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posts for january 20, 2011.

when mentioning humppa recently, one band which appeared magically in my head was the finnish band eläkeläiset (the pensioners). somewhat very popular among openbsd developers and strange party folk, they cover pop, rock and metal songs in their unique humppa style.

first, let me start with a europe (hard rock) cover of their famous song the final countdown:

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the second one is a two unlimited (eurodance) cover, if you remember their song no limits from my childhood:

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the third is a children of bodom (melodic death metal) cover, of their song hate me!.

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finally, here’s a recording of a live performance of a billy idol (punk rock) song, dancing with myself:

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eläkeläiset is mostly a live band, and it’s funny to watch them on the stage, getting drunk, talking crap, making music, and having fun with everyone around.

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