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"Palace & Main" is a song by Swedish
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 rock band Kent
Kent (band)

Kent is a Sweden Musical ensemble founded in Eskilstuna in 1990, with the name Coca-Cola Kids, later Jones & Giftet , and Havs?nglar ....
, written by Joakim Berg
Joakim Berg

Joakim "Jocke" Berg, is a Sweden musician. He was born and grew up in Eskilstuna but moved to Stockholm in 1993 and has lived there since.Berg is the main songwriter, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in the Swedish rock band Kent ....
 and Martin Sköld. It was released on May 4, 2005, as the second single from their album Du & Jag Döden
Du & jag döden

Du & jag d?den is a 2005 album by the Sweden band Kent . As the title implies, death is a major theme of the album which before its release was described by the band as dark and depressing; in keeping with this the plastic album cover and the playable side of the CD are both black....
, immediately reaching the top of the Swedish chart. The song title refers to an intersection in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States United States, near the confluence of the Willamette River and Columbia River rivers in the state of Oregon....
. The single contains two B-sides: "Nihilisten" and "Alla mot alla". The playable side of the CD is black.

Video
The music video is a documentary filmed on a simple DV-camera
DV

Digital Video is a digital video format created by Sony, JVC, Panasonic and other video camera producers, and launched in 1995. In its smaller tape form factor MiniDV, has since become a standard for home and semi-professional video production; it is sometimes used for professional purposes as well, such as filmmaking and electronic...
 by the director Adam Berg
Adam Berg (director)

Adam Berg, Swedish music video-director and brother to Joakim Berg of the music group Kent ....
 (brother of lead singer Joakim Berg).






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"Palace & Main" is a song by Swedish
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 rock band Kent
Kent (band)

Kent is a Sweden Musical ensemble founded in Eskilstuna in 1990, with the name Coca-Cola Kids, later Jones & Giftet , and Havs?nglar ....
, written by Joakim Berg
Joakim Berg

Joakim "Jocke" Berg, is a Sweden musician. He was born and grew up in Eskilstuna but moved to Stockholm in 1993 and has lived there since.Berg is the main songwriter, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in the Swedish rock band Kent ....
 and Martin Sköld. It was released on May 4, 2005, as the second single from their album Du & Jag Döden
Du & jag döden

Du & jag d?den is a 2005 album by the Sweden band Kent . As the title implies, death is a major theme of the album which before its release was described by the band as dark and depressing; in keeping with this the plastic album cover and the playable side of the CD are both black....
, immediately reaching the top of the Swedish chart. The song title refers to an intersection in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States United States, near the confluence of the Willamette River and Columbia River rivers in the state of Oregon....
. The single contains two B-sides: "Nihilisten" and "Alla mot alla". The playable side of the CD is black.

Video


The music video is a documentary filmed on a simple DV-camera
DV

Digital Video is a digital video format created by Sony, JVC, Panasonic and other video camera producers, and launched in 1995. In its smaller tape form factor MiniDV, has since become a standard for home and semi-professional video production; it is sometimes used for professional purposes as well, such as filmmaking and electronic...
 by the director Adam Berg
Adam Berg (director)

Adam Berg, Swedish music video-director and brother to Joakim Berg of the music group Kent ....
 (brother of lead singer Joakim Berg). It features guitarist Harri Mänty
Harri Mänty

Harri M?nty is a Sweden musician, brought up in Finland, who was a member of the Swedish pop-rock band Kent between 1996 and 2006. He joined the band after Martin Roos left....
 as he travels to Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
 to gamble the entire video budget of 300 000 kronor (roughly 40 000 USD) on the roulette
Roulette

Roulette is a casino and gambling game named after the French language word meaning "small wheel". In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a number, a range of numbers, the color red or black, or whether the number is odd or even....
. He puts the money on black, and wins. In the end of the video he rides away in a limousine, cheering and sipping champagne. Afterwards, the profits were donated to Barncancerfonden, a fund for children with cancer.

Lyrics



Tracklisting


CD Single, CDM, BMG cat. no. 82876693112

  1. Palace & Main (4:05)
  2. Nihilisten (4:11) (The Nihilist)
  3. Alla Mot Alla (5:06) (Everyone Against Everyone)


Promo CD, CDS, BMG cat. no. 82876696622

  1. Palace & Main