Another happy Apocalypse yardstick of any Eurovision season is when the Estonian songs start to leak out. The release of the names of the runners and riders always leads to a frantic scrabble around the search engines looking for clues (well, in this house at least), and we're rarely disappointed with the fare on offer.
Witness Meisterjaan here, self-proclaimed king of Estonian Jaw Harp Pop. Yes, you read right. Our boy here is the don of his nation's twangy little bit of metal scene, and boy does he weird it up here.
Sharp-eyed viewers will remember him as the man behind that unsettling gem Unemati, and the somewhat creepy Young Girl from a couple of years back, so he's something of a local cause celebre. But we still may not be seeing him in the Eesti Laul final, so enjoy this utterly and indescribably bonkers bit of, erm, I'm-not-quite-sure-how-to-describe-it, while you can. It's well in keeping with its nation's well-merited reputation for the strange and the left-handed.
I hope he realizes that all jaw harps have to be on the track.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mention! Rough translation of the lyrics:
ReplyDeletemy tongue is moving fast
this music is like lube
the fine details
will make you dance
my technique is perfect
while making patterns of the beat
it’s eternal bravery
jew’s harp madness
i thrill the crowd
so i have blisters on my fingers
only there are no blisters
because i’m playing so fast
there’s no time for them to appear
while cruising at world-record speed
between my upper and lower chin
on a prehistoric spaceship
i communicate the ancient messages
my tongue is moving fast
this music is like lube
the fine details
will make you dance
my technique is perfect
while making patterns of the beat
it’s eternal bravery
jew’s harp madness
put you mobile phones up
into them I will upload
a tune that was invented milleniums ago
by a friend that i always carry with me
jew’s harp is the instrument of love
jew’s harp is the instrument of love
jew’s harp is the instrument of love
jew’s harp is the instrument of love
my tongue is moving fast
this music is like lube
the fine details
will make you dance
my technique is perfect
while making patterns of the beat
it’s eternal bravery
jew’s harp madness
Wowsers! Thank you for sharing! :-)
ReplyDeleteMeister Jaan, I have just come across your music and I am completely captivated :-) I really want to know you.So if you are reading this, please get in touch. timea1@gmail.com
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