vinni singing along with the Silver Boys. The choir long ago the humor on this song, so when it’s just a cool electronic song, it loses a lot of power. The catchy theme itself is a bit “poor” compared to the powerful vocals of the Silver Boys and the rhythm of Nils Noa, and little happens during the two minutes and 24 seconds it lasts, before it is abrupt. This will probably be quickly forgotten.
Sigvart Dagsland: «To the limit» (Bertine Zetlitz / Håkon Gebhardt)
These are the moments we look forward to on this show, because we know they come from time to time. And it’s no wonder it comes from Sigvart, because when it comes to communication, he’s one of a kind.
“On the Edge” is inspired by a story about a gay man who is not accepted and who dies, probably with his own help. It could have been a Dagsland song, and here he makes it his own. It’s strong text and see the pain in the message. Sigvart doesn’t do it much differently from the original, but the event builds up under the tragic backdrop. What a value! A powerful performance, and house guitarist Truls Hval is also taking hold. A Little Sigh of Relief for TV 2: Why Don’t You Give Musicians Credit? They deserve it!
Vinni: “When the sky falls” (Anne Grete Prices)
The late Anne Grete Preus was in the first season with Vinni. When she asks him to choose a song, he falls in love with the one that may remain the most important. After his death, last year it became one of the most played modern Christmas songs, without it being written like that.
This is at least different! What remains of the text is the chorus and the fantastic opening line (“It’s snowing, heavenly varnish that proves the misspelled summer”). This does not mean that the rest of the Preus text does not hold, but Vinni must do it his way. And then it’s rap. The idea is good, but I wish I could capture more of Vinni’s new text, especially at the beginning. He himself says earlier on the show to “don’t sit down”, and it shows.
It’s hard to assess where you want to go with that, but what little we get shows you have understood what’s in the song. There will hardly be a new “Butterfly …”, but you will get it for the experiment. The musical expression is great, and in a perfect world, where the lyrics stood out better, it could have been very good, and even more of a tribute. But as Eggum says, Anne Grete must have loved it.
Next Friday, Eva Weel Skram is new to the gang, while Tshawe is free.
