Thanks to Scandipop (via Twitter) for the info :)
If you ever wanted to hear "Keep On Walking" sung in dansband-style, then you will get your wish tomorrow night :)
Wizex will be performing the song on tomorrow night's "Dansbandskampen" at 20:00 Swedish time on SVT1. The show will be available later via SVT Play and I'll post the link on here when I get it.
Showing posts with label keep on walking. Show all posts
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Friday, 22 October 2010
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Norske fans .... velkommen til Planet Salem!
It's all happening in Norway for Salem! "Keep On Walking" has been the most played song on NRK P3 radio this week, the song is no.41 in the Norwegian iTunes singles chart, and of course Salem appeared on "God Morgen Norge" today.
If you are one of Salem's Norwegian fans and you've just discovered his wonderful music, I thought it would be a good time to welcome you all to Planet Salem! And welcome back, to all of you who have been Salem fans for a long time :) Remember that you can leave your comments on any of my posts, and you are very welcome to email me anytime if you want to chat about everything to do with Salem Al Fakir! (I don't speak Norwegian, but comments in both English and Norwegian are welcome, as I'll translate them using Google Translate).
Also, if you have any news about Salem in Norway whether it's TV or radio appearances, reviews or other media articles, or anything else... please contact me and I'll mention it on the blog.
Takk!
If you are one of Salem's Norwegian fans and you've just discovered his wonderful music, I thought it would be a good time to welcome you all to Planet Salem! And welcome back, to all of you who have been Salem fans for a long time :) Remember that you can leave your comments on any of my posts, and you are very welcome to email me anytime if you want to chat about everything to do with Salem Al Fakir! (I don't speak Norwegian, but comments in both English and Norwegian are welcome, as I'll translate them using Google Translate).
Also, if you have any news about Salem in Norway whether it's TV or radio appearances, reviews or other media articles, or anything else... please contact me and I'll mention it on the blog.
Takk!
Sunday, 11 April 2010
Team Mojje's "Keep On Walking" - what did you think?
You know you've really made it when people start singing your songs on Swedish TV talent contests :)
Team Mojje performed us "Keep On Walking" on Saturday night's "Körslaget" on TV4. See the clip at
http://www.tv4play.se/noje_och_humor/korslaget?videoId=1.1591064
Sadly it wasn't enough to keep them in the competition and they were sent home. What did you think of their performance? (I thought it was maybe in too high a key for that girl with the long brown hair, and it got a bit too much when she got to "just let the light guide me through...")
Still....what a wonderful song choice. So uplifting, so moving, so inspiring!
Whilst I'm on the subject of "Keep On Walking": do any of you agree that this song is getting better and better the more times you hear it? I loved it from the first time I heard it, but now I love it even more. It just completely hits your heart and soul! And that moment at 2:30 minutes into the song, with the key change and the extra keyboard and strings always gets to me...
Team Mojje performed us "Keep On Walking" on Saturday night's "Körslaget" on TV4. See the clip at
http://www.tv4play.se/noje_och_humor/korslaget?videoId=1.1591064
Sadly it wasn't enough to keep them in the competition and they were sent home. What did you think of their performance? (I thought it was maybe in too high a key for that girl with the long brown hair, and it got a bit too much when she got to "just let the light guide me through...")
Still....what a wonderful song choice. So uplifting, so moving, so inspiring!
Whilst I'm on the subject of "Keep On Walking": do any of you agree that this song is getting better and better the more times you hear it? I loved it from the first time I heard it, but now I love it even more. It just completely hits your heart and soul! And that moment at 2:30 minutes into the song, with the key change and the extra keyboard and strings always gets to me...
Sunday, 21 March 2010
"Keep On Walking" all over Swedish radio....
I was listening to a lot of Swedish radio on Saturday - P3, Mix Megapol and Rix FM - and I heard "Keep On Walking" so many times, which made me extremely happy indeed.
And of course I've had "Ignore This" on repeated play at home - review to follow on Planet Salem very soon - I am completely loving this album. Completely.
And of course I've had "Ignore This" on repeated play at home - review to follow on Planet Salem very soon - I am completely loving this album. Completely.
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
"Ignore This" album reviews round-up
Nojesguiden gives the album a very positive review at http://nojesguiden.se/recensioner/musik/salem-al-fakir-ignore : I particularly liked this part of the review - "It's probably time to give up the search for logic in this man's career, and instead note that this is by far his best album. But it would feel like he would surpass it in a trice".
