Madrugada Song Guide: This started out as a simple guide to the cover songs Madrugada have performed and the songs that were left unreleased in one form or another. Since then, the scope has been widened, and it now aims at including every single song Madrugada, Sivert Høyem & The Opposition / Volunteers or My Midnight Creeps have ever performed, be it original or a cover, with alternate titles, notes about the songs, links to lyrics whenever available and links to the discography for the releases the songs are available on.
| Song title - | Arcadians | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers | | Availability - | Sivert Høyem - Exiles (CD, 2006) | |
| Song title - | Backstabbin' Blues | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Opposition | | Notes - | This song was performed in 2003 and 2004, according to Sivert it is about "an idiot." | | Availability - | Unreleased | |
| Song title - | Ballad Of The Silvery Seas | | Performer - | Madrugada, Sivert Høyem & The Opposition | | Notes - | Unreleased song only known to have performed once by Madrugada, during an acoustic performance featuring Sivert and Robert with Karim Sayed on drums at Blå in Oslo, Norway on September 17th 2001.
Sivert Høyem & The Opposition have also performed this song live, the only known performance being at Blå Rock in Tromsø, Norway on July 31st 2003. | | Availability - | Unreleased | |
| Song title - | Big River | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem | | Notes - | Originally written by Johnny Cash.
Available in a live recording from Oslo Prison in Oslo, Norway on December 9th 2003pPerformed solo by Sivert Høyem on the Norwegian tribute album to Johnny Cash, "We Walk The Line." | | Availability - | Various Artists - We Walk The Line (CD, 2004) | |
| Song title - | Black Box | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Opposition | | Notes - | During the 2007 "Exiles" tour, Sivert made a habit of telling the audience that he had read "on the Internet" that people do not like this song. Afterwards, the audience could vote for whether they liked the performance of not by raising their hand. For the double-gig at Rockefeller in Oslo, he told the audience the usual story the first night, while the second night he told them that he had read in the review of the previous night's concert that the reviewer thought that they had used too much light on stage for that night's performance of this song. | | Availability - | Sivert Höyem - Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Opposition (CD, 2004) | |
| Song title - | Black Cross | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers | | Availability - | Sivert Høyem - Exiles (CD, 2006) | |
| Song title - | Desperado | | Performer - | Madrugada | | Notes - | Unreleased song known to have been performed at least four times in June and July 2004, possibly more. Debuted on June 24th 2004 at Garage Oslo under the title "Desperado Nightmare," then used to open some of the following concerts in July, only listed as "Desperado" on the tracklists used by the band. | | Availability - | Unreleased
Also known as Desperado Nightmare (unreleased) | |
| Song title - | Don't Pass Me By | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers | | Notes - | According to what Sivert told the audience during concerts on the 2007 "Exiles" tour, this is his favorite Sivert Høyem & The Opposition-song. | | Availability - | Sivert Høyem - Exiles (CD, 2006) | |
| Song title - | Exiles | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers | | Notes - | According to Sivert, he originally offered "Exiles" to Ane Brun as a possible duet, but she opted for "Lift Me" instead. He then complete re-wrote the song, and it now deals with the tragey of prostitution and trafficking that he witnesses every day in his hometown streets of downtown Oslo. (official biography, 2006) | | Availability - | Sivert Høyem - Exiles (CD, 2006) | |
| Song title - | Get Rhytm | | Performer - | Vidar Busk with Sivert Høyem & Thrond Asker | | Notes - | Originally written by Johnny Cash. Available on the Norwegian tribue album to Johnny Cash recorded live at Oslo Prison on December 9th 2003. Features Sivert Høyem on backing vocals. | | Availability - | Various Artists - We Walk The Line (CD, 2004) | |
| Song title - | Goodnight Irene | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Opposition | | Notes - | Originally performed by Leadbelly. Covered live, but not known to have been recorded in the studio. | | Availability - | Unreleased | |
| Song title - | Holy-Holy / Spider Rag | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Opposition | | Availability - | Unreleased | |
| Song title - | Horseshoes | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers | | Notes - | This song is about Sivert's experiences living in Sortland before moving to Oslo to be a musician in 1995. Originally performed live when "Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Opposition" was released, when the song was released two years later on "Exiles" the line "this was ten years ago" had been changed to "this was twelve years ago" in the lyrics. | | Availability - | Sivert Høyem - Exiles (CD, 2006) | |
| Song title - | I've Been Meaning To Sing You The Song | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers | | Availability - | Sivert Høyem - Exiles (CD, 2006) | |
| Song title - | If I Were A Carpenter | | Performer - | Karen Jo Fields & Sivert Høyem | | Notes - | Originally written by Johnny Cash. Available on the Norwegian tribue album to Johnny Cash recorded live at Oslo Prison on December 9th 2003. Features Sivert Høyem on vocals. | | Availability - | Various Artists - We Walk The Line (CD, 2004) | |
| Song title - | Is Your Love In Vain | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Opposition | | Notes - | Originally written and performed by Bob Dylan. Covered live on the Norwegian tour in spring 2007, as a duet of sorts with Ingrid Olava on vocals. | | Availability - | Unreleased | |
| Song title - | January 3rd | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers | | Availability - | Sivert Høyem - Exiles (CD, 2006) | |
| Song title - | Just A Little Closer Now | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers | | Availability - | Sivert Høyem - Exiles (CD, 2006) | |
| Song title - | Love, Leave Me Alone | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers | | Availability - | Sivert Høyem - Exiles (CD, 2006) | |
| Song title - | One Last Song | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Opposition | | Availability - | Unreleased | |
| Song title - | The Kids Are On High Street | | Performer - | Madrugada, Sivert Høyem & The Opposition | | Notes - | Originally, this Madrugada smash-hit was a Sivert Høyem & The Opposition-song that they performed live and that was also reportedly done at a demo session. | | Availability - | The Deep End (CD, 2005)
Live At Tralfamadore (CD, 2005)
Live At Oslo Spektrum (DVD, 2006) | |
| Song title - | We're Coming Back | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Opposition | | Availability - | Unreleased | |
| Song title - | Yesterday Is Here | | Performer - | Sivert Høyem & The Opposition | | Notes - | Originally written and performed by Tom Waits. Covered live, but not known to have been recorded in the studio. | | Availability - | Unreleased | |
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