Your favorite Romanian song redone - funny

[MariaRegina]

http://www.guzer.com/videos/numa_numa.php

Beware of this video:

If you imitate the guy's neck movements, you could get a nasty whip lash.

Want to bet me that he had to see his chiropractor the next day?




Does anyone know the website where the original video was posted for this Numa Numa Dance.

[Michael the Iconographer]

Oh no! That is almost as funny as the original.

[Dewi Sant]

:D

I know so many people like that^_^


I had no idea what the "numa numa dance" is.


Now I am brought back to 2003.:doh:

[Khaleas]

Oh, that's just proof that you can get a workout even if your bum is glued to the chair in front of the computer... ^_^

I still love the song... call me weird! Now you should see the Finnish contestant for the Eurovision song contest this year... It's called Hard Rock Hallelujah, and the singers are all geared out in monster costumes (really intricate ones). Thing is that the contest is in Greece this year and even some of the orthodox priests in the Finnish church said it might not be the best song for going to that particular country. Oh well, minus the costumes and lyrics the song isn't terrible. At least not in comparison to other ones Finland has competed with... :sorry:

[nutroll]

That's not the original? It's the only version I've ever seen.... Also, just as a side note, I just came to a startling realization. That looks exactly like me dancing to the music in the supermarket. I will now go hang my head in shame.

[RobNJ]

We all knew I was gonig to post this:

http://thunder.yansa.net/dragostea.html

[Tsarina]

Aria i've seen that before, it's funny! I used to love that song, now i think it's so silly.

RobNJ, lol i've never seen that one. I bet they're more videos out there for this "Dragosteea Din Tei" Song. :)

[Melethiel]

What's the original? :scratch:

This the only version I've ever seen.

[graysparrow]

The band is Moldovan like zdob si zbud which is way better :)

[kamikat]

Thanks, RobNJ and Aria. Both versions are great but Rob's version always cracks me up.

kamikat

[Petronius]

The band is Moldovan like zdob si zbud which is way better :)

It is the same like saying that it is not Spanish, but Asturian.

[Petronius]

http://www.guzer.com/videos/numa_numa.php

Beware of this video:

If you imitate the guy's neck movements, you could get a nasty whip lash.
Want to bet me that he had to see his chiropractor the next day?
Does anyone know the website where the original video was posted for this Numa Numa Dance.

Your will be the first to now in the West:

Numa, numa it's not correct, numai, numai it's correct.

[graysparrow]

It is the same like saying that it is not Spanish, but Asturian.

Only that they have their own republic :) you like it or not :)

[Petronius]

Your will be the first to now in the West:

Numa, numa it's not correct, numai, numai it's correct.

Or it must be nu ma, nu ma.. to be correct...

[graysparrow]

Or it must be nu ma, nu ma.. to be correct...

We both know thelyrics of that song just don't make sense ^_^

[Petronius]

Only that they have their own republic :) you like it or not :)
The Eastern part of Romania is called also Moldova. Why ?

[Petronius]

We both know thelyrics of that song just don't make sense ^_^

Really ? Do you know that language ?

[graysparrow]

Yes. I was a volunteer there.

[graysparrow]

The Eastern part of Romania is called also Moldova. Why ?

You should know that better than me :) Anyway you know the soviets invaded the Basarabia and made it the SSR of Moldova which after the breakup of the SU in 1991 became an independent republic.

[Melethiel]

Or it must be nu ma, nu ma.. to be correct...
I googled the lyrics, and it should be "nu ma, nu ma"

[Ioan cel Nou]

You should know that better than me :) Anyway you know the soviets invaded the Basarabia and made it the SSR of Moldova which after the breakup of the SU in 1991 became an independent republic.

Besarabia was only part of Moldova. Most of it is still in Romania and neither Romanians nor (Rep. of) Moldovans are in favour of the current situation. I'm pretty confident reunification will come with time. I'd also point out that southern Besarabia is not in Rep. Moldova but the Ukraine and that Transdnistria was never part of Besarabia but is part of the Republic of Moldova. The whole situation is much more complex than you suggested, especially given that northern Bucovina was another region annexed by Stalin which is now part of the Ukraine.

