Jul 28, 2010
Jožin z bažin: The tale of Joey the Swampthing
As far as I can tell, nothing about this song isn’t wonderful.
(Thanks, Talley!)
And if you just have to know more about this ditty (as any sane person would), Wikipedia has a writeup.
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I’m pretty sure the guy on the right was crumping.
i knew i was wasting 2 minutes and 33 seconds, but I just couldn’t bring myself to turn it off.
Wasting? This is going to be the best song you hear all day.
Please, can someone explain to me the glass-toting man at about 2 minutes? This may be one of the weirdest songs ever.
“Overall, the song closely resembles the story of Grendel beaten by Beowulf, the legendary Norse hero.”
I love Wikipedia.
Perfect, I’ve been looking for a good folksong for this homeschool year. Bonus, I can tell them that the pond across the street is a “swamp” and then, when they act up, I can say things like “better get yourself in control, I think I see Joey sharpening his teeth in the “swamp”.
You’re welcome! I’ll definitely tweet you my late night findings more often.
Have you happened to have found out what the instrument at the beginning is? It’s possibly the weirdest thing i’ve ever heard. Vuvuzelas included.
This is a lyrical masterpiece. I could not wait to see if the crop dusting was a success. It kept me on on edge the whole song. The dancing Mr. Edwards from little house was looking right through me. What a gem.
“Harry don’t look at the light, Harry!!!” “I can’t help it, it’s so beautiful” zzzzzzzzztttttt… I couldn’t take my eyes off the dancer and haven’t a clue as to what the song was about because I didn’t want to devert my eyes to the subtitles.. I’m a little afraid to go back and look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FShxdbUTDw
“Yo shing Spa shing, mocha lempsa Gree Shee…..I’ll be singing this the rest of the day.