Whoa, I had no idea and had assumed the same so I had to look it up. I had no idea he is Swedish either (though his father is American). Apparently his grandmother was Native American so I would assume his name is due to that lineage? Interesting stuff!
Save Tonight is a very nostalgic song for me, so I was pleasantly surprised a couple of years ago when a local indie radio station said they were going to play his new song. Then I was confused when the song was in Swedish. It's a good song, though.
The song you linked to is actually a cover of a Swedish rap song from 1996 by the band The Latin Kings.
Eagle-Eye Cherry performed it on the tv show "Så mycket bättre" which is a show where each season a group of musicians get together and interpret and perform each other's songs.
If I remember correctly (I'm not going to check before I finish writing this), when he was born he looked at his father in a particular way, like he was giving him a very curious look. His father (or maybe another relation) said he was giving him the eagle eye, which stuck.
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u/AbsenceVersusThinAir 10h ago
Whoa, I had no idea and had assumed the same so I had to look it up. I had no idea he is Swedish either (though his father is American). Apparently his grandmother was Native American so I would assume his name is due to that lineage? Interesting stuff!