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Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:52:56 -0800 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:52:56 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/78168/Sundays%2DGloomy Hungary may be the <a href="http://www.phespirit.info/gloomysunday/article_02.htm">gloomiest country on earth.</a> Believed by its people to be suffering from a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_Turan">centuries long curse</a>, it's most famous modern musical export is probably the <a href="http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/gloomy.asp">"Hungarian Suicide Song"</a> - <a href="http://www.phespirit.info/gloomysunday/"><i>Gloomy Sunday.</i></a> Originally popularized by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48cTUnUtzx4">Billie Holiday</a> in the US (with an upbeat ending tacked onto the <a href="http://www.phespirit.info/gloomysunday/lyrics_seress.htm">original lyrics</a>), it's been covered <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloomy_Sunday">dozens of times</a> since then. Links to a few of my favorites inside: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2fGWQKbX68">Heather Nova</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbsg_lqqKxk&feature=related">Sarah McLaughlin</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCEJtUNe90A">Bjork</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4homC70VS9E">Sarah Brightman</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QAqJAfBjN8">Venetian Snares</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8xImJxG9gA">Ray Charles</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4YHoijyRH0">Elvis Costello</a> <a href="http://www.imeem.com/people/V2_N5qJ/music/2IUXsxPt/genesis_gloomy_sunday/">Genesis</a> (<a href="http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/3748">not the famous one</a>) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_G-ZyUolZQ">Kronos Quartet</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZZlvHPO2T4">Angela Poka</a> (in Hungarian) Happy Sunday, Everyone! tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.78168 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:52:56 -0800 billieholiday bjork covers curses depression elviscostello hungary music raycharles sarahbrightman sarahmclaughlin venetiansnares empath http://www.metafilter.com/68970/Iminimi Here we have a <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=wXxpmPT7zb8">virulent earworm</a> (with a high language-independent sing-along quotient) from early 80's Hungary. Over here</a> we have a site for constructing <a href="http://www.duettrecords.hu/duett/index/id/13">catastrophic webcam karaoke</a> versions. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.68970 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:34:05 -0800 dollyroll earworm hungary karaoke music video windszörny Wolfdog http://www.metafilter.com/64575/Gaida%2DGaida%2DGaida The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaida" title="The Wikipedia page: just to acquaint you with the basics ">gaida</a> is a bagpipe from Southeastern Europe. Gaida mp3s?<a href="http://gaida.homelinux.com/agatha/index.php" title="Lots of great audio here, folks. Very generous website!"> Lots of 'em here</a>. Gaida on the YouTubes? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRFIlNx_t6k" title="Three pipers workin' it on out up in the mountains.">Why</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eob8pDcXhV4" title="Croation pipes. Note the underarm bellows in use, as opposed to blowing into a mouthpiece to inflate the goatskin.">yes</a>. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OAi35fmgvs" title="Not sure what country this is from. Nice playing, though.">Yes</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48tLM9VD4mw" title="Bulgarian pipes. This guy made his himself."> of</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIQdSPE4yWs" title="These fellows are having a fine old Bulgarian time. Some real down-home culture right here, boy!">course</a>. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt1tinvq7cY" title="Here come the Macedonians! And dig the sheep, rear-projected behind this guy! How many of these are gonna get turned into gaidas?">Certainly</a>. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J4VsJB2Tzk" title="Here's the Turkish version.">There's</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaCQzflEOJg&NR=1" title="This was shot in Berlin, not sure what country these folks are from.">a</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM6u4iMwkAA" title="Bulgarian talented musician - enjoy it!">bunch</a>. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNSXT49fzsk" title="Latvian.">Really</a>. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PITLPH-Yq3E&NR=1" title="Hungarian.">A</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGfyeNELty8&NR=1" title="Hungaro-Croatian."> lot</a>. And electric ones? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bozSqMkOgHQ" title="Hungarian electric bagpipe.">Yup</a>. And here's a <a href="http://www.macedoniadirect.com/instruments/gajda.htm" title="Macedonian gajda site. Lotsa stuff here.">deflated</a> one. But do any <i>hippies</i> play this thing? And dance to it? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPFig7Cqh8s" title="Gettin' jiggy wid' it in the Rodope Mountains.">Sure</a>! But the <i>real</i> question is: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUwXBGe9v50" title="This is perhaps my favorite clip of all.">What is the problem with <i>this</i> gaida?</a> tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.64575 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:00:33 -0800 bagpipe bulgaria croatia gaida gajda hungary latvia macedonia music musicalinstrument turkey flapjax at midnite http://www.metafilter.com/59175/Hungarian%2DRapper <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=--Vaz9jW054">Stop the War video</a> performed by Speak the Hungarian Rapper. Try not to laugh. <a href="http://speak.index.hu/">Fan page with lyrics and song analysis.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.59175 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:00:08 -0800 hungary music rap skepticX http://www.metafilter.com/43872/Mit%2Dk0246nny%2Dmeg%2Dsz0233p%2Dsz0243%2Dmeg%2Dnem%2Dtart <a href="http://www.auto.bme.hu/music/music.html">Several dozen</a> folk, popular and art songs from Hungary (in Real Audio and MP3). tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.43872 Sun, 31 Jul 2005 09:41:09 -0800 folk Hungary music Wolfdog