You are corect, however, that the band O-Zone are from Rep. Moldova rather than Romania, though they now live in Romania to the best of my knowledge. The other band that ripped the song off were also Moldovans, though ex-pats in Italy. In any case, though, the song is Romanian in the sense that it is in the Romanian language (and no, the lyrics don't make a lot of sense).

James

[MariaRegina]

How many renditions of that song are there?

And who was the originator?

[Ioan cel Nou]

How many renditions of that song are there?

And who was the originator?

As I wrote above, the song was originally done by a band called O-Zone from the Republic of Moldova. I'm not sure how many other versions there are.

James

[Petronius]

The original song was done by O-zone, but an Italian married to a Romanian singer made a musical arrangements under the name of band called Haiducii where the singer was his Romania wife }and actually that was all the band) and lauched it in Italy from where it started to be known i Europe. Yet very soon , the original song of O-Zone also entered Hit parades in Europe and at one point the two songs were ranked 1st and 2nd, but soon after only the original song from O-zone remained in Hit parades and theer were O-Zone invited to concerts etc etc and became famous.
Romania vs. Moldovan ? One nation, two states. But one should take different criterias according to situation to say if Romanian or Modovan.

The members are Romanians from Rep. of Moldova, I do not know exactly if the band was founded before moving to Romania or after, but this song and many others were edited and lauched in Romania as a Romanian band.
Interesting to notice (and this was very frequent when all Europe was singing "Nu ma, nu ma iei"), why so many people bother to mention that it is not Romania, but Moldavian, when the song was launched by that band in Romania after the members settled in Romania, it is sung in Romanian, it was in Romanian Hit parades long before it was known in the world, but for many it was of outmost importance to point that it was Moldavian... This is for an other thread on an other forum.... The are same impulses that made those person to set up the web mentioned in a thread as Anti-Christian...

[Ioan cel Nou]

The members are Romanians from Rep. of Moldova, I do not know exactly if the band was founded before moving to Romania or after, but this song and many others were edited and lauched in Romania as a Romanian band..

I think that they're actually pretty proud of being Moldovan, though they seem equally proud of being ethnically Romanian. (I was unfortunate enough to be in Romania when it was number 1 there with my then 1 year old who loved it - his aunt sent him the CD for Christmas and then the next summer it came out in England - we never got the Italian version here - an entire year of aural torture!) If you see the video you'll notice that great pride of place is given to a Republic of Moldova flag. Of course, as that's simply the Romanian flag with the Moldovan coat of arms in the centre, it's hard to say exactly what the idea behind this was - it could just as easily be pride in their Moldovan roots as pride in the Republic.

James

[Petronius]

I think that they're actually pretty proud of being Moldovan, though they seem equally proud of being ethnically Romanian. (I was unfortunate enough to be in Romania when it was number 1 there with my then 1 year old who loved it - his aunt sent him the CD for Christmas and then the next summer it came out in England - we never got the Italian version here - an entire year of aural torture!) If you see the video you'll notice that great pride of place is given to a Republic of Moldova flag. Of course, as that's simply the Romanian flag with the Moldovan coat of arms in the centre, it's hard to say exactly what the idea behind this was - it could just as easily be pride in their Moldovan roots as pride in the Republic.

James

The Italian version was sung also in Romanian, but by a woman's voice, the verses, of I can recount, melody and arrangements was the same...

[Ioan cel Nou]

The Italian version was sung also in Romanian, but by a woman's voice, the verses, of I can recount, melody and arrangements was the same...

All of it sung by the same person? No wonder people said the lyrics were meaningless! Not that they're all that meaningful in the first place, but at least in the original it's clear that three different people are singing different lines about themselves. Goodness only knows how that works with one singer.

James

[Petronius]

All of it sung by the same person? No wonder people said the lyrics were meaningless! Not that they're all that meaningful in the first place, but at least in the original it's clear that three different people are singing different lines about themselves. Goodness only knows how that works with one singer.

James

Not to blame the singers, interpreters, but this style of songs are never expected to have too meaningfull lyrics.

It worked pretty well, because this version opened the way to world. If I remember well, the original sing of O-Zone was already about 1 year in Romania.

[MariaRegina]

So, is the second video clip in this thread considered the original?

Several people saw it and remarked about the Orthodox icons in the chapel. Too bad they weren't more visable.

