Just a few links to bring back some fond memories of the past few years.
We Are Robots (see especially Angrybot)
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19 May 2006
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I liked Gothbot. I had to deal with a Gothette this past weekend so watching it was like a poignant, piercing remembrance of the darkness and the pain.
Posted by: TAFKAQ | 23 May 2006 at 08:44
Hark all Eurovision Song Contest Fans! Look who won:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6666637566522776701&q=lordi&pl=true
Lordi! Lordi!
Posted by: rannva | 23 May 2006 at 11:35
OK, I am really going to infest this place with Finnish oddities - so here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjvVBCNcL_A
Think of it as a Finnish version of Schnappi, or something...
Posted by: rannva | 23 May 2006 at 13:37
Rannva, what are these people singing about? There isn't a clue anywhere, though it sounds like a folk song.
Posted by: TAFKAQ | 24 May 2006 at 03:12
http://www.noside.com/nsd6010note.html
The song by Loituma is called "Ieva's polka" and you can find the lyrics to it furthest down on the page (song #10.)
Posted by: rannva | 24 May 2006 at 07:17
Polka--Finland--mind exploding--does not compute--
The dialect seems more sing-songy than standard Finnish--if possible, there are even more vowels.
Posted by: TAFKAQ | 27 May 2006 at 08:02
Very observant - it is a Finnish dialect from Savo in Eastern Finland. Sometimes Finns themselves find it troublesome to decipher what those Savo people say.
Finnish is not necessarily a pretty language phonetically speaking, but the complex grammar makes both song lyrics and poetry amazingly deep and emotional. Much more so than English.
Posted by: rannva | 28 May 2006 at 00:08
I enjoy Loituma, and have many Northside CDs. My favorite is Garmarna, although their sample CDs are good for a variety. Garmarna's Hildegaard von Bingen CD is fantastic. Their Vengence CD is good, too, the lead singer's voice is lovely.
I don't know what to say about Lordi, other than Lord help us. I'm used to crappy europop (and hope to get my fill this summer), but I'm not sure I can stomach crappy eurodeathmetal. His outfit is so retrogoth it is absurdly beatiful.
Posted by: Misspent | 30 May 2006 at 08:40
Any language with 15 cases and 4 moods, not to bother counting the tenses, is bound to be able to express an awful lot with a very few words. And I do think it's nice to listen to.
Posted by: TAFKAQ | 30 May 2006 at 22:43
Surely there's room here for one more Finnish oddity (bonus: in English!).
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8610362188397291938
Posted by: TAFKAQ | 31 May 2006 at 20:15
Yes, that is beautiful. I want that to be my life.
Posted by: Misspent | 31 May 2006 at 23:37