Raga Rockers is a Norwegian rock band from Oslo. with Michael Krohn (ex- Kj… Read Full Bio ↴Raga Rockers is a Norwegian rock band from Oslo. with Michael Krohn (ex- Kjøtt) on vocals. The band was formed in 1982 by front man Michael Krohn. The other members were Livio Aiello on bass, Bruno Hovden on guitar, Jan Arne Kristiansen on drums Tore Berg on guitar, Hugo Alvarstein on Keyboards, and Nils Aune (ex- Svart Framtid and Kafka Prosess) on guitar and keyboards. They recorded their very first album in 1983, called The Return of the Raga Rockers. One year later they recorded their second album - Maskiner i Nirvana. Bruno Hovden tragically died in a car crash in 1985, shortly after the release of Maskiner i Nirvana.

By the end of the 80s they released three more albums in quick succession - Varme Dager (1987), Forbudte Følelser (1988), Blaff (1989) and Rock'n'roll Party (1990).
By then the frontman Michael Krohn and the rest of the band felt they were "stuck" in the band, and they decided to split.

For the next few years they played a few farewell-shows, but by 1995 they recorded a new album called Perler For Svin. Seemed they wouldn't quit after all...
The 1996 live album Live Again followed, and the studio effort Til Helvete Med Raga Rockers (1997). In 2000 they released an album called simply Raga Rockers, but then they went into some sort of hiatus.

In 2005, a compilation album was released, followed by an extensive tour.
In 2007 they released the album Übermensch, proving they are still to be counted among Norwegian rock's finest.

Schwong
Raga Rockers Lyrics

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Det er så kult å se deg danse baby
Du har et schwong i hofta
som ingen av de andre har
Du er en veps av flesk og fløyel
Du gjør meg kåt som jeg bare sjelden er

Baby, baby, baby, baby, gi meg et vink
Jeg vet at du vet at jeg vet

Bølger av lyst går som støt gjennom kroppen

Jeg elsker deg fra navlen og ned

Overall Meaning

The song Schwong by Raga Rockers is a love song that celebrates the beauty of a unique person who is demonstrating their dance moves. The lyrics describe the singer's admiration of the individual's "schwong" or sway, which is unlike anyone else's. The person is described as a "wasp of flesh and velvet" and ignites feelings of desire in the singer that he rarely experiences. The chorus of the song repeats the word "baby" and urges the person to give the singer a signal or a hint of their interest.

The singer is fully aware that the person knows how he feels, and he experiences waves of lust that pulse through his body. The line "I love you from the navel down" suggests that the singer is drawn to the person's physicality and is entirely consumed by the sensations that their "schwong" evokes. The song, therefore, is about the visceral experience of attraction and longing and the complete surrender of the singer's senses to the person's unique rhythm.

Line by Line Meaning

Det er så kult å se deg danse baby
It's amazing to see you dance, my dear

Du har et schwong i hofta
You have a rhythm in your hips

som ingen av de andre har
That no one else has

Du er en veps av flesk og fløyel
You are a wasp made of flesh and velvet

Du gjør meg kåt som jeg bare sjelden er
You make me aroused like no one else can

Baby, baby, baby, baby, gi meg et vink
Darling, please give me a sign

Jeg vet at du vet at jeg vet
I know that you know that I know

Bølger av lyst går som støt gjennom kroppen
Waves of desire pulse through my body

Jeg elsker deg fra navlen og ned
I love you from your navel and down

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