It's the Final Countdowwwwwn....
As everybody knows, Final Countdown is one of the greatest songs in the world. For those unfamiliar with such greatness, this song is one that is played at the end of any close sporting event and GOB's theme from Arrested Development. And, of course, it is always one of my ringtones that never fails to get the ladies excited.Submitted for your approval is this amazing version of said great song. Europe, who sang Final Countdown, was from Sweden. So, it seems that they are seen as gods among the Scandinavians and Vikings. For a fledgling Swedish garage band, covering Final Countdown is probably like trying to play Stairway to Heaven or Sweet Home Alabama. You ain't a band til you've tried to cover them. Of course, I'm assuming they are Swedes due to their accent, but just take a gander and you'll be amazed at their talent. Just a warning, if you watch this at work, be prepared to muffle some laughter as words cannot describe how absolutely horrendous the singer is. I mean, I'm no Pavarotti, but I think after a few scotches and a throat-punch from Tim, I would still sound better. But, man, you gotta give these kids credit. They do it for the music. Just click the PLAY button and enjoy.
That was not painful because of how awful the singer was. It was really more painful because it made me sad to hear such a classic ass kicker of a song played so poorly. What I found amusing was that the singer was his own back-up singer, the other dudes apparently are SO bad that not does the singer have the best pipes in the band, those guys aren't even enough in his league to back him up.
Posted by
Anonymous |
6:28 AM
I imagine that if the FBI or CIA had used Final Countdown as part of some repetitive music torture back in Waco, Texas, David Koresh and his flunkeys would have been waiving the white flag at about the halfway point of the second playing. Additionally, I think this is a great cover of the song. I listened to it for about 10 seconds, realized that it was Final Countdown, and then turned it off, exactly like I would have done with the original.
Posted by
Anonymous |
9:07 AM
Thanks, Vic - that's 1 minute and 11 seconds that I'll never get back. I couldn't take it any longer after that... wrong, dude, that was just wrong. P.S. - Willie Mo represents Foreigner. That's right. Foreigner.
Posted by
Anonymous |
1:21 PM
On fourth viewing, I noticed that they actually have a semblance of light effects. The lights in the back change from white to blue. Thus, I can only presume that there is a tech guy watching this and that this band is apparantly good enough to even HAVE a tech guy. Jules, sign these kids up! Oh, and with further sleuthing, this was performed by the band "Deep Sunshine" at the Upplevelsefestival in Sköllersta, Sweden. Bork bork bork...
Posted by
Victor |
2:17 PM
I read the headline "It's the final countdowwwwwn...." read the message about how this was the worst version of final countdown ever and decided not to open it. Guess I picked up reading comprehension in law school.
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Anonymous |
8:13 PM