Browse Topics

Music Fans

2 days ago2d

Posted by puff

This young girl is 17 now. One of those natural artists whose voice alone can carry a song. She has a stellar career in front of her. And she sings this better than Rhianna when she was only 12. Angelina Jordan Astar and "Stay". Think there must ...

4 comments

World Music

1 week ago1w

Posted by Marionville

As usual my instincts draw me back north to Scandinavia and to Norway in particular …today it’s with the Norwegian group Highasakite performing - Lover, Where Do You Live - at The Opera House Oslo in 2020…Ingrid Helene Havik on vocals. ...

2 comments

General & Hellos

2 weeks ago2w

Posted by MizJ

Happy International Women's Day. My friend in Norway said this to me earlier and I thanked him and told him that it had been suspended here in the US.

4 comments

World Music

2 weeks ago2w

Posted by Marionville

When you hear a favourite song reinterpreted in a completely new way and fall in love with it all over again…that’s what happened when I heard this version of I’ve Been Losing You. Lissie, a singer/songwriter from Illinois, USA, but who is ...

1 comment

All Things Astronomy

2 weeks ago2w

Posted by Wander2023

I've spent time above the Artic Circle in Norway and have seen green Aurora Borealis. Plus i have a friend who lives in North Pole, Alaska, and she regularly post pics taken from her back yard of green auroras. But i have never seen red auroras. ...

0 comments

Photography

1 month ago1m

Posted by Davekp

Landed in Milan, Italy yesterday and made my way to Mantua. I am here for 11 days to continue the collaboration with Agata Borghesan and gather the necessary footage for my documentary project. She arrived from Norway today and we will meet ...

1 comment

World Music

1 month ago1m

Posted by Marionville

Anneli Drecker is a well known singer in Norway, as well as being a solo recording artist she’s part of the musical trio Bel Canto and has often accompanied Norwegian supergroup a-ha on their international tours as a backing singer and duetting ...

1 comment

Politics

1 month ago1m

Posted by LenHazell53

After Norway disassociates the Jehovah's Witness as a religion At the end of last year, Japan’s lower house of parliament passed a law that makes it a crime for religious and other organisations to “maliciously” secure donations from members ...

0 comments

Religion & Spirituality

Feb 2Feb 2

Posted by LenHazell53

The Jehovah's Witnesses are no longer a "religious community" in Norway 😉😍😙🤗😄😘

6 comments

World Music

Jan 31Jan 31

Posted by Marionville

The spotlight is back on Norway again…this time it’s with Kygo, or Kyrre Gorvell-Dahll which is his birth name, which is a bit of a mouthful so we can see why he shortened it. He’s a Singaporean born Norwegian DJ & music producer who has set ...

1 comment

World Music

Jan 27Jan 27

Posted by Marionville

It’s no secret to any of you of my enduring love and admiration for Morten Harket, who as well as being lead singer and frontman of a-ha is also a solo artist with many albums and other recording credits to his name, in both English and Norwegian....

2 comments

News & Links

Jan 26Jan 26

Posted by snytiger6

LINKThe Jehovah's Witnesses are no longer a "religious community" in Norway - YouTube

2 comments

World Music

Jan 7Jan 7

Posted by Marionville

I’m still in Norway today…with Magne Furuholmen and his recently written song God Is In The Details. I really like this upbeat song with its tongue in cheek lyrics…and was hoping it would be included on a-ha’s recently released album True ...

2 comments

World Music

Jan 6Jan 6

Posted by Marionville

As I’ve said many times before Norway is a country with a small population …only around 5.6 million, but as far as musical talent is concerned it punches way above its weight! Here on a Norwegian TV programme one well known singer pays homage...

2 comments

Memes R Us

Jan 1Jan 1

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

Sorry, definitely not sorry!

1 comment

World Music

Dec 31, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by Marionville

On the last day of the year I thought I’d post this song from one of my favourite guys, and one of the most talented …Magne Furuholmen who is one third of a-ha - as well as that, Mags is an internationally recognised sculptor and visual artist,...

1 comment

World Music

Dec 29, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by Marionville

I’ve posted her music before, but make no apologies for posting her again. Susanne Sundfor is a truly unique artiste…a singer/songwriter with an otherworldly quality, Norway once again producing an extraordinarily talented musician. Here ...

2 comments

Posts

Dec 15, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

Elf on Shelf

0 comments

World Music

Nov 28, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by Marionville

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded not in Stockholm, where all other Nobel prizes are awarded, but in Oslo. The Swedish founder of the world’s most prestigious awards, presented annually to those deemed to have made the biggest contribution to ...

