Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Scavenger Hunt CD Post: 14 KTO? Quien? Songs sung by Continental (or just non-English) Europeans

They come from all over the continent - or thereabouts - to sing their songs. From the northern reaches of Scandinavia, to the far ocean reaches of Iceland, and back to the monstrosity of a country that produced my favorite liquor - and my favorite husband.

Here are you English-singing (mostly), non-English speaking (mostly) offerings...

SWEDEN
CROSSES: Jose Gonzalez
Nikki G

CRUCIFIED: Army of Lovers
Megan
-hmmm, already a theme here with the swedes

THE OPPOSITE OF HALLELUJAH: Jens Lekman
Chuck
-still a theme...

SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION - Hellsongs
Thomas
- um, this is getting really odddddd

DRY AND DUSTY - Fever Ray
Jenn O
-could still refer to fire and brimstone or hell or something...

NORWAY
MODERN NATURE: Sondre Lerche
Erin O (disc 2)

1517: Whitest Boy Alive
Stuart
- though they are technically also from...


GERMANY
READY. SET. GO. : Tokio Hotel
Aunt Christy

DU HAAST: Rammstein
Kyle
-the quintessential German metal band, not to be confused with...


AUSTRIA
ROCK ME AMADEUS: Falco
Misty
-oh beloved song of our childhood




FRANCE
JE NE REGRETTE RIEN: Edith Piaf
Katherine
-it should be noted that she chose this long before seeing Inception

TAKE IT ALL: Marion Cotillard
Joe
- eep, following Edith is the woman who won an Oscar playing her, and who was in Inception

Y'A PAS D'ARRANGEMENT: Zebda
Sarah

DANS MON DOS: Benjamin Biolay
Liz

RAPHAEL: Carla Bruni
Aly
-though technically she is French and Italian, I suppose


FROM THE LAND OF MY IN-LAWS, RUSSIA

SUMMER WILL END: KINO
Blake

ALCOHOLIC: Leningrad
Scot


FROM THE COUNTRY THAT IS STEALING MY BEST FRIEND FOR TWO YEARS, UKRAINE

START WEARING PURPLE: Gogol Bordello
Amanda
-hoped this would show up. also hope katherine meets eugene hutz, but i am not holding my breath.



FROM THE ISLANDS, ICELAND

GOBBLEDIGOOK: Sigur Ros
Erica
-girl love her some Jonsi!



AND ONE PART OF U.K. THAT ISN'T ENGLAND, SCOTLAND
SPECIAL: Garbage
Erin O (disc 1)

MY FRIEND JOHN: the Fratellis
Rory

WAITING FOR MY REAL LIFE TO BEGIN: Colin Hay
Crickett
- yes, Men at Work were from Oz, but Colin was born and raised a Scot

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