Listen To This: Don't Be Afraid!

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Really great songs don't need a lot of explanation.

Scared of Heights is pretty. So pretty. Wistful! The kind of song you play on repeat over and over again.

If you like Jason Mraz or Jack Johnson, then you will love this song.

It's not sung by some surfer from Hawaii, it's actually by a singer from Norway named Espen Lind.

Norway has some great musicians!

Trust Perez. You will love this song.

Enjoy it below and then CLICK HERE to check out some other tunes from Espen Lind!

    Posted: Jun 4, 2008 at 5:30 pm / Email this  »

    212 comments to “Listen To This: Don't Be Afraid!”

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    1. gwen says – reply to this


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      FIRST

    2. Gary says – reply to this


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      That song is so fucking lame….. Perez the next Clive Davis…… I think NOT

    3. Alexan says – reply to this


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      Primera!

    4. Lilya says – reply to this


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      Trust Perez when it comes to music???!!! you are so cute, so funny.

    5. Veebi says – reply to this


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      GO ESPEN!!!

    6. cat says – reply to this


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      i feel like this would be background music during an episode of little house on the prairie as they are running and skipping through a field of daisy's.

    7. Veebi says – reply to this


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      Espen is great. You have written many posts about Norwegian singers lately, Perez! Way to go! Love from Norway

    8. feisty says – reply to this


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      good call perez. beautiful music and lovely lyrics. xoxoxo.

    9. Marian says – reply to this


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      Espen Lind is such a great artist!!! Norwegian musicians

    10. tb says – reply to this


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      i like

    11. cc* says – reply to this


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      you have amazing taste in music! love love LOVE this song.

    12. Yummy says – reply to this


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    13. Val says – reply to this


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      Yawn………I feel like I'm at the circus.

    14. Mony says – reply to this


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      This song is great…
      it make me smile =P

      saludos perecito!

    15. bill says – reply to this


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      for once you are right. good stuff

    16. icky p says – reply to this


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      he has a sweet voice

    17. K7 says – reply to this


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      he had a great hit in Europe years ago (i think it was in the late 90ies??) with "when susannah cries". Its on youtube. very nice

    18. Pink says – reply to this


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      Yet again you comment on a norwegian artist! I like. I Haven't really taken an interest in Espen Lind before, but I like this song. Norway rocks! A nice summer song in the heat!

    19. hipi says – reply to this


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      quite catchy perez! xo
      hipi

    20. m says – reply to this


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      looove it!

    21. me says – reply to this


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      first

    22. jeremy says – reply to this


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      it's just okay perez… nothing to write home about though

    23. kt says – reply to this


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      This song is terrible!!

    24. 15minu says – reply to this


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      You have the worst taste in music HANDS DOWN!
      You choices are garbage!
      But then again, what else would we expect from someone that makes a living drawing cum on stolen pictures from other websites.

    25. alexit says – reply to this


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      you nailed it with this one perez! brought a smile to my face!

    26. *ami says – reply to this


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      scandinavian musicians are the best:
      Sweden
      Denmark
      Norway
      ^and he's hot :)

    27. Leif says – reply to this


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      Perez, I love that you show us Scandinavian songs, i studied in oslo and I love espen linds song "Million Miles Away" and i saw him just walking down the street once, keep showing us Scandinavian artists they are awesome!

    28. amy says – reply to this


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      damn, it's not on itunes.

    29. jt says – reply to this


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      i hate it

    30. 3l$@ says – reply to this


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      lmao at you thinking this is good but not liking coldplay or colpday your dumbass

    31. A says – reply to this


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      He looks a lot like Damien Fahey from MTV's TRL…

    32. Marc says – reply to this


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      I'm one to recognize and appreciate amazing music. Good beats, catchy tracks, wonderful lyrics, etc… And I declare this song as CRAP!!

    33. TeFrSt says – reply to this


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      Very nice! I'm very eclectic when it comes to music, and this is something that is definately going on my iPod.

    34. redsox says – reply to this


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      Perez, this song sucks!!! Nothing like Jack or Mr. A-Z

      My wife and I are big fans of yours, but c'mon man!

    35. smolls says – reply to this


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      Que Bueno!! This song actually put me in a better mood….quite an accomplishment given I'm at work!

      Thanks Perez - as always, your taste is supreme!! I HEART Perez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    36. Liv says – reply to this


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      Espen Lind also co-wrote beyonce- irreplaceable and chris brown- with you.



    37. 37

      Love espen. He's written alot of songs for other artists aswell. Like Beyonces' "Irreplacable" and Chris Brown's "With you" and Jonas Brothers "underdog". and also songs for jessica simpson and ne-yo.

