Ibold Train

People are coming hitting this site looking for info on this obscure Swedish band that peaked in 2000, so I'll share what I know-- Ibold Train has a few songs being passed around the filesharing networks mislabeled as weezer songs. That's how I found them, and it's still very much the case.

I'm a big fan of their songs "A Song About You" and "I Wish I Could Touch You." The former is a soft-ballad, backed by what I think is a melodeon (accordion-like instrument), and acoustic guitar. The latter, a power-pop ballad in the mold of Weezer.

I had put a complementary message about the band on this site, and one day their frontman "Magnus" left a message on my message board, "Thanks for liking us." I e-mailed him to ask what the status of the band was, and he told me the band had broken up. He wanted to get more serious, and so had formed a new band that was called High Jumping Jack.

Ibold Train's official website is now long gone, and MP3.com, which had hosted their songs, just recently shut down after it was purchased by CNET.com in 2004. I have Magnus' e-mail address- if anyone wants to try contacting him, let me know, I'll pass it on.

UPDATE / LINKS:
Ibold Train on MySpace
High Jumping Jack on MySpace
Google Cache of an old page with High Jumping Jack song clips and photos


Ibold Train lyrics


I wish I could touch you

I wish I could touch you
I wish I could be there
I wish I could touch you
I wish I could hold your
hand


You're sitting there
With cards in your hands
Mixing them together
Wish I could touch you
Wish I could kiss you

And when the night falls
I dream about you
I think of you
always

Every day and every night
Every day and every night

I wish I could touch you
I wish I could be there for you
I wish I could touch you
I wish I could grab your hand

And when the night falls
I dream about you
I think of you
always

Every day and every night
Every day and every night


A song about you

First time I saw you
I didn't think you were special
But now I've realized
That you're the one I want to grow old with
I want to take you out
I want to do everything right
I'll take you to your favorite shop
I'll even let you use my favorite company cup

Oh you, when I look at you you make me feel so glad
Oh you, when I look at you you make me feel so nervous
'cause you're the one I adore

I'll let you use my coat when you're cold
I'll do anything for you
But now you're probably in bed
Sleeping with one of my best friends




available for download, bandwidth permitting
Ibold Train - A song about you
Ibold Train - I Wish I Could Touch You


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