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Finnish Rock band Hurricanes and their "Get On"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGCviZAdxeY

it is not possible to assign a sensible meaning to the lyrics. This situation arose from the deficient knowledge of English by the singer, Remu Aaltonen. The words were supposed to be replaced later by proper English, and Remu’s words were only meant for a demo recording. However, the other members of the band, as well as the producer, thought that the delivery was strong, and decided to stick to those words, despite opposition from Remu Aaltonen. The unique words are part of the charm of the song.



Nit: Finnish rock band Hurriganes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurriganes

Finns often confuse c, g and q (none of which feature in native Finnish words) and the band name itself reflects that! (And while they probably didn't consider this back in the 1970s, it's also good SEO.)


TIL. I'm a Finn and slightly dyslectic. I didn't realize that the band name was misspelling until now.




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