1) Kim L… Read Full Bio ↴There are several Danish musicians by the name Kim Larsen:
1) Kim Larsen (Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 23 October 1945 - 30 September 2018) was a Danish rock singer, guitarist and songwriter, known for his solo career as well as being the lead singer of Gasolin'.
Inspired by The Beatles and rock'n'roll, Kim Larsen began writing songs and playing guitar. In 1969 he met Franz Beckerlee and Willi Jønsson. The three of them founded Gasolin' and were later joined by drummer Søren Berlev.
After Gasolin' released their second album, Kim Larsen left the band due to creative differences, but he was quickly convinced to rejoin the band again. In 1973, prior to Gasolin' releasing their third album, Larsen recorded his first solo album, Værsgo. Another followed in 1978, when Gasolin' disbanded. That same year he released a live album, Vogt dem for efterligninger, under the name Starfuckers (together with Stig Møller).
Larsen released several records under his own name in the early and mid 80s, most notably Midt om natten. In 1986 he founded a new band Kim Larsen & Bellami. The band released four albums up until 1992, when they disbanded again. Larsen then recorded another solo album, Hvem kan sige nej til en engel, before he moved to Odense in 1995 and found more success with his new band Kim Larsen & Kjukken. The band continues to record and perform live to this day and they released their latest studio album, Gammel Hankat, in 2006.
For almost four decades, Kim Larsen has had a number of successful album releases as a solo artist and is one of the most influential and popular artists in Danish popular music history. He remains a top concert draw in Scandinavia and his 1983 album Midt Om Natten is the most sold album in Denmark with more than 532,000 copies shipped (as of 2010). As a solo artist Kim Larsen has sold approximately 3 million records, an exceptional feat for an artist recording in Danish.
2) Kim Larsen is one of Denmark's leading underground figures, best known for his work with doom metal band Saturnus and his solo folk-noir project Of the Wand and the Moon. He has also issued records under the Solanaceae and The Loveless banners, and is a member of and lyricist in the band Black Wreath.
Tiden Står Stille
Kim Larsen Lyrics
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Og alting går i stå
Så spörg min krokodille
Hvá tänker du mon på
Jeg teller stjernerne
Jeg teller stjernerne
Til tankerne får vinger som jeg kan flyve på
Som ingen för har set
Pagoder på Sri Lanka
Og munke i Tibet
Og piger uden navn
Og piger uden navn
Går gennem mine tanker
Et sted i köbenhavn
Jeg flyver stille gennem
En lysende tunnel
Forsvinde skal vi alle
Det siger kun sig selv
Og hvad der så end sker
Og hvad der så end sker
Og hvad de så end siger
Så er det ikke mer
Og hvad de så end siger
Så er det ikke mer "
The lyrics to Kim Larsen's song Tiden Står Stille (Time Stands Still) explore what goes through one's mind when faced with a moment of stillness or stagnation. The opening lines of the song express the frustration and confusion that comes with feeling trapped or stuck, with the suggestion that one's thoughts might turn to absurd or unlikely sources of guidance, such as a pet crocodile. The lyrics then move on to describe the singer's own attempts to escape through mental flights of fancy, counting stars and conjuring up images of far-off places and unnamed women, all while navigating the familiar streets of Copenhagen.
The song also touches on a deeper sense of inevitability, acknowledging the fact that everyone must face their own mortality and that, no matter what happens, the end result is always the same - "we shall all disappear". The final lines of the song suggest a kind of resignation to this fact, with a repeated refrain that "it's not enough" no matter what one does or says.
Overall, Tiden Står Stille is a contemplative and somewhat melancholy meditation on the nature of time and the human experience, as filtered through Kim Larsen's distinctive voice and lyrical approach.
Line by Line Meaning
Når tiden den står stille
When time comes to a halt
Og alting går i stå
And everything stops
Så spörg min krokodille
Then my crocodile asks me
Hvá tänker du mon på
What I am thinking about
Jeg teller stjernerne
I count the stars
Jeg teller stjernerne
I count the stars
Til tankerne får vinger som jeg kan flyve på
Until my thoughts sprout wings that I can fly on
Så ser jeg drömme billeder
Then I see dream pictures
Som ingen för har set
That no one has ever seen
Pagoder på Sri Lanka
Pagodas in Sri Lanka
Og munke i Tibet
And monks in Tibet
Og piger uden navn
And girls without names
Og piger uden navn
And girls without names
Går gennem mine tanker
Walking through my thoughts
Et sted i köbenhavn
Somewhere in Copenhagen
Jeg flyver stille gennem
I fly quietly through
En lysende tunnel
A luminous tunnel
Forsvinde skal vi alle
We will all disappear
Det siger kun sig selv
It goes without saying
Og hvad der så end sker
And whatever happens
Og hvad der så end sker
And whatever happens
Og hvad de så end siger
And whatever they say
Så er det ikke mer
It doesn't matter anymore
Og hvad de så end siger
And whatever they say
Så er det ikke mer
It doesn't matter anymore
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Tomasz Plocica
Midt Om Natten.. pierwszy album jaki usłyszałem w moim życiu i mam nadzieje że usłysze go na moim pogrzebie...Kocham Was chłopaki, Kocham Cie Kim...na zawsze w moim sercu
Ekaterina Lekkas
Rest in peace, Kim Larsen. You were a great singer.
Saqib Khawaja
🌺🌺🌺
Thomas Wahlström
Smökkemöller med Gasolin
Michael Larsen
Du er stadig savnet