2 comments

World Music

Nov 18, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by Marionville

As a follow-up from yesterday…another performance from the Nobel stage. Norway’s most successful musical group, ever… a-ha - performing Scoundrel Days, which opened their 5-piece set at Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Telenor Stadium, ...

1 comment

Quotes

Nov 7, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by Marionville

“Please don’t call me a sex-symbol, I’m sixty-three and I find it embarrassing. That was never my aim, it was never an ambition of mine, all I ever wanted was respect as a musician”…………Morten Harket

2 comments

World Music

Nov 1, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by Marionville

Today I’m celebrating the 60th birthday of Magne Furuholmen, keyboardist & songwriter with a-ha who are Norway’s most internationally successful musical exports ever, having to date sold over 100 million records. Magne, who wrote the catchy riff...

1 comment

Music Fans

Nov 1, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by Marionville

Good morning…I’ve a story for you to start the day off with. Once upon a time, there were three boys who lived in Norway and grew up dreaming of making music, they formed a band in 1982 and called it a-ha, moved to London…and as they say ...

3 comments

Health & Happiness

Oct 30, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by laidback1

I never got why people said this is my half brother. I always said I had two brothers.. But now I see why ... It was my full brother who helped me ,not my half brother when I was in dire straights.. Though not really sure it has anything to do ...

8 comments

Music Fans

Oct 25, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Marionville

Good morning all…I’ve just been lying in bed listening to Magne Furuholmen of a-ha doing a radio interview on BBC as part of the band’s publicity rounds for new album & video True North. The interviewer asked him to choose a few records by ...

3 comments

World Music

Oct 23, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Marionville

I’m posting something from the new album True North which was released two days ago by Norwegian Supergroup a-ha. - their first for 7 years. Magne Furuholmen, keyboardist, who has shared writing credits on the album with guitarist Pal ...

2 comments

Atheist Points Of View On The Middle East

Oct 22, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by kmaz

my thoughts: 1. OPEC members appear to be ignoring the Ukraine human rights situation, and the impact of their actions on it. 2. They appear also to be ignoring the overall global economic harm their actions may be doing. 3. They appear to me to ...

1 comment

World Music

Oct 22, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Marionville

From a concert at Kilden Concert Hall, Kristiansand, Norway, performed by Norwegian/ Irish music group Secret Garden, featuring soloists Espen Grjotheim & Cathrine Iversen. - Did I Not Love You. ….written by Rolf Lovland and Brendan ...

2 comments

Music Fans

Oct 21, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Marionville

For my teatime treat…I’m posting another song from a-ha’s new album True North - which was released today. This is the third song to be issued as a single too, following I’m In - and - You Have What It takes which were pre-released ahead of...

2 comments

Science, Health & History Tidbits

Oct 5, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by gsiamne

Ancient pre-Viking arrow among trove of artifacts left behind by melting ice in Norway:

1 comment

Music of the Movies

Oct 1, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Marionville

The Heroes Of Telemark, 1965 WW2 British film set in Norway starring Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris with original soundtrack by Malcolm Arnold. This is the main theme and opening credits…. ….showing on TV this afternoon….

1 comment

World Music

Sep 29, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by Marionville

Ireland is the most successful country to have competed in the Eurovision Song Contest…having won it on seven occasions since first entering the competition in 1965. Johnny Logan is the most successful singer/songwriter winning outright for ...

3 comments

News & Links

Sep 15, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by barjoe

LINKRoger Federer announces retirement; 20-time Grand Slam champion will play Laver Cup as final event

2 comments

World Music

Sep 14, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by Marionville

It’s the 40th anniversary today of the official formation of a-ha…the day they actually made the move from Norway to London…which coincidentally is also lead singer and frontman Morten Harket’s birthday…he was just 23 on 14th September ...

2 comments

Music Fans

Sep 7, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by Sierra4

Amsterdam Moon. The Mavericks are on a European tour. The photo is Lofoten Countryfestival in Norway a few nights ago. They will be in the UK soon. Bath, London, Manchester, and Glasgow. Good live music. They won't disappoint.

1 comment

World Music

Aug 31, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by Marionville

When I was researching the word “Katzenjammer” which I posted earlier today in the Uncommon Words group, I discovered that there was a Norwegian girl band with that name. I read up a bit about them and found that they all met up in 2004 at a ...

