When riding, I absolutely love singing the song of the Viking from "Sadko":
The Song of the Viking by Rimski-Korsakov
The lyrics can be roughly translated as follows:
The sea waves rage against the rocks
but broken they retreat in a cloud of spray
And the rocks steadfastly withstand
this ceaseless assault of the sea
Proudly standing above the water
Those steadfast rocks are in Vikings' very bones
and the raging sea is in their veins
And their cunning thoughts are like fogs of their motherland
They are born of the sea and in the sea they will die
Vikings' swords are sharp and their arrows are true
bringing a swift demise to the enemy
Courageous are the people of the northern lands
Mighty is Odin their god
and their sea is cruel
Pretty cool, aye?
"People are stupid ... almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true. People's heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true ... they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so all are easier to fool." -- Wizard's First Rule
I found myself singing Abba's Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight while trail riding over Tar Hill at Tokoroa on the weekend. Now I have the bruises to prove it!
Humm, sing,tunes ??????
I'm too busy keeping the old girl under control
Originally Posted by rosie631
Yep, me too..
as is every harley rider
Originally Posted by carbonhed
Some Kiwibiker threads contain such a wealth of fuckwittery that they should in some way be permanently removed from the digital domain, carved onto stone tablets and then launched into space to scare the living shit out of any hostile alien species that may be lurking nearby
ummm...concentration on the road, traffic, weather conditions etc is what we are supposed to be upto...isn't it? Distractions like songs rattling round in ya brain are the last thing you need.
I found myself singing Abba's Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight while trail riding over Tar Hill at Tokoroa on the weekend. Now I have the bruises to prove it!
Im embarrassed to admit but for some reason that songs been my head for days! Where did it come from???
Normally the song in my head is the last song i hear in the shower. If i dont have the radio on i wont get a song in my head for the whole day.
Whatever's in my head aye. Abba is thoroughly singable. :slap: Although that song on Clerks 2, Nothing But Flowers is a favourite. (You got it, you got it)
i generally have ipod playing, so mostly im singing along to sister hazel and shawn mullins. just a shame they arent better known over here. i can safely thank shawn for making high school somewhat bearable. the only thing that kept me going was his album souls core.
i also make sure i have leaving on a jet plane and i am, i said... just cant go without them when riding... they have the same effect as shawn and sister hazel. they have the added bonus of reminding me to not ride beyond my limit and that anything can happen.
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