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Maybe a little side-track, but I recently discovered this brilliant little Finnish folk song called "Ievan Polkka". There are dozens of versions on youtube; I can't understand a word of any of them, but I can't stop listening:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ievan+polkka

If you can only do three:

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqthspSKZV8 - Acapella from Finland, circa 1990s

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX5OARoNFpg - Modern Russia, I sincerely hope none of these folks get drafted

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAyWN9ba9J8 - One of my favorite things on the internet, a South African guy remixing an blind Turkish street performer playing a Finnish song.

Delightful stuff.



This song was a meme in the early youtube days called "Leek Spin": https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/leekspin-loituma-girl


Here's a modern take I like with banjo and accordion by Slack Bird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMvpeYBnwTg

Turns out you can play it with an angry face.


I like this version from Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani: https://youtu.be/0LfT5qJH2zc?si=woi7bs2szdJu1BBu


Many, many years ago this song got me into folk metal which has been my favourite genre for the last decade and a half.


Just makes you wanna spin a leek around, y'know?


Thanks! I just kind of knew that a "South African guy ... something music something ... remix" had to be The Kiffness.


Thank you for this post. I needed motivation to get up and put more time into something I'm working on that is large and draining, and this short video reminded me why it is important.


This little Finnish folk song is one of the most famous and popular meme songs of all time.


Thank you that second link made my day!




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