3 comments

Just for Laughs

Aug 27, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by Austin-Cambridge

Myopia, just one of the joy's of growing old! :-D

3 comments

Music, Movies & Books

Aug 18, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by Ryo1

On this date (Aug. 17) in 1979, "Monty Python's Life of Brian" was released in the US. The film was originally financed by EMI, which backed out because it considered the script blasphemous. The Pythons sued EMI and settled out of court. George ...

4 comments

Foreign Film Fans

Aug 6, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by Ray13

The Lion Woman, a 2016 Norwegian-language film about a girl born with hypertrichosis in 1920s Norway.

3 comments

Gun Control Now

Aug 1, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by Tejas

. Norwegian man armed with bow arrows and knives kills 5 before being stopped by police almost 45 minutes later. The mass murderer missed every shot with his bow then switched to his knives where he killed 5 people. Turns out even in ...

4 comments

World Music

Jul 25, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Marionville

Because it’s the 40th anniversary this month of a-ha’s formation in 1982, and the decision the three young Norwegian musicians made to move to London to try for fame and fortune in the music business, I’m just going to post this as a reminder ...

3 comments

Music Fans

Jul 24, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Marionville

As it’s 4O years this month since a-ha became an entity back in 1982 and the three young musicians moved from Norway to London to try to make their name as pop stars, I think it’s entirely appropriate I end today as I began it by posting a song ...

1 comment

The Best of Late Night & News

Jul 22, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Biden Catches COVID & Boris Johnson Gives A "Terminator" Farewell Speech | The Daily Show

1 comment

World Music

Jul 15, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Marionville

As I’ve highlighted many times…there is a wealth of wonderful talent in Norway and this guy is up at the top of the list….Kurt Nilsen - Never Easy..live performance at recent Summer Festival on a hillside fortress overlooking Oslo (Allsang pa ...

3 comments

World Music

Jul 10, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Marionville

Last month I posted a demo version of this song by Magne Furuholmen of a-ha who composed it for the band’s upcoming album True North, but it was always known that on the finished album version he’d be back on keyboard duties and lead singer ...

1 comment

Music Fans

Jul 8, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Marionville

Forgive me for being excited…but I am! Today my teatime treat is the first new single a-ha’s released since 2015…a pre-release from their new album True North which will be on sale from October. Filmed and recorded inside the Arctic Circle ...

3 comments

Politics

Jun 28, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by FvckY0u

Turkey just dropped their objection to having Sweden and Norway join NATO clearing the path for it to happen with haste.

4 comments

News & Links

Jun 27, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by TheoryNumber3

I wish someone had an answer for why it's anyone's damn business who you love. NORWAY SHAKEN BY ATTACK THAT KILLS 2 DURING PRIDE FESTIVAL.

3 comments

World Music

Jun 22, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Marionville

Five years ago at the Summer Solstice on 21st/22nd June 2017, a small invited audience travelled from all corners of the globe to Giske Island, Norway, for a two day concert and live recording session for a-ha’s MTV Unplugged album. The band took...

2 comments

Hippie Land -

Jun 21, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by rogerbenham

Visions of Johanna - Bob Dylan "Best Dillon ever" someone commented. I do not agree.

2 comments

Earth Preservers

Jun 21, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Mooolah

LINKMountain gorillas: The ripple effect of conservation

2 comments

World Music

Jun 14, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Marionville

We’re still up there in Scandinavian territory this morning…hopped back over the border from Sweden and Agnetha Faltskog yesterday…to neighbouring Norway and The Midnight Choir today. Midnight Choir are a Norwegian Alt/Country Rock band ...

2 comments

Music Fans

Jun 14, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Marionville

Good morning….today I’m posting my favourite band first thing because I’m both happy and sad. I’m happy to say they’re back on the road performing again after Morten and Pal were both ill from Covid and had to cancel 5 or 6 concerts, ...

3 comments

Conservative Atheists

Jun 13, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Beachslim7

Feminist facing 3 years in prison for saying men cant be lesbians. Wasnt Norway communist heaven?

1 comment

Music Fans

Jun 10, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Marionville

Tonight and tomorrow a-ha will be performing again at Summer Festival “Over Oslo” in Norway, for the first time since they had to cancel at very short notice their concert which I had travelled to Oslo to see last month. Morten couldn’t sing ...

1 comment

Just for Laughs

Jun 3, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

Visit them in Norway

1 comment

AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS

Jun 3, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Gohan

Spirits of Sol By J. L. Young A man gray and worn from travelling many parsecs awoke to the sound of the engines spooling down. As his eyes opened, the comms panel above his head chimed. He wiped his eyes and stabbed a meat stick at the answer ...

