Sigur Rós – Olsen Olsen

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    My Opinion:I really don't care what it means. It touches me in complex way, my whole soul is tuning to the music and emotions. Thanks to my friend I've heard this for the first time few weeks ago.
    Flag sneeron May 16, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:This is the song I want to be played at my funeral. Loud.
    Flagged xdefecton September 14, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:From my experience (moved to Iceland some time ago, now working as au pair here) the title "Olsen Olsen" is a card game I often play with Icelandic people. Just realized that Sigur Rós had a song with this name. Could this game have something to do with the title of this song, perhaps? Or is it just a coincidence..
    Flag FrauStumpfsinnigeron September 06, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I love what this song makes everyone. Sigur Ros can do that to you man, they can make u happy and sad at the same time but you'll feel amazing listening to ittt. UGHHHH i LOVE THEM
    Flag bedddyon October 28, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:...(that's a rhetorical question)...
    Flag A_Raging_Bullon July 01, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:It's funny, the other day I was listening to my iPod and I had my whole library of albums on shuffle and at one point the track 'Olson' by Boards of Canada from their LP 'Music Has the Right to Children' came on; it's a sort of ambient, short track (about a minute and a half) and because of the name, although spelled differently and having a different meaning (at least I'm assuming they do), reminded me of the title of this song, 'Olsen Olsen' by Sigur Rós. They don't sound all that similar but at the same time not too dissimilar. The opening seconds are rather alike but the point is the titles are rather close in proximity, except for an 'o' in place of an 'e' and when I thought of this song because of the Boards of Canada vignette this track actually came on as the very next song with the setting on shuffle in a library of songs exceeding 2000. What are the odds, that these two tracks would appear back-to-back in the iPod randomization sequencing system and moreover, what are the odds that I would just happen to be reminded of this song at the moment it came on the iPod? Synchronicity seems to be at play here. Could it mean anything, like, from a potentially metaphysical standpoint? Is it a message? About what? Who knows these things...
    Flagged A_Raging_Bullon June 30, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Something about this song just makes me feel so clear-headed and unlimited. I love the la la la's around six minutes in-ish.
    Flag AllChokedUpon October 10, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Go Sigur Ros!
    Flag SamuelSamuelSamuelon September 07, 2009   Link
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    My Opinion:a song about the olsen twins.
    Flag gueveraliveson June 01, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:it just puts you in a good mood and makes you forget about your stresses. this song is incredible
    Flag MTalbot25on September 20, 2008   Link

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