In 2001 Swedish singer/songwriter Lars Winnerbäck hand-picked a team of mus… Read Full Bio ↴In 2001 Swedish singer/songwriter Lars Winnerbäck hand-picked a team of musicians to record his 4th album "Singel" with. 7 of these followed him out on tour, and one day Lars thought that his companions should call themselves something, and so the name "Hovet" (meaning "The Royal Court" in swedish) was founded.

The band consists of the following:
Idde Schultz - Guitars and vocals
Anna Stadling - Guitars and vocals
Norpan Eriksson - Drums and vocals
Jens "Jensa" Back - Keyboards and vocals
Josef Zachrisson - Bass and vocals
Staffan Andersson - Guitars and vocals
Johan Persson - Guitars and vocals

In 2003 they appeared for the first time in the recordstores when Lars Winnerbäck & Hovet recorded the album "Söndermarken" (named after a park somewhere near Copenhagen).
In 2004 Lars wanted to make a album entirely on his own (named "Vatten under broarna" meaning "Water under the bridges") and Hovet decided to make one themselves.

Under a few magical weeks in the summer of 2004 the album "Hovet" was written and recorded on the isle of Gotland in the middle of the Baltic Sea.
In the very same year guitarist Johan Persson also recorded an album with his band Peggy Lejonhjärta and toured across Sweden.

In 2005 Lars Winnerbäck & Hovet teamed up again to record the EP "Stort liv" ("Great life") with a following Swedish Summer Tour.

Julia
Hovet Lyrics

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nitton nittifem på väg hem igen
jag vet att det var kort o för länge sen
men jag undrar om du vill se mig

har tänkt så mycket på allt vi gjorde då
hur vi fick timmarna att flyga att vi borde få
chansen att försöka igen

det sista som du sa va att vi ses igen
då mönstra jag den flygande holländaren
jag undrar om du vill se mig

i tomma hus o öde gator
hör jag ekot av ditt namn

Julia, fåglarna närmar sig land
julia, kan du höra hur dom ropar ditt namn

det finns så många frågor har du några svar
jag minns det som igår har du bilden kvar
finns chansen att försöka igen

nitton nittifem på väg hem igen
jag vet att det var kort o för länge sen
men jag undrar om du vill se mig

i tomma hus o öde gator
hör jag ekot av ditt namn

Julia...

Overall Meaning

The song "Julia" by Hovet is an emotional ballad about a past love that the singer is hoping to reconnect with. The lyrics describe him on his way home, thinking about how long ago it was that they were together, but still wondering if she wants to see him again. He reminisces about the good times they had and how they should be given a chance to try again. The last time they saw each other, she had said they would meet again, and he took off on a plane. Now, he is back and hoping to reconnect. He hears her name echoing in empty houses and desolate streets, and the chorus repeats her name, like a call for her to come back.

The song is filled with longing and nostalgia, and the repetition of the name "Julia" creates a sense of yearning and a desire to be reunited with her. The lyrics also express a sense of uncertainty, with the singer asking if there are any answers to their questions, and whether there is a chance to try again.

Overall, "Julia" is a powerful and moving song about lost love and the hope for a second chance. The lyrics are straightforward but deeply emotional, and the simple melody and repetition of the chorus make the song easy to remember and sing along to.

Line by Line Meaning

nitton nittifem på väg hem igen
It is 1995 and I am on my way back home

jag vet att det var kort o för länge sen
I am aware that it was a brief moment but it seems like ages ago

men jag undrar om du vill se mig
But I wonder if you want to see me

har tänkt så mycket på allt vi gjorde då
I have been thinking a lot about everything we did back then

hur vi fick timmarna att flyga att vi borde få
How we managed to make time pass so quickly and we should get

chansen att försöka igen
the chance to try again

det sista som du sa va att vi ses igen
The last thing you said was that we will see each other again

då mönstra jag den flygande holländaren
When I enlisted in the Royal Dutch Air Force as a navigator

jag undrar om du vill se mig
I wonder if you want to see me

i tomma hus o öde gator
In empty houses and deserted streets

hör jag ekot av ditt namn
I hear the echo of your name