    38. Fan! says – reply to this


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      Love his music and his songwritings. "Irreplaceable" (Beyoncé) is another great song that he wrote.

    39. supers says – reply to this


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      so good i love his cover of sail away

    40. ana says – reply to this


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      does anyone remember his song "when susanna cries"?????
      it was a hit in europe in 1997 i think…

    41. samuel says – reply to this


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      Dude…quit taking cock in the ear and keep to taking it the butt…you have got to be off your rainbow colored rocker if you think that is a great song!



    42. 42

      oh perez thank you thank you thank you this was awesome!! Nordic ad proud!!

    43. Ine says – reply to this


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      Hey! Another Norwegian-ized post! Go Perez! Thanks for shoutin' out for Norway lately, we love you over here! :)

    44. taylor says – reply to this


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      Perez.. I've lost your trust ahha ,
      i hate this song!!

    45. ripkla says – reply to this


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      Good god, this is nowhere NEAR as good as you make it out to be Perez. It is a jaunty little tune but "The kind of song you play on repeat over and over again."?

      Hardly

    46. teeni says – reply to this


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      he is no Jason Mraz but I did like it, wasnt feeling the tuba in the background though. Still a good song Thanx

    47. Norweg says – reply to this


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      Espen Lind has actually written songs for Ne-Yo and Rihanna!

    48. Diana says – reply to this


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      I'm not really feeling this song… I used to love 'When Susannah Cries' back in the day though.

    49. UffDa says – reply to this


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      If you like Espen Lind Perez, you should check out his band "Gitarkameratene" , (its norwegian and means the guitarbuddies:P)
      Kurt Nilsen is also in this band.

    50. Marian says – reply to this


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      nice =) Espen is a good artist :P (even if he weren`t in his eary years) hehe

    51. Anna B says – reply to this


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      He looks like the Aussie from Idol. But cuter.

    52. me says – reply to this


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      Re: UffDa
      they are called "de nye gitarkameratene" :)

    53. Kyle says – reply to this


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      I like his voice - and the song… but could do without the tuba…

    54. Bree i says – reply to this


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      I love Jack Johnson and Jason Mraz could probably keep me happy at the gym (if I couldn't reach my iPod to change the song), but honestly this dude sounded NOTHING like either of them. Sad. Great voice…American Idol would eat him up but he's not at all a CD I'd buy tomorrow because of talent…

      Ehh…Perez, I give this guy a 5. I could leave 'em or hate 'em.

    55. spell says – reply to this


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      sounds like jason castro and he isings hallelulaja too

    56. Suzy says – reply to this


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      I hope this goes on itunes b/c I want to buy it! Good job.

    57. :) says – reply to this


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      This song reminds me of Rufus Wainwright

    58. jane says – reply to this


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      LOVE IT

    59. Maria says – reply to this


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      PREATTY COOL…

    60. Nogett says – reply to this


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      Espen Lind is a great singer and songwriter, its good you finally have noticed him. He is also a producer that trough his company Espionage works with Stargate. He has worked on songs for Chris Brown, Jessica Simpson and Jordin Sparks to name a few.. A great musician!

    61. Nogett says – reply to this


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      By the way perez: Talking about norwegian artists on this site actually gets you into loads of norwegian papers.. its a quiet country you see, not alot happens!

    62. Jenne says – reply to this


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      Anybody know how to get the download? iTunes keeps flipping me back over to the US store, and this is on the Norwegian store…

    63. Kelly says – reply to this


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      JACK JOHNSON IS WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY BETTER!

    64. MiMi says – reply to this


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      sucks, very cheesy , makes me feel like cutting the cheese

    65. snel says – reply to this


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      Beautiful voice. Love the chorus. I found the tuba to be a bit distracting though (or whatever it was).

    66. Sizzy says – reply to this


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      I loove the song! So different and happy and pure. He is soo hot!! Love his outfit, does anyone know who its by?

    67. Zina says – reply to this


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      He has written Irreplaceble for Beyoncé with Ne-Yo and Stargate and the song With You by Chris Brown. I absoutly love the song, its quirky in a good way and sweet.

    68. ks says – reply to this


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      I'm from Norway, and I am a little stunned that you listen to Espen Lind… The fact that you even know who the guy is, is a little shock to me frankly…… But he has a great voice though….

    69. X says – reply to this


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      Wow, Perez, I'm impressed. I loved Espen'd music since years ago when he had his major hits When Susannah Cries and Lucky For You.
      Lucky For You is one of my favourite songs and videos EVER.
      Kudos for promoting him!

