So, in return, I'd like to provide him with a musical Holiday gift.
The origin of this particular piece of music lies in the Yule Cat of Iceland, discussed here on PBS' Monstrum:
As I watched the video, I noted that Björk had sang a cover of a poem about said Yule Cat, and set out to find it. There's a few copies out on YouTube, but I got this one from the "official" Björk channel:
Although I admitted expected something more modern and Pop-oriented --it is Björk, after all-- the song is most definitely neither Pop nor Rock, but a folk tune. And I found it really cool to listen to.
So, Happy Holidays, Bhagpuss!
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Oh, you want another Christmas monster?
How about Krampus, then?
Thanks! And Happy Holidays to you too!
ReplyDeleteI'd heard of the Yule Cat because The Nosy Gamer had a link to an explanation of who the Yule Lads are in a post about EVE Online's Winter Nexus event. Unsurprisingly, what with CCP being an Icelandic company, that's based on the same mythology.
I hadn't heard the Bjork song before though. It's very good but then everything Bjork does is very good. Tipa also suggested I might cast the net wider and start looking for songs from different cultures winter festivals. Iceland would be one of the first places to start I guess, although all the nordic and scandinavian legends and myths around winter seem to be pretty dark. Not sure it would make for a very cheerful selection.
Agreed on the depressing nature of the Nordic/Scandinavian legends.
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