Nordstoga comes from a hugely musical family. Both parents, Ellen and Olav Nordstoga, and brother Aasmund Nordstoga (additionally famous as a TV presenter, radio comedian and actor in commercials) have released albums as well.
His career as a recording artist spans 8 years. He made his debut as a recording artist in 1997 with the band Something Odd and their self-titled debut. This album earned them a record deal with BMG Norway and they swiftly released the follow up "Solreven" in 1998. Two minor radio-hits, the beautiful "Fuggel i Karmen" and "Ingen eg kjenner", came out of this album, but the album sold poorly and the band was dropped from their label. In 2000, Odd Nordstoga changed the name of Something Odd to simply Nordstoga, signed to the Norwegian label Grappa and released a self titled album. A couple of minor radio hits, '"Dag"' and "Bie på deg", ensued. Nordstoga won the prestigious Edvardprisen Award for "Bie på Deg". However, soon afterwards they disbanded.
Between 2001-2003 Odd Nordstoga concentrated most of his efforts towards the more traditional folk music of Telemark. With his other band Blåmann Blåmann, consisting of Nordstoga and his friends from Vinje, guitarist Asgaut H. Bakken, flute player Silje Hegg and harding fiddle virtuoso Lars Underdal, he released a self-titled album to great reviews in 2001, and scored a radio hit in "Tippe Tippe Tuve". In 2002 he teamed up with the Norwegian and highly respected folk musician Øyonn Groven Myhren (amongst other things known from the folk ensemble Dvergmål) to write, perform and release the album "Nivelkinn", based on poems by Telemark poet Aslaug Vaa. This collaboration scored a couple of minor radio hits in "Uppi Måneskin" and "Guten og Folen", and earned them the Spellemannsprisen award (Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy) in 2003 for best folk music album.
It was also in 2003 that the mainstream opened its eyes for Nordstoga as he teamed up with famous singer/actress/writer Herborg Kråkevik to write and perform the title track from her Edith Piaf-cabaret, entitled "Eg & Edith". The cabaret and its soundtrack, although met with great anticipation, was a minor flop in terms of album sales and tickets sold, whereas the title track proved to be a nice radio hit for the pair. Nordstoga, together with lyricist Stein Versto (another Vinje native), also contributed with the track "Rosevev" on this album. Nordstoga had previously worked with Kråkevik in a film based on a short story by famous Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas.
In 2004 Nordstoga signed for Universal and made his definitive breakthrough with the album "Luring", selling 150.000 copies and spending 14 weeks on top of the Norwegian album charts. The lead single from the album, about a howling pig entitled "Kveldssong for deg og meg", is already a Norwegian evergreen and one of the most played songs on Norwegian radio in 2004. "Texas", "Lause Ting", "Hallo Hallo" and "Farvel til deg" from the same album also became massive radio hits for Nordstoga. The tour in the wake of the album, the so-called "Luringtur" tour, which Nordstoga played together with his backing band Daz Nordstogaz Allstars, played to a 60.000 strong crowd. At the Spellemannsprisen Awards in February 2005, Nordstoga won two awards as he was named best male artist and Artist of the Year. In the summer of 2005, Nordstoga once again took to the road for the "Luringtur" MK II tour.
Nordstoga has also been involved in TV productions. In 2004 he did the music for the Norwegian children's series "Linus i Svingen" that was broadcast on NRK 1, Norway's public broadcaster. The theme song, "Svingensongen", is being released in 2005 on the compilation album "Tidenes beste barneplate 2". He has also been involved with the music for the vastly popular "UHU!" series.
In June 2005, Nordstoga teamed up with some of Norway's finest jazz musicians and performed the piece "Pilegrim" to great acclaim at Festspillene i Bergen (Bergen Music Festival). the lyrics were written by lyricists Stein Versto and Ragnar Hovland, both previously involved in the "Luring" production. In August 2005, he made a cameo appearance with Norwegian rap-collective Klovner i Kamp, singing the chorus to their single "Syng".
Odd Nordstoga has also done projects for The Salvation Army and folk music projects with different people, amongst other things, renditions of the famous Telemark piece "Storegut" with brother Aasmund Nordstoga and Lars Underdal, and guest appearances with the band Fake It or Leave It who plays Beatles songs Norwegian folk music style.
Odd Nordstoga is related to the renowned organist Kåre Nordstoga from Notodden.
