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Oslo in the Summertime Lyrics
Oslo in the summertime, nobody can fall asleep
I’m staring out the window from my bed
At 4 AM the sun is up
Look, the sky is peppered with sea birds
And with crows all cackling
Up in tre ten Heimdalsgate
Me and Nina making fun of footballers
In Rudolph Neilson Plass
I practice my Norwegian on poor befuddled waitresses
Who shake their heads, completely at a loss
Oslo in the summertime, the streets are strangely quite
Because everyone’s away on holiday
Oslo in the summertime, Pakistani children play
Locked inside of the courtyard all day
Pretty people everywhere, sun lamp tans and flaxen hair
Just tell the American not to stare
I’m staring out the window from my bed
At 4 AM the sun is up
Look, the sky is peppered with sea birds
And with crows all cackling
Me and Nina making fun of footballers
In Rudolph Neilson Plass
I practice my Norwegian on poor befuddled waitresses
Who shake their heads, completely at a loss
Oslo in the summertime, the streets are strangely quite
Because everyone’s away on holiday
Locked inside of the courtyard all day
Pretty people everywhere, sun lamp tans and flaxen hair
Just tell the American not to stare
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I live in Oslo, but the song doesn't remind me of Oslo, actually. Maybe because I live outside the city? This is true, though: "Oslo in the summertime Pakistani children play locked inside the courtyard all day".
Oslo in the summertime the streets are strangely quite ’cause everyone’s away on holiday
ahhhhhh so perfect
Watch Al Pacino's Insomnia and this song will really come alive. In Insomnia, Al Pacino's in Alaska during the summertime. Lots of great visuals, like sun up at 4am.
The song has a really alienating feel to it imo. To me the narrator feels extremely uncomfortable in this unfamiliar and strange place. "the sun is up at 4am" "nobody can fall asleep" "just tell the american not to stare" "i practice my norwegian on poor befuddled waitresses who shake their head completely at a loss." The lyrics and sound of the song lead me to believe that the narrator really does not enjoy it. I was told that the reason for Barnes' depression during the recording of Hissing Fauna in Norway was at least partly due to culture shock, and that's what this song sounds like to me. I dunno, I was just lying down listening to the Sunlandic Twins by myself in that lethargic and tired mood where I was bored but at the same time didn't feel like doing anything, and the song seemed to match my mood perfectly. When I hear the line "staring out the window from my bed" I think of that.
this song is awesome.
This song encaptures the carefree quality of summer, especially in a foreign land. I've never been to Norway, but, listening to these words, I feel like I have.
This is such a cool song! I love "At 4 a.m. the sun is up" So cool!
This song sounds somewhat eerie to me, I dunno why. But I still like it, it's a really neat song.
I like "look the sky is peppered with sea birds and with crows all cackling". I can just imagine white and black birds flying around. Nice imagery. :)
oh oh i think its eerie as well. in a very provocative and enchanting way.
i love it
Kevin married his wife, Nina, in Oslo one summer.