{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65228c2635acc000110dcb79/68f8ea9053978989ad632c90?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Wannadies - Episode 30 - Interview with Pär Wiksten","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65228c2635acc000110dcb79/1761141950466-544d93e7-d1b5-4512-b670-76feacd054f6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Wannadies formed in 1988 in the Northern Swedish town of Skellefteå They had two Top 20 hits in the UK singles chart including a Gold Disc for <strong>You and Me Song </strong>and <strong>Might Be Stars</strong> and quickly became NME favourites.&nbsp;Despite forming in 1988 it was the re-release of <strong>You and Me Song </strong>in April 1996 that the band really made an impact in the UK It reached number <strong>18 </strong>on the UK Singles Chart and having sold over 500,000 units earned a GOLD DISC. That year the track appeared on the official soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film <strong>Romeo + Juliet too. </strong>Their story has plenty of twists and turns and Pär tells it all for you.</p><p><br></p><p>As always if you like this episode please subscribe and like on Social Media etc.</p><p><br></p><p>You can see all our previous episodes on any podcast platform and if you want to more about us then have a look on the website www.uncharted-sounds.co.uk</p><p><br></p><p>The Interview with Pär starts around 26m 20 into the episode. Enjoy !</p>","author_name":"Martin Bull & Noel Dinneen"}