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Om du reiste din veg
Odd Nordstoga Lyrics
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Eg skulle lata blikket møte are augo på en framande stad
Eg skulle ikkje ha det travelt med å treffe nokon ny
Eg har nok med meg sjølv presis som deg
Eg skulle puste i det tomrom som kom over
Om du reiste din veg
Eg skulle sitte på et tog i mot Paris og la Oslo bli
Eg skulle få den tida berre for meg sjølv som eg har sagt at eg vil
Om ei framand like tillitsfull som deg
Eg skulle prøva mine lipper mot ei anna
Om du reiste din veg
Eg skulle kunne liva utan det der blikket som får meg ut av balans
Men eg skulle sakna den der stunde som me heve når me til slutt hev blive sams
Kunne kanskje søkje opp kontaktar som eg mista som eg va med ein gong ein stad
Eg gjeng ut frå at du hev nokon å ringe Om ikkje eg va
Eg kun kanskje leite opp ei yngre som ei fjør i hatten og sjå
For det ville nok bli tomt og kaldt i senge om natta om ingen var der då
Men eg sku aldri ha tålmod nok te å bli forstått
For ingen kjenne mitt hjerta slik som deg
Og mi einsemd ville taka meg att
Om du reiste din veg
Ja min einsemd ville taka meg att
Om du reiste din veg
The lyrics of Odd Nordstoga's song "Om du reiste din veg" tell a story of longing and uncertainty in a relationship. The singer expresses their desire to venture out on their own, to explore unfamiliar places and meet new people. They talk about waking up in the middle of the night, putting on their jacket, and leaving. They imagine taking a train to Paris, leaving behind Oslo, and indulging in the solitude they have always yearned for.
However, amidst these thoughts of independence, the singer acknowledges that they would miss the presence of their partner. They admit that they could try to seek out new connections, but deep down, they know that nobody understands their heart like their partner does. They fear that their loneliness would consume them again if their partner were to leave.
Line by Line Meaning
Eg skulle vakne midt på natta og stå opp ta på jakka og dra
I would wake up in the middle of the night, get up, put on my jacket, and leave
Eg skulle lata blikket møte are augo på en framande stad
I would let my gaze meet the eyes of a stranger in a foreign place
Eg skulle ikkje ha det travelt med å treffe nokon ny
I wouldn't rush to meet someone new
Eg har nok med meg sjølv presis som deg
I have enough with myself, just like you
Eg skulle puste i det tomrom som kom over
I would breathe in the emptiness that came
Om du reiste din veg
If you were to go your way
Eg skulle sitte på et tog i mot Paris og la Oslo bli
I would sit on a train headed towards Paris and let Oslo disappear
Eg skulle få den tida berre for meg sjølv som eg har sagt at eg vil
I would get that time just for myself, like I've said I want
Eg skulle unne meg å drøyme hundre mil gjennom Europa
I would indulge in dreaming a hundred miles through Europe
Om ei framand like tillitsfull som deg
If a stranger as trustworthy as you
Eg skulle prøva mine lipper mot ei anna
I would try my lips against another
Om du reiste din veg
If you were to go your way
Eg skulle kunne liva utan det der blikket som får meg ut av balans
I would be able to live without that gaze that throws me off balance
Men eg skulle sakna den der stunde som me heve når me til slutt hev blive sams
But I would miss that moment we have when we finally become one
Kunne kanskje søkje opp kontaktar som eg mista som eg va med ein gong ein stad
I could maybe look up contacts that I lost when I was once in a place
Eg gjeng ut frå at du hev nokon å ringe Om ikkje eg va
I assume that you have someone to call if I am not there
Eg kun kanskje leite opp ei yngre som ei fjør i hatten og sjå
I might just search for someone younger as a feather in my cap and see
For det ville nok bli tomt og kaldt i senge om natta om ingen var der då
Because it would surely be empty and cold in bed at night if no one was there
Men eg sku aldri ha tålmod nok te å bli forstått
But I would never have enough patience to be understood
For ingen kjenne mitt hjerta slik som deg
Because no one knows my heart like you
Og mi einsemd ville taka meg att
And my loneliness would take me back
Om du reiste din veg
If you were to go your way
Ja min einsemd ville taka meg att
Yes, my loneliness would take me back
Om du reiste din veg
If you were to go your way
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