Thursday, July 02, 2009

Mando Diao mean business

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SWEDISH sensations Mando Diao release their first foray into the UK, Mean Street, on Monday - and I urge you to welcome them with open arms.
Because the group's The Hives-meets-The Libertines sound is a real class act.
Honed over the course of five albums which have gained a cult following in Scandanavia and northern Europe, this testing of the water EP, Mean Street, is an assured stomping slice of ramshackle blues rock.
Hopefully Mean Street will pave the way for a full release of their current album Give Me Fire soon.

142 comments:

  1. mean street!!! love this song! like i love all the other songs on the new album. it´s good and quite cool. mando diao music should rule the world!

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  2. I love Mean Street and could hear it every day.
    Really nice blog post!!

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  3. Mando Diao are simply great! Their latest album for instance is fantastic! I wish more people listened to that kind of good music...
    Britains, buy the Mean Street EP, the song won't disappoint you ;-)

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  4. Mando Diao is such a great band I love all of their five albums !!!

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  5. you´re right!!
    mean street is a success as always!
    A fantastic song from an album even better!!

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  6. Great blogpost!!!! I love this song!! It makes me happy all the time!!! :)

    Fogelklou

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  7. i really agree with isaac´s opinion! mando diao´s a great band and with "give me fire" they released their fifth awesome album! keep it up guys!!!

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  8. Mean Street is a great song. Love it

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  9. Mean Street is a great song, thanks for this really nice blogpost.

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  10. Mean Street is an amazing song, I love it sooooo much :) ;)

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  11. that's great !!!

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  12. Meanstreet is a really really ingenious song, it makes you seesaw, if you want it or not... it makes you feel good!! great song, nice blogpost!!! :)

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  13. i love mando diao,their music makes me happy,but also helps me through rough times.and mean street is such a great song!
    love it!

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  14. So true!
    I hope Mean Street helps to continue the awesome Mando Diao cult since Dance with somebody. The Swedish boys really deserve it because they convert anything to a hymn which remain in your head. Mean Street rocks!

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  15. I love being at the Mean Streets !! Greatest Song Ever !!

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  16. Mando Diao is the greatest band ever!And GIVE ME FIRE is a real masterpiece!It's sucha great album and Mean Street is sucha great song!I love Mando Diao and their music!!!

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  17. mando diao are simply the best rock band at the moment. they are for me the last hope that rock is not dead. Give me fire is not the best album, but in spit of this it makes me get crazy..it's fantastic and i love all its songs. I also think that Mean Street is the right song for a single! so.. is there something to add???
    long life to mandooo diaoooo!

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  18. A very cool swedish band. They are one of my favourites and this song is very good.

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  19. "Mean Street" is a really great Song and it would be a shame if their album "Give me fire" wouldn't be realeased in the UK!

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  20. Love this song! It's really great, as the entire album is!
    Mando Diao is such an amazing band! They mix all kind of influences and that gives them a really particular sound! The all wide world should welcome them with open arms!

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  21. Oh i love this song, its so yeah yeah yeah :D
    and i love the band, its so great music ^^

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  22. It's a great song and I hear it everyday.
    Nice blog post. :)

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  23. let's hope the UK open their eyes to Mando Diao now... it's been a long time coming :)

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  24. I loooooooooooove mean street, Mando diao is so amazing!! awesome band! :)

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  25. oooooh yah i loooove mando diao and mean street :)

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  27. I agree, nice blogpost!

    Hopefully Give Me Fire will be released in the UK soon, because you really need to check out the entire album!

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  28. Mean Street is just a great song. Every should love it =)

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  29. I love Mean Street, and I love Mando Diao!!^^

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  30. Mean Street is such a great song. I love it. :)even Give Me Fire is such a wonderful album. Mando Diao are definitely a awesome rock band.

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  31. Mean street it's a great single!! just us the album give me fire and Mando Diao!

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  32. Mean Street is an amazing song and with "Give me Fire" Mando Diao have made once again a great album!

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  33. mean street definitely is one of their best songs

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  34. Awesome song and a such great band...!!!