[kamikat]

Not to blame the singers, interpreters, but this style of songs are never expected to have too meaningfull lyrics.
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So, is this song mostly played in the dance clubs and discos or is it also in the regular radio?


kamikat

[Khaleas]

So, is this song mostly played in the dance clubs and discos or is it also in the regular radio?


kamikat

They played it EVERYWHERE in Europe the summer it was a hit. I even had it as my ringtone on my cell phone... and the really sad thing is I still like it.

[kamikat]

I just thought I'd let everyone know that it's spreading to the US. I just heard it used as the soundtrack in a commercial for the kids' movie "Chicken Little", coming to pay-per-view.

kamikat

[Xpycoctomos]

Oh, that's just proof that you can get a workout even if your bum is glued to the chair in front of the computer... ^_^

I still love the song... call me weird! Now you should see the Finnish contestant for the Eurovision song contest this year... It's called Hard Rock Hallelujah, and the singers are all geared out in monster costumes (really intricate ones). Thing is that the contest is in Greece this year and even some of the orthodox priests in the Finnish church said it might not be the best song for going to that particular country. Oh well, minus the costumes and lyrics the song isn't terrible. At least not in comparison to other ones Finland has competed with... :sorry:

A few years ago in Spain, I was living with a bunch of "Erasmus" (Foreign students) all from Europe (West and Eastern) and they invited a bunch of their firends to come over and watch the Eurovision contest. Do Europeans realize how amazingly cheesy everything is on that annual show!? I don't know if I watched it out of horror or because it was so darn funny. There were some nice songs, but some were terrible and the costumes were all straight out of a 70s episode of Dr. Who or the videos my uncle used to take of family functions in the early 80s.. LOL!. Yeah, it was hillarious!

Sorry, I don't mean to disrespect at all, so forgive me if I offended. It's just the one of the oddest things i have ever seen.

But, regarding the OP, I can't watch the video yet becaue this computer is old, but I do love the song. I was in France when it came out (Summer 2004) and at first I just thought it and the video (the real one) was stupid... but it quickly grew on me.

Has anyone checked out google video? You can find so much stuff on there. I had my French and Spanish classes listen to the song the other day. The excuse to show it was have them learn that in Europe (Spain and France in this case) they listen to music from other cultures and languages all the time and its normal for the number one song to not necessarily be from their country or even language unlike the States.... But really I just put it on because I thought they would get a kick out of it. lol A lot of them had already heard it thanks to the net (and the big fella from New Jersey). :)

Thanks for the video!

John

[Melethiel]

Hey, I like Eurovision (espcially the year the Ukrainian contestant won ;) ). :P Even though I can only see the clips they put online.

[MariaRegina]

Hey, I like Eurovision (espcially the year the Ukrainian contestant won ;) ). :P Even though I can only see the clips they put online.

Hey, hey.

Can you provide a link to those clips?

[Melethiel]

Hey, hey.

Can you provide a link to those clips?
http://www.eurovision.tv

Browse around on there...

[Xpycoctomos]

Hey, I like Eurovision (espcially the year the Ukrainian contestant won ;) ). :P Even though I can only see the clips they put online.
I may like it to (...okay... actually, I'm not into it.. but even if I were... lol) but its still the definition of cheesy ;)

[graysparrow]

The original song was done by O-zone, but an Italian married to a Romanian singer made a musical arrangements under the name of band called Haiducii where the singer was his Romania wife }and actually that was all the band) and lauched it in Italy from where it started to be known i Europe. Yet very soon , the original song of O-Zone also entered Hit parades in Europe and at one point the two songs were ranked 1st and 2nd, but soon after only the original song from O-zone remained in Hit parades and theer were O-Zone invited to concerts etc etc and became famous.
Romania vs. Moldovan ? One nation, two states. But one should take different criterias according to situation to say if Romanian or Modovan.

The members are Romanians from Rep. of Moldova, I do not know exactly if the band was founded before moving to Romania or after, but this song and many others were edited and lauched in Romania as a Romanian band.
Interesting to notice (and this was very frequent when all Europe was singing "Nu ma, nu ma iei"), why so many people bother to mention that it is not Romania, but Moldavian, when the song was launched by that band in Romania after the members settled in Romania, it is sung in Romanian, it was in Romanian Hit parades long before it was known in the world, but for many it was of outmost importance to point that it was Moldavian... This is for an other thread on an other forum.... The are same impulses that made those person to set up the web mentioned in a thread