Namesakes #191: The Cardigans

Perhaps it's not the most sexy or exciting item of clothing in your wardrobe, but the humble cardigan deserves our love for making us feel warm and cosy in winter days.

Will any of the Cardigans below have the same effect?

THE CARDIGANS #1

From Chattanooga in the late 50s came the choo-choo Cardigans, four young sloppy-doo-woppy dudes who hit the charts twice with their single Your Graduation Means Goodbye. I chose the b-side, which was a lot more fun.

The Cardigans - Boll Weevil On The Mountain Top

THE CARDIGANS #2

More doo-wop, probably from around the same time, but with extra Dave, because we can all do with extra Dave. A youtube commenter reveals that the Cardigans were his mother and aunt, Marie and Terry Belanger. This track was recorded before the commenter was born - it must be lovely to hear his mum singing in her younger days.

Dave & The Cardigans - My Falling Star

CARDIGAN #3

A singular Cardigan, this one from Denmark in 1986. It has a video with 33,190 views on the tube of you, so it must have done something back in the day...

Cardigan - Without You

THE CARDIGANS #4

The Cardigans most of us are familiar with originated in Sweden in 1992, led by the very best Persson in rock: Nina. They took their name from a line in The Sundays' song Skin And Bones...

Oh, you see me in a cardigan

In a dress, dress, dress that I've been sick on

The Cardigans named their debut album Emmerdale - I'm presuming the show is big in Sweden? Their breakthru record came in 1996 when the infectious single below was featured in the soundtrack of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. 

The Cardigans - Lovefool

Not a great deal of choice in the Cardigans aisle... are any of them a good fit?