Music Teacher Reacts: Norwegian Reggaeton by Nanowar of Steel

[@angiewegenerdjmetalamazon4468]

They are talking about Norwegian black metal bands and musicians who used to take their "evil lifestyle" serious by burning churches and desecrating graves. They guy who's picture they burn is Varg Vikernes, who was accused of all this and later sentenced because he killed a guy. The video has English subtitles. ;-) I think you would also like their video/song "Disco Metal" that pokes fun at Euro Dance music. :D

[@pingabl3]

he killed a former bandmate

[@TheTrueAltoClef]

Well it's reggaeton, never meant to be reggae. And when it comes to stereotypical reggaeton, it's all that

[@jurayneskazu64]

You can view with english subtitles if you don't speak spanish. "Hellhammer i Varg" - reference to swiss metal band (Hellhammer) and famous Norwegian metal musician (Varg Vikernes), who once burned church (this fact also referred previously in lyrics) and whose portrait burned in this video. "Hvis lyset tar oss" - ( in Norwegian meant "Light Takes Us") is the album by Burzum - Norwegian black metal solo project of Varg Vikernes.

[@TheBard84]

hellhammer was mayhems drummer

[@chrisl6735]

I think you missed the whole Reggaeton movement, it's a musical genre of its own with roots in Spanish, Latin and Jamacian music. Here's one of the most popular Reggaeton songs, notice the 8 billion views. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXu0gWqhntxofM0&feature=share7&t=85. The video you did a reaction to is a satire of what would happen of a Norwegian black metal band released a Reggaeton song.

[@aarongunstone6579]

That's reasonable enough. This song was my first introduction to reggaeton, as I imagine it was for a whole bunch of people.

[@Nyerguds]

Despacito is actually referenced in the lyrics of Norwegian Reggaeton :)

[@RodneyEnt]

The Cranberries - Zombie. That's what's in your head.

[@jurayneskazu64]

Xylophone have wood bars (also plastic in modern times), not metal. From Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon) 'wood'. Instrument with metal bars called metallophone (also glockenspiel or vibraphone). Marimba is a kind of xylophones. (But marimbaphone - kind of metallophones)

[@ShawkaReacts]

Correct. In either case, it's tough to tell which it is just from listening but I would guess marimba because of the softer tone.

[@akas84]

This song is epic! This is not mean to be reggae but reggaeton en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggaeton which is very popular this days, at least here in Europe. You can clearly here the typical reggaethon rhythm. Some of the names you mention are black metal bands like en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellhammer or en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varg_(band). Oh, and the song is Zombie by The Cranberries

[@basbeest2238]

The photo they burn is Varg Vikernes, the guy who was responsible for burning down the Fantoft church they talk of in the beginning. The photo he pulls up is Daddy Yankee (of Despacito notoriety)

[@Thejabawack]

There is a play on words when they say "Esta vida loca a mirar la foca" In italian the word "foca" is just a letter away from another word that refers to female intimate parts. You need to change the "o" in foca to an "i" Oh, and if you turn on subtitles they translate the spanish and explain some of the citations like names and such.

[@basbeest2238]

And almost every reactor misses the double entendre in the 'rap' section... "While I proudly sail in the depths of your fjord?"... They can only mean one female part, especially when followed by: "It comes with my MORNING Norwegian WOOD"..... Or am I just too dirty minded? Hmmmm

[@vicserr1]

​​​​@@basbeest2238You wouldn't be too far away from the double entrende in normal Spanish language Reggaeton, Heck they normally tell you directly of they intimate actions...🤷 And Gigatron is a rather famous Spanish Metal performer.

[@robertosolito1276]

...Nanowar of Steel is an " I T A L I A N " band...ciao...

[@AlessandroGenTLe]

Mate, just click on subtitle option, they're all En subtitles, so that you can get what they're saying when they speak spanish too :) Oh, by the way, when they say "Una vita loca a mirar la foca" (A crazy life looking for the seal), it's an italian pun, where sometimes we use "foca" instead of saying "fica" (which literally means "pussy") to avoid censorship. There was also a comedy movie back in the '70s named "W la foca" (Up the pussy!) :D

[@PittDaddy]