3 comments

Environment, Ecology and Sustainability

May 25, 2022May 2022

Posted by gsiamne

Norway turns its back on gas and oil to become a renewable superpower : I also like the cycling that Oslo has done.

0 comments

Music Fans

May 18, 2022May 2022

Posted by Marionville

Tonight at bedtime I’m posting this song which I really love from Gary Moore who is a real guitar hero of mine, and a Belfast boy, so a local hero too. With Love (Remember) …I’m off to Norway in the morning so I may not be posting...

4 comments

Music Fans

May 18, 2022May 2022

Posted by Marionville

Hi..at 5pm today for my teatime treat I’m posting this song written by Pet Shop Boys for Morten Harket…Listening. As you know I’m flying out to Norway tomorrow and will see Morten and a-ha in concert on Saturday….this is just to get me in ...

1 comment

Music Fans

May 17, 2022May 2022

Posted by Marionville

At bedtime tonight…because I’m flying to Norway on Thursday to visit Oslo for the weekend, and go to the a-ha concert on Saturday…and also because today just happens to be Norway’s Independence Day 🇳🇴 I’m going to leave you with one ...

3 comments

World Music

May 17, 2022May 2022

Posted by Marionville

I’m flying to Norway in two days time to visit Oslo for the weekend, and go to the a-ha concert on Saturday. They never as a rule have a warm-up or opener act at their concerts…and indeed on this extensive world tour which started in Nov 2019 and...

4 comments

World Music

May 13, 2022May 2022

Posted by Marionville

Another post relating to the Eurovision Song Contest….Norway have won it on three occasions..in 1985, 1995 and 2009. Because they won in 1995 it meant that they hosted the competition the following year - in 1996, and they asked the biggest ...

1 comment

General & Hellos

May 9, 2022May 2022

Posted by Ryo1

The 'Infamous' Eurovision Song Contest 2022, starting tomorrow! Guess which country is gonna win. Ukraine, of course! The UK comes last every year, but this year, it might get some points because it's helping Ukraine. Who knows? 😆 It's still fun...

5 comments

Posts

May 9, 2022May 2022

Posted by Ryo1

Give That Wolf A Banana - Norway 🤣

1 comment

Silly, Random & Fun

May 9, 2022May 2022

Posted by Ryo1

Give That Wolf A Banana - Norway 🤣

0 comments

World Music

May 4, 2022May 2022

Posted by Marionville

The Nobel Peace Prize is the only category of the annual Nobel Prizes which is presented in Oslo, Norway and not in Stockholm, Sweden. It was a condition stipulated by Swedish Scientist and Philanthropist Alfred Nobel in his will that a Norwegian ...

0 comments

Just for Laughs

May 2, 2022May 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

They said think positively

0 comments

News & Links

Apr 24, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by snytiger6

LINKDeadly Hepatitis Strain Targeting Kids Spreads to 12 Countries

0 comments

Music Fans

Apr 23, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by Marionville

The midnight hour has arrived and for me that means bedtime….so I’ll leave you tonight with the teenage singing sensation from Norway….Aurora - I Went Too Far.

1 comment

World Music

Apr 8, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by Marionville

We’re back in Norway again today with a song that popped up on my Spotify feed and which I found myself putting on repeat…it’s from Christel Alsos and Thomas Dybdahl, who are both successful singer/songwriters and musicians in Scandinavia and ...

2 comments

General & Hellos

Mar 30, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Ryo1

'It is all about your personal relationship with god(s) as an individual; with no regard whatsoever for the government under which you may find yourself.' Least Religious Countries 2022 Although they are the world's most...

3 comments

Posts

Mar 28, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

It’s a trap!

3 comments

Just for Laughs

Mar 27, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Ryo1

Me : I'm Hungary. Wife : Why don't you Czech the fridge? Me: Okay, I'm Russian to the kitchen. Wife: Hmm ... maybe you'll find some Turkey. Me : Yeah, but its all covered in Greece. Yucks! Wife: There is Norway you can eat that. Me: I know, I guess ...

7 comments

Politics

Mar 17, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by LiterateHiker

Russian Oligarch's Superyacht Stuck In Norway After Locals Refuse To Fuel It

7 comments

General & Hellos

Mar 17, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Robecology

Happy St. Patrick's day, all! I know...he's not a saint. And I and you are not religious (I call it being religulous) But I thought I'd share this prophetic video made exactly 6 years ago today, in Norway. About the coming change from gas ...

