He is remembered now mostly for his more explicit work, but many of his songs are very ironic and some contain clever, albeit unpolished, social commentary. Norstedt also recorded serious rockabilly songs with a distinct 1950s flavour in his own studio, called Studio Ronka (ronka referring to runka, which is Swedish slang for masturbation). He played most of the instruments himself. He often got bad reviews from the press, notably Expressen journalist Mats Olsson, to which Norstedt replied by writing even more offensive songs, such as Kuken står på Mats Olsson (Mats Olsson's got a hard-on). He reportedly said that no matter what he did it was never good enough for the critics.
Despite this he was considered an accomplished musician and songwriter, in particular by Swedish record company executive Bert Karlsson who, with mixed results, tried to foster that talent in Norstedt. He never had a major breakthrough and this is commonly attributed to his increasingly obscene songwriting. According to himself, he developed alcoholism in the late 1970s during periods of intensive touring. After collapsing on his way to a show he changed his lifestyle completely. He sobered up and started working out. However, despite his efforts the years of alcohol abuse eventually took their toll and he passed away in his home. He was survived by his wife and children.
Heil Hitler
Eddie Meduza Lyrics
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Heil hitler
Heil hitler
Det var jag som födde tanken om ett stort och heligt krig
Som en gång för alla skulle ge oss fred i evig tid
I ett rike utan judar fritt från slödder drägg och skan
Där jag själv skulle bestämma över mina ljusa barn
Heil hitler jag hade nästan lyckats med det
Heil hitler vad jag var stolt när alla skrek det
Heil hitler jag var en bit på väg
Mot en värl som skulle prunka utav lyx och överflöd
Men det enda den fick möta var förintelse och död
Jag har alltid hatat rika människor sladder fusk och skolk
Därför mördade jag judarna som levde på vårt folk
Den som sladdrade om vad vi gjorde fick en kärve bly
Den som inte ställde upp fick inte se sin morgon gry
Heil hitler det va väl inget fel med det va
Heil hitler det får väl va nån jävla reda
Heil hitler för allting har sin plats
Och om jag tvekade nån gång och ville säga nej
Fanns det alltid vänner där som kunde övertyga mig
Ja mitt rike skulle bli det vackraste man hade sett
Därför var det hemskt att se hur min armé slog till reträtt
Och mitt rike krympte ända fram till gränsen av berlin
Liksom sokrates fick jag nu dricka dödens bittra vin
Heil hitler nu var det slut på alla drömmar
Heil hitler mitt rike sprack i alla sömmar
Heil hitler stubinen brann för fullt
Och jag tänkte ust när kulan livets låga blåste ut
Att man bygger ingen bättre värld med kulor våld och krut
Heil hitler
Heil hitler
Heil hitler
Heil hitler
Heil hitler
Heil hitler
Heil hitler
Heil hitler
Heil hitler
Heil hitler
The lyrics to Eddie Meduza's song "Heil Hitler" are controversial and invoke strong emotions. The song talks about the singer's admiration for Hitler and his vision of a world without Jews, filled only with the pure, white race. The singer takes pride in the fact that he gave birth to the idea of a great and holy war which would bring everlasting peace, but that dream was only possible in a world rid of Jews, whom he called "slödder, drägg och skan" (scum, trash, and riff-raff). He talks about his hatred for wealthy people, and how he killed the Jews who lived off their people. He had little tolerance for dissent and anyone who spoke out against his vision, was silenced with a bullet. Despite his failures, he believed that his friends and allies would always convince him to stay the course and never back down. In the end, he watched his dreams of an empire crumble and burned with them, realizing that a better world cannot be built with violence and bullets.
The song seems to paint a picture of a person who is deeply disturbed, misguided and morally deprived. The lyrics celebrate and glorify the ideals of Hitler and his ideology of racial purity, which was responsible for the deaths of millions of innocent people. It is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust and serves as a cautionary tale against the dangers of fascism and nationalism.
Line by Line Meaning
Heil hitler
Repeating the Nazi salute to show loyalty and devotion to Adolf Hitler
Det var jag som födde tanken om ett stort och heligt krig
I am the one who came up with the idea of a great and holy war
Som en gång för alla skulle ge oss fred i evig tid
That would once and for all give us peace for all eternity
I ett rike utan judar fritt från slödder drägg och skan
In a realm without Jews, free from degeneracy, scum, and filth
Där jag själv skulle bestämma över mina ljusa barn
Where I myself would have control over my bright children
Heil hitler jag hade nästan lyckats med det
Hail Hitler, I had almost succeeded in that
Heil hitler vad jag var stolt när alla skrek det
Hail Hitler, how proud I was when everyone shouted it
Heil hitler jag var en bit på väg
Hail Hitler, I was on my way towards it
Mot en värl som skulle prunka utav lyx och överflöd
Towards a world that would be full of luxury and abundance
Men det enda den fick möta var förintelse och död
But all it met was destruction and death
Jag har alltid hatat rika människor sladder fusk och skolk
I have always hated rich people, gossip, cheating, and truancy
Därför mördade jag judarna som levde på vårt folk
That's why I murdered the Jews who were living among our people
Den som sladdrade om vad vi gjorde fick en kärve bly
Anyone who talked about what we were doing got a bullet through their head
Den som inte ställde upp fick inte se sin morgon gry
Anyone who didn't support us didn't live to see another day
Heil hitler det va väl inget fel med det va
Hail Hitler, there wasn't anything wrong with that, was there?
Heil hitler det får väl va nån jävla reda
Hail Hitler, it must be some damn order
Heil hitler för allting har sin plats
Hail Hitler, because everything has its place
Och om jag tvekade nån gång och ville säga nej
And if I hesitated sometimes and wanted to say no
Fanns det alltid vänner där som kunde övertyga mig
There were always friends there who could convince me
Ja mitt rike skulle bli det vackraste man hade sett
Yes, my empire would be the most beautiful thing anyone had ever seen
Därför var det hemskt att se hur min armé slog till reträtt
That's why it was terrible to see how my army began to retreat
Och mitt rike krympte ända fram till gränsen av berlin
And my empire shrank all the way to the borders of Berlin
Liksom sokrates fick jag nu dricka dödens bittra vin
Like Socrates, I now had to drink the bitter wine of death
Heil hitler nu var det slut på alla drömmar
Hail Hitler, now all the dreams were over
Heil hitler mitt rike sprack i alla sömmar
Hail Hitler, my empire fell apart at the seams
Heil hitler stubinen brann för fullt
Hail Hitler, the fuse was burning brightly
Och jag tänkte ust när kulan livets låga blåste ut
And I thought, just as the flame of life was extinguished by the bullet
Att man bygger ingen bättre värld med kulor våld och krut
That we don't build a better world with bullets, violence, and gunpowder
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ERROL NORSTEDT
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