Monday, November 16, 2009

#57

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#57
Speakerbox
Signmark feat. Osmo Ikonen
Finland

Signmark is a deaf rapper who signs his lyrics. (The vocal parts are provided by others.) It’s an interesting setup for one of the most unique songs this year. Some might call this inspirational, but I think the point of this song is that we should stop thinking of deafness as a disability. That being the case, I guess this entry should read as follows:

#57
Speakerbox
Signmark feat. Osmo Ikonen
Finland

It’s a good song.

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3 comments:

Forensic said...

That's pretty cool!

. . . part of me really wants to know what the sign for "a'ight" is, because I distinctly heard it in the vocals. Maybe it's just "alright," but I want there to be something different, like a snap or something in the middle.

Hey, he's using ASL, right? Or something similar, since the song's in English. I wonder if there's an SSL. . .

November 16, 2009 at 12:19 PM
text said...

I'm not sure if he's using ASL.

SSL? Suomi Sign Language? There is a Finnish sign language known as SVK (suomalainen viittomakieli).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Sign_Language

November 16, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Forensic said...

Oops, I thought it said this song was from Sweden.

November 19, 2009 at 12:36 PM

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