    Fabby

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  35. fantastic song + fantastic video = best band ever xD <3
    lg mali_

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  36. cecilianilsson24 July 2009 at 09:51

    Mando Diao is the best band ever, and Mean Street rocks!!!

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  37. perfect song x3

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  38. Mean Street is great, also when they play it live, definitely worth seeing again and again and again.

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  39. mean street is so cool!
    i love the song and now there is this great video :)

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  40. this song is one of my favourit songs of md so happy that we finally have a video to this song ;)

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  41. Hey to all the mando diao- addicted!! The song is awesome but I like the video even more(Don´t hesitate -----> go and watch it!). MANDO DIAO ROCKS THE HOUSE

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  42. I like the Video.It's really funny and the song is of course very,very good.

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  43. Hey! Mean Street is the best song of their last album"give me fire"!
    The best song ever!

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  44. I quite agree with you!
    Mando Diao sounds unique..let's hope Uk will appreciate them as much as they deserve

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  45. Mando Diao rocks! you just have to like them=)

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  46. woaaa mean street ! awesome song ! everytime I hear I must go to dance and sing somewhere :DD

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  47. The video of this song is so amazinggggggg!!!!!!!!!! Really, a lot of triangles, different letters or sentences, so nice music instruments and of course the members of cool group!!!!!!!!!)))))))))

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  48. Amazing. I'm in the US, have every album, seen them in concert and recorded one of their shows. And this album isn't even available in the UK yet? Damn, I'm ahead of everyone.

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  49. Mean street is kind of experimental, I really like it...

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  50. omg mean street is sooo great! i love it sooo much**** hear it all the day. :-)

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  51. Oh yes,i love Mean Street!
    Mando Diao is the best band ever!

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  52. Welcome them with open arms? How could you not?!
    Really a great song ... great band of course. =)

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  53. Give Me Fire may very well be the best album of the year. And Mando Diao is certainly one of the best new rock bands.
    They deserve much, much wider (international) acclaim!

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  54. The album give me fire is just great. Like all their albums. The music of Mando Diao is super. I like the way how they handle with important things of the world in their songs!!!! Mando Diao is the best band ever!!!

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  55. Great job! Wonderful song!

    Take my hand and close your pretty eyes...<3

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  56. Mean Street would definitely be one of my faves from Give Me Fire. Awesome song!!

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  57. Hey there, nice blogg. Mean Street is my favourite one from their new album, it has everything that a song needs to have to be perfect

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  58. Oh yeahhh:)Love it!!Mean Street is so fantastic!Mando Diao Rocks!!:P

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  59. It's awesome, the song & the band!
    I really hope they'll succed in GB, too!

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  60. violetinbangkok25 July 2009 at 15:03

    Mean Street is one of my favourites from Give Me Fire, but I love all Mando Diao's songs!

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  61. I agree with Isaac! :D:D Mean Street in England would be the start of a conquest ;)

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  62. Such a great summer song! I totally love it as well as that band! I really hope they'll have a lot of succes in Britain cause they deserved it! :)

    Alex

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  63. Mean Street is such a catchy track. I love it.

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  64. Want to hear it in every corner on every radio!
    It's genial!

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  65. Meanstreet is so amazing! I can't stop listenting to ist...it's a real song for summer :)

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  66. yes , Mean Street <3
    amazing song :) can´t stop listening to it ♥

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  67. Mean Street and a sunny day makes a perfect day!

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  68. Wow "Hives meets Libertines" that's pretty clever! Well it just shows you how diverse thier music is and Mean Street is a great song on a great album! Next they need to try and spead the joy of thier music to America

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  69. I agree with you! Mean Street is, in my opinion, one of the best songs of Give Me Fire! I think everyone should listen to Mean Street, Give me fire and, of course, Mando Diao!

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  70. The guys are amazing and so is theire music!!!! Mean street is a perfect summer song!!!

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  71. One of my favourite songs from the album, which is one of my favourite albums of one of my favourite bands! ;)

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  72. LOVE Meanstreet!!!

