SVAG
VICTOR LEKSELL
SONGWRITERS: CARL SILVERGRAN; FELIX FLYGARE FLODERER; KEVIN HOGDAHL; NIKLAS CARSON MATTSON & VICTOR LEKSELL.
COUNTRY: NORWAY
ALBUM: SVAG
LABEL: SONY MUSIC
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 2020

Victor Leksell (born 4 April 1997) is a Swedish singer from Torslanda. Since his first releases in 2018, his most successful single was released in 2020, called "Svag". The song peaked at number one on the Swedish Singles Chart and it was also certified 3x platinum in the country. On 17 June 2020, Leksell released his debut studio album, Fånga mig när jag faller. It debuted atop the Swedish Albums Chart.
Leksell participated in Idol 2017 where he made it to the Top 21 and qualifying week before being voted off. In 2018, he released the song "Tappat" which received over 5 million streams on Spotify. As of February 2020, the song has amassed over 25 million streams. His fifth single "Svag" peaked at number one on the Swedish Singles Chart, thus becoming Leksell's first single to reach that position. He released the song a few weeks after performing it at Musikhjälpen in 2019. The song held the number one spot for seven consecutive weeks, from week four to week eleven, being replaced by The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" in the latter week. However, "Svag" returned to number one on the chart in week 12 and stayed there for one week. On 3 May 2020, the song also placed at number one on Sveriges Radio's chart Svensktoppen. The song was subsequently certified 3x platinum in Sweden. It also peaked at number one on the Norwegian chart. He released his sixth single in March 2020, "Fantasi", which peaked at number seven on the Swedish Singles Chart.
On 10 April 2020, Leksell, Molly Sandén and Joakim Berg released a cover of Kent's song "Sverige" and all of its revenue will go to Radiohjälpen's fundraising for the COVID-19 risk groups in Sweden. The song peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Singles Chart. Leksell subsequently performed at the SVT live-show En kväll tillsammans on 11 April 2020, in support of the fundraising. In May 2020, Leksell performed the song "Svag" together with Norwegian singer Astrid S at the border between Norway and Sweden. He will also perform at the Swedish festival "Amaze" on 25 July 2020.
On 17 June 2020, Leksell released his debut studio album, titled Fånga mig när jag faller. The album contains the previously released singles "Vart du sover", "Tappat", "Allt för mig", "Klär av dig", "Svag" and "Fantasi". The album debuted at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart.
Visa dem hur stark du är
Låt dem aldrig se dig fälla tårar
Det är så jag växte upp
Var bara en man och ta det
Allting är okej om någon frågar
Det är så det vart för mig

Och jag kan lyfta flera tusen kilo
Och jag kan ta mig över hav och land
Kan göra nästan allt de ber om

Men jag kan inte va i samma rum som dig
Utan att jag tappar andan
Och varje gång du ser på mig
Känns som att mitt hjärta stannar
Försöker spela svår och stå emot
Men du river mina murar
Jag vet inte vad du gör
Men allting som du gör, det gör mig svag

Våga släppa taget nu
Sluta vara rädd för att bli sårad
Det är så det måste va
Det är väl bara så det är
Kan ändå inte fatta det
För jag kan göra nästan allt de ber om

Men jag kan inte va i samma rum som dig
Utan att jag tappar andan
Och varje gång du ser på mig
Känns som att mitt hjärta stannar
Försöker spela svår och stå emot
Men du river mina murar
Jag vet inte vad du gör
Men allting som du gör, det gör mig svag

Aldrig våga visa mig svag
Men med dig blir det en annan sak
Med dig finns inget annat val
Med dig så vill jag vara svag

Nu vill jag bara vara i samma rum som dig
Och jag vågar tappa andan
Och varje gång du ser på mig
Vill jag ba att tiden stannar

Men jag kan inte vara i samma rum som dig
Utan att jag tappar andan
Och varje gång du ser på mig
Känns som att mitt hjärta stannar
Försöker spela svår och stå emot
Men du river mina murar
Jag vet inte vad du gör
Men allting som du gör det gör mig svag.
YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE
RAY CHARLES
SONGWRITERS: JIMMIE DAVIS & CHARLES MITCHELL
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE
LABEL: ABC RECORDS
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 1962

"You Are My Sunshine" is a song popularized by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchellin 1939. It has been declared one of the state songs of Louisiana because of its association with Davis, a country music singer and governor of the state in the years 1944–1948 and 1960–1964.
The song has been recorded numerous times — so often, in fact, that it is "one of the most commercially programmed numbers in American popular music." The song, originally country music, has "virtually lost" its original country music identity, and "represent both the national flowering of country music and its eventual absorption into the mainstream of American popular culture." In 1941, it was recorded by Gene Autry, Bing Crosby, Mississippi John Hurt, Wayne King and Lawrence Welk. The versions by Autry, Crosby, and King reached the US charts of the day.
In subsequent years, it was recorded by Doris Day (1951), Nat King Cole (1955), The Marcels (1961), Ray Charles (1962), Ike & Tina Turner, The Rivingtons (1962), Andy Williams (1963), Burl Ives (1968), Frank Turner, The Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, Anne Murray (1979), Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Norman Blake, Brian Wilson, Mouse and the Traps, Gene Vincent, Jamey Johnson, Low, Mose Allison, Bryan Ferry, Carly Simon, Papa Winnie (1989), Madeline Eastman, Yusuf Islam, Copeland, Johnny and the Hurricanes, and Barbra Lica (2012), amongst many others.
The 1940 version by Davis was added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress on March 21, 2013, for long-term preservation.
Virginia Shehee, a long-time Davis family friend and member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1976 to 1980, introduced legislation to make "You Are My Sunshine" the official state song
You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always be around
You are the apple of my eye
Forever you'll stay in my heart
I feel like this is the beginning

Though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always stay around
You are the apple of my eye
Forever you'll stay in my heart

You must have known that I was lonely
Because you came to my rescue
And I know that this must be heaven
How could so much love be inside of you?

