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January 28, 2010 8:45 AM

Veronica Maggio shouldn't just be popular in Norway.
posted by eschatfische (34 comments total)

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posted by leotrotsky at 8:49 AM on January 28, 2010

That's blondtastic
posted by gagglezoomer at 8:52 AM on January 28, 2010

Awesome! Thanks for sharing... I want more Norwegian music. I've been holding on to Kaizer's Orchestra/Janove Ottesen for so long.
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 8:53 AM on January 28, 2010

Thanks for pointing her out! Selfishly, I hope it ends up being worthwhile for her to come to the States on tour someday -- those live performances look like a good damn time.
posted by Narrative Priorities at 8:57 AM on January 28, 2010

What else should she be in Norway?
posted by DU at 8:57 AM on January 28, 2010 [3 favorites]

I want more Norwegian music.

Veronica Maggio's swedish, tho. And pretty famous in her home country, as well.
posted by soundofsuburbia at 9:01 AM on January 28, 2010

Veronica Maggio's swedish, tho.

Duly noted, but close enough for me. Both are pretty understandable if you switch some 'a's and 'o's around. I'm surprised I didn't notice in listening to the songs, though.
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 9:04 AM on January 28, 2010

Indeed, I should have probably mentioned that she's done well in Sweden, her native country, too.
posted by eschatfische at 9:04 AM on January 28, 2010

This was a nice surprise. I was expecting her to sound so Motowny.
posted by cazoo at 9:32 AM on January 28, 2010

Veronica Maggio shouldn't just be popular in Norway.

She should be exalted there?

Or should it be "VM shouldn't be popular in just Norway."
posted by Mental Wimp at 9:51 AM on January 28, 2010

Snark aside, great post, eschatfische.
posted by Mental Wimp at 9:52 AM on January 28, 2010

VM just shouldn't be popular in Norway?
posted by found missing at 10:01 AM on January 28, 2010

I think what the poster means is:

It should be the case that there is a country x (where x is not Norway) in which Veronica Maggio is popular.

but what was posted is:

It should be the case that there is a property y (where y is not popularity) that Veronica Maggio possesses in Norway.

I agree with both statements.
posted by demiurge at 10:12 AM on January 28, 2010

i.e., It should be the case that there is a country x (where x is not Norway) in which Veronica Maggio possesses the property y (where y is not popularity).
posted by found missing at 10:21 AM on January 28, 2010

There is a country x (almost any country from the set of ![Norway]) that Veronica Maggio possesses property y (lack of fame).
posted by DU at 10:43 AM on January 28, 2010

/me wipes sweat off forehead

Agreed.
posted by hellslinger at 10:48 AM on January 28, 2010

question: Does Veronica Maggio possess property in or out of Norway?
posted by found missing at 10:50 AM on January 28, 2010 [1 favorite]

Damn...I clicked on this thinking it had something to do with Veronica Mars. Still cancelled, huh?
posted by hal_c_on at 11:04 AM on January 28, 2010

For those of you who likey the Norwegian Pop, you should definitely seek out a band called The Little Hands of Asphalt.

There's a ton more where this came from, kids. Dive in! Norway's an amazing place for homegrown greatness.
posted by Lipstick Thespian at 11:11 AM on January 28, 2010

Perhaps the post means that

It should be the case that there is a country x and property y (with x not equal to Norway OR y not equal to popularity) such that Veronica Maggio possesses y in x.
posted by milestogo at 12:08 PM on January 28, 2010 [1 favorite]

I should be popular outside of Norway too, but you don't see me complaining.
posted by chairface at 12:45 PM on January 28, 2010 [1 favorite]

Perhaps some statements about Veronica Maggio are not reducible to first order logic,
posted by kuatto at 1:22 PM on January 28, 2010

Actually, if we're gonna be really picky she's of Swedish Italian origin. Spent some time in Italy, and some in Sweden, making that poptastic mix that is her. Swedish Italian is a great mix, Isabella Rosselini paved the way. ;)
posted by dabitch at 1:49 PM on January 28, 2010

There exists a statement s about Veronica Maggio that is not reducible to Nth order logic, for some N in {1,2,3...}.
posted by DU at 2:29 PM on January 28, 2010

My favourite adorable Norwegian singer will always be Marit Larsen. She sings much folkier stuff and she's adorable. :)
posted by Talez at 3:25 PM on January 28, 2010

She must have a fair amount of money if she has property in Italy too. Are Italians ok with people living outside of their country holding land? Even if they're popular (or not) inside (or outside) for the country? I'm just wondering, as it all seems so convoluted. What was this about again? Norway?
posted by Zack_Replica at 3:27 PM on January 28, 2010

for the country = of the country. I'm confused, you see.
posted by Zack_Replica at 3:29 PM on January 28, 2010

Wow. While I really like the Magdasbarn song, it was a terrible choice for that Norwegian X Factor girl. Listening to the original Veronica Maggio version first made that girl's voice sound like a honking, rusty trumpet.
posted by Gucky at 5:20 PM on January 28, 2010

No no. She's fine right where she is.
posted by clarknova at 5:28 PM on January 28, 2010

Curse you, eschatfische. Her first album is on iTunes and Amazon, and it sounds like it's OK, but her second album, which sounds about twice as awesome from the links you posted here, is nowhere to be seen aside from the Swedish iTunes store. I may just look into how to set up foreign iTunes accounts because of this.
posted by Kyol at 6:00 PM on January 28, 2010

[i for i in country_list if vm_popularity[i] > n]
posted by signal at 6:01 PM on January 28, 2010

OK, she's a babe...but a little too pop-y for me. But "The Little Hands of Asphalt" ring my chimes, so thanks, Lipstick Thespian.
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 8:14 PM on January 28, 2010

Thanks for sharing both Veronica and The Little Hands of Asphalt. I love the line 'we'll put it in Ikea frames' in a song titled Oslo :)
posted by Megami at 12:32 AM on January 29, 2010

six-or-six-thirty: For your more norsk wants, I suggest (as always) Ane Brun. Hit up the jukebox link in the right column on the front page. Seriously good.
posted by Iteki at 2:57 PM on January 29, 2010