Elin and Agnes songs

Discuss Lukas Moodysson's first feature film Fucking Åmål (Show me Love).

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Postby 17thdreamer » Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:59 am

I've just recently saw Fucking Amal and I can't stop thinking about it, it's such a great movie. I was listening to music and as I listened to the lyrics I noticed that a few songs I really like described what Elin or Agnes felt in Fucking Amal. If anyone knows of any songs that relate to Elin or Agnes they should post them.

My first song is As Lovers Go by Dashboard Confessional (who I just saw in concert, they're the best!) I think this is pretty much what Agnes was feeling the night she and Elin kissed.

she said "i've gotta be honest,
you're wasting your time if you're fishing round here."
and i said "you must be mistaken,
cause i'm not fooling...this feeling is real"
she said...she said "you gotta be crazy,
what do you take me for...some kind of easy mark?"
you've got wits...you've got looks,
you've got passion but i swear that you've got me all wrong.

all wrong.
all wrong.
but you got me...

i'll be true, i'll be useful...
i'll be cavalier...i'll be yours my dear.
and i'll belong to you...
if you'll just let me through.
this is easy as lovers go,
so don't complicate it by hesitating.
and this is wonderful as loving goes,
this is telling me 'whats the sense in waiting?'

and i said "i've gotta be honest
i've been waiting for you all my life."
for so long i thought i was a silent bound,
but just seeing you makes me think twice.
and being with you here makes me sane,
i fear i'll go crazy if you leave my side.
you've got wits...you've got looks,
you've got passion but are you brave enough to leave with me tonight?

tonight.
tonight.
but you've got me...

i'll be true, i'll be useful...
i'll be cavalier...i'll be yours my dear.
and i'll belong to you...
if you'll just let me through.
this is easy as lovers go,
so don't complicate it by hesitating.
and this is wonderful as loving goes,
this is telling me 'whats the sense in waiting?'
this is easy as lovers go,
so don't complicate it by hesitating.
and this is wonderful as loving goes,
this is telling me 'whats the sense in waiting?'

This is another Dashboard song called Hands down and I think it perfectly describes how Agnes feels when she and Elin kiss in the car.


Breathe in for luck, breathe in so deep
This air is blessed, you share with me
This night is wild, so calm and dull
These hearts they race from self-control
Your legs are smooth as they graze mine
We're doing fine, we're doing nothing at all.

My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me
So won't you kill me, so I die happy
My heart is yours, to fill or burst
to break or bury, or wear as jewelry
Whichever you prefer

The words are hushed, let's not get busted,
Just lay entwined here undiscovered.
Safe in here from all the stupid questions..
hey did you get some?
Man, that is so dumb.
Stay quiet, stay near, stay close
they can't hear, so we can get some.

My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me
So won't you kill me, so I die happy
My heart is yours, to fill or burst
To break or bury, or wear as jewelry
Whichever you prefer

Hands down, this is the best day I can ever remember
I'll always remember the sound of the stereo,
The dim of the soft lights, the scent of your hair
That you twirled in your fingers
And the time on the clock when we realized it's so late
And this walk that we shared together
The streets were wet and the gate was locked
So I jumped it, and let you in
And you stood at your door with your hands on my waist
And you kissed me like you meant it
And I knew that you meant it
That you meant it, that you meant it
And I knew that you meant it, that you meant it.

I think I'll be back with more than just Dashboard songs but it just happens thats the only cd I've listened to today. I hope people post because I always like to find new music. :D
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Postby musicluver990 » Fri Apr 09, 2004 5:58 pm

OMG i love DC!! that songs perfect!
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Postby api » Sat Apr 10, 2004 8:57 pm

"i'll remember you" by Sophie Zelmani makes me think of them i love the song its beautiful :)
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Postby robinn » Wed Apr 14, 2004 9:41 pm

Bob Dylan - I Want You

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and, of course... Sympathy by the Goo Goo Dolls.

take a look at the lyrics:

Stranger than your sympathy
This is my apology
I'm killing myself from the inside out
And all my fears have pushed you out

