The Cardigans - Rise and Shine

Probably one of the best memories the 90s gave me is the song Rise and Shine from the Cardigans, which got heavy airplay from local stations NU Rock 107 and LA Rock 105 back in '96.

Rise and Shine is a cut from the Cardigans first CD album, Life. One of the CD tracks is the bands cover of the Black Sabbath song, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.

The CD was never released locally, but I had the good fortune of borrowing a copy from an officemate who bought it abroad. Much as I loved the song, I decided not rip it in mp3 format for a pirated copy.

So I did what the only thing I can do with the borrowed CD: listen to the song over and over again before returning it... :-)

The Cardigans' Rise and Shine may not have a prominent place in rock music history as say, the Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band or the Sex Pistols Anarchy in the UK but I'd like to think that the song's significance is that it came at the second half of the 90s when bands like Hootie & the Blowfish, Jars of Clay, and the New Radicals were shifting rock music from anger and despair grunge theme to positive themed alternative format.

Just now, I got the pleasant surprise of my life when I stumbled on the video of the song in youtube.com. Its kinda funny that I never really got to watch the video all these years.

For those who never knew the song, you may get to watch and listen to the music video via the URL address below... :-)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OOaIt_8O_PY

Or here's the video:

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