norumfan1987
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Post by norumfan1987 on Apr 1, 2019 20:28:41 GMT 2
Seriously, is it a made up word? an acronym? i know what Aphasia is, it's a medical condition that prevents people from speaking (wich is a good description for the instrumental if you ask me) but i can't find any meaning for Boyazont.
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Post by Stein on Apr 1, 2019 20:49:35 GMT 2
In an issue of Sweden Rock Magazine, #2 of 2015, there's an interview with Joey Tempest and John Norum. In this interview Norum explains the meaning of "Boyazont":
On Eddie [Meduza]'s album Garagetaper (Garage tapes) from 1980 there's a song called "Reaktorn läck i Barsebäck" (The reactor is leaking in Barsebäck). How come the guitar melody was used again three years later in the instrumental "Boyazont" on EUROPE's debut album?
"Thomas (Witt, John Norum's stepfather) played a demo recorded by Eddie. He said, 'Eddie isn't going to use this. He's wondering if you might want to record it instead.' I thought it was a cool melody, so we decided to record it with EUROPE. The difference is that we rocked it up a lot. At the end there is a part with a guitar solo and double bass drumming, which I added. I can't remember if there were harmonies on the original."
What does "Boyazont" mean?
"I was living with a girl whose name was Susanne Boya. She was really happy about this little tribute to her. I don't remember where we got 'zont' from, but that's the sort of idea you come up with when you're a little teenybopper."
Eddie Meduza (1948-2002) was a Swedish rockabilly artist that Norum toured and recorded with on various occasions in the late 70s and early 80s.
Here are videos of "Reaktorn läck i Barsebäck" and "Boyazont" for comparison:
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norumfan1987
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Post by norumfan1987 on Apr 1, 2019 21:20:39 GMT 2
What does "Boyazont" mean?"I was living with a girl whose name was Susanne Boya. She was really happy about this little tribute to her. I don't remember where we got 'zont' from, but that's the sort of idea you come up with when you're a little teenybopper." THANK YOU! i've been wondering about this for a while.
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Post by dough1334 on Oct 17, 2021 16:53:03 GMT 2
This is awesome! Thank you.
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