Give me a gold medal for my idea
When
I was younger, I had an idea that somebody should make compilation CD's
in which some celebrity has selected his favourite music, and people
could buy this compilation CD so that they could feel closer to
whatever crooner or movie star it is by listening to the same music
that he listens to and endorses. Of course, trying to get rights to
each song would be an absolute nightmare, if every song is owned by a
different label. So scratch that idea.
But now in this wonderful era of iTunes and iPods when songs can be downloaded and sold individually, this might actually work. I am sure that if, for example, Quentin Tarantino or Wes Anderson selected twenty songs that he likes and iTunes sold them as a compilation pack, all kinds of hipsters and other losers would buy this compilation, especially if it came with a ten-minute audioclip of that celebrity explaining why he likes these particular songs so very much and they mean so much for him. The more obscure the songs the better, since this just makes the combo that much cooler, and besides, the popular songs that already sell like hotcakes and wouldn't benefit from celebrity endorsement. Housewives might similarly enjoy listening to Oprah's selections. Between the songs, perhaps the celebrity could detail his fond memories of meeting the band or some other way that the music made a difference in his life.
Perhaps we will see this business idea realized in a few years. Before that, I have a little bleg for my readers. I know the lyrics to the song "Tarina pikku sankarista" by the seventies Stalinist band "Meripioneerit" in their album "Vietnamin linnut" otherwise by heart, but I can't remember any lines of the part that ends with the line "siihen hänet kolkkasivat oudot sisaret", starting from the line "kun pikkujenkin ruumis tunkiolta löydettiin". Could somebody who has this record tell me in the comments or by email how those missing three lines go?
But now in this wonderful era of iTunes and iPods when songs can be downloaded and sold individually, this might actually work. I am sure that if, for example, Quentin Tarantino or Wes Anderson selected twenty songs that he likes and iTunes sold them as a compilation pack, all kinds of hipsters and other losers would buy this compilation, especially if it came with a ten-minute audioclip of that celebrity explaining why he likes these particular songs so very much and they mean so much for him. The more obscure the songs the better, since this just makes the combo that much cooler, and besides, the popular songs that already sell like hotcakes and wouldn't benefit from celebrity endorsement. Housewives might similarly enjoy listening to Oprah's selections. Between the songs, perhaps the celebrity could detail his fond memories of meeting the band or some other way that the music made a difference in his life.
Perhaps we will see this business idea realized in a few years. Before that, I have a little bleg for my readers. I know the lyrics to the song "Tarina pikku sankarista" by the seventies Stalinist band "Meripioneerit" in their album "Vietnamin linnut" otherwise by heart, but I can't remember any lines of the part that ends with the line "siihen hänet kolkkasivat oudot sisaret", starting from the line "kun pikkujenkin ruumis tunkiolta löydettiin". Could somebody who has this record tell me in the comments or by email how those missing three lines go?
...kun pikkujenkin ruumis tunkiolta löydettiin.
Harvoin saavat sotaurhot kuolla vuoteeseen
harvoin heitä kuoloon kauniit immet saattelee
ei väistynyt hän paikaltaan
vaan sammui niinkuin mies
siihen hänet kolkkasivat oudot sisaret.
Posted by Anonymous | 4:55 AM
Thank you!
Posted by Ilkka Kokkarinen | 7:10 AM