[kj] The Gypsy Curse

[fluw]

ha! brilliant musicology post bo

damdam damdam dam.. jaz sings: "death to my enemies and the resurrection 
of my wealth show".
over-listener says: "i'zat post gypsy tribal or nu-gypsy you're 
listening too? right, wots their name, destin gluma(?"


Bo Krogsgaard wrote:
> Probably not a lot of you know what Manele is. It is basically
> traditional Romanian music mixed with gypsy beats.
>
> It is basically the same song over and over again, a million times, with
> the same fucking beat. Here in Romania, you're either a "rockeru"
> meaning you like guitars, or a "manelistii", meaning you like Manele.
>
> Let me explain. Manele is to music what Destiny's Child is to original
> R'n'B, but worse. It's gypsies who sucked at pickpocketing who turned to
>  singing, and the music is about as "genuine" as what you'd expect at a
> Backstreet Boys concert.
>
> When i moved down here two years ago it was funny to make up new music
> genres, since i had no clue what Manele was, and i remember one drunken
> night in Serbia making up genres like Gypsy Ska, Gypsybilly (my fave),
> and of course everyone's fave Death Gypsy. You get the idea.
>
> As said, all songs have the same fucking beat, and they all sing the
> same lyrics. "I want money and death to my enemies" or something like
> that. For a humorous, yet terribly correct description, look for it on
> www.uncyclopedia.org or even better, Google for the Manele Generator.
>
> The Death And Resurrection Show carries a Manele beat. Not only that,
> the whole SONG carries the beat.
>
> THE beat. The fucking pest of Romania. I'm not going into how the local
> Manele kids (out of which nearly everybody have bleaced mullets)
> actually liked said tune when i cranked it to piss them off, and i was
> left going "oh shit, this is right down their alley".
>
> It is difficult to maintain a notion of Killing Joke being your fave
> band after this. It's just disgusting. Every time i hear that damdam
> damdam dam i think "shit, the gypsy beat", and put on some grindcore
> instead.
>
> Which reminds me of the new Gadget but that's so off topic that i'll
> spare you :)
>
>
> b
>
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