    70. cvs says – reply to this


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      So I play this song to hear what Perez is recommending now. He says trust me, you will LOVE this song…

      So here I go pressing the button and turning up the speakers .. and no less than 10 seconds into the song my 9 year old son (guitar hero rocker) starts to tap the table to the beat of the song while doing his homework…

      Boy, Perez, you on top of THIS GENERATION and the next!

    71. Fiffi says – reply to this


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      I just bought the song on itunes, but you have to scroll down and change itunes store from USA to Norwegian, and then you´ll be able to purchase it.

      You rock Espen!

    72. Lauren says – reply to this


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      Aww Perez! I love this song, listed to it 3 times so far =]. Its so cute, and so is he!!

    73. lene says – reply to this


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      Norways is patetich. Writing about Perez & how he writes about Norway & their artists..and SO PROUD over it. I mean, WTF?!?! He's a freaking BLOGGER! Not a A-list celeb. I mean, really?

      Norway sucks: I should know, i'm from there.ugh.

    74. €spa says – reply to this


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      Mario wants to "make out" with this singer. That's why. Poor Mario, can't get a hot guy because he is a fat screaming queen, so he makes up stories and keeps on dreaming.

      Bashing hot gay couples because you can't have neither of them, is never a good idea you fat idiot!

    75. erin says – reply to this


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      It's pretty good. Can't take it too seriously because of the TUBA…sounds like a bunch of farts.

      You need to check out Matt Nathanson…he's HOTTTT and funny and EXCELLENT! I recommend "come on get higher"

    76. X says – reply to this


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      P.S.
      But this song is nowhere near as great as the old hits. He should make more like Lucky For You and not this kind of stuff.

    77. asdf says – reply to this


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      I suggest you listen to Alejandro Fuentes. He's latino and norweigian.

    78. Rob says – reply to this


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      Perez you have a terrible taste in music. This song f*cking sucks donkey balls.

    79. Heathe says – reply to this


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      I haven't listened to it yet, but my son's name is Espen, so it can't be that bad!!

    80. sumiko says – reply to this


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      Ah Perezilto, you keep forgetting MORTEN HARKET, the norwegian god and super, extra yummy!!

    81. Rich says – reply to this


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      Great Voice and not bad on the eyes either.

    82. dronni says – reply to this


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      You should also listen to a song he made under the artist name "Sway" many years ago. The song is called "Baby, you're so cool" and it's soooo cool. You'll love it.

    83. jane says – reply to this


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      THANK YOU! I'M IN LOVE

    84. Chiefs says – reply to this


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      usually you are pretty good at picking some decent music…not this one…it makes me feel like a slow song at the circus….

    85. Aaron says – reply to this


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      Very Rufus waiwright with a mix of Jason Mraz. cool.

    86. mog says – reply to this


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      there no accounting for taste. the wonderful variety of music in the world makes "good" music in all genres.

      you're right perez, those of us who enjoy listening to Jack Johnson are indeed more likely to enjoy this sweet-happy music with pop-ballad style lyrics.

      keep 'em coming!

    87. Lily says – reply to this


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      I LOVED IT!! Thank you Perezito.

    88. Ben says – reply to this


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      That song sucks.

    89. dm02 says – reply to this


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      loved this! very optimistic. he has a beautiful range.

    90. Hollyj says – reply to this


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      You can't get this song in Canada - Perez, you need a direct line to whoever gets music on ITunes Canada - I love the song and it's perfect for summer

    91. Mario says – reply to this


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    92. babii says – reply to this


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      you cant beat jack johnson :)

    93. Julia says – reply to this


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      i used to love this guy in middle school…

    94. Mina says – reply to this


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      I loved it! He has such a beautiful voice! You found a hit Perez! Good work. XD

    95. Gromix says – reply to this


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      I love Espen since the cd RED (L)
      Finally is back!

    96. kim says – reply to this


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      I'm from norway and i love his voice, he has a great song called "when susannah cries" its absolutely beautiful. Kinda funny Perez found this randomly, because you never hear about anyone from norway :)

      enjoy guys!

    97. Katie says – reply to this


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      I do love it, Perez. However, I just wish I could get rid of that annoying synthesized tuba in the background!

    98. kat says – reply to this


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      here's something about espen lind u dont know.. he plays all the instruments in his albums :)

    99. geena says – reply to this


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      Clive - you strike again! I LUV IT!

    100. Chrisi says – reply to this


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      I LOVE this song!!! It's beautiful! For the negative people on here: I bet you listen to the same type of music over and over again! I've found lots of new awesome groups/singers on here. Perez definitely has an ear for good music!

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