Jan Gradvall's review for DI Weekend (http://gradvall.se/artiklar.asp?entry_id=597has mixed feelings: "...Salem Al Fakir's third album is better than his second, the flop "Astronaut", but without being in the vicinity of his first. He demonstrates a temperament he has not shown before: a couple of texts are remarkably violent. But musically, he still sounds like a combination of Stevie Wonder and Professor Balthazar"...."Salem Al Fakir really needs an equal producer who has no respect for "Genius at work" sign outside the studio door, but will step in and force him to kill the darlings and edit and focus."
Eva-Lisa Wallin, for Dalarnas Tidningar likes "Ignore This" very much: "Salem Al Fakir is not playing it safe...'Ignore This' becomes difficult to ignore...this is springy, fresh, and varied...music that demands my ears. I hope that Salem Al Fakir continues to stand out in the crowd". Her favourite tracks are "Virgin Mary" and "Split My Personality" The review is at http://www.dt.se/noje/skivor/article600902.ece
Going on to the subject of "Keep On Walking" - yes of course there is a certain song contest coming up ! - I found this in a feature on the excellent Poplight (Melodifestivalen blog). I thought it was one of the loveliest descriptions that I have read in a long time - the writer Jenny Staaf completely summed up the way I feel about the song.
"I lose time and place when I hear this. I totally sucked in and never want that song to end. I am concerned by all Salem says to me, it feels like every word has been added for an important reason. ...I love this contribution! If the song were a dish, I’d cook it every day. Thousand plus points that Salem’s written his own contribution as well - so it works in my book. Win Salem, win!"
I think we would all agree with that.
Jan Gradvall's review for DI Weekend (http://gradvall.se/artiklar.asp?entry_id=597has mixed feelings: "...Salem Al Fakir's third album is better than his second, the flop "Astronaut", but without being in the vicinity of his first. He demonstrates a temperament he has not shown before: a couple of texts are remarkably violent. But musically, he still sounds like a combination of Stevie Wonder and Professor Balthazar"...."Salem Al Fakir really needs an equal producer who has no respect for "Genius at work" sign outside the studio door, but will step in and force him to kill the darlings and edit and focus."
Eva-Lisa Wallin, for Dalarnas Tidningar likes "Ignore This" very much: "Salem Al Fakir is not playing it safe...'Ignore This' becomes difficult to ignore...this is springy, fresh, and varied...music that demands my ears. I hope that Salem Al Fakir continues to stand out in the crowd". Her favourite tracks are "Virgin Mary" and "Split My Personality" The review is at http://www.dt.se/noje/skivor/article600902.ece
Going on to the subject of "Keep On Walking" - yes of course there is a certain song contest coming up ! - I found this in a feature on the excellent Poplight (Melodifestivalen blog). I thought it was one of the loveliest descriptions that I have read in a long time - the writer Jenny Staaf completely summed up the way I feel about the song.
"I lose time and place when I hear this. I totally sucked in and never want that song to end. I am concerned by all Salem says to me, it feels like every word has been added for an important reason. ...I love this contribution! If the song were a dish, I’d cook it every day. Thousand plus points that Salem’s written his own contribution as well - so it works in my book. Win Salem, win!"
I think we would all agree with that.
Monday, 1 March 2010
"Keep On Walking" release day roundup!!
You've probably all seen the video (and love it) by now, but in case you haven't - here, finally, is the video for "Keep On Walking". Enjoy!
Salem is the first of this year's Melodifestivalen finalists to release a video - the first and the best of course!
Of course "Keep On Walking" is now officially available for download from today, at http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/keep-on-walking/id354932341?i=354932343&affId=1329024&ign-mpt=uo%3D6
Rix FM also has "Keep On Walking" bubbling under in its nightly Topp 6 Klockan 6 chart - go to the following link and vote for Salem to get him into the chart! http://www.rixfm.com/program/kvallar-med-christian-hedlund/rix-topp-6-klockan-6
Salem did a photoshoot for 'Glamour' and this was posted on his Facebook page today: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3770177&id=50286022803 and also on his Aftonbladet blog: http://blogg.aftonbladet.se/salemalfakir
For those of you who are old enough to remember it the first time round, that look is very "Miami Vice" isn't it :))
Salem is the first of this year's Melodifestivalen finalists to release a video - the first and the best of course!
