1958-2004

Vikingarna was a Swedish dansband, formed in 1958 by Claes… Read Full Bio ↴1958-2004

Vikingarna was a Swedish dansband, formed in 1958 by Claes Johansson as "Jicco & the Vikings". In 1961, the name was changed to "Vikings", and in 1973 to "Vikingarna". The band first entered Svensktoppen in 1975, with the song På världens tak, a Swedish cover of The Carpenters-hit Top of the World. The big break-through on the list came the coming year, with Du gav bara löften ("You only gave promises"). That year, the band sold their first gold record. The singer back then was Stefan Borsch, but from the 1979 album Kramgoa låtar 7, he was replaced by Christer Sjögren. In the year 2000, Vikingarna begun to record songs in the German language, under the name "Vikinger". They were popular in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

The band was dissolved in 2004, a few months after releasing a "Greatest Hits" compilation, which spanned most of the band's career, featuring newly recorded versions of several old hits. A documentary/concert titled "Kramgött från början till slut" was released at the same time. Their last concert was held in Arvika on 3 July 2004, in front of more than 7 000 people, breaking the record for most attendants at the site, with both Christer Sjögren and Stefan Borsch appearing. At the time for the 2004 dissolvement, Vikingarna had sold over 11 million records. For many years, the band's album series was named "Kramgoa låtar", and 27 of the bands albums was released under this name. In 1988 and 1991, they were awarded Grammis prizes. For most of the 1980s and 1990s, Vikingarna was often seen as a standard for the dansband sound.

Golden Gate
Vikingarna Lyrics

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Här sitter jag och tittar på kort
Från resor för länge sen
Människor jag mött på främmande orter
Kanske nån gammal vän
Så med ett stick i bröstet av saknad
Ser jag en vacker bild
Jag ser bilden av henne
Som lärde mig leva igen

Det var på Golden Gate
Vi trodde vi var i himlen då
Det var tusen trumpeter
Champagne och raketer
För oss båda två
Det var på Golden Gate
Vi två tillsammans i din Cadillac
Du var vacker och ung
Vi var drottning och kung
Över kärleken
Sommaren var oändlig det året
Känns som en evighet
Hon var en dröm med vinden i håret
Pulsen var hög och het
Kusten var gränslös vacker den natten
Havet var lugnt och tyst
Men mitt hjärta slog volter på bron
I din cabriolet
Det var på Golden Gate
Vi trodde vi var i himlen då
Det var tusen trumpeter
Champagne och raketer
För oss båda två
Det var på Golden Gate
Vi två tillsammans i din Cadillac
Du var vacker och ung
Vi var drottning och kung

Över kärleken
Över kärleken

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Vikingarna's song "Golden Gate" tell a story of nostalgia and longing for a past love. The singer sits and looks at old photos from past trips, reminiscing about the people they met and the places they visited. Among these memories, there is a particular image of a woman who taught them how to live again. This image stirs feelings of longing and sadness in the singer's heart.

The song then transports us to a specific memory, the time they were on the Golden Gate bridge. At that moment, they both believed they were in heaven. The atmosphere was celebratory, with trumpets, Champagne, and fireworks. They were together in a Cadillac, feeling like royalty and in love. The summer they shared felt endless, like an eternity. The woman was a dream, with wind in her hair and a passion that pulsated through their veins. The coast was breathtakingly beautiful that night, with a calm and silent sea. However, despite the idyllic scene, the singer's heart was full of turmoil, as if doing somersaults on the bridge, in their convertible car.

Overall, "Golden Gate" encapsulates the bittersweet essence of a love that was once passionate and joyful. It highlights the memories and emotions attached to a specific place and person, evoking a sense of longing and nostalgia.

Line by Line Meaning

Här sitter jag och tittar på kort
I sit here and look at pictures

Från resor för länge sen
From travels long ago

Människor jag mött på främmande orter
People I've met in foreign places

Kanske nån gammal vän
Maybe an old friend

Så med ett stick i bröstet av saknad
So with a stab of longing in my chest

Ser jag en vacker bild
I see a beautiful image

Jag ser bilden av henne
I see the image of her

Som lärde mig leva igen
Who taught me to live again

Det var på Golden Gate
It was on Golden Gate

Vi trodde vi var i himlen då
We thought we were in heaven then

Det var tusen trumpeter
There were a thousand trumpets