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| tutakea | Posted: Oct 10, 2011 - 08:18 @ blotto mute yourself, please! |
| peter_james_bond (West Of The Burg) | Posted: Jun 06, 2011 - 13:49 blotto wrote: They even sound horrible on mute. Khkahuw simmygur viden po wixennvinnerhiet!!!  |
| blotto (127.0.0.1) | Posted: Jun 06, 2011 - 12:32 They even sound horrible on mute. |
| unclehud (300 feet above the planet) | Posted: Jan 31, 2011 - 12:07 scrubbrush wrote: at first i wanted to shout "enunciate!"... nice song. i wonder what they're signing about... Streakin. |
| unclehud (300 feet above the planet) | Posted: Jan 31, 2011 - 12:06 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. |
| scrubbrush (Sea of Calm) | Posted: Jan 31, 2011 - 12:02 at first i wanted to shout "enunciate!"... nice song. i wonder what they're signing about... |
| blotto (here, at the moment) | Posted: Jan 31, 2011 - 12:02 KevinM 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 I was repeating the same question as everyone else,,,,sarcastic like. they suck suck suck more every time I hear them. |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Jan 31, 2011 - 12:01 Wow, that beginning bit sounded much like Keane (somewhere only we know?) |
| sdn (Philadelphia) | Posted: Jan 31, 2011 - 12:00 If you play this backwards, it says "Satan is your high school teacher"! |
| Bluesgrrl (New Orleans) | Posted: Jun 23, 2010 - 06:48 KevinM 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 Anyone that can play a guitar with a bow is awesome in my book. |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Jun 23, 2010 - 06:45 On_The_Beach wrote: Can streakers trigger a volcanic eruption? No. Worse yet, they can trigger a full blown financial crisis. |
| KevinM (Long Beach, Ca) | Posted: May 22, 2010 - 10:44 blotto wrote: 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 . 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 |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Apr 20, 2010 - 18:41 Can streakers trigger a volcanic eruption? |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Apr 20, 2010 - 17:23 blotto wrote: 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 . 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? |
| blotto (here, at the moment) | Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 12:58 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 . |
| ambrebalte (Beijing) | Posted: Jan 16, 2010 - 03:11 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. |
| tompoll (Seattle WA USA) | Posted: Dec 15, 2009 - 17:19 martinc wrote: My daughter tells me these guys have invited their own language and that what they are singing. I don't recognize the language so can't confirm. If this is true I can't think of a stranger thing to do and why a band would do this. Isn't part of song composition about connecting with the lyrics. knowlittlemeaboutthis. 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). |
| CamLwalk (Albany NY) | Posted: Nov 14, 2009 - 07:27 More_Cowbell wrote: What's a "kinky towery"? Ég kyngi tári = "I swallow tears" |
| a_genuine_find (not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | Posted: Nov 14, 2009 - 07:26 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   |
| PFM (Off the road) | Posted: Nov 14, 2009 - 07:26 vit wrote: heh, he said "kinky towel." I think he said "kinky town". Maybe that's where they're headed. |
| CamLwalk (Albany NY) | Posted: Nov 14, 2009 - 07:24 This song is in Icelandic, but some of their earlier albums are sung in 'Hopelandic' (or 'Vonlenska'), their invented language. |
| blotto (here, at the moment) | Posted: Nov 14, 2009 - 07:24 I'd rate this a solid 0, if I could. Most annoying music on this station. I think I just threw up a bit in my mouth, before I could mute. |
| scruzer (Lompico, CA, USA) | Posted: Oct 17, 2009 - 13:40 martinc wrote: My daughter tells me these guys have invited their own language and that what they are singing. I don't recognize the language so can't confirm. If this is true I can't think of a stranger thing to do and why a band would do this. Isn't part of song composition about connecting with the lyrics. knowlittlemeaboutthis. They're from Iceland — they have their own special language there! |
