Promoe has released five albums, quite a few 12"s and also many singles with Astma&Rockwell which you can download for free on Looptrooprockers.com. Promoe's albums to date are: Government Music, Long Distance Runner, White Man's Burden, Standard Bearer and the newest one is Kråksången which is in swedish. The label is Looptroops own, David versus Goliath (DvsG) since 1998, which is distributed through Burning Heart. Soundism has given their sound treatment to most of Promoe's recent releases.
Promoe got regonition from the first of the albums but increasingly so with the second album, which made the charts properly, in Sweden and worldwide.
The lyrics have always been political, though slightly shifting in nature.
Government Music, with its cover art borrowing from the the legacy of Aleksandr Rodchenko, and a song bearing ode to the Orwellian George Lucas motion picture THX 1138.
Long Distance Runner, where Promoe started to get heavily into a more ethical perspective with him clad in a big white dress on the album cover and moving the focus a bit to also include subjects such as abstinence from drugs and alcohol.
White Man's Burden, borrowing it's title from Kipling's poem with the same name deals in great detail with contradictory nature of being a white rapping/toasting rasta like artist recording in Jamaica and at the same time being conscious of subjects such as feminism and racism.
Svennebanan
Promoe Lyrics
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Koh pangan koh tao khao lak
Fuck it I phuket pingpong show
Kalla folket för tjingtjonghoes
Trekant I grekland leka stekarn
Bakfull redan fredag
Mallis kanarieholmarna
En riktig stilikon med silikon
Bor I samma stad som du vill ifrån
Kvinnomisshandel solariebrännna
Fixa mat vad fan har vi hemma
Soppatorsk och foppatofflor
Barnen nersjunkna I tv-soffor
Ordning o reda lådvin på fredag
Kunskap från wikipedia
Tonårsgraviditet
Ångesten ingen vet
Minnesluckor barn med syrran
Vill alltid vara kvar I fyllan
Dansa bugg lyssna på carola
Manikyr permanenta håret
Återträff med högstadieklassen
Avundsjuka på överklassen
Och gilla kungafamiljen
Spyr utav dagen-efter-piller
Skvaller o hänt I veckan
Grannen hembränt o bläckan
Nätpoker karaoke
Man kan ju inte bara ha tråkigt
Finlandsfärja bon jovi-covers
Living on a prayer looptroop rockers
Raggarbilar power meet
Gällivarehäng fan va fint
Fyllebråk på mc donalds
Gå hem o bli rånad ungefär en gång månan
Lönehelg försök o svälj
Stoltheten ur en ölbutelj
En stor stark o hotshot
Hur länge har det pågått
Skit I det gonatt o sov gott
The song “Svennebanan” by Promoe is a critique of the Swedish “svenne” culture, which denotes a typical Swedish person who craves for mundane things, such as vacations to tourist destinations, drinking beer, and watching TV. The lyrics are a list of things that such people do or aspire to do, from traveling to Thailand and Greece to getting a manicure and going to a Bon Jovi cover band concert. The irony lies in the fact that these things are perceived as exciting and exotic by the svenne culture, while being rather ordinary or even lowbrow. Furthermore, the lyrics also touch upon some darker issues, such as domestic violence, teenage pregnancy, and addiction, which are often overlooked or hidden in this culture.
The chorus, “Kap kun kap”, is a Thai expression that means “thank you very much” and is often taught to tourists as a polite greeting. However, one can also interpret it as an ironic comment on the svenne culture's superficial appreciation of foreign cultures without understanding or respecting them. The use of place names like Phuket, Koh Tao, and Malis Kanarieholmarna also reinforces the idea of the svenne culture's fascination with exotic places but also their lack of interest in other cultures' histories, languages, or customs. The line “Vill alltid vara kvar i fyllan” (Always want to stay in the drunkenness) summarizes the svenne culture's hedonistic and escapist tendencies, which prevent them from facing real issues and growing up.
