The Wannadies call it a day
You And Me Song rockers split

Swedish indie rockers The Wannadies have split.
Frontman Pär Wiksten is, according to Planet Sound, quitting performing to concentrate on songwriting full time.
The band's biggest hit was You And Me Song (chiefly thanks to an appearance on Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet soundtrack), but following a quick straw poll in the office we've decided to embed 1997's Hit. It's after the jump…
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