I discuss the Swedish popster's beautiful debut album with resolute MOG outsider, The Girlfriend (aka Jill).(We stick on new single Breaking It Up; listen to the track in Comments)The GF Ah, that tells you she’s only a child. It’s like a Road Safety song. Me: But she also sings about murdering people for her lover [on Little Bit]. “I’ll climb a mountain, pull a trigger...”The GF: I don’t think she fully understands what that means. Maybe she stayed up past her bed time.Me: Past the watershed?The GF: Yeah, and she’s putting stuff she hears into the lyrics.Me: Something she’s seen on HBO.The GF: Yeah. She doesn’t really know she’s talking about.Me: She couldn’t possibly, could she? “Climbing mountains, pulling triggers.”The GF: No, she’s too young. I like her voice, though. She has a naturally husky little voice. Like this (does a husky voice).Me: You sound like Lil’ Wayne.The GF: I’m sure some girls put her songs on low, invite their fella over, it’s that type of background music...Me: For sexy time? The GF: It’s sexy music, yeah.Me: That’s your endorsement? “Background music for sex.” Do women do that? Put on music when they invite their fellas over? I never noticed. The GF: Women do everything and fellas don’t notice.Me: Everything? What do women do that I haven’t noticed?The GF: Girls have the house spotless. They’ll say, “Hi, would you like a glass of wine?” And they’ll have a subversive song like this playing in the background, (sings) “I’m a little bit, a little bit, in love with you...” And she’s sitting there, waiting for the fella to say, “Oh God, I feel the same for you. I love you, too. ” And, instead, he’s thinking, “When’s she going to refill my glass?”Me: Women are trying to communicate through song now?The GF: Women will dress themselves up nice, light candles, they’ll scent the whole room. And a fella will come in…Me: Dressed like a tramp.The GF: Yeah, and he won’t even notice the place, or that she’s got her hair done, or after getting a fecking boob implant.Me: Now that you say all that, I notice there’s candles and a scent in this room. The GF: But there isn’t. Me: Right, I’m joking. So what does that say about our relationship?The GF: It says I’m exhausted from trying.Me: And you’ve given up?The GF: Yeah, I’ve spent too much time and effort for you to not notice stuff.Me: I’ve never noticed?The GF: You’ve never noticed. If I fell dead on the floor you probably wouldn’t notice!Me: Are we reviewing our relationship or the album?The GF: (While listening to The Complaint Department, which contains the hook, “If you want to complain/I’m not The Complaint Department”) That’s a song for afterwards. She’s after bringing her fella back, she’s had all the candles out, and all that, and she just wants him to leave now. Me: ‘Cause he’s doesn’t notice anything?The GF: Yeah. So that song goes on.Me: But if he’s not noticing the candles, and incense, the impants, he’s hardly going to notice it.The GF: He’ll notice when she starts turning it up (she turns up the volume). I’d blare that one!Me: Okay, aside from annoyed women, who is this album for?The GF: Well, you bought it.Me: I did buy it. It’s very hard to get, actually. So it’s for...The GF: Depressive little girls.Me (laughs): I’m a depressive little girl?The GF: Yeah, you’re more female than I would be in certain ways.Me: So, you‘re saying I’m gay?The GF: Yeah. And I’ve nothing against gay people. I always wanted one as a friend.Me: Well, you’re going to marry one.The GF: That’s good.Me: Good? That you’re going to marry a gay man?Me: What music will you play when I’m out shagging other men?The GF: YMCA.Me: I’d notice that if you played it in the background. I’d come in from a hard night’s shagging, “Oh, you’re playing my song.”The GF: I’d ask your friend to come back, too, and see if he was a hairdresser. Or a personal trainer. Or a clothes buyer.Me: What if he was docker?The GF: A big fat guy with tattoos? No.Me: What sort of man should I go for?The GF: One with black-rimmed glasses.Me: Like mine?The GF: Yeah.Me: I should shag men who looked like me?The GF: Well, you do fancy yourself a bit....
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