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Humppa-Akatemia
''Humppa-Akatemia'' is a 2000 compilation album by the Finnish group Eläkeläiset. Track listing Disc 1 # Hyljätyn humppa (Hanoi Rocks – Don't You Ever Leave Me) # Humppasonni (HIM – Join Me) # Humppaosasto (Jalla Jalla – Hospital Waltz) # Ja humppa soi (Rauli Badding Somerjoki – Ja rokki soi) # Humppapappa vaan (Ebba Grön – Mamma, Pappa, Barn) # Humppa sujuu (Weeping Willows – True To You) # Hump (Van Halen – Jump) # Kuusessa hevon (Eric Clapton – Tears In Heaven) # Humppamedia (Kent – Om du var här) # Hotelli helpotus (The Eagles – Hotel California) # Paratiisihumppa (Stevie Wonder – Pastime Paradise) # Humppaa, saatanat (Spencer Davis Group – Gimme Some Lovin') # Poltettu humppa (Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning) # Humppakonehumppa (Meredith Brooks – Bitch) # Humpparaakki (Dio – Holy Diver) # Humppalialaiset (Peter Gabriel – Games Without Frontiers) # Pultsarihumppa (Weezer – Buddy Holly) # Humppakostajat (Suede – The Beautiful Ones) # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eläkeläiset
Eläkeläiset ( Finnish for "pensioners") are a Finnish humppa band founded in 1993. Current members of the band are Onni Waris (keyboard, vocals), Petteri Halonen (keyboard, guitar, vocals), Lassi Kinnunen (accordion, vocals), Martti Waris (bass, vocals), and Tapio Santaharju (drums, vocals). Ilmari Koivuluhta (sound technique, logistics) and Pekka Jokinen (graphics, merchandise) complete the "humppa family". According to the band's statements, they play between 80 and 100 concerts per year, of which only 20 in Finland and 40 to 50 in Germany, due to their popularity there. They have visited several big international music festivals, including heavy metal festivals such as Wacken Open Air and Tuska Open Air. Eläkeläiset mainly play cover versions of famous pop and rock hits in a fast humppa or slow jenkka style with Finnish lyrics. They also publish bootleg recordings of their own concerts. Eläkeläiset are very popular among some OpenBSD developers and frequently playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humppa
Humppa is a type of music from Finland. It is related to jazz and fast foxtrot, played two beats to a bar ( or ) at around 110 to 130 beats per minute. Humppa is also the name of a few social dances done to humppa music. All dances involve a bounce that follows the strong bass. In Finnish, the word ''humppa'' can be used for social dancing. The name humppa was invented by Antero Alpola for a radio show in the 1950s. He picked it up from German Oktoberfest where the locals used the word oompah to describe the music. The band probably used a tuba, as the sound of tuba on the first beat is like ''hump'', the second beat coming as a ''pa''. Dances Three different dances are typically danced to humppa music. They existed long before the word "humppa" was coined. One form of Humppa dance is related to one-step, which arrived in Finland 1913. In this kind of humppa, both dancers take a step on each first beat (on "hump") and progress to the direction of dance. This is danced makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spin Doctors
Spin Doctors are an American alternative rock band from New York City, best known for their early 1990s hits "Two Princes" and "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong", which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart at No. 7 and No. 17, respectively. The band currently consists of Chris Barron (lead vocals), Eric Schenkman (guitar and vocals), Aaron Comess (drums and keyboards) and Jack Daley (bass). History The group originated in the late 1980s in New York City, originally as a band called Trucking Company; this band included Canadian guitarist Eric Schenkman, harmonicist John Popper, and later vocalist Chris Barron, who was Popper's Princeton, New Jersey high school friend. Popper left this side project to focus on his main gig with Blues Traveler full-time. With a name change to Spin Doctors, as well as the addition of Aaron Comess on drums and Mark White (bassist), Mark White on bass, the classic lineup was in place by the spring of 1989.Barron’s broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Princes
"Two Princes" is a song by American rock group Spin Doctors. Epic Records serviced the song to US radio in January 1993 as the second single from the group's debut album, ''Pocket Full of Kryptonite'' (1991). The song was a major commercial success, peaking at number seven on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number three on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100. Outside of the US, it topped the charts in Iceland and Sweden and peaked within the top 10 of the charts in 13 other countries, including Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The song earned the band a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group. It was ranked No. 41 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s"; conversely, it was ranked No. 21 on ''Blender'' magazine's "50 Worst Songs Ever". Two different music videos were filmed for "Two Princes", with one of them in black-and-white. One of the videos was directed by Richard Murray and premiered in February 1992. Critic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. A product of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' songwriting partnership, it features a guitar riff by Richards that opens and drives the song. The riff is widely considered one of the greatest hooks of all time. The song's lyrics refer to sexual frustration and commercialism. The song was first released as a single in the United States in June 1965 and was also featured on the American version of the Rolling Stones' fourth studio album, '' Out of Our Heads'', released that July. "Satisfaction" was a hit, giving the Stones their first number one in the US. In the UK, the song initially was played only on pirate radio stations, because its lyrics were considered too sexually suggestive. It later became the Rolling Stones' fourth number one in the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's most popular songs, and was No. 31 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
