Acid House Kings, formed in Stockholm, Sweden, 1991 by two brothers Niklas … Read Full Bio ↴Acid House Kings, formed in Stockholm, Sweden, 1991 by two brothers Niklas Angergård, Johan Angergård and their friend Joakim Ödlund. With immaculate taste in music stemming from a childhood of Elvis Presley, an almost complete set of Sarah singles and a 100% complete set of The Smiths singles, the band set out to define pop music.

Between 1992 and 2002, inspired by the 10 albums in 10 years from Felt, Acid House Kings released a trilogy of albums with one album released every fifth year. The first, Pop, look & listen! (1992) is maybe best left unmentioned. The band rate it 2.4 out of 5. On the second, Advantage Acid House Kings (1997), the aim was to make a The Smiths-for-very-sunny-days sort of album. This sort of succeeded, and the band rate it 3.8 out of 5.

In 2001, the band built their own, now famous, Summersound Studios. Here, Acid House Kings could
spend endless amounts of time to create the more sophisticated third album Mondays are like Tuesdays and Tuesdays are like Wednesdays (2002). Former guest
vocalist and present sister-in-law Julia Lannerheim was introduced as a full time member while Joakim Ödlund never showed up for recordings (his house was too far away from the studio). It’s an easy, breezy, beautiful album and the band rate 4.2 out of 5.

Spurred by the quality of “Mondays…”, Acid House Kings set out to break their own five years between albums record, while still yet again refining the meaning of pop music. The fourth album, Sing along with Acid House Kings (2005), is to date the crown jewel in the Acid House Kings catalogue and a should-have-been-in-the-Guinness-World-Records-book since it included a karaoke-DVD (yes, a karaoke-DVD) with the first 2000 copies. The press release stated untrendy is the new trend, while the music showed an unusual combination of sophistication and catchiness. The band rate the album 4.4 out of 5.

The newly-trimmed down trio of the Angergård brothers and Lannerheim released their latest effort Music Sounds Better With You in March 2011.

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A Lover's Weekend
Acid House Kings Lyrics

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In your girlish room you're starved for love
Again you were so close, you (???)
And off you went

He just look at you
You then look at him
You look for a friend
A lover's weekend

You can always pretend
It could happen here in your girlish room

In your girlish room nothing ever seems to happen to you
The posted worlds, the untidy bed could make someone happy

Here he comes and you're in heaven
It's such a pity you have to be home by eleven
I guess he feels the same
I'm sure he feels the same

He just look at you
You then look at him
You look for a friend
A lover's weekend
You can always pretend
It could happen here
You look for a friend
A lover's weekend

You can always pretend
It could happen here in your girlish room

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Acid House Kings's song A Lover's Weekend describe a young woman who is longing for love and attention. She finds herself in her girlish room, feeling starved for affection. Despite being close to experiencing love, the opportunity slips away, and she is left with the feeling of unfulfillment. The song suggests that she is yearning for a lover's weekend and that she can always pretend that it might happen in her girlish room.

The lyrics depict the crushed hopes and dreams of the singer, who is searching for love in all the wrong places. She tries to create a happy atmosphere in her room, hoping that someone will notice her and give her the love and attention she craves. However, the song implies that she is stuck in her own world of imagination, throwing herself into romantic fantasies that are unlikely to come true. The line, "nothing ever seems to happen to you," suggests that the character is trapped in her own world, longing for connection but ultimately left to her own devices.

Overall, A Lover's Weekend is a bleak commentary on the difficulties of finding love, especially when one is starved for affection. The song captures the feeling of longing and unfulfillment, and suggests that sometimes, no matter how much we want something, it may be out of reach.

Line by Line Meaning

In your girlish room you're starved for love
You're longing for affection in the privacy of your room

Again you were so close, you (?)
You almost had love but it slipped away

And off you went
You moved on despite your disappointment

He just look at you
He glances at you

You then look at him
You return his gaze

You look for a friend
You seek companionship

A lover's weekend
A romantic getaway

You can always pretend
You can imagine that your dreams will come true

It could happen here in your girlish room
You hope that love could blossom in your own space

In your girlish room nothing ever seems to happen to you
You feel stagnant in your own space

The posted worlds, the untidy bed could make someone happy
Your cluttered environment might appeal to someone else