Perlur og svín
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Perlur og svín is the fifth studio album of Iceland
ic band Todmobile
. After releasing Spillt
in 1993, the band disbanded, but Þorvaldur and Andrea continued to work together on the light pop band Tweety
. In 1996, Þorvaldur and Andrea realised that the new material they had was far more in the spirit of Todmobile than Tweety. So the band was called together again for the new album - excluding Eyþór, who chose to continue work on his band Bong, though he did add some musical contribution to the album.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic band Todmobile
Todmobile
Todmobile is an Icelandic pop/rock band which was very popular in Iceland in the 1990s. The band was created in the summer of 1988 around Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, a renowned vocalist, guitarist, and record producer in Iceland....
. After releasing Spillt
Spillt
Spillt is Todmobile's fourth studio album, released in 1993. It was intended to be the band's closing album, as they soon intended to disband. This did not stop "Spillt" from granting Todmobile six awards when the Icelandic music awards were awarded for the first time...
in 1993, the band disbanded, but Þorvaldur and Andrea continued to work together on the light pop band Tweety
Tweety
Tweety Bird is a fictional Yellow Canary in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons. The name "Tweety" is a play on words, as it originally meant "sweetie", along with "tweet" being a typical English onomatopoeia for the sounds of birds...
. In 1996, Þorvaldur and Andrea realised that the new material they had was far more in the spirit of Todmobile than Tweety. So the band was called together again for the new album - excluding Eyþór, who chose to continue work on his band Bong, though he did add some musical contribution to the album.
Track listing
- Englaregn (Rain of angels)
- Tíu fingur upp til guðs (Ten fingers up to God) - this is an Icelandic expression meaning 'I swear'.
- Voodooman
- Tími (Time)
- Gróa á Leiti (Gróa at Leiti) - in Icelandic, rumour is often attributed to the fictional character Gróa á Leiti. So, the title could translate as simply "Gossip".
- Sjáðu (See)
- Þula (Verse)
- Er það satt? (Is it true?)
- Hann var jú geimvera (After all, he was an alien)
- Ástin er mér allt (Love is all to me)