In 1991 the band was completed by the guitarist Lars Lundevall. The new line-up recorded these albums:
Varme mennesker (Warm People) (1991), Neste sommer (Next summer) (1993), Mere (More) (1994), Sent og tidlig (Late and early) (1995), Stakkars (Miserable) (1997), Kast alle papirene (Throw away all the paper) (1999) and Midt i begynnelsen (In the middle of the beginning) (2002). Their debut LP "Suser avgårde" (1986), is regarded as one of their most popular records. The lyrics are very popular because they are very naïve & philosophic. They released their final record in 2002; "Midt i begynnelsen". In 2005, they released a compilation which is named "Festen er ikke over... det er kake igjen." ("The party ain't over... There's more cake left"). New album out now: "Trist å være glad" 2011.
Balladen om Kåre og Nelly
deLillos Lyrics
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Han hadde lest om metoden i et ukeblad et sted
Først spiste de en bedre middag med kaffe og cognac
Da Nelly plutselig følte seg litt matt
Hun sank sammen i den grønne plysjstolen
Det siste hun tenkte
Jeg er våt under kjolen
Så slokket lyset som på ett sekund
Nelly hadde vandret, Hun var borte
Og Kåre skyndet seg å skifte til en annen skjorte
Han fraktet henne med til en fylling like ved
Nå håpet Kåre og gledet seg til endlig å få fred
Men det var alt for mange
Måker der
Og noen sirklet rundt
Farlig nær
Hva vil dere meg? Skrek Kåre
Mens han slet og bar
Så han en måke
Som minnet om hans gamle far
Så begynte de å spise
Men ikke av den dødes kropp
Det hjalp ikke hvor mye Kåre brølte stopp
De var ikke interessert i hennes døde kropp
Det hjalp ikke hvor mye Kåre brølte stopp
Stopp
Snart kom fler og fler til for å delta i festen
Du kan kanskje gjette deg til resten
Minutter senere var det forsent
De hadde spist ham opp
Alt unntatt hans bitte lille hjerte
Ingen våget å røre hans bitte lille hjerte
Mens Nellys kropp lå urørt
Hun hadde fred
The song "Balladen om Kåre og Nelly" by the Norwegian band deLillos tells a macabre and unsettling story about a man named Kåre who recently killed his partner Nelly to finally find some peace. The lyrics describe how Kåre had read about a killing method in a magazine and decided to use it on Nelly after they had a nice dinner together. The scene is set with vivid descriptions of their peaceful meal, Nelly feeling suddenly unwell, and then collapsing in a green plush chair. The last thing she thought was "I'm wet under my dress," and then the lights went out, and she was gone.
Kåre then took Nelly's body to a dump hoping to find peace, however, there were too many seagulls that started to circle around him. He kept shouting "what do you want from me?" and trying to stop the birds from pecking at and eating her body, but eventually, he gave up. The song then takes a surreal turn as the seagulls start to eat Kåre's heart while leaving Nelly's body untouched. It ends with the image of Nelly finally finding peace, while Kåre's heart is being eaten by the birds.
Overall, the song is a haunting and disconcerting exploration of human nature and the lengths some people will go to find peace. It also highlights the fragility of life and how unexpected and sudden death can be.
Line by Line Meaning
Kåre drepte nylig Nelly for å få litt fred
Kåre recently killed Nelly to find some peace and quiet
Han hadde lest om metoden i et ukeblad et sted
He had read about the method in a magazine somewhere
Først spiste de en bedre middag med kaffe og cognac
First, they had a nice dinner with coffee and cognac
Da Nelly plutselig følte seg litt matt
Then Nelly suddenly felt a bit tired
Hun sank sammen i den grønne plysjstolen
She collapsed in the green plush armchair
Det siste hun tenkte
The last thing she thought was
Jeg er våt under kjolen
I'm wet under my dress
Så slokket lyset som på ett sekund
Then the light went out in an instant
Hun forsvant
She disappeared
Nelly hadde vandret, Hun var borte
Nelly had wandered off, she was gone
Og Kåre skyndet seg å skifte til en annen skjorte
And Kåre quickly changed to another shirt
Han fraktet henne med til en fylling like ved
He transported her to a landfill nearby
Nå håpet Kåre og gledet seg til endlig å få fred
Now Kåre hoped and looked forward to finally finding peace
Men det var alt for mange
But there were far too many
Måker der
Seagulls there
Og noen sirklet rundt
And some circled around
Farlig nær
Dangerously close
Hva vil dere meg? Skrek Kåre
What do you want from me? Yelled Kåre
Mens han slet og bar
While he struggled and carried
Så han en måke
He saw a seagull
Som minnet om hans gamle far
That reminded him of his old father
Så begynte de å spise
Then they started to eat
Men ikke av den dødes kropp
But not of the dead body
Det hjalp ikke hvor mye Kåre brølte stopp
It didn't matter how much Kåre yelled stop
De var ikke interessert i hennes døde kropp
They were not interested in her dead body
Stopp
Stop
Snart kom fler og fler til for å delta i festen
Soon more and more came to join the party
Du kan kanskje gjette deg til resten
You can probably guess the rest
Minutter senere var det forsent
Minutes later it was too late
De hadde spist ham opp
They had eaten him up
Alt unntatt hans bitte lille hjerte
Everything except his tiny little heart
Ingen våget å røre hans bitte lille hjerte
No one dared to touch his tiny little heart
Mens Nellys kropp lå urørt
While Nelly's body lay untouched
Hun hadde fred
She had peace
Contributed by Lucas F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.