Listen to the Music (1979 TV Special)

Ted Gärdestad: Self, Host

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• Lisa Hartt : Enough energy for you Ted?

  Lisa Hartt : Just fantastic George.

  Lisa Hartt : Say Ted, don't you think it's time you and I got together?

  Lisa Hartt : You're over there, I'm over here, and I think it's time for some closer collaboration.

  Ted Gärdestad : Yeah, you're right Lisa.

  Ted Gärdestad : There's only one little small detail, three thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven miles of cold water, and I can't swim!

  Lisa Hartt : Not to worry my friend, we have the modern miracle of television going for us.

  Ted Gärdestad : Okay, whatever you say.

  Ted Gärdestad : How long will it take?

  Lisa Hartt : Well, if the clock's correct, and the director follows his script, I'd say you could make it during this little break.

• Ted Gärdestad : Music is universal, and that's why Sweden and Canada has gotten together to share this musical experience.

  Lisa Hartt : I love music, all of it!

  Ted Gärdestad : Yeah, that goes for me too Lisa. And you know, I think music is a way of life.

  Lisa Hartt : Hey Ted, do you see any new ABBA records over there?

  Ted Gärdestad : No, I don't think so. But I can get you a deal on a Bruce Cockburn album.

  Lisa Hartt : You know, a hit is a hit is a hit all over the world. And records like the ones they're making here make music available everywhere.

• Lisa Hartt : Hello, Ted Gardestad in Sweden!

  Ted Gärdestad : Hello to you, Lisa Hartt in Canada!

  Lisa Hartt : You're a singer and a song-writer, and so am I!

  Ted Gärdestad : You record your own material and perform in concerts, and so do I!

  Lisa Hartt : And your country has long cold winters!

  Ted Gärdestad : And so does yours!

  Lisa Hartt : And both our countries share a lot of Swedish hockey-players!

  Ted Gärdestad : Well, I think we share something else as well Lisa. A very busy pop-music scene.

  Lisa Hartt : And a lot of fantastic performers and song-writers!

  Ted Gärdestad : And that is what this show's all about!

• Ted Gärdestad : Lisa, I hope you liked it.

  Ted Gärdestad : But now I wanna show you something else, rock 'n' roll music in its own right.

  Ted Gärdestad : You know, that was the kind of music I was brought up to.

  Ted Gärdestad : And today, rock music and boogie is still very much on top here in Sweden, thanks to Jerry Williams.

• Ted Gärdestad : Lisa, we have been talking about how musical styles come together in different ways.

  Ted Gärdestad : If country music is a Canadian type of folk music, our folk music here in Sweden is slightly different.

  Ted Gärdestad : Its sort of blue and moody and maybe in the character of us.

  Ted Gärdestad : So here's a friend of mine, Ann Christine Hedmark, to show you what I mean.

• Ted Gärdestad : I'm sure it's the same in any recording studio in the world.

  Ted Gärdestad : If you don't get it right the first time, you can always do another take until you get it right.

  Ted Gärdestad : And you can use all the special techniques to create special effects.

  Ted Gärdestad : Personally I love to fiddle around with all these gadgets.

  Ted Gärdestad : But there's something special I think for any performer to sing for a live audience.

• Lisa Hartt : Welcome to Canada, Ted.

  Ted Gärdestad : Thank you Lisa, it's nice to be here.

  Lisa Hartt : Listen, what is that? It's beautiful.

  Ted Gärdestad : It's something I wrote a long time ago. Must have been in the 20s.

  Lisa Hartt : In the 20s. Okay, yeah.

  Lisa Hartt : You know, I haven't been writing that long.

  Ted Gärdestad : No?

  Lisa Hartt : I've been on the stage, on the road, in the bars. Performing.

  Ted Gärdestad : Mhm.

  Lisa Hartt : And I guess it's just the last four years I've been writing.

  Lisa Hartt : Because for me, the joy is getting out there and singing, you know.

  Ted Gärdestad : Yeah, no, I've been writing since I was six years old.

  Lisa Hartt : Six years old?

  Ted Gärdestad : It's some kind of a therapy for me.

  Lisa Hartt : Do you ever... Have you ever been at a point in your life...

  Lisa Hartt : I found myself in a point in my life a little while ago where there was a song that was written, and I believed in it so much and we had so much resistance from the record companies, it seemed like I had to have this song recorded.