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  73. OMG....i love this song soo much! the whole album is soo great! Mando Diao is really the best band ever!!! Jag älskar MANDO DIAO <3

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  74. - The time has come for british people to learn more about music...Mando Diao's one of the greatest bands in our century....British people...you have a good taste in music...but wake up and see that there's other bands and not just yours;)
    you'll love these awesome swedes;)...listen and learn;)

    MANDO DIAO!!!!!!!

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  75. Mean Street is such a good choice as a single release! I'm sure it's be a hit-single because it's simply a wonderful song!

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  77. mean street is such a great song. The UK would miss out on semething unbelivable if they werent to release Give me fire. It would be the uks loss, no MDs.

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  78. Yeeees! :)
    Mean Street is brilliant.
    It is the perfect "weapon" to finally conquer UK!

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  79. Hey Folks!
    How could the UK live upto now without given fire by Mando Diao?!?
    Dance with Somebody still is my favourite song, but Mean Street is great, too!
    So have a great day and DANCE DANCE DANCE!! YEAH!
    Best wishes and take care!
    Symmetry

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  80. Mean Street is my favorite one now :) Love you Mando

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  81. I love Mando Diao. Mean Street is so good.

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  82. a great band! i love 'em!

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  83. so band is great.. so is the song.. so go everyone and buy the cd.. you will enjoy it..

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  84. Great song great band what do you want more!!??

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  85. I thing this is the greatest band ever and mean street is on of ther best songs

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  86. nice blogpost, mean street is awesome!

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  87. Yes, I agree. Hopefully, the UK will finally appreciate the fresh and cool Northern sound, and will welcome the whole MD new record with enthusiasm. They will have a chance to see the band during the concerts - the tour is planned for September. Lucky they, because I have already seen their concert during Give Me Fire tour in spring.
    I do not like band comaprison. I cannot say that Mando Diao breach the gap between the Hives and the Libertines - or as somebody said - are the newest version of Fanz Ferdinand - they have their own unique idea to win our souls and bodies. British Isles should be ready for Viking invasion once again.

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  88. I absolutely adooooooore Mean Street, it's fantastic and I get so happy when i hear it!

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  89. Great band, great boys, great song!
    Let´s rock the summer!!!

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  90. Oh yeah, you're right.
    Mando rocks and the whole world will rock with them! =D
    I just say: Take my hand and close your pretty eyes...

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  91. Mando Diao rock the world! They are amazing and Mean Street is really a summer song. It's so happy! Keep on rocking the world mando!! <333

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  92. Hopefully British people will soon get the chance to buy the whole album... 'cause Give me fire is just awesome!!! Another great record by Mando Diao=)

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  93. MANDO DIAO ROCKS!!!!
    Mean Street is amazing!
    one of the best song ever!

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  94. Just love it!

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  95. mando diao is great and "mean street" is my summer song :)

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  96. Love it!!Mean Street is so fantastic!

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  97. mean street is a really good song.just whana dance when you hear it! :)

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  98. Excellent blogpost!
    The Mean Street EP is great :)
    And the Album "Give Me Fire" even more!
    Don't miss this fantastic band!

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  99. ...and that makes 100 comments. Wowsers.

    Don't forget to visit the rest of the site and not just this post, Mando Diao fans!

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  100. Wouhouuu, great song! And these hot guys performing this song live, brillant! Mycket bra!

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  101. GREAT SONG! and best band!

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  102. Let me take you for a ride
    far away from the upper side
    we´re going down to the mean street

    I really want to dance to this song every time
    even while driving car.
    best song from give me fire among go out tonight :-)

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  103. That song always makes me dance, no matter where I am. :-D

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  104. Their last cd is just great. I can see that the bans is always making better and better things, and they just can't stop working!
    They are AMAZING. Here in Argentina, more people are listening to them
    Nice post!

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  105. For me Mean Street is a perfect soundtrack to a summer day. It makes me feeling happy every time I listen to it. Fantastic song! Great Band!

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  106. MEAN STREAT! JUST AMAZING! ONE OF MY FAVORITS SONGS FROM THE NEW ALBUM GIVE ME FIRE ;) LOVE IT

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  107. Mean Street is really a song that makes me smile everytime i listen to it! hope they will play it on the german tour again!! i would love it =)

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  108. Yeah, the UK would be missing out if "Give me Fire" wasn't released. The album is fab!!

