Singapur (album)
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Singapur (Singapore) is the fifth album by Estonian rock band Terminaator. It was released in 1998.
Track listing
- Aja teenija [The recruit, lit: time servant] (J.Hakulinen/J.Kreem) - 5:25
- Singapuri Lu [Lu of Singapore] (J.Kreem/J.Kreem) - 3:44
- Sinu juurde tagasi [Back to you] (J.Kreem/J.Kreem) - 4:08
- Baarman teab [Barman knows] (J.Kreem/J.Kreem) - 3:35
- Maanteepõletaja [Highway burner] (J.Kreem/J.Kreem) - 4:05
- Surmav suudlus [Deadly kiss] (E.Kaljulaid/J.Kreem) - 2:41
- Haige maailm [Sick world] (J.Kreem/Sulliwan/J.Kreem) - 3:04
- Alatud valed [Vile lies] (E.Kaljulaid/J.Kreem) - 5:13
- Preeriatuul [Prairie wind] (J.Kreem/J.Kreem) - 5:41
- Nr 666 [No 666] (J.Kreem/J.Kreem) - 3:08
- Koera elu (Tsau beibe) [Dog's life (Ciao baby)] (Terminaator/J.Kreem) - 2:49
- Televiisorimees [Televisor man] (J.Kreem/J.Kreem) - 2:40
Song information
- "Aja teenija" is about not wanting to go to the army, also portraying it as being awful in every way. The song starts out with a speech performed by Väino Laes. It's the only song from this album to be featured on "Go Live 2005". Aja teenija is an Estonian version of Finnish Jussi Hakulinen's song [Armeijan syvin olemus] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) from his album Vaaleanpunainen majatalo (1985).
- Singapuri Lu is a fortuneteller, who always predicts bad things.
- "Sinu juurde tagasi" about missing somebody and thus having negative feelings.
- "Baarman teab" is about lowlifes spending nights in bars and contemplating about life.
- "Maanteepõletaja" is an ode to living to ride and riding to live.
- "Surmav suudlus" is a love song.
- "Haige maailm" is person- or society-critical.
- "Alatud valed" is about falseness, hypocrisy and self-admiring.
- "Preeriatuul" tells a story about an Indian, to whom an old chief foretells his death.
- "Nr 666" is about a gambler, who is a cheater.
- "Koera elu" is about a dog, whose girlfriend is not worth him ("ciao" as "bye", not as "hi").
- "Televiisorimees" is about a man, who watches too much TV and cuts himself off from everything else and whose life is led by TV. A live version is on "Head uudised".
Personnel
- Jaagup Kreem - vocals, 12-strings
- Sulev "Sulliwan" Müürsepp - guitar, harmonica, organ, flute, piano, vocals
- Sven Valdmann - bass
- Margus Valk - guitar
- Eimel Kaljulaid - drum, synth, vocals
- Rene Liitmaa - sound, technical supervisor
External links
- Estmusic.com Listen to the songs.