Comments on: Why Does Love Do This To Me? http://www.karenhealey.com/2010/03/why-does-love-do-this-to-me/ Chocolate in the Fruit Bowl Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karen http://www.karenhealey.com/2010/03/why-does-love-do-this-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Karen Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:59:04 +0000 http://www.karenhealey.com/?p=383#comment-72 I love that such a clearly Pasifika song became such a huge hit. "Don't Dream It's Over" is pretty locationless (but nice!) pop, and Neil's vocals are sort of vaguely "colonial English" accented, but "How Bizarre" has a really strong Kiwi accent, and those New Zealand hiphop markers. I love that such a clearly Pasifika song became such a huge hit. “Don’t Dream It’s Over” is pretty locationless (but nice!) pop, and Neil’s vocals are sort of vaguely “colonial English” accented, but “How Bizarre” has a really strong Kiwi accent, and those New Zealand hiphop markers.

]]> By: Catherine http://www.karenhealey.com/2010/03/why-does-love-do-this-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Catherine Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:49:48 +0000 http://www.karenhealey.com/?p=383#comment-71 Anecdote ahead: When I was on a school trip to Germany, I was flicking through the radio stations trying to find something that I liked. The first station I found started playing this song. It sounded so familiar but I couldn't figure out why. And then it it. And my reaction was "OMG!" It was "How Bizarre". When I mentioned this later at dinner between another student on the trip and our two host students, the hosts immediately started singing the song. And I boggled even more. It was just a strange experience all around, that. Seriously though, we have a lot of awesome music here, music which needs a whole lot more international recognition. Anecdote ahead: When I was on a school trip to Germany, I was flicking through the radio stations trying to find something that I liked. The first station I found started playing this song. It sounded so familiar but I couldn’t figure out why.

And then it it. And my reaction was “OMG!”

It was “How Bizarre”.

When I mentioned this later at dinner between another student on the trip and our two host students, the hosts immediately started singing the song. And I boggled even more. It was just a strange experience all around, that.

Seriously though, we have a lot of awesome music here, music which needs a whole lot more international recognition.

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