1 comment

Dog Lovers

Mar 12, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Mooolah

LINKBreeding ban for bulldogs and cavaliers in Norway

4 comments

Memes R Us

Mar 9, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by glennlab

Another reason not to go back out

2 comments

CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Mar 8, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Spinliesel

Today is Mickey Dolenze's birthday.

4 comments

World Music

Mar 5, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Marionville

As the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games have just had their opening ceremony in Bejing….I thought I’d post this …the official song from the 1994 Winter Paralympics which were held in Lillehammer in Norway. It’s a bad copy of the video from the ...

2 comments

Politics

Feb 24, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Garban

Eastern Europe: Is Prince Vlad coming to a neighborhood near you?

2 comments

Silly, Random & Fun

Feb 22, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by snytiger6

LINKRussia Wants A "Thank You" | Norway Wins The Winter Olympics - YouTube

1 comment

This Day In History

Feb 4, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Marionville

4th February 1924…First Winter Olympics: Norway sweeps the board winning three gold medals in the Nordic combined event at the Inaugural Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix, France.

0 comments

News & Links

Jan 27, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Paul4747

LINKRussia suspected of cutting undersea sensor cables

1 comment

News & Links

Jan 18, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by snytiger6

LINK(Norway) Mass Murderer Anders Behring Breivik Gives Nazi Salute in Court

3 comments

COVID-19

Jan 17, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by UrsiMajor

I'll let the medical professionals decide if this meme is accurate or not.

4 comments

World Music

Jan 15, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Marionville

Well here we are back in Norway again…no surprise to most of you I’m sure because as I’ve discovered it’s a country bursting with talent…considering it’s population is just over 5 million! Today It is to bring you record producers K-391...

3 comments

Music Fans

Jan 13, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Ray13

Performing live in Oslo, Norway in 2001: a-ha with Manhattan Skyline.

2 comments

The Best of Late Night & News

Jan 11, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Jimmy Kimmel Live - Anti-Vax Leader Pushes Drinking Urine for COVID, Guillermo's Deer Antler Spray & Anti-Vax Barbie!

2 comments

World Music

Jan 10, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Marionville

Silje Nergaard is a very successful jazz vocalist and songwriter from Norway, who enjoys a big following in the jazz metier around Europe and the world. She travels extensively to perform and here she sits on an Italian beach and sings of the ...

3 comments

World Music

Jan 4, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Marionville

It’s 40 years this January since the band a-ha formed in Oslo in 1982, and boyhood school friends and musicians Magne Furuholmen & Pal Waaktaar joined forces with vocalist Morten Harket. They left Norway for London where they lived in squalid ...

2 comments

Feline Fanatics

Dec 29, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by RobertNappi2

Wednesday morning cuteness

2 comments

World Music

Dec 28, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Marionville

Perfect for this time of the year…performed live in Oslo, Norway for his White Christmas Lies Concert, on Boxing Day 2020….Magne Furuholmen - There Goes Another Year.

1 comment

Taboo Island Atlantis

Dec 25, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by WilliamCharles

Nanci Griffith Live in Norway - From A Distance

0 comments

Health & Happiness

Dec 19, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKWhat to Do When You Get an Omicron Breakthrough Infection - The Atlantic

2 comments

Music Fans

Dec 16, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Marionville

It’s time for my bedtime post and in keeping with my theme of Christmas in the run up to the 25th December, here is a song that was a 1 hit for Morten Harket in 1995 in his native Norway and other European countries, from his debut solo album Wild...

1 comment

The Best of Late Night & News

Dec 11, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Beau of the Fifth Column - Let's talk about the FDA, an FOIA, and 75 years....

0 comments

World Music

Dec 10, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Marionville

Carola is one of Sweden’s top pop stars…here on Swedish TV she sings a song about the weather Stockholm and is joined by Morten Harket, a neighbour from Norway…. Det Regnar I Stockholm. - It’s Raining In Stockholm.

1 comment

Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter

Nov 26, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

Oh, Norway! US postal system gives us Dejoy and theirs gives them this!

4 comments

LGBT+

Nov 25, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Lauren

Norway released this video in celebration of 50 years since they decriminalized same sex marriage. I thought it was sweet and heartwarming, albeit still too far away from acceptance in too many places.

1 comment

Show more of these

Show less of these

Categories

Enjoy being online again!

Top Contributors