Head uudised
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Head uudised is the sixth album by Estonia
n rock
band Terminaator
, released in 2000. On the cover, band's name is written as "Termina:tor". From every sale, 1 EEK
was donated
to support the anti-AIDS
campaign.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Terminaator
Terminaator
Terminaator is an Estonian rock group formed in 1987 by Jaagup Kreem in Tallinn 10. High School . Kreem was in the 7th grade then. The first public performance was in Tallinn 47. High School in the schoolbands' festival. The first time in the studio was in 1989. First songs "Charleen" and "Meeletu...
, released in 2000. On the cover, band's name is written as "Termina:tor". From every sale, 1 EEK
Estonian kroon
In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...
was donated
Donation
A donation is a gift given by physical or legal persons, typically for charitable purposes and/or to benefit a cause. A donation may take various forms, including cash, services, new or used goods including clothing, toys, food, and vehicles...
to support the anti-AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
campaign.
Track listing
- Portselanist tüdruk
[ PorcelainPorcelainPorcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...
girl] (Kreem/Kreem) - 3:09 - See ei ole saladus [It is not a secret] (Kreem/Kreem) - 3:23
- Tee [The way] (Kreem/Kreem) - 4:03
- 6 jalga niisket maad [6 feet of moist land] (Kreem/Kreem) - 3:37
- Just nagu mustlased [Just like gypsies] (Kreem/Kreem) - 5:04
- Head uudised [Good newsNewsNews is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
] (Kreem/Kreem) - 3:31 - Raudteejaam
[ Railroad station] (Kreem/Liitmaa/Kreem) - 4:44 - Klaustrofoobia
[ ClaustrophobiaClaustrophobiaClaustrophobia is the fear of having no escape and being closed in small spaces or rooms...
] (Kreem/Kreem) - 5:40 - Jää
[ IceIceIce is water frozen into the solid state. Usually ice is the phase known as ice Ih, which is the most abundant of the varying solid phases on the Earth's surface. It can appear transparent or opaque bluish-white color, depending on the presence of impurities or air inclusions...
] (Kreem/Kreem) - 5:05 - Hall maailm [Grey worldWorldWorld is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
] (Kreem/Kreem) - 3:40 - Osa minust [Part of me] (Kreem/Kreem) - 2:16
- Veel on aega [There is still timeTimeTime is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects....
] (Kaljulaid/Kreem) - 4:41 - Televiisorimees (live "Katusekontsert")
[ Televisor manManThe term man is used for an adult human male . However, man is sometimes used to refer to humanity as a whole...
(live "RoofRoofA roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous....
concertConcertA concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
")] - 8:14-
- Includes a hidden trackHidden trackIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
, "Kes ei tööta, see ei söö" [Who doesn't work, doesn't eatEATEAT or eat may refer to:* Eating, the process of consuming food, for the purpose of providing for the nutritional needs of an animal* To take a loss in a transaction. The one who absorbs the loss is said to eat the cost of that loss...
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- Includes a hidden track
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Song information
- "Portselanist tüdruk" is about a man, who is warned by his mother and father for women, that won't stay by his side. He nevertheless ends up with such a girl and has to be disappointed.
- "See ei ole saladus" is kind of a love songLove songA love song is about falling in love and the feelings it brings. Anthologies of love songs often contain a mixture of both of these types of song. A bawdy song is both humorous and saucy, emphasizing the physical pleasure of love rather than the emotional joy...
. - "Tee" also seems to be a love song, and its message is: "The way is important, not the destination."
- "6 jalga niisket maad" is about a highwayman, who is looking for salvation.
- "Just nagu mustlased" is about an outlawOutlawIn historical legal systems, an outlaw is declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, this takes the burden of active prosecution of a criminal from the authorities. Instead, the criminal is withdrawn all legal protection, so that anyone is legally empowered to persecute...
or a mob of them. - The message of "Head uudised" is, that there aren't any good news anymore and that the bad news have become merely an entertainmentEntertainmentEntertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
. - "Raudteejaam" is a love song and it seems to be from the eyes of a secret admirerSecret admirerA secret admirer is an individual who feels adoration, fondness or love for another person without disclosing their identity to that person. The admirer may often send gifts or love letters to their crush. A secret admirer is usually benign...
, who is writing love letterLove letterA love letter is a romantic way to express feelings of love in written form. Delivered by hand, by mail or romantically left in a secret location, the letter may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation of feelings...
s on the wall of a railway station. - "Klaustrofoobia" is about a man, who falls in love with a woman and then realizes, that he's just a puppetMarionetteA marionette is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings depending on regional variations. A marionette's puppeteer is called a manipulator. Marionettes are operated with the puppeteer hidden or revealed to an audience by using a vertical or horizontal control bar in different forms...
for her. - "Jää" is another love song about finding answersAnswersAnswers may refer to:* The plural of Answer, a civil procedure* Answers.com, a reference website* Answers , a 1994 album by the band Casiopea* The Answers , an album by Blue October...
. - "Hall maailm" is about a man who has lived through a lot.
- "Osa minust" handles the good and the bad part of a human beingHumanHumans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
. - "Veel on aega" is about leaving your home town. It also has a reference to Laura PalmerLaura PalmerLaura Palmer is a fictional character from the television series Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. Her death was the catalyst for the events of the series...
from "Twin PeaksTwin PeaksTwin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper , of the murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer...
" in lines "Laura Palmer mõrvati | Väikelinn kuid elab edasi", which means "Laura Palmer was murderMurderMurder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
ed | But a small townTownA town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
lives on". - "Televiisorimees" is from the album "Singapur". The band used to do concerts for free on the roof of a low porch of a building in TallinnTallinnTallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
, that's where the term "katusekontsert" comes. It's the live version of the song from a "Katusekontsert". "Televiisorimees" ends at 3:47, "Kes ei tööta, see ei söö" starts at 4:48. "Kes ei tööta, see ei söö" is a cover of Kuldne Trio.
Personnel
- Sven Valdmann - bass
- Jaagup Kreem - vocals, acoustic, back
- Elmar LiitmaaElmar LiitmaaElmar Liitmaa is an Estonian guitarist and songwriter playing for the famous Estonian rock band Terminaator. Liitmaa works mostly with Terminaator's soloist, Jaagup Kreem, who writes lyrics to Elmar's music. Besides Terminaator's music, they have also written two Estonian rock-musicals, Risk and...
- guitar, acoustic, back - Eimel Kaljulaid - drums, tambourine, back, grand piano
- Harmo Kallaste - synth, back
External links
- Estmusic.com Listen to the songs.