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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This Heart Is a Stone
Acid House Kings Lyrics
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But I know it's Caroline
They say you remind them of problems
But I think you look like Audrey
Caroline, I know that you put on a show
Every time you two disagree
This heart is a stone
No one will ever break it
This heart is a stone
Close to you it breaks easily
â??Cause everything that they say
It tells me to go away
But everything that I feel
It tells me to stay
They say they can smell the drama
But I know it's No. 5
They say you only bring heartache
But I know you bought a bottle of wine
Caroline, I know that you put on a show
Every time you two disagree
This heart is a stone
No one will ever break it
This heart is a stone
Close to you it breaks easily
â??Cause everything that they say
It tells me to go away
But everything that I feel
It tells me to stay
They say you're like a Monday morning
I say you're like a Friday night
I don't get their point
Anytime is a good time for being with you
This heart is a stone
No one will ever break it
This heart is a stone
Close to you it breaks easily
â??Cause everything that they say
It tells me to go away
But everything that I feel
It tells me to stay
The first two stanzas of Acid House Kings's song This Heart Is a Stone are about the perception of the singer's lover by other people versus his own perception of her. The people around the singer often label his lover as trouble, problems and a bringer of heartache. However, he does not see her that way. For him, she is not trouble but Caroline, a name that suggests a charming and attractive person. Moreover, they say she looks like problems but he notes that she rather reminds him of Audrey, who generally represents elegance, grace and class.
The chorus of the song highlights the singer's inner conflict between what he perceives himself and what others try to impose on him. He acknowledges that his heart is tough and only a few can break it, but he also recognizes that his heart breaks easily when he is close to Caroline. In this regard, the things that other people say tell him to go away from her, yet his feelings tell him to stay.
The last stanza of the song confirms that the singer's feelings for Caroline are strong and is not affected by the negative comments of other people. He does not understand why they compare her to Monday mornings when she is like a Friday night for him. He finds it refreshing to be with Caroline anytime and labels it as a good time.
Line by Line Meaning
They say your middle name is trouble
Others claim you bring chaos and turmoil
But I know it's Caroline
But I believe in you and trust in my own perception of you
They say you remind them of problems
People find you to be a source of difficulties and challenges
But I think you look like Audrey
But in my eyes, you are as beautiful and elegant as Audrey Hepburn
Caroline, I know that you put on a show
Dear Caroline, I am aware that you act differently when you and others disagree
Every time you two disagree
Every time you and someone else have a disagreement
This heart is a stone
My heart is hardened and impenetrable
No one will ever break it
No one can ever harm me emotionally again
Close to you it breaks easily
But when I am around you, my heart softens and is vulnerable again
â??Cause everything that they say
Because what everyone else says about you
It tells me to go away
Makes me want to leave you in order to avoid pain
But everything that I feel
But my own emotions and feelings
It tells me to stay
Encourages me to stay with you despite what others say
They say they can smell the drama
Others believe that conflict and tension follows you wherever you go
But I know it's No. 5
But I know that it is the scent of Chanel No. 5 that surrounds you
They say you only bring heartache
Others insist that you only cause pain and heartbreak
But I know you bought a bottle of wine
But I know that you brought wine, a gesture of romance and goodwill
They say you're like a Monday morning
People compare you to a dreaded Monday morning
I say you're like a Friday night
But in my opinion, you are as exciting and enjoyable as a Friday night
I don't get their point
I don't understand their negative opinions of you
Anytime is a good time for being with you
I believe that any moment spent with you is worthwhile and cherished
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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Olsen Kis
10년전에 중3때 mp3 넣고 가사 프린팅해서 듣던 영어공부용 팝송. 이 노래만 들으면 그 시절 일요일 아침의 상쾌함이 떠오름
Renee Jung
I heard this song first as a ring back tone of one of my Korean students. I love it when she's absent coz i get to hear this song everytime and i had to make 3 dials before i confirm the absence. And I enjoyed it. But I really searched for it later on...:-)
DehydratedManatee
"They say they can smell the drama
But I know it's No. 5
They say you only bring heartache
But I know you bought a bottle of wine"
ricia2195
i love this song!
MY SOUL
진짜 애시드 하우스 킹스 계정인건가..? 암튼 이노래는 언제 들어도 너무 좋다
Ying Yinyang
i love Acid House Kings ,this song's so SWEET
happy indie
fall in love with their sweet sweet songs
Frederick Qualley
this song is soo underated its crazy
Hasidic Whig
AHK is the best pop band ever. This is TWEE at its apex.
Valeria J
THIS IS SO SWEET