This is such a great band. Here are the translated lyrics ( from Italian) The song you hear is Zombie by the Cranberries Yeah, you drilled my heart and my blood is spilling, babe Like oil from a platform in the North Sea You fished me like a whaler in violation of international treaties, babe Now I'm in an Oslo state of mind, honey And you burned my soul like the Fantoft church in June 1992, babe All I want to tell you is: Hvis lyset tar oss Hypothermia, cuba libre, midnight sun Sommer fiesta at Ragnarok beach You were dancing, like a polar killer whale When your bloodthirsty eyes crossed with mine Viking heart of Santo Domingo The burnt church, the piña colada Let's go dance with "Det som engang var" 4 Cuban warrior, pagan dancer Having a mojito during the sacrifice Let's go dance with Hellhammer and Varg 5 Desecrating the tomb, to the rhythm of the rumba With Fenriz and Darkthrone 6 - Norwegian Raggaeton Desecrating the tomb, to the rhythm of the rumba With Fenriz and Darkthrone - Norwegian Raggaeton This crazy life, looking at the seal 7 Roasting a salmon - Norwegian Raggaeton My Drakkar is ready won't you get on board While I proudly sail in the depths your fjord When the storm is raging, and your booty is shaking Hold my pole tight and you ain't get no aching Your breakfast is ready, isn't it good? It comes with my morning Norwegian wood I'm swimming against the stream I don't care I'm soon getting there where the salmons dare Nordic Latin, so Luciferic Kill the enemy, but softly Let's go dance in the Evil Beach Shake your belt, with my armour Satan makes my body hot Let's go dance in the evil ritual Desecrating the tomb, to the rhythm of the rumba With Fenriz and Darkthrone - Norwegian Raggaeton This crazy life, looking at the seal Roasting a salmon - Norwegian Raggaeton In your head, in your head Raggaeton, raggaeton, raggaeton, ton, ton, ton In your head, in your head Raggaeton, raggaeton, raggaeton, ton, ton, ton Desecrating the tomb, to the rhythm of the rumba With Fenriz and Darkthrone - Norwegian Raggaeton Desecrating the tomb, to the rhythm of the rumba With Fenriz and Darkthrone - Norwegian Raggaeton This crazy life, looking at the seal Roasting a salmon - Norwegian Raggaeton Courtesy: lyricstranslate.com

[@jurayneskazu64]

But it's not Italian, it's Spanish

[@IdentID]

@@jurayneskazu64 the language is spanish, the band is italian

[@sweetowl4179]

The song is Zombie by The Cranberries, but they're satirizing it, it's not like they plagiarized the song as their own. And it's just a few seconds, I'm pretty sure it's legal to do so, especially because they did the same in several of their songs. Or maybe they just asked for the right to do it, I don't know.

[@MrDanilop45]

Also they recite a Manowar Hymn

[@jerolddavis]

When you see Reggaeton, think Pitbull. That's basically the vibe, but then of course they put it to nordic/black metal themes.

[@makeppo]

There are subtitles XD

[@anile8457]

"The name "reggaeton" comes from the word "reggae" plus the Spanish suffix -tón, from the reggae and hip-hop marathons in the Puerto Rican underground music scene. Reggaeton gets its influences from Jamaican reggae, hip-hop, Jamaican dancehall, bomba, and plena music." Hence the more salsa like influence

[@loriscesardi9085]

Thank you for your reaction and for the technical notes 😀

[@KamilazWarszawy]

"a mirar la foca" is a wordplay but It works only for Italians... foca means seal (the animal) and rhymes with loca but It was intended fica that means, you know, the female intimate parts. And It's very common iin reggaeton to make allusions like that

[@janihaavisto79]

And also the play with using words like Playa del Mal means Evil Beach. 😈 Also yes it says we smoke/grill salmon.

[@strega42]

Something I haven't seen covered in the other comments... Nanowar regularly pulls riffs of other music into pretty much everything. Uranus has a bit of Staying Alive, Affordable Ironmonger has the solo from Baker Street, Protocol of the Elders of Zion of Love has a bit of Eye of the Tiger, etc. Their musical breadth is absolutely stunning and they fuse things together with pure genius.

[@KamilazWarszawy]

"In hour head" comes from the song "Zombies" by the Cranberries

[@HiopX]

Their music videos all have good closed captions if you plan to react to more multilingual songs of them

[@yallys]

Well after seeing the comments, don't need to explain anymore the purpose of this legendary video :)

[@RobLeo-md1fo]

Nanowar are italians others are spanish people , salmón is a norewgian fish , in your head is a cover by the crandberrys , banda from '90 I think the original is nirvana's song.

[@cowboy1165]

Hey, Teach. Home Free's put out a fun new song that will blow your headphones off with bass and it's not just Tim, Chance jumps in on the bass too. The song stays in your head all day, It's called "Skull And Bones." ☠ I think they're trying to pitch it to Ubisoft for the game. I hope to see you soon.👍

[@lazios]

If you don't know the black-metal scene you cannot catch the references in this song and much gets lost; it's not a fault, just a fact (are things who people can't know, just fans or who have read it somewhere), sry for my English. 🍺

[@ShadowhispersBand]

If you think this is fun, you haven’t been to one of their live ahows 🤘🤣

[@Frankamaria]

I concur :D best party ever🎉