Olen kuul
Encyclopedia
Olen kuul is the first album by Estonia
n rock
band Smilers
to be released in Estonia, in 1997.
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 Smilers
Smilers
Smilers is an Estonian rock band formed in 1991 by Hendrik Sal-Saller. The name comes from a Rod Stewart album, Smiler; first the band was named Lezer Brozers. In the early years they tried in Finland with two albums, but didn't find success, so they came to Estonia and became famous very fast....
to be released in Estonia, in 1997.
Track listing
All songs written by Hendrik Sal-Saller, except where noted.- "Lähme sõidame (Minu auto)" [Let's ride (My carČarČar is a village in the municipality of Bujanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 296 people.-References:...
)] - 3:19 - "Viis kasti õlut" [Five boxBoxBox describes a variety of containers and receptacles for permanent use as storage, or for temporary use often for transporting contents. The word derives from the Greek πύξος , "box, boxwood"....
es of beerBeerBeer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
] - 2:59 - "Olen kuul" [I'm a bulletBulletA bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun. Bullets do not normally contain explosives, but damage the intended target by impact and penetration...
] - 5:20 - "Kui sa tahad sexy (Do Ya Think I'm Rod Stewart?)" [If you want sexSexual intercourseSexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which a male's penis enters a female's vagina for the purposes of sexual pleasure or reproduction. The entities may be of opposite sexes, or they may be hermaphroditic, as is the case with snails...
(sexy should be written as "seksi" in EstonianEstonian languageEstonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...
, the spelling sounds the same)] - 4:15 (original music from the song "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" is a 1978 hit song for Rod Stewart. It was written by Stewart and Carmine Appice, and produced by Tom Dowd."Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" spent one week at the top of the British charts in December 1978 and four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, starting 10 February 1979...
" by Rod StewartRod StewartRoderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
) - "Sinust ma mööda ei saa" [Can't get by you] - 4:02
- "Suvine pärastlõuna" [Summer afternoon] - 4:01
- "Tahan sind (If You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself))" [I want you] - 3:28 (original music from the song "If You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself)" by Pete DrogePete DrogePete Droge is an American alternative/folk rock musician from Vashon Island in Washington State's Puget Sound. His debut album Necktie Second, released by American records in 1994, featured the tongue-in-cheek "If You Don't Love Me ", , as well as the songs "Sunspot Stopwatch" and "So I am Over...
) - "Lendaval vaibal" [On the flying carpet] - 4:24
- "Nüüd on nii hea" [Now it's so good] - 4:28
- "Anna 1 veel" [Give 1 more] - 2:15
- "Täna õhtul" [Tonight] - 4:37
- "Kellele lüüakse aisakella" [For whom the jingle bellJingle bellA jingle bell is a type of bell which produces a distinctive 'jingle' sound, especially in large numbers. They find use in many areas as a percussion instrument, including the classic sleigh bell sound and morris dancing...
tolls] - 3:55 (the title is a reference to the Ernest HemingwayErnest HemingwayErnest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economic and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the...
novel For Whom the Bell TollsFor Whom the Bell TollsFor Whom the Bell Tolls is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to a republican guerrilla unit during the Spanish Civil War. As an expert in the use of explosives, he is assigned to blow up a...
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Personnel
- Hendrik Sal-Saller - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Lauri "Lare" Murtomaa - electric guitar, backing vocals
- Anssi "Andy" Saarnilehto - bass guitar
- Jarmo "Jami" Haapanen - drums, percussion
- Mikko "McNificent" Saira - keyboards
- Jay Havanna - recording
- Jay Havanna & Hendrik Sal-Saller - mixing
- Aarne Valmis - management
External links
- Estmusic.com Listen to the songs.