Once Love Was A Song - Songs with Lyrics by Lars Forssell

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Label
Sterling Records
Release Date
June 6, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Various, Lars Forssell
    • PERFORMER
      Torsten Mossberg
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 06, 2025
    • UPC
      7393338187820
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CDA1878
    • LABEL
      Sterling Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Vocal
    Works ⌄

    1. Marknadsminne (Market Memory) (arr. J. Adbo for voice, guitar, double bass and accordion)

      Composer: Paul Misraki

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Jerry Adbo, Jonas Isaksson, Isak Josefsson, Magnus Marcks

    2. När sommarmolnen vänds i grått (When the summer clouds turn gray) (arr. A.-M. Henning for voice, double bass and piano)

      Composer: Cole Porter

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Isak Josefsson, Magnus Marcks, Annemarie Henning

    3. En fransman i Stockholm (A Frenchman in Stockholm) (arr. J. Isaksson for voice, guitar and harp)

      Composer: Henri Salvador

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Jonas Isaksson, Stina Hellberg Agback

    4. Vårt sista café (Our last café) (arr. J. Adbo and J. Forssell for voice, violin, double bass and accordion)

      Composer: Héctor Stamponi

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Andreas Nyberg, Jerry Adbo, Isak Josefsson, Magnus Marcks

    5. Lady in the Dark: My Ship (Sung in Swedish) (arr. J. Isaksson for voice, flute, guitar and double bass)

      Composer: Kurt Weill

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Kajsa Zabzine, Jonas Isaksson, Isak Josefsson, Magnus Marcks

    6. Säj vad ni vill (Say what you want) (arr. A.-M. Henning for voice, double bass and piano)

      Composer: Léo Ferré

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Jerry Adbo, Isak Josefsson, Magnus Marcks, Annemarie Henning

    7. Belgrano (Belgrano) (arr. J. Adbo for voice, violin, guitar, double bass and accordion)

      Composer: Sebastián Piana, Cátulo Castillo

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Andreas Nyberg, Jonas Isaksson, Isak Josefsson, Magnus Marcks

    8. Desertören (The deserter) (arr. A.-M. Henning for voice and piano)

      Composer: Boris Viand

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Annemarie Henning

    9. Natten (The Night) (arr. S.H. Agback for voice, guitar and harp)

      Composer: Léo Ferré

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Jonas Isaksson, Stina Hellberg Agback

    10. Vilsna fåglar (Lost birds) (arr. J. Adbo for voice, violin, guitar, double bass and accordion)

      Composer: Astor Piazzolla

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Andreas Nyberg, Jonas Isaksson, Isak Josefsson, Magnus Marcks

    11. Snurra min jord (Spin My Earth) (arr. A.-M. Henning for voice and piano)

      Composer: Léo Ferré

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Annemarie Henning

    12. Vad blev alla vänner av (What Happened to All the Friends)

      Composer: Léo Ferré

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Annemarie Henning

    13. En gång (Once) (arr. J. Adbo for voice, violin, double bass and accordion)

      Composer: Mariano Mores

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Andreas Nyberg, Isak Josefsson, Magnus Marcks

    14. Natten (The Night) (arr. J. Isaksson for voice, flute, guitar and double bass)

      Composer: Léo Ferré

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Kajsa Zabzine, Jonas Isaksson, Isak Josefsson, Magnus Marcks

    15. På nytt (Again) (arr. J. Adbo for voice, violin, guitar, double bass and accordion)

      Composer: Carlos Gardel

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Jonas Isaksson, Isak Josefsson, Magnus Marcks

    16. Aria (arr. J. Adbo for voice, violin, double bass and accordion)

      Composer: Olle Adolphson

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Jerry Adbo, Isak Josefsson, Magnus Marcks

    17. Norrbro (arr. J. Isaksson for voice, flute, guitar and double bass)

      Composer: Léo Ferré

      Performer: Torsten Mossberg, Kajsa Zabzine, Jonas Isaksson, Isak Josefsson, Magnus Marcks


Lars Forssell's lyrics are both lyrical and down-to-earth and often deal with love experiences, exposure and vulnerability. They can be provocative, politically pronounced, mix light and dark and can be both shimmeringly beautiful and agonizingly black. Evert Taube had great significance for tango in Sweden during the 20th century. Lars Forssell was a close friend of the family and played an important role in how the view of Evert Taube changed from a slightly odd troubadour to the role of popular national poet. Sven Bertil Taube and Lars Forssell went to Argentina together in 1988 and experienced Argentine tango. When they got home, they recorded a tango LP. I have chosen some of these songs with Lars's ingenious lyrics. Our last cafe depicts how painful it is to be abandoned. In Lost Birds we meet the deceived man and the broken love. In Again, the lost love is portrayed. Belgrano is nostalgic and invites us to "play the piano of the past".