15. Titiyo: Race, Gender, and Genre in Swedish Popular Music

ANN WERNER


 

1. Titiyo, “Come Along”

 

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“Come Along” from 2001 is Titiyo’s most successful song internationally.


 

2. Titiyo, “Själen av en vän”

 

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Titiyo performing one of Ken Ring’s songs on the TV show Så Mycket Bättre.


 

3. Titiyo & Jill Johnson, “Orphan Girl”

 

 

Titiyo performing Emmylou Harris’s ”Orphan Girl” with Jill Johnson on the TV show Jill’s Veranda.


 

4. Titiyo, “Talking to the Man in the Moon”

 

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Titiyo’s breakthrough single from 1989, bringing the British soul wave of the late 1980s to Sweden.


 

5. Orup & Titiyo, “Stanna hos dig”

 

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Duet with Orup from the time when Titiyo was his back-up singer, 1988. Performed on a TV show and followed by a long interview with (only) Orup.


 

6. Titiyo, “Taxi”

 

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One of the songs from Titiyo’s most recent album 13 Gården. Written in Swedish and discussed in the chapter.