It might be one of the most ridiculously catchy songs of all time.

"Playing Swede" gets so many funny-colored balls in the air for such long periods that it's a letdown when the Cuban-German production (with some Spanish input) can't quite sustain the pace.

Swedish author Ola Larsmo had never heard of St. Paul’s historic Swede Hollow until his family made their first visit to Minnesota in 2006. The vanished community of poor immigrants, tucked in a deep ...