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Maybe a little side-track, but I recently discovered this brilliant little Finnish folk song called "Ievan Polkka". There are dozens of versions on youtube; I c
by stickfigure 1y ago
Maybe a little side-track, but I recently discovered this brilliant little Finnish folk song called "Ievan Polkka". There are dozens of versions on youtube; I can't understand a word of any of them, but I can't stop listening:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ievan+polkka https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ievan+polkka
If you can only do three:
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqthspSKZV8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqthspSKZV8 - Acapella from Finland, circa 1990s
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX5OARoNFpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX5OARoNFpg - Modern Russia, I sincerely hope none of these folks get drafted
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAyWN9ba9J8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAyWN9ba9J8 - One of my favorite things on the internet, a South African guy remixing an blind Turkish street performer playing a Finnish song.
Delightful stuff.
- unwind 1y agoThanks! I just kind of knew that a "South African guy ... something music something ... remix" had to be The Kiffness.
- seirus 1y agoI like this version from Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani: https://youtu.be/0LfT5qJH2zc?si=woi7bs2szdJu1BBu https://youtu.be/0LfT5qJH2zc?si=woi7bs2szdJu1BBu
- RugnirViking 1y agoMany, many years ago this song got me into folk metal which has been my favourite genre for the last decade and a half.
- Ndymium 1y agoHere's a modern take I like with banjo and accordion by Slack Bird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMvpeYBnwTg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMvpeYBnwTg Turns out you can play it with an angry face.
- BlindEyeHalo 1y agoThis song was a meme in the early youtube days called "Leek Spin": https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/leekspin-loituma-girl https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/leekspin-loituma-girl
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- laurent_du 1y agoThis little Finnish folk song is one of the most famous and popular meme songs of all time.
- bogzz 1y agoJust makes you wanna spin a leek around, y'know?
- gausswho 1y agoThank you that second link made my day!
- justinrubek 1y agoThank you for this post. I needed motivation to get up and put more time into something I'm working on that is large and draining, and this short video reminded me why it is important.