How Europe’s John Norum learned to love The Final Countdown – and the guitar he used to track its iconic solo

The Final Countdown is one of rock's evergreen anthems, but Norum admits he thought it was “dreadful” at first ...
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‘Spandex and big hair weren’t my thing’: how Europe made The Final Countdown

‘I recorded my guitar solo in about 15 minutes. I’ve now played it thousands of times – I can do it in my sleep!’ When I was young, I wanted to be an astronaut. I loved flying and space travel. My dad ...
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“I didn’t want to have anything to do with the song. To me, it was like: ‘Are we turning into Depeche Mode?’”: Europe’s John Norum says he thought The Final ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Norum. A rock jukebox would not be complete without it. It would become a staple of karaoke and weddings, and of sports ...

Rocker says he initially disliked band’s iconic song: ‘Dreadful’

A rocker who helped to create one of the biggest hits of the eighties recently revealed he wasn’t too jazzed about it at first. John Norum — ex-guitarist and co-founder of Swedish rock band Europe — ...
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[Chris] wanted a guitar with a keyboard but didn’t want a keytar. Like any good hacker he took a cheap guitar and a small keyboard and introduced them to each other. He moved the control knobs to make ...
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“I didn’t want to have anything to do with the song. To me, it was like: ‘Are we turning into Depeche Mode?’”: Europe’s John Norum says he thought The Final ...

Best of 2023: It would go on to become the Swedish rockers’ biggest track but Norum took some persuading that all those synths would work with guitar When you purchase through links on our site, we ...