Brit Reacts to Bögarnas Fel - Homosexuals are to blame! 

It's even funnier when translating directly since the subs are adjusted for an english speaking audience, like the "foreign markets" part actually lists "wine, booze, Volvo and Saab isn't even swedish anymore" and the "eurovision" part is sung as "schlagerfestivalen" which was the old name for the eurovision preselection contest in Sweden (a.k.a Melodifestivalen) bc Mello is the most watched program on swedish TV 😂

It's from 2011 and it's been well received among the Swedish LGBTQI communities. They even performed it during Stockholm pride week that year :)

My favorite line is how even Lucifer isn't to blame for anything. Since it's all cause of the gays. Like even literal Satan is lower on the blame list than Steve the random gay man to those loonies lol.

As a lesbian this is SUCH a banger😭

Grotesco was among the best humor we have had in Sweden and on state television as well. Little Brittain was fantastic and I have watched every episode of it...

SVT is our BBC. So you are right therer.

There is also the statement “Approved by the State”. In the flag under SVT!

as a swed. I can say that Little Brittain, Black Adder, Monty Python and Allo Allo is amazing.

We imported a lot of British humour like Monty Python, Fawlty Towers and Blackadder and even the guys in Monty Python couldn't understand why they were so popular in Sweden. If possible they were bigger here than in Britain. We share our special sense of humour with the Brits.

SVT is like you said the equivalent to your BBC. We love British humour here in Sweden. I grew up watching the Pythons, Black Adder, The young ones, Spitting Image and Faulty Towers. Both our countries loves sarcasm and satire.

Great reaction! As a Swede I love british humour, as 'Litle Britain' as you mention aswell as Monty Python, Mr Bean, Fawlty Towers, Not nine a clock news, The young ones, Black Adder for examples.

Ok but speaking as a Swedish f--, Bögarnas Fel is loved by all the Swedish LGBTQIA+ community.

You can absolutely do this now. It's all in the presentation of the jokes. I hate when people say you can't make this type of stuff now cause that's never been further from the truth.

I've seen Grotesco live once. It was really good and well put together. :) Their satire is amazing and always so refreshing to see. Especially in these times when everything has to be so politically correct all the time.

Well Swedish TV used to show a lot of British comedy since the 60's, so...

Swedes love British humor. Yes SVT is our BBC. It stands for Sveriges Television (Sweden's Televison).

Fun fact: Satirical and sarcastic humour was brought to Britain by the vikings.

SVT ie Sveriges Television (Sweden's television) is Pubic Service Media. It's funded by the public with a fee that is linked to your tax. So I guess it's pretty similar to BBC.

To be fair, the Eurovision line was probably true…

As a queer norwegian, this is so extremely funny!

No one: - Sweden: yes, the world needs it.

Here's the correct translation but with less good rhythm cause yeah hard to translate but just in case ur curious what they actually say word for word: Intro: Yeah it is very easy to loose the faith.. in the world we live in today. But, I would like to, as comfort.. would like to say like this, that: Song: Over this whole world (oh yeah oh yeah) Happens catastrophies terror murder (alas and alack) But us who walk with Jesus, have yet our backs free Because the root of worlds evil, is not us! No its the **** fault! (The ***** fault!) the ****** fault! (The ****** fault!) In the bible it is written: "it is the ***** fault" I don't now which row or verse, chapter or part But somewhere here it is written "it is the ****** fault" The war in Afghanistan? The ******* fault! The dictatorship in Iran? The ***** fault! And earthquake, flooding and everything else horrible? That "wine and sprite" and "Saab" and "Volvo" is not even Swedish? Yes it is the ****** fault! (The ****** fault!) The ****** fault! (The ****** fault!) The world is one fire and it's the ****** fault My son with hunting rifle four people shot to death, somehow I can feel it was the ***** fault Divorces and alcoholism (the ***** fault!) Parking attendants and atheism (the ***** fault!) That the youth nowadays never learn *respect/discipline* ((old slang word that kinda means that, also "shame")) That schlagerfestivalen(melodifestivalen/Eurovision) nowadays never want to end Yes it's the ***** fault! (The ***** fault!) The ****** fault! (the ****** fault!) Everything is upside down and it's the ***** fault My upbringing have made it that I probably never can be psychologically whole But my family is in agreement it's the ***** fault Crazy fundamentalist (the ****** fault!) Every conflict in world history (the ****** fault!) And religious grounds/foundation/bases we go to war kill and fight But the debt/fault that it is like that, don't fall on us No it's the ****** fault (the ****** fault!) The ***** fault! (The ***** fault!) Thereof can we agree it is the ****** fault One can believe it is Satan himself who play us their game But even he goes free because it's the ***** fault Yes it's the ***** fault (the ***** fault!) The ***** fault (the ***** fault!) Everything that is wrong, yes it the ***** fault I've been sitting in front the computer so my neck is stiff (there is no doubt it is the ****** fault!) The ***************************** fault (the *****, the ******, the ******, yes it is the ****** fault, the ******, ,the ******, the ******, the ******, fault!)

