Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.

"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
  -- Daniel Webster



Saturday, May 22, 2004 :::
 

In a Backfence column (registration required) from a couple weeks ago, Lileks wrote about a song called "Hubba Hubba Zoot Zoot" -- recommended by a reader -- which he described by writing, "It's very bad. It's 'Hooked on a Feeling' bad."

Naturally, I went looking for it. I found an apparently Finnish web page with a link to an MP3. I can more than understand the "Hooked on a Feeling" reference -- it's an obvious comparison -- though it's a little more polka and a little less Gary Puckett. If it wasn't used in the Eurovision Song Contest, I can't imagine why not -- it seems like the right sort of song, and the lyrics... well, we'll let Lileks cover that:
Sample lyrics:

Num

Deba Uba Zat Zat

Num

A-hoorepa Hoorepa A-huh-hoorepa A-num Num

A-num

Hubba hubba Zoot Zoot


Why do I suspect that if I said those words out loud, an ancient Egyptian demon would materialize by my desk, thank me for my soul, and ask what I wanted in return?
I think this webpage indicates that the song was done in 1980, but I'm not certain -- apparently, I can't read Norwegian. As they say, you never know until you try. Maybe my brother will take a crack at it.


::: posted by Steven at 2:04 AM


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