I wish for things that I don't need
All I wanted
And what I chase won't set me free
All I wanted
And I get scared but I'm not crawling on my knees

Oh yeah everything's all wrong yeah
Everything's all wrong yeah
Where the hell did I think I was

Stranger than your sympathy
I take these things so I don't feel
I'm killing myself from the inside out
Now my head's been filled with doubt

It's hard to lead the life you choose
All I wanted
When all your luck's run out on you
All I wanted
You can't see when all your dreams are coming true

Oh yeah it's easy to forget yeah
You choke on the regrets yeah
Who the hell did I think I was

Stranger than your sympathy
All these thoughts you stole from me
I'm not sure where I belong
Nowhere's home and I'm all wrong

And I wasn't all the things
I tried to make believe I was
And I wouldn't be the one to kneel
Before the dreams I wanted

And all the talk and all the lies
Were all the empty things disguised as me
Yeah stranger than your sympathy .
Stranger than your sympathy
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Postby Die_4_Your_Love » Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:06 am

I saw FA 1 years ago and since...that movie is always in my head.anyway....and i heard a song called Beautiful By HIM, it's a beautiful song for Agnes or Elin feelings for each other.
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Postby Everhappens » Tue Apr 27, 2004 3:33 pm

Wicked Game by Chris Isaak is quite evocative of FA, I feel.

I'm sure there are many more, but i'll have to think about.
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Postby asmirn » Mon May 17, 2004 12:58 am

I'm serious s--t, I feel totally lost
If I'm asking for help it's only because
Being with you has opened my eyes
Could I ever believe such a perfect surprise?

t.A.T.u. 4-ever
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Postby musicluver990 » Sat May 29, 2004 2:53 am

Yeah, tatu!

I keep asking myself, wondering how
I keep closing my eyes but I can't block you out
Wanna fly to a place where it's just you and me
Nobody else so we can be free!!

That song is so my life, I love it!
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Postby kÅt » Sat May 29, 2004 5:06 pm

I vote for... "Everything U R" by Lindsay Pagano

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Ok, greetings to everyone, this site is gr8!! (como siempre!!) ;) Bye!

p.s.: n what about "show me love" by tatu... does it fit in here?? :lol:
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Postby Rebecka Fan » Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:00 am

i thought of "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany.
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Postby arkz1531 » Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:18 am

Oh my gosh! I think that song is perfect! I love that song! I never thought of that song.
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Postby Nemo_Me » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:43 pm

I have to say Iris by Goo Goo Dolls describes pretty much how Elin feels, especially the lines "and I don't want the world to see me, cause I don't think that they'd understand. When everything's made to be broken, I just want you to know who I am."
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I keep on hearing tunes, yet no one has turned on the radio.
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Postby jaret » Sun May 14, 2006 9:52 pm

"brand new colony" by The Postal Service

[...I want to take you far away from the cynics in this
town and kiss you on the mouth.
we'll cut our bodies free from the tethers of
this scene, start a brand new colony
where everything will change, we'll give
ourselves new names, identities erased.
the sun will heat the grounds under our bare
feet in this brand new colony.

everything will change...]

I guess that's what went through their minds by the end of the movie.
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Postby arkz1531 » Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:57 am

"Show Me Love" by Robin S. and no I don't mean "Show Me Love" by Robyn, that's a different artist.
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Postby firecausesburns » Sat Jun 03, 2006 8:33 am

"I Hate You Then I Love You" (by Pavarotti and Celine Dion). It's not so accurate for the end of the movie, but it reminds me of Agnes' diary entry.

You make me sad, you make me strong
You make me mad, you make me long for you
You make me live, you make me die
You make me laugh, you make me cry for you
I hate you, then I love you
Then I love you, then I hate you
Then I love you more
For whatever you do
I never, never, never want to be in love with anyone but you
You treat me wrong, you treat me right
You let me be, you make me fight with you
I could never live without you
You make me high, you bring me down
You set me free, you hold me bound to you
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