@ blotto
mute yourself, please!

blotto wrote:
Khkahuw simmygur viden po wixennvinnerhiet!!!

They even sound horrible on mute.

scrubbrush wrote:
Streakin.

Nekkid Icelandics on the album cover! A rare sight, or are they visiting Majorca?

By the way, I was good friends with an Icelandic couple in college many (many, many) years ago. They had different last names, and when I asked, they said her name was "Andresdottir" because she was the daughter of Andres. His name was "Mendelsson" because ... well you get it.

at first i wanted to shout "enunciate!"... nice song. i wonder what they're signing about...

KevinM wrote:

I was repeating the same question as everyone else,,,,sarcastic like.

they suck suck suck more every time I hear them.

Wow, that beginning bit sounded much like Keane (somewhere only we know?)

If you play this backwards, it says "Satan is your high school teacher"!

KevinM wrote:
Anyone that can play a guitar with a bow is awesome in my book.

On_The_Beach wrote:
No. Worse yet, they can trigger a full blown financial crisis.

blotto wrote:
Why do you give a crap if you think they suck?

You probably don't care but this song is actually sung in Icelandic

I think they are awesome

Can streakers trigger a volcanic eruption?

blotto wrote:
Here's what is stated on the band's website:

what language does jónsi sing in?
on von, ágætis byrjun and takk, jónsi sang most songs in icelandic but a few of the songs were sung in 'hopelandic'. all of the vocals ( ) are however in hopelandic. hopelandic (vonlenska in icelandic) is the 'invented language' in which jónsi sings before lyrics are written to the vocals. it's of course not an actual language by definition (no vocabulary, grammar, etc.), it's rather a form of gibberish vocals that fits to the music and acts as another instrument. jónsi likens it with what singers sometimes do when they've decided on the melody but haven't written the lyrics yet. many languages were considered to be used on ( ), including english, but they decided on hopelandic. hopelandic (vonlenska) got its name from first song which jónsi sang it on, hope (von). tracks 7-9 on takk are in hopelandic.

where can i find sigur rós lyrics and translations?
the lyrics to ágætis byrjun can be found in the lyrics section and (very rough) unofficial translations of them can be found in our elsewhere section. some lyrics to takk can be found on the takk section . you won't be able to find lyrics and translations from ( ) because the vocals don't contain lyrics . title translations can also be found in the lyrics section.

Can anyone tell me if this band is Icelandic?
Do they have their own language or is it Icelandic?

Gawd this band is epic suckage .

I found the lyrics in Icelandic and their (pretty good) translation here
http://lyrics.wikia.com/Sigur_R%C3%B3s:Inn%C3%AD_M%C3%A9r_Syngur_Vitleysingur

Nice song by the way - I like Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós - Inní mér syngur vitleysingur from Sigur Rós on Vimeo .

martinc wrote:
They used to use a made-up language they called "Hopelandic" in the spirit of using the voice as an instrument. For me this didn't hurt any, as I'm not exactly fluent in Icelandic, so I wouldn't be connecting with the lyrics anyway. I think they've recently changed to actual Icelandic, though I'm not sure with which album they made the change—not like I'd know the difference of course!

With really good music, I find I don't need lyrics to really "connect." There are even some songs where I can fully understand the incredibly lame lyrics within, but I like the song anyway (like just about everything by Lenny Kravitz).

More_Cowbell wrote:
Ég kyngi tári = "I swallow tears"

I like a lot of Sigur's work, not this though.

Sigur Rós - Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
The Beatles - Good Morning Good Morning
Cut Chemist - The Garden
Garbage - Only Happy When it Rains

vit wrote:
I think he said "kinky town". Maybe that's where they're headed.