8-Bit Show And Tell | A PETSCII Message from "Hooked On A Feeling" Blue Swede Singer Björn Skifs Decoded on Commodore 64 @8_Bit | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
There's a PETSCII-encoded secret message on the cover of the 1984 solo album from Björn Skifs, who is famous as the singer of "Hooked On A Feeling" covered by his band Blue Swede that was a #1 hit song in 1974, and again in 2014 as part of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" soundtrack. We take a look at the record, including a survey of the writers of all the songs (a very accomplished group!) and then set about decoding the message with a trusty Commodore 64. We'll also take a stab at understanding the meaning of the extended hidden title. Thanks to Joergen and MagerValp for the help!

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Index:
0:00 Björn Skifs, Hooked On A Feeling, and Blue Swede
2:55 Looking at the record
8:12 IF/THEN - BASIC title? Hidden PETSCII!
11:42 Type-In Time
16:00 Decoding: Shift+Commodore and more...
18:20 More Type-In: The Sleeve Message
21:01 What does it mean?
23:52 Thanks!