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  109. Mean street is such a good song! I love it! and i love Mando diao!

    "Dance with somebody in the Mean street!" ;)

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  110. i always thought a good song reveals its beauty and perfection after you'd listened to it more and more discovering more and more new elements, something that hasn't been there yet....almost every md song is fitting this idea like no one else's songs....mean street is just the very example....thank you again mando diao, you are wonderful

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  111. Can only agree with the last sentence of this blogpost - hopefully!
    The others are absolutely true too, of course! =)

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  112. Great melody, Great Song great Band!! :)
    I´m looking forward to see them Live again!! :)

    Fogelklou

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  113. You are right, Mean Street is such an awesome song. perfect for the summer time!

    And I'll make sure that I check the rest of your blog ;D

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  114. Mean Street is a great song, I love it! Like the whole album. When you´re sad you must hear that song, because after the first accords your mood is quite better.
    Mando Diao has just great songs =P

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  115. Mean street it's so perfect!!

    MANDO DIAO rocks!

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  116. I like Mean Street so much!it´s perfect in this hot summer days and it´s really good to dance :P

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  117. Mean Street is such an awesome track of Mando Diao!!! MANDO DIAO IS SOO AWESOME!!!

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  118. Their aint no better then Mando Diao! It's just screams summerfeelings from Mean Street, love it!!

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  119. Mean street is a very good song! I love MANDO DIAO and their new album Give me Fire!!

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  120. yes, British people, you should really welcome Mando Diao in your open arms, they won't disappoint you, I promise!

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  121. Yeah, just agree with the post above mine..VIVA MANDO DIAO!

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  122. I've got the same opinion as you. I think Mando Diao is a really amazing groupe with great songs.

    Give Me Fire is the demonstration!!!

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  123. Great band, great music, great 5th album!

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  124. You're just so frakking right =)

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  125. Opener Mean Street is a fast but very melodic song with an amazing chorus, which puts into good humour. Just great!
    But also the three other songs on this EP are worth listening to.

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  126. You're absolutely right!!
    This song is just fantastic! Definitely one of the best songs on Give Me Fire.

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  127. MANDO DIAO.
    this songs on give me fire is the best songs.

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  128. It takes only one band to save your day...and it is no one else than MANDO DIAO, Sweden's best export!
    they are just sensational and I really can recommend listening to them...
    you will be falling in love with my favourite band!

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  129. Thanks for this great Blogpost.
    Give me fire is an amzing song of an amazing band.
    MANDO DIAO

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  130. I love mean street!!! I listen it everyday!!!

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  131. great blogpost ;)

    Mean street is quite good, I love MD's new album Give me fire!

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  132. I just looooove this band! Mando Diao is the future of rock! Check them out on tour this fall and winter accross Europe, they're awesome live!

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  133. Every song by Mando Diao is great :D But I love that they count in Swedish in the beginning.. took me about three goes before it stroke me that they were´nt screaming in English... I love that Mando is frm Sweden, we get the albums so much faster than everyone else even the US! youtube the album or listen to it on Spotify cause yo´re really missing out!

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  134. Mean Street is awesome. Mando Diao is awesome!

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  135. Heeey
    I can only agree ;)
    The whole text presents exactly what I think about "Mean Street" in a very nice way!

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  136. Good song. Great lyrics. Brilliant record. Awesome Band.
    More there isn't to say!
    ;)

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  137. Well, it's a song by Mando Diao, what else could you expect? ;)

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  138. good band
    good songs
    and everything, as always, stop mando diao

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  139. I agree! You really shound welcome themwith open arms, because they will give you back sooo much amazing music!
    The new EP rocks!
    Caro

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  140. You're right! The EP is fantastic they choose really good songs for it but the whole Give me Fire album is fantastic. Full of energy and really fresh. You have to see them live next week when they come to GB

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  141. Mean Street and Give Me Fire are great! Love Mando Diao! :)

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