The bands initial line-up featured Pär Wiksten (vocals, guitars), Christina Bergmark (keyboards, vocals), Stefan Schönfeldt (guitars) and his younger brother Frederick Schönfeldt (bass) with Gunnar Karlsson (drums) and Björn Malmquist (violin). Karlsson was later replaced by Erik Dahlgren.
Early influences included Australian band The Go-Betweens as well as The Sisters Of Mercy.
The band released six studio albums in their 21 year career including the commercially successful Be A Girl (1994) and Bagsy Me (1997).
Part-way through recording their seventh studio album the band officially announced their split in April 2009 with Pär Wiksten going solo.
2020 the band returned together and released the single Can't Kill The Musikk and will tour during 2021.
love letter
The Wannadies Lyrics
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It's the way you hum when dinner is done
Everything you do when no one's around
Please, be mine
Please, all the time
Please, say you're mine (you're mine)
Please, all the time (you're mine)
Please
It's the way you fall asleep all the time
It's the way you're scared whenever you fly
And the way you hide your nose in my eye
Please, be mine
Please, all the time
Please, say you're mine (you're mine)
Please, all the time (you're mine)
Please
The lyrics to The Wannadies's Love Letter convey a sense of awe and adoration for a loved one's quirks and habits, highlighting their small mannerisms as endearing qualities. The lines "It's the way you move like nothing at all, It's the way you hum when dinner is done" show how the person being sung about seems effortless in their actions and yet still manages to charm the singer. Even the things they do when no one's around are noteworthy and fascinating to the singer. The repetition of "Please, be mine, Please, all the time, Please, say you're mine" emphasizes the singer's strong desire to be with this person and have them as their own.
The next set of lyrics continues to showcase the quirks of the loved one, highlighting how they fall asleep all the time and are scared when they fly. The line "The way you hide your nose in my eye" is particularly imaginative and unique, showing the level of closeness between the singer and their loved one. The repetition of the plea to "be mine" and "all the time" reinforces the idea that the singer wants to experience all these small moments with their loved one forever.
Overall, Love Letter is a sweet and heartfelt song about appreciating the little things in a romantic relationship and wanting to be with that person constantly.
Line by Line Meaning
It's the way you move like nothing at all
I adore the way you move so effortlessly that it seems like you are doing nothing at all.
It's the way you hum when dinner is done
I love the comforting sound you make when you finish eating a satisfying dinner and hum contentedly.
Everything you do when no one's around
I cherish all the little things you do when you're alone and no one else is watching.
Please, be mine
I desire you to be exclusively and completely mine.
Please, all the time
I want you to be with me always and to never leave my side.
Please, say you're mine (you're mine)
I crave to hear from your own mouth that you belong to me and nobody else.
It's the way you fall asleep all the time
I find it endearing how you often doze off and fall asleep in random places and situations.
It's the way you're scared whenever you fly
I think it's adorable how nervous you get when you take off on an airplane flight.
And the way you hide your nose in my eye
I love it when you snuggle up so close to me that your nose is buried in my eye and I can feel your warmth.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Par Wiksten
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