Yes SVT is basically our version of BBC, a state funded television broadcast network.

You should react to "Swedishness ". A sketch about how swedes are, with a English speaker.😅

In the end "credits" the middle line says "approved by the Swedish government". Because svt is our "bbc" so indirectly its a part of the state.

Whats funny is we still play this both ironically and "literally" in a sence today. Political party's and or groups related to LGBTQI stances (especially political youth parties, trust me im vice-chairman in Stockholm city for one of these parties. We play it all the time IN PUBLIC... On speakers) will play this very commonly as a stance against homophobia and anti-LGBTQI. "De är böggarnas fel" is still a very well known joke and pretty much everyone even the kids will usually understand the reference.

This is not only like British humour, this is a branch of the tree that Monty Python planted. British humour is very much appreciated in Scandinavia. Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Black Adder, the Young Ones and many other classics are household names in Sweden. We learnt from you. And put a little touch of our own on it of course.

Everyone in Sweden understands that this is satire showcasing exactly how absurd homophobia actually is. Something similar could definitely have been made today in Sweden, but of course it would have had to touch on contemporary issues, like trans people rather than gays, the war in Ukraine rather than the War on Terror, and Tesla's attempt to crush Swedish unions rather than lamenting that some companies are no longer Swedish. About Eurovision Song Contest? The Swedish qualifyer takes place over 6 weeks! _That_ is what they actually allude to here, not the three events over less than a week that is the international contest. (They sing "Schlagerfestivalen", which can mean either the Swedish part of the contest, the international part, or both.) The kind of Christians parodied here are American-style Evangelicals rather than Catholics, by the way. Not that the Catholic Church isn't against same-sex relationships, but at least it doesn't blame gays for the very existence of all evil.

The guy who took up Eurovision is actually a really big comedian from Sweden

the absolute best part is that this is the most played song at stockholm pride! we loooove this song 😂

One of the best humor groups in Sweden. And most people actually get it

Yes a really fun classic😂 Two other very popular humour-clips/videos; ”Grotesco Tingeliin (Tingeling russian base-lovers remix) Melodifestivalen 2009 SVT”. Its a parody about Russia, it was the paus number in the Swedish "Melodifestivalen" 2009. You dont need subtitles for this one as most of it is in "pretend-russian". Henrik Dorsin - "Tomten är en kommunist" ("Santa is a communist"☺️). There should be one with english subtitles.

I never seen this in Sweden but I'm not surprised that this comedy group did this.

This sketch was actually inspired by a Swedish comedy duo from the 60s: Tage Danielsson and Hasse Alfredson - the latter being the father of Tomas Alfredson the director of the Swedish vampire movie “Let the right one in”. Those two made a gospel parody sketch called “Hur ska det gå med min syndiga kropp?” or “What will happen to my sinful body?” for their show “Konstgjorda Pompe.” 😊 The joke was about everything fun being dangerous - food, alcohol, sex, entertainment - and while the lyrics are all different from “Bögarnas fel” the music, the choreography and the way the lyrics are presented are SPOT ON!