  Lisa Hartt : I had to have this out because I wanted to make a noise so badly. I knew it would be the beginning of everything for me. And I called it "Old Time Movie", you know.

  Lisa Hartt : Do you wanna do it? You wanna try it with me?

  Ted Gärdestad : Well, I don't know, how does it go?

  Lisa Hartt : Uh, A major 7,

  Ted Gärdestad : A major 7.

  Lisa Hartt : A major 7. Pick one, anyone.

  Lisa Hartt : That's good. Lets try it.

  Ted Gärdestad : Okay.

  Lisa Hartt : I'll guide you.

• Ted Gärdestad : That was really pretty Lisa, really.

  Lisa Hartt : Thank you Ted.

  Ted Gärdestad : I liked it.

  Lisa Hartt : Yeah. Thank you.

  Lisa Hartt : What are you working on?

  Ted Gärdestad : Uhm, way back in Sweden, I hadn't been writing for a couple of months.

  Ted Gärdestad : So, just a month ago I had one of those nights, you know.

  Ted Gärdestad : I wrote two songs from 11 o clock in the night 'til 6 o clock in the morning.

  Lisa Hartt : I love it, I love it.

  Ted Gärdestad : That made me so happy so I wrote another one.

  Lisa Hartt : You... That's great.

  Ted Gärdestad : It's just a simple tune, a carefree tune, you know. Without second thoughts.

  Lisa Hartt : Can we do it?

  Ted Gärdestad : Okay.

  Lisa Hartt : Yeah, lets do it.

  Ted Gärdestad : Okay.

  Lisa Hartt : I love it already!

• Lisa Hartt : Wow, what a way to travel!

  Ted Gärdestad : Yeah, how do you like Sweden?

  Lisa Hartt : I don't know, I just got here!

  Ted Gärdestad : Yeah, I know, but how do you like it so far?

  Lisa Hartt : Oh, it's fantastic!

  Ted Gärdestad : Thank you Lisa, I'm glad you liked it.

  Ted Gärdestad : Now come with me for a minute.

  Lisa Hartt : Okay!

• Lisa Hartt : You know, Ted.

  Lisa Hartt : This has been a really good experience for me.

  Ted Gärdestad : Me too Lisa, really.

  Lisa Hartt : And what a gorgeous way to see Stockholm.

  Ted Gärdestad : Yeah, isn't Stockholm pretty?

  Lisa Hartt : It's more than pretty, it's beautiful.

  Ted Gärdestad : And we've seen some great performers and heard some great music.

  Ted Gärdestad : I think the only thing we haven't done together is sing.

  Lisa Hartt : You know, you're right. And it's crazy, cause after all, we're both singers.

  Lisa Hartt : Right, so let's do it.

• Ted Gärdestad : You're right Lisa, he's really good, he's incredible.

  Lisa Hartt : He's wonderful.

  Ted Gärdestad : But listen, I think one great musician deserves another.

  Lisa Hartt : Oh, I agree. I agree.

  Ted Gärdestad : So there's a group back home in Sweden.

  Lisa Hartt : Yeah.

  Ted Gärdestad : That I really want you to hear.

  Lisa Hartt : Okay.

  Ted Gärdestad : So how long will it take you to pack?

  Lisa Hartt : How long have I got?

  Ted Gärdestad : Well, about the same amount of time you gave me.

  Lisa Hartt : Well, lets go then!

  Ted Gärdestad : Sure, right on!

• Ted Gärdestad : Now I'm going to show you a phenomenon first hand.

  Lisa Hartt : A phenomenon?

  Ted Gärdestad : Mhm.

  Lisa Hartt : Well, I know about saunas. I know about Bergman movies.

  Lisa Hartt : But are there any other phenomenons?

  Ted Gärdestad : Yeah, a four-letter word.

  Lisa Hartt : What? You have four-letter words in Sweden?

  Ted Gärdestad : Well, sure.

  Ted Gärdestad : Two of which are the same.

  Lisa Hartt : Now I guess people are the same everywhere.

  Ted Gärdestad : Well the letters are the same, not the people.

  Lisa Hartt : So tell me exactly what you're talking about.

  Ted Gärdestad : ABBA.

  Lisa Hartt : Oh, alright!