Line by Line Meaning
Tack som fan kap kun kap
Thank you very much, great job
Koh pangan koh tao khao lak
Traveling to various places in Thailand
Fuck it I phuket pingpong show
Going to a ping pong show in Phuket
Kalla folket för tjingtjonghoes
Calling people derogatory names for no reason
Trekant I grekland leka stekarn
Having a threesome in Greece
Bakfull redan fredag
Being hungover on a Friday
Mallis kanarieholmarna
Traveling to Spanish islands
Mickey dee's ha barn I bollhavet
Taking care of children at a fast food restaurant
En riktig stilikon med silikon
A woman with fake breasts seen as a style icon
Bor I samma stad som du vill ifrån
Living in the same city as one wants to leave
Kvinnomisshandel solariebrännna
Abusing women and tanning excessively
Fixa mat vad fan har vi hemma
Trying to cook with whatever is in the pantry
Soppatorsk och foppatofflor
Running out of soup and only having flip-flops
Barnen nersjunkna I tv-soffor
Children being glued to the TV
Ordning o reda lådvin på fredag
Maintaining order and having boxed wine on Fridays
Kunskap från wikipedia
Gathering knowledge from Wikipedia
Tonårsgraviditet
Teenage pregnancy
Ångesten ingen vet
Feeling anxiety that no one knows about
Minnesluckor barn med syrran
Having memory gaps due to drinking with siblings
Vill alltid vara kvar I fyllan
Always wanting to stay drunk
Dansa bugg lyssna på carola
Dancing and listening to Swedish music
Manikyr permanenta håret
Getting a manicure and permanent hair treatment
Återträff med högstadieklassen
Meeting with old classmates from middle school
Avundsjuka på överklassen
Being envious of the upper class
Och gilla kungafamiljen
Liking the royal family
Spyr utav dagen-efter-piller
Vomiting from morning-after pills
Skvaller o hänt I veckan
Gossiping about what happened during the week
Grannen hembränt o bläckan
The neighbor making moonshine and tattoos
Nätpoker karaoke
Playing online poker and singing karaoke
Man kan ju inte bara ha tråkigt
Not wanting to be bored
Finlandsfärja bon jovi-covers
Taking a ferry to Finland and listening to Bon Jovi covers
Living on a prayer looptroop rockers
Listening to music by Looptroop Rockers
Raggarbilar power meet
Going to a car show with hot rods
Gällivarehäng fan va fint
Hanging out in Gällivare, which is really nice
Fyllebråk på mc donalds
Getting into a fight at McDonald's while drunk
Gå hem o bli rånad ungefär en gång månan
Being robbed about once a month when going home
Lönehelg försök o svälj
Trying to survive on a low budget
Stoltheten ur en ölbutelj
Finding pride in drinking beer
En stor stark o hotshot
Ordering a large beer and trying to look cool
Hur länge har det pågått
Wondering how long things have been going on like this
Skit I det gonatt o sov gott
Giving up and going to bed
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JACOB OLOFSSON, MAGNUS LIDEHALL, MARTEN NILS SEBASTIAN EDH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@helenalarsen7839
Jag älskar den här låten
@joan4p704
This was the intro to a CSS server... miss those days.
@snabelsnokEN92
lite besviken, hans gammla låtar är grymt mycket bettre.
@THEMANFROMFINLAND2
This is so cool! I listend this song on the radio then the bastards almost stopped playing it! Now i rated 5/5 and favorited.
@cuschtim5
i just understand: Svennebanan, kapunkap, pingpong show, silikon, partoffel, wikipedia, svennebanan, familien, karaoke, bonjovi, livin on prayer, svennebanan *clack* *clack*
@Lrrrrrrrr
"ordning o reda, lådvin på fredag kunskap från wikipedia" Så jävla bra rad! "Raggarbilar power meet, gällivarehäng fan va fint Fyllebråk på McDonald's, gå hem o bli rånad Ungefär en gång måna'n" är också jävligt skön :)
@refreshzoor
Grymt bra låt.
@ReadyHD
sick song
@mostafaabdulrazak7315
fett tung aså best for ever
@FixxX12
mm riktigt svinigt !,