We have soldiers and we have guns cover Paul Young-classic

I have got a new favourite label (yes, another one) and another favourite band…
The label is called Lavender Recordings, and they are from Sweden.
The artist is We Are Soldiers and We Have Guns, released on Lavender, and also from Sweden. We are soldiers we have guns is Gothenburg resident Malin Dahlberg, who also play in Douglas heart and and Laurel music. On the project’s new single, she has covered two well known songs, "Wild World" and "Whereever I lay my hat". This is what Malin says about the songs (from the myspace blog):
- I did not record these songs so that couples can chuckle recognizingly over their couple dinners and comment on how odd it sounds when the girl with the baby voice sings these oh so masculine songs. I did not record them in some kind of radical revolt against the sexist crap in the mainstream radio, in an attempt to put people on an exlusive diet of Crass instead. That would be stupid.
I recorded them because I wanted for once to be the girl who tells her little boy about the wild world out there, and the gal who is always on the roam. Most of the time, in popular music, only men get to roam and teach. Women in pop lyrics are shelters from the storm, still around the morning after, saying show me show me show me how you do that trick.
These songs are me pointing that out. And trying hard to be something else. /Malin
We Are Soldiers And We Have Guns – Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
(from labelsite)
…and here is a bonus from WASAWHG’s website:
We are soldiers and we have guns – songs that no one will hear
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August 28th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
oh, yes, lavender is one of the best indielabels in sweden.
i love moscow olympics, fireflies and the sunny street!
August 28th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
I have bumped into them at times, – like when I wrote about Days, but never really had a look at what they’ve released. It is so nice to see that there are always new gems out there to discover!
August 29th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
[...] Trying to be someone else. [...]