FYI: A funny thing happened yesterday...

They (my Wonderful new Danish readers) say that the third largest Danish newspaper Politiken (the paper issue) printed a link to our humble blog yesterday. Why?! you wonder and so did I. I, sort of, still do because I don't know in what context it was printed. Anyway, the link was to this particular post.

I just want to say Hej og velkommen to our new readers!

UPDATE: Reader Tue Kappel has been kind enough to scan the article for our reading pleasure. Here it is. Tusen takk, Tue!

By the way, who can identify the photo?

Video: Daaaay-O, Day-ay-ay-O

Uploaded to YouTube by videogameaddict64

The "Day-O scene", from Tim Burton's movie Beetlejuice, where the guests at a dinner party gets possesed and reluctantly starts to sing and dance to Harry Belafonte's probably biggest hit song "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)"

The music is traditional Jamaican and the lyrics of this version is by Irving Burgie and William Attaway. Sing-a-long!!

Day-o, Day-o

Daylight come and me want go home

Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-o

Daylight come, and me want go . . .

Work all night on a drink of rum!

(Daylight come and me want go home)

Stack banana 'till the morning come!

(Daylight come and me want go home)

Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana

(Daylight come and me want go home)

Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana

(Daylight come and me want go home)

Lift 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch!

(Daylight come and me want go home)

6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch!

(Daylight come and me want go home)

Day, me say day-o

(Daylight come and me want go home)

Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-o

(Daylight come and me want go home)

A beautiful bunch of ripe banana!

(Daylight come and me want go home)

Hide the deadly black tarantula!

(Daylight come and me want go home)

Lift 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch!

(Daylight come and me want go home)

6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch!

(Daylight come and me want go home)

Day, me say day-o

(Daylight come and me want go home)

Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-o

(Daylight come and me want go home)

Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana

(Daylight come and me want go home)

Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana

(Daylight come and me want go home)

Day-o, Day-o

Daylight come and me want go home

Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-o

(Daylight come and me want go home)

Music Video: 7 Zero featuring José González - Futures

"This low-budget video was done within just 2½ weeks for the planned DVD of Zero 7’s “The Garden”. The video visualizes crushed objects representing a diffuse future of wishes and desires which shape over time." Director Robert Seidel

Via Totally Flabbergasted

Stuff: "Goin' Down?"

"Goin' Down?"

Music: Piero Umiliani

Piero Umiliani composed the soundtrack for Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso/Sweden, Heaven and Hell/Schweden - Hölle oder Paradies/ Sverige - Himmel eller helvete. It is typical laid-back lounge-style jazz-pop, á la 60s and 70s, often heard in European exploitation flicks of that era.

(The soundtrack of course contains the famous song "Mah-na-Mah-na"....)

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The cover (right) was found by Johnny at a cool site called italiansoundtracks.com

Movie: Sweden, Heaven and Hell

Gosh! This one is even better than the last one. It's the American trailer of the same movie - Sweden, Heaven and Hell - Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso.

Uploaded by YouTube profile alfarmaniac and found on blog Milinkito
via Bello Púbico.

NSFW

Movie: Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso

NSFW
Via Bello Púbico

""Mah Nà Mah Nà" debuted as part of Umiliani's soundtrack for the Italian
softcore pornography movie Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso (Sweden, Hell and Heaven)
(1968), a pseudo-documentary film about wild sexual activity and other behavior
in Sweden ("Mah Nà Mah Nà" played under a portrayal of lesbian BDSM in the
film). A soundtrack album, "Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso" was released in 1968"

Quote from jubilao who uploaded the clip to YouTube

Earlier post on the same movie from 2005-09-29.

Illustration: Robert Crumb Blues Trading Cards

Blues Trading Cards part 1 and part 2
drawn by Robert Crumb

Design: Olympic Games Pictograms

Mexico '68
Olympic Games Pictograms 1964 to 2008

Olympic Games Posters

Music: Paradise Moods by Martin Denny

Some great exotica music by Martin Denny for download at TAM TAM & Mélodie

Illustration: More visionary pictures

Agence Eureka presents even more cool "chocolate pictures". Here are links to all of those that has future or space connection.


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UPDATE:
Posted September 26

Info: Musselsoppans Vänner updated!

Musselsoppans Vänner has been updated with a bunch of new images.

Poster Art: Performing Arts Poster Collection

Performing Arts Poster Collection

Via Stationsvakt and seen at PCL LinkDump

Music Video: B-52's - Love Shack

Illustration: Colonel Mustard & Company

Clue game from 1960. Miss Scarlet has never looked this good since! Neither has Professor Plum by the way. I agree with Mod*Mom; these illustrations and colours are MOD!

Uploaded to Flickr by Rose Red.

Illustration: "la vie en l'an 2000"

1950's visions of life in the year 2000.

See the pictures at Agence Eureka and full image sheets at Pita's sister blog Grenouille plus.

Design: Camembert Labels

Camembert Label of the Month

Via El Burlador

Photo: Lucha Loco

Lucha Loco is Mexican Free Wrestling (fighting) and it's also the name of an upcoming photo book by the British photographer Malcolm Venville. It'll be released November 1, containing more than 100 images of luchadores - like Super Porky, Las Momias and Dr Cerebro - in their colourful masks and costumes. Interested? Check out the cool website - Lucha Loco Online!



Yes, we have previously (2005-11-19) reported about Lucha Loco.

UPDATE: Two YouTube tips from Adam: El Santo (Luchador & Superhero),
Lucha Libre: Life Behind The Mask (docu trailer)

Video: Sylvia Vrethammar In Rio

Live in Rio With Sivuca and Toots Thielemans: "O Cheiro da Carolina"

Video added by stadacone

Video: Mambo!

Perez Prado - Que Rico El Mambo

Video added by borucas999