I’m making something out of nothing. I know this because I asked Jens Lekman.
The way I read Jens Lekman’s “If You Ever Need a Stranger (To Sing at Your Wedding)” is different from the artist’s intent. I emailed Jens in the process of writing this essay and he wrote that the song was not intended for a specific person, but was “an advertisement broadcasted on the wrong channel.” (more…)