That frame in the end, it is so funny that you actually see that ;)

I love reverend Dorsin, but even more the sister :-)

I sat here with a shit-eating grin just waiting for Dwayne's reactions for the different parts of this video 😆

Yes, SVT = Sveriges Television ~ BBC. ( Denmark: DR, Norway: NRK ) We admire British humour very much over here in Scandinavia, so we are often inspired by it. We often laugh at the same things as you do in Britain, watch many of your TV comedies, and we use a lot of irony, sarcasm and dark humour as well - although sometimes you really need to explain it to the poor Swedes more carefully 😂 ( Dane here 😉 ). And Germans typically don't get irony, sarcasm and dark humour at all 😉 - as a certain Basil Fawlty so correctly pointed out. 😂

We take our humour very serious in Sweden, there's nothing really off limits. And as others have mentioned, British comedy is huge in Sweden(I cite Life of Brian to this day)

The translators def took liberties with the translation though 😆 And yeah, SVT is the equivalent of BBC, lit short for Swedish Television. English and Swedish humour is, or rather was really compatible. Ofc it has all gone to shit for both countries. You mentioned Little Britain, pure genius that show :) Also Mitchell&Webb, Armstrong&Miller (esp check out there ww2 pilot sketches)

Really good humour almost always has a serious undertone

Yes SVT is like our BBC. Very much based on the BBC model actually. And the tagline below translates as "approved by the state"

It was not considered risky. Back when this was made, people still practiced humor.

😂😂😂😂 ha en underbar dag Mvh Stefan i Sweden 🎉🎉

I love it how the host is totally like "who are these loonies" at first, but then towards the end it all starts to make sense to even her and she joins in with all of her heart :D

Satirical, dark humor with the glimpse of an eye in there obviously. Yes this video is in some senses typical swedish, to some swedes VERY swedish. Grotesco at it's finest from early twothousands I think. Actually they made fun of a few swedish decades with choice of clothes and hair styles, to me quite good visual parody too. 😆

This is the worst translation I’ve ever seen😂

You should see another one they've done which was an interlude in the melody festival (the competition before Eurovision to vote for who will represent Sweden) about 14 years ago. Everyone who saw it was disappointed that they couldn't vote for that song. Know that there was also a lot of political wrangling with Russia after that, they got ridiculously upset. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e1ozCWyUlCg.html&ab_channel=SVT And yes SVT is like your BBC.

The LGBTQ+ community absolutely loves the song! I've been to three pride parades and I hear it like 4 times every parade and it's always from inside the parade!! This is the swedish LGBTQ+ theme song for sure.

Amazingly inaccurate translation though. 5:29: text says "Every crisis", but the song says "every historic schism" It is like he did a reverse abuse of thesaurus and just dumbed down the translation, watering down a lot of the meaning.

I saw Grotesco live a couple of years ago and I’ve never laught so hard! This song was one of the highlights

Great fun, just like a lot of British humour. Really loved that show "little Britain" and from older days "not the nine o'clock news". Hilarious fun.

I love how it says aproved by the state at the end

Grotesco is one of the all time greats, in Sweden especially, but anywhere. I love Monty Python and some of these guys sketches are on par :). Check out their "Ett kilo mjöl" and "Riddarna".

honestly i go back and listen to this atleast 3 times a year and i'm lgbtq+ i dont find it insensetive at all its satirical humour at its best

Yes, SVT is essentially our version of the BBC, glad you found our humor funny.

It's a shame you don't get the full translation but just a rough version of what's actually being said. Some of it is pure gold but lost with this translation 😝

I feel we need a better translation of this, not sure if you can make it to make it make sense, but i feel these subtitles are not 100%

It's so over the top that Nobody can possibly get mad at this!😂 It's a Banger!😂👍

There is a swedish movie made for TV in the late 70;s that I would love to see you react to. It´s called "Vi hade i alla fall tur med vädret" (At least we were lucky with the weather). It´s about a swedish family on vacation with their mobile home. Almost evrything in it has happened in reality but not all of it to the same family. I´ve heard it was broadcasted in the UK back in the days when it was new and british people liked it a lot. I think british and swedish humor is very much alike. We also love Mr Bean, for instance. Hopefully the fiiln is available with english subtitles. I can almost promise that you would laugh yout lips off.