Of course "Keep On Walking" is now officially available for download from today, at http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/keep-on-walking/id354932341?i=354932343&affId=1329024&ign-mpt=uo%3D6
Rix FM also has "Keep On Walking" bubbling under in its nightly Topp 6 Klockan 6 chart - go to the following link and vote for Salem to get him into the chart! http://www.rixfm.com/program/kvallar-med-christian-hedlund/rix-topp-6-klockan-6
Salem did a photoshoot for 'Glamour' and this was posted on his Facebook page today: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3770177&id=50286022803 and also on his Aftonbladet blog: http://blogg.aftonbladet.se/salemalfakir
For those of you who are old enough to remember it the first time round, that look is very "Miami Vice" isn't it :))
Saturday, 27 February 2010
Video question / Melodifestivalen countdown
Does anyone know if there will be an official video for "Keep On Walking" and if so, when will we get to see it?
EDIT 28.02.10: Yes there is an official video, yes it's now available...and I just want to thank everyone who replied. Isn't it wonderful! There are so many good moments in the video - Salem's Melodifestivalen journey in three minutes - that it would take me too long to list my favourite ones! Anyway it's now available to watch at www.salemalfakir.com.
So... two weeks till the Melodifestivalen final, and 8 of the 10 finalists are now known. Apart from Salem - week 1 winner! - Eric Saade, Ola, Darin, Anna Bergendahl, Peter Jöback, Andreas Johnson, Timoteij have all gone 'direkt till Globen' whilst the two remaining finalists will have to go through next week's Andra Chansen round first.
All of this year's entries are now available to hear at
http://svt.se/2.129088/kolumn_alla_bidrag_klippsymfoni?lid=puff_1908737&lpos=lasMer
(but of course none of them are as good as "Keep On Walking"!!)
EDIT 28.02.10: Yes there is an official video, yes it's now available...and I just want to thank everyone who replied. Isn't it wonderful! There are so many good moments in the video - Salem's Melodifestivalen journey in three minutes - that it would take me too long to list my favourite ones! Anyway it's now available to watch at www.salemalfakir.com.
So... two weeks till the Melodifestivalen final, and 8 of the 10 finalists are now known. Apart from Salem - week 1 winner! - Eric Saade, Ola, Darin, Anna Bergendahl, Peter Jöback, Andreas Johnson, Timoteij have all gone 'direkt till Globen' whilst the two remaining finalists will have to go through next week's Andra Chansen round first.
All of this year's entries are now available to hear at
http://svt.se/2.129088/kolumn_alla_bidrag_klippsymfoni?lid=puff_1908737&lpos=lasMer
(but of course none of them are as good as "Keep On Walking"!!)
Friday, 26 February 2010
I've ordered my copy of "Ignore This" tonight....!
Very excited - only 12 days to go till the CD release of the album, so I finally ordered my CD copy from CDON tonight :))))
Anyway here are some links to where you can order the album....
CDON: http://cdon.se/musik/al_fakir_salem/ignore_this-8299134
Bengans: https://www.bengans.se/popup/salem_ignore/se.aspx
Ginza: http://www.ginza.se/Product/Product.aspx?Identifier=17449
Megastore: http://www.megastore.se/template/next%2CProduct.vm?itemid=2185406&banid=14848&source=1300
And here are some links to where you can buy your copy of the "Keep On Walking" single....
CDON: http://cdon.se/musik/al_fakir_salem/ignore_this-8299134
Bengans: https://www.bengans.se/popup/salem_ignore/se.aspx
Ginza: http://www.ginza.se/Product/Product.aspx?Identifier=17449
Megastore: http://www.megastore.se/template/next%2CProduct.vm?itemid=2185406&banid=14848&source=1300
Anyway here are some links to where you can order the album....
CDON: http://cdon.se/musik/al_fakir_salem/ignore_this-8299134
Bengans: https://www.bengans.se/popup/salem_ignore/se.aspx
Ginza: http://www.ginza.se/Product/Product.aspx?Identifier=17449
Megastore: http://www.megastore.se/template/next%2CProduct.vm?itemid=2185406&banid=14848&source=1300
And here are some links to where you can buy your copy of the "Keep On Walking" single....
CDON: http://cdon.se/musik/al_fakir_salem/ignore_this-8299134
Bengans: https://www.bengans.se/popup/salem_ignore/se.aspx
Ginza: http://www.ginza.se/Product/Product.aspx?Identifier=17449
Megastore: http://www.megastore.se/template/next%2CProduct.vm?itemid=2185406&banid=14848&source=1300
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