Gunther: Pleasure Man

Gunther: Pleasure Man

Aidin Vaziri | When Günther and the Sunshine Girls arrived in the United States last year for a handful of shows at various colleges, things went exceptionally well: Students rushed the stage at Princeton; they demanded two encores at UC Santa Barbara; and at Williams College, they practically tore down the walls of the venue. At Yale, the Swedish Euro-pop sensations closed their sold-out set to huge cheers, with the front man imparting his personal motto, "Always remember: sex, love, champagne and respect." The group was paid $16,000 for its troubles. Which just goes to show you can never underestimate the power of a self-styled Swedish playboy with a cheap mullet, stick-on mustache and 4-year-old Euro-pop hit called "Ding Dong Song (You Touch My Tralala)." Continue reading.