RP has a lot of tunes that "grew on me"!  Be open minded. That is why we come here.  Thanx RP!   

I used to agree more than wholeheartedly, especially the first few bars, OMG!, but then it just hit me and I moved my "1" to an "8." Same thing with the Smiths... I think it's one of those weird things that happens occasionally because it's RP! 

(Still waiting since 2004-ish for Sucko-Barfo B Dylan to move up. )

Try washing this down with a nice glass of  fermented yak milk! Equally distasteful to the American palate, I'm afraid. =1

Someone knows what the lyrics mean? I can't find anything on google.

Every time I hear this I learn another stretch of the lyrics, phonetically. But I'm never gonna be able to sing along...

When in front of the bathroom mirror with a mouth full of mouthwash, try to gargle Dick Dale's Miserlou (theme from Pulp Fiction, in case you forgot)

You don't like yogurt/kefir?  Who cares what bovine it comes from?

Gargling without mouthwash.

I love this more each time I hear it. The passion, the music, the voice... gets me every time!

I love this more each time I hear it. The passion, the music, the voice... gets me every time!

Try washing this down with a nice glass of  fermented yak milk! Equally distasteful to the American palate, I'm afraid. =1

Do you think there were any drugs influencing this?

You're under the impression that no Americans like this?  I can tell you from personal experience that you're incorrect, if so.

Not in this case.

It would be a mistake to generalize there.

Try washing this down with a nice glass of  fermented yak milk! Equally distasteful to the American palate, I'm afraid. =1

Billy West wasn't the original voice actor for Popeye - that was primarily Jack Mercer in the 1930s.  But West, who voiced-over the 2004, CGI Popeye film, did say he got the idea after watching a film about Paul Pena (who wrote "Jet Airliner"), who had heard Tuvan throat singing on a shortwave radio and became interested in it.

The original voice actor for "Popeye" got the inspiration for Popeye's voice by hearing Tuvan throat singing on a shortwave radio. Makes sense!

Michael Dean wrote:  Now, wait just a minute....

Give this song a chance, Shake your hands, pull your fingers, stroke my hair, scratch your nose, hug your knees, fold your arms, breathe in deeply, cross my legs, Shrug your shoulders, stretch your back,

Then!  Go ahead and do your best to sing along with Mathias, (I do).  I think you'll find we've got something more than 'a vote for diversity' going on here. 

Thanks Bill, for introducing me to this sound.  Duplessy has integrated Mongolian throat singing, with the blues and he threw in the kitchen sink, it's just awesome.  I thought Harry Manx was all alone out there, glad to see he's got some company now.  If we can just find someone who has studied and jammed with inter-dimensional aliens for 7 years, we might surpass these guys. 

Bill, you know what we're looking for now, right.

 
What a great sound. The composition of the song is beautifully crafted too, like riding across the steppe, daydreaming. Bill and Rebecca really are musicologists par excellence.

betty_turtledove wrote: 

This is also why I love RP, where else would you find someone like Betty who could give such a thoughtful and informative comment on Tuvan throat singing?!!! From personal experience too. Bravo Betty.

BTW, many of the Hunmen (Huns)  were in western Europe both before and after their military campaigns, working as cavalry for various polities. They were mainly Turkic and originated near the region of modern Tuva, also Turkic, having similar pastoral lifestyles and religion. No doubt some Tuvans were with them.

They integrated well, marrying local girls, and left a significant legacy. In Britain, many place names have the "Hun" component in them. Hunmanby, in the north east of England being the most obvious. Tuva was part of the Mongol Empire that swept across Europe again in later times, and again, some of the Golden Horde remained.

The peoples from around the Tuvan region have also been genetically linked to the Native American/First Nations too, thus originally populating the Americas.

So, if you claim any British descent (or European, or ... etc.) there is a good chance you have a drop of Central Asian blood in you from way back. We're all Eurasians you see (AfroEurAsians to honour our African roots and be accurate, i.e. Humans.), look at the map. This is why some rich psychopaths are stirring up all the trouble. Eurasia at peace by fair treaties will be good for humanity. Check out the "New Silk Road". A rail link echoing the original migrations across the Bering Strait is also proposed, joining the trade corridors of the Old World with the New.

All you English-speaking haters, please take note, we are all family. This could be the voice of your ancestors.

And it's waaay cool! ! !

Sorry, I got carried away a bit there. {(:-{o>

Not understanding the words just adds to the power of instruments especially the vocalist.

Inspiring.

Indeed, I would like to hear him do a Hank Williams cover. How would that probably sound?

Has the feel of a cowboys-and-Indians Western. Gee yup!

YES, this counts as singing. I knew and performed with Kongar-Ool Ondar, one of the most famous Tuvan throat singers in the world, who sadly died a few months later. It's amazing to watch and hear. It's a finely-honed art form requiring years of study. He was a wonderful guy and a very nice man. Ondar could simultaneously produce three tones at once: The low, chesty growl, the what-I-think-of-as the handsome man middle voice, and the birdlike whistling over the top of the others. The last time I saw him, he had a dreadful flu, but he soldiered on and completed our show (I am with Zhena Folk Chorus). He then left for a several-city tour after the show.

Just because it's not Pat Boone or Justin Bieber, it doesn't mean it's not singing. There's a fascinating film on part of his life called Genghis Blues, detailing a trip back to his home several years ago. There is a lot of throat singing in it. Once you become acquainted with it and with him, you might find yourself enjoying it. I did.

I put it a nine at first listening. Not because I love it. I am really tickled by this kind of voice and music, and I'm sure that by hearing it more, I will learn to appreciate it at its fair value.
But the 9 means also, and at first, that I am really grateful to Radio Paradise to make possible for me to listen to this kind of music.

I put it a nine at first listening. Not because I love it. I am really tickled by this kind of voice and music, and I'm sure that by hearing it more, I will learn to appreciate it at its fair value.
But the 9 means also, and at first, that I am really grateful to Radio Paradise to make possible for me to listen to this kind of music.

YES, this counts as singing. I knew and performed with Kongar-Ool Ondar, one of the most famous Tuvan throat singers in the world, who sadly died a few months later. It's amazing to watch and hear. It's a finely-honed art form requiring years of study. He was a wonderful guy and a very nice man. Ondar could simultaneously produce three tones at once: The low, chesty growl, the what-I-think-of-as the handsome man middle voice, and the birdlike whistling over the top of the others. The last time I saw him, he had a dreadful flu, but he soldiered on and completed our show (I am with Zhena Folk Chorus). He then left for a several-city tour after the show.

Mongolian throat singing? Really RP.

A point for diversity but that's about it I'm afraid. 

Does this count as singing? He probably thought: 'if the Talking Heads can get away with it, why not me?'. Why the TH got away with it I don't know, but this sounds even worse :)

Does this count as singing? He probably thought: 'if the Talking Heads can get away with it, why not me?'. Why the TH got away with it I don't know, but this sounds even worse :)

Does this count as singing?

On what other Western radio station, online or airwaves, would you find Mongolian music? This is just sooooooo Radio Paradise :)

I see this man is French, but I do not recognize the language his is singing in.

Ceci est dehors-debout.