This is still one of the most popular humor songs in Sweden and is generally connected with the LGBTQ movement so yes, you would be able to do it today

Oh PLEASE do Grotesco - Runka bulle (Soggy bisquit) next!

as a lgbtq swede, i go around singing this all the time

Funny you mention "Little Britain"😂 they showed it on Swedish TV too. It was quite hillarius.

Thanks for a great reaction, Cheers from Sweden ❤

SVT is indeed like your BBC, in case anyone else haven't told you that.

Omg I can't believe you're reacting to Grotesco. They do so many good sketches.

Loved your reaction to this funny song! Will say tho that whoever translated the song did not do that accurate.

It is a satire on one of the free religious churches in Sweden. One of which is a church in Uppsala.....

Don't miss the last frame: "SVT* Humour Approved by the Government" Irony in the details. * Public Service

SVT stands for Sveriges television (Swedish television)

Jævlig bra jobba svensker!

I'm only 19 but I grew up watching Little Britain as a kid, and yeah, it definitely influenced my humor lmao

I love this song! I'm from Sweden, and also bi and most queer folks love this song too. It's kind of annoying tho when you see people posting it with a caption like "I miss when we could joke like this" because it's still being played at pride events and stuff like that.

SVT humor approved by the state. The last frame of the clip :)

@Dwayne'sView Yes, SVT (Sveriges television = Swedish Television) is like BBC. :-)

yes SVT is definetly like BBC as its swedens main news channel on the tv

7:36 Mr. Gardell himself.

Nah like the funniest thing is that there's been a remix of the song for like 2023.

SVedish Televison, like Norse RoundKasting (NRK), two Nordic public service broadcasters.

Not seeing any comments saying "I'm Christian-or-whatever and I'm not offended" 🙂

Yes SVT is like the BBC, in fact it was originally specifically modelled after the BBC with the same idea of politically independent funding guaranteed by a TV license fee. SVT also has the same issue of political "independence" the BBC does as lampshaded in the UK Comedy great Yes Minister(which is and always will be the greatest political satire show in history XD).

SVT is our ”free channel” in Sweden. A Chanel without commercials and that are free for all. Funded by the the state/government money (is it called treasury…?)😊

SVT = Sveriges Television = Swedish TV like BBC = British Broadcasting Corporation SVT is owned and controlled by Swedish Guvernement and is like 98% ad free and they have two channels, like SVT 1 and SVT 2 like your BBC ONE, BBC TWO and so on But they also have a SVT Barn (Childrens channel) and a SVT Kunskap and SVT 24 (Knowledge and news 24/7)

Little Britain was a huge hit in Sweden 😂

The best priest I have had is gay. I am not religious but I am baptised and confirmed just cos of experience. Swedish church is evolved ❤️ (that one atleast)

In an interview, they told that they got a lot of different opinions over this song. It is ment as satire, but not everyone understood it. Some said "you can't say or think that", others were like "yeah, that will show those gays".

Oh i miss this comedy..... Sad world we can't joke... Not anti-gay at all...but this shit is FUN. :)

i would argue that Swedish comedy peeked with grotesco, such a good series to this day

And we love English comedy in Sweden.

it's a very religious (human) trait to blame everything else for a decent amount of people. thats why this piece htis rights where it needs to :)

If you like this one react to( Runka bulle) Same people who sing 😂

Love yours reaction

Yea SVT is like our BBC. And below SVT Humor it says "godkänd av staten" which means "approved by the state"

Swedes love little Britain and British comedy :)

as an lgbtq person i love this song

The song was released in 2014, so not early 2000s 😅😅

This is a childhood classic

I think that Swedish and British humor are quite the same. What I have noticed when watching reaction on both this and for instance Little Britain (which I absolutely love) is that you say that this wouldn't be accepted now?? Have I missed something? My gay friends for instance still laughs at this and Little Britain "cause I am a lady"

Svt Stands for Sweden's television.