You are the sunshine of my life, yeah
That's why I'll always stay around
You are the apple of my eye
Forever you'll stay in my heart

Love has joined us
Love has joined us
Let's think sweet love.
A SONG FOR YOU
SIMPLY RED
SONGWRITER: LEON RUSSELL
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: SOMETHING GOT ME STARTED/A SONG FOR YOU
LABEL: SIMPLY RED
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 2006

Simply Red are a British soul and pop band which formed in Manchester in 1985. The lead vocalist of the band is singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band initially disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since the release of their debut studio album Picture Book (1985), they have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, including "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now", both of which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. They have had five number one albums in the UK, with their 1991 album, Stars, being one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.
At the 1992 and 1993 Brit Awards, they received the award for Best British Group. They received three Grammy Award nominations: for Best New Artist in 1987, and "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now" for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The band re-formed in 2015. Simply Red have sold over 50 million albums.
"A Song for You" is a song written and originally recorded by rock singer and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album Leon Russell, which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understanding from an estranged lover, the tune is one of Russell's best-known compositions. Russell not only sings and plays piano on the recording, but also plays the tenor horn that is accompanying. It has been performed and recorded by over 200 artists, spanning many musical genres. Elton John has called the song an American classic.
One of the first versions of the song that brought it broader attention was by Andy Williams, whose single peaked at #29 on the adult contemporary chart and #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. Ray Charles recorded a version that earned him the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
On January 17, 2018, "A Song for You" was added to Grammy Hall of Fame.
I've been so many places in my life and time
I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad rhyme
I've acted out my life in stages, with ten thousand people watching
But we're alone now, and I'm singing this song for you

I know your image of me is what I hope to be
I treated you unkindly, but darling can't you see
There's no one more important to me, baby can't you please see through me
Cause we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you

You taught me precious secrets of the truth withholding nothing
You came out in front when I was hiding, but now I'm so much better
And if my words don't come together, listen to the melody
Cause my love is in there hiding

I love you in a place where there's no space or time
I love you for my life, you are a friend of mine
And when my life is over, remember when we were together
We were alone and I was singing this song for you
We were alone and I was singing this song for you.
A SONG FOR YOU
LEON RUSSELL
SONGWRITER: LEON
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: LEON RUSSEL
LABEL: SHELTER RECORDS
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1970

Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942–November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records during his 60-year career. His genres included pop, country, rock, folk, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, folk rock, blues rock, surf, standards, and Tulsa Sound.
His collaborations rank as some of the most successful in music history, and as a touring musician he performed with hundreds of notable artists. He recorded 33 albums and at least 430 songs. He wrote "Delta Lady", recorded by Joe Cocker, and organized and performed with Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour in 1970. His "A Song for You", added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2018, has been recorded by more than 200 artists, and his "This Masquerade" by more than 75.
As a pianist, he played in his early years on albums by The Beach Boys, Dick Dale and Jan and Dean. On his first album, Leon Russell, in 1970, the musicians included Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. One of his biggest early fans, Elton John, said that Russell was a "mentor" and an "inspiration". They recorded their album The Union in 2010, which earned them a Grammy nomination.
Russell produced and played in recording sessions for, among others, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Ike & Tina Turner, and The Rolling Stones. He wrote and recorded the hits "Tight Rope" and "Lady Blue". He performed at The Concert for Bangladesh in 1971, along with Harrison, Dylan, and Clapton, for which he earned a Grammy Award.
His recordings earned six gold records. He received two Grammy awards from seven nominations. In 2011, he was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Leon Russell is the debut solo album by the singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Leon Russell. It followed his debut with the Midnight String Quartet and a production by Russell and Marc Benno billed as the Asylum Choir.
"A Song for You", written by Russell for this album, is a slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understanding from an estranged lover, the tune is one of Russell's best-known compositions. It has been performed and recorded by over 200 artists, spanning many musical genres. Elton John has called the song an American classic.
On January 17, 2018, "A Song for You" was added to Grammy Hall of Fame.
"A Song for You" is a song written and originally recorded by rock singer and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album Leon Russell, which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understanding from an estranged lover, the tune is one of Russell's best-known compositions. Russell not only sings and plays piano on the recording, but also plays the tenor horn that is accompanying. It has been performed and recorded by over 200 artists, spanning many musical genres. Elton John has called the song an American classic.
One of the first versions of the song that brought it broader attention was by Andy Williams, whose single peaked at #29 on the adult contemporary chart and #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. Ray Charles recorded a version that earned him the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
On January 17, 2018, "A Song for You" was added to Grammy Hall of Fame.
I've been so many places in my life and time
I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad rhyme
I've acted out my life in stages, with ten thousand people watching
But we're alone now, and I'm singing this song for you

I know your image of me is what I hope to be
I treated you unkindly, but darling can't you see
There's no one more important to me, baby can't you please see through me
Cause we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you

You taught me precious secrets of the truth withholding nothing
You came out in front when I was hiding, but now I'm so much better
And if my words don't come together, listen to the melody
Cause my love is in there hiding

I love you in a place where there's no space or time
I love you for my life, you are a friend of mine
And when my life is over, remember when we were together
We were alone and I was singing this song for you
We were alone and I was singing this song for you.