Flunk is a Norwegian electronic band consisting of producer Ulf Nygaard, gu… Read Full Bio ↴Flunk is a Norwegian electronic band consisting of producer Ulf Nygaard, guitarist Jo Bakke, drummer Erik Ruud, and vocalist Anja Øyen Vister.

The band began as a project between Ulf and Jo in Oslo, Norway in the winter of 2000-01. Starting out as an instrumental and sampled vocal project, they were signed for a track on a compilation by Beatservice Records in Winter 2001. On hearing the finished track, label manager Vidar Hanssen signed the unnamed band for a full album.

During early Summer 2001, Ulf and Jo recorded most of the album and Anja improvised the vocals. After their vocals, Jo layered the guitars, but it would be a year before the album would be completed and released.

In Spring 2002, the band was known as Flunk and they released their first single, a cover of New Order's Blue Monday in April. The track was well received in the UK and was included on numerous compilations in North America and Europe. Later in April, their debut album For Sleepyheads Only was released which garnered great reviews in Norway. With the success of their album, BBC invited them to do a recording session for the Radio 1 show The Blue Room in London. Shortly after Notting Hill Art's Club would become the location to their live debut. In the United States, they became signed to Guidance Recordings.

By Summer 2002, raving reviews were being returned by British electronica magazines and in July they played Norway's finest rock festival. In October For Sleepyheads Only was released in the US through Guidance Recordings. By November they played the London Jazz Festival.

Throughout 2003 their debut, For Sleepyheads Only was still being echoed across the globe in staggered releases with special editions released to Russia and Greece. Beatservice Records then went on to release Treat Me Like You Do (For Sleepyheads Only Remixed) in June. While their debut continued to make it's way around, the band wasted no time and began work on their second album for the majority of the year, which was recorded in Paris in October.

Their sophomore album, Morning Star was finished in March 2004 and saw a Norwegian release in May while the rest of the world received it in June. In 2005, Play America was released on Beatservice Records which included bonus tracks from the US version of Morning Star along with remixes.

A third effort, Personal Stereo was released in 2007, with the accompanying remix album Democracy following soon after.

On My Balcony
Flunk Lyrics

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Here comes summer
Beaming in through my bedroom window
There's a song on the radio
You used to hum back then

Here comes summer
Still feels fresh as morning air
Today I'll just stay here

And do, well, whatever

I'll do whatever
Please, make summer last forever

All I want to do
Is sit here on my balcony
And think about you and me
And how happy we could be

All I want to do
Is sit here on my balcony
And think about you and me
And how happy we could be

Here comes summer
Picking flowers in the early hours
Without a care in the world
Except perhaps for bees and birds

Here comes summer
I guess I'll stick to my master plan
Stay away from sea and sand
And do, well, whatever

I'll do whatever
Please, make summer last forever

All I want to do
Is sit here on my balcony
And think about you and me
And how happy we could be

All I want to do
Is sit here on my balcony
And think about you and me
And how happy we could be

All I want to do
Think about you

All I want to do
Think about you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Flunk's song "On My Balcony" capture the essence of a lazy, hazy summer day spent reminiscing about past love. The song begins with the arrival of summertime, which brings back memories of one's ex-lover humming a song that is now playing on the radio. The singer longs for a time when things were simpler and more carefree, and they could spend lazy afternoons sitting on the balcony and thinking about the possibility of a happy future.

As the song progresses, the singer employs vivid imagery to describe the joy of picking flowers early in the morning, with only the bees and birds as company. Yet, despite the alluring beauty of nature's offerings, the singer remains content to stick to their "master plan" of idly lazing away on the balcony, lost in thoughts of their past love.

Overall, the song is a poignant reminder of the impermanence of happiness and the nostalgia that summer can trigger. The lyrics are introspective, and the melody is dreamy, evoking a sense of longing and wistfulness that is both universal and relatable.

Line by Line Meaning

Here comes summer
The beginning of the summer season is approaching.

Beaming in through my bedroom window
The sunlight of the summer is shining into the singer's bedroom.

There's a song on the radio
The radio is playing a song.

You used to hum back then
The singer is thinking about a person who used to hum the song before.

Here comes summer
The beginning of the summer season is approaching again.

Still feels fresh as morning air
Summer feels new and exciting like fresh air in the morning.

Today I'll just stay here
The singer plans to stay inside for the day.

And do, well, whatever
The singer will do anything or nothing for the day.

I'll do whatever
The singer is open to any activity or rest for the summer.

Please, make summer last forever
The singer wishes the summer season could never end.

All I want to do
The singer expresses their desires for the summer season.