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Two Swedish Girls Cover Fleet Foxes In The Woods Amateur YouTube musicians can be sad, annoying, or both. Teenage sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg, harmonizing on "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" in a magical forest, are neither. In fact, they will brighten your day. Good job, Internet!

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is it just me, or is there no embedded youtube here?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMrqBldlqzA

Posted by: jp at 08/29/08 11:56 AM | Reply
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nevermind. i gotcha. it's a link to videogum... yes, i'm a quick one.

Posted by: jp in reply to jp's comment at 08/29/08 12:00 PM | Reply
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they aren't totally amateur, they're signed to the Knife's label in Sweden as "First Aid Kit"

Posted by: chris at 08/29/08 12:08 PM | Reply
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Come on Stereogum. A little late to this party. They are indeed a real band called First Aid Kit. This video was posted yesterday on Stark Online - http://starkmagazine.blogspot.com/
and GVB http://www.gorillavsbear.blogspot.com/

Posted by: anonymous at 08/29/08 12:30 PM | Reply
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why aren't they hot and wearing bikinis

Posted by: Yogi Bear at 08/31/08 8:34 AM | Reply
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