| martinc (Ottawa Canada) | Posted: Sep 12, 2009 - 06:56 My daughter tells me these guys have invited their own language and that what they are singing. I don't recognize the language so can't confirm. If this is true I can't think of a stranger thing to do and why a band would do this. Isn't part of song composition about connecting with the lyrics. knowlittlemeaboutthis. |
| crockydile (I miss Excelsior!) | Posted: Sep 08, 2009 - 12:43 Bad music is universal!  |
| vit | Posted: Sep 08, 2009 - 12:43 heh, he said "kinky towel." |
| blotto (here, at the moment) | Posted: Sep 08, 2009 - 12:42  mute mute mute mute mute mute mute mute mute mute gawd this is horrible. |
| valtouf (Here, there and everywhere) | Posted: Aug 11, 2009 - 18:55 daveesh wrote: nice segue from "good morning."   |
| MiMa (Düsseldorf, Germany) | Posted: Aug 08, 2009 - 00:07 Thank you, Bill!  Even so many people here don´t like them...  |
| buddyweiser (San Sombrero) | Posted: Jul 07, 2009 - 08:10 inindian wrote: I get enough can't... enough   |
| daveesh (birthplace of the american revolution) | Posted: Jun 10, 2009 - 06:23 nice segue from "good morning." |
| inindian (Sea of joy) | Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 08:16 CDeVoe wrote: I can't get enough... I get enough can't... |
| Dave_Mack (Four bus, Snore bus!) | Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 08:14 My favorite song by these guys. Not nearly as much caterwauling as most. |
| daveesh (birthplace of the american revolution) | Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 08:08 nice segue from "good morning." |
| scruzer (Lompico, CA, USA) | Posted: Jun 05, 2009 - 13:24 Keep the Sigur Ros coming — LOVE IT!  Rent the "HEIMA" DVD on netflix... or better yet buy it through RP. |
| rez | Posted: May 04, 2009 - 20:28 blotto wrote: I was really hoping to get through the first day back at work in the new year without hearing Sigur Ros. Fail. blech.  Ha Ha ! |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: May 04, 2009 - 20:21 very interesting... |
| More_Cowbell (North of Chicago, IL, USA) | Posted: Mar 06, 2009 - 13:03 What's a "kinky towery"? |
| CDeVoe (Ithaca, NY) | Posted: Feb 23, 2009 - 16:43 I can't get enough... |
| bindi (North Carolina) | Posted: Feb 23, 2009 - 16:42 I found that if I keep youtube up, I can catch a cool video when this song plays. |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Feb 21, 2009 - 16:15 mgkiwi wrote:  Bonjour mgkiwi,  you got the wrong emoticons, these ones fit this song:     Au Revoir |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Feb 19, 2009 - 09:32 mgkiwi wrote: Agreed. |
| von_Hayek (Fr-Su Duesseldorf, Mo-Th Magdeburg) | Posted: Jan 30, 2009 - 05:01 ...mysterious...  |
| mgkiwi (French Alps - rivet rivet) | Posted: Jan 30, 2009 - 04:59 |
| a_genuine_find (Nieuw Amsterdam) | Posted: Jan 02, 2009 - 08:38 I likes me some Sigur, but this particular piece leaves me wanting ...  |
| blotto | Posted: Jan 02, 2009 - 08:34 I was really hoping to get through the first day back at work in the new year without hearing Sigur Ros. Fail. blech. |
| bindi (North Carolina) | Posted: Dec 29, 2008 - 14:10 aelfheld wrote: Considering your attitude and bad manners, I too am glad you're Icelander, or Icelandic, or whatever. For the sake of your countrymen I just hope you're not representative. Bravo! I'm glad somebody said something. I thought us americans were suppose to be the crudest jerks on the planet - I don't know many that demonstrate their ugliness quite like that guy did. I think a lot of people are confused when on Sigur Ros's site they talk about this made up language, but we are all somehow considered morons for actually believing it. I don't know, next time I feel an urge to learn a new language or embrace a new culture - that one has fallen way down the list for me - too confusing! |
| copymonkey (in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool) | Posted: Dec 29, 2008 - 13:56 blotto wrote: argh, I'd rather listen to Country music. This IS Country music. However, in this case, the country is Iceland |
| blotto | Posted: Dec 29, 2008 - 13:54 argh, I'd rather listen to Country music. |
| jptl (Potomac, MD) | Posted: Dec 22, 2008 - 12:46 KevinM wrote: |