The final installment of our Scandinavian Invasion is a doozie tonight, featuring a fearsome double-feature of Finnish frightfulness. Spooooooooooky!
The Creature Feature: "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
We now return to the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, and another controversial Scandinavian entry. When the winner of Finland's regional final was announced, many Finns called for officials to reconsider sending an artist with such "unusual musical style and stage theatrics". The calls were not heeded, however, and Lordi went on to perform at the semi-finals:
Unlike Iceland's entry, Lordi won the hearts of Europe, went on to the final, and ended up winning the competition with a record 292 points. As if that wasn't scary enough, Lordi fans in Finland went on to set the world's record for karaoke, as 80,000 people sang along to "Hard Rock Hallelujah". Truly frightening coming from a country where 83% of the citizens are Lutheran.
Second frightful feature: "Wanna Love You Tender"
The scene: a gothic castle on a dark, stormy night. In the cellar: a mad scientist's laboratory. A disco ball hangs overhead, a Finnish beauty queen and a Finnish musician are strapped to gurneys, and a large wardrobe full of red and white polyester stands behind them. With a maniacal cackle, the scientist opens the roof, lightning strikes the disco ball, and the monster comes to life:
I can't imagine anything more frightening - I'm going to have trouble sleeping tonight.
Next week on Music Video Thursday: something not necessarily Scandinavian! Stay tuned!
2 comments:
now none of us will sleep as well. gee, thanks a ton. none the less, quite entertaining. what's the copyright date on that anyway? I'd feel better if that was as old as me but I'm guessing we're not so lucky, especially finland. i can't wait to see heidi's reaction tonight. later bro.
leif
According to Wikipedia, the two of them collaborated starting in 1977, so I'd say the chances are good that you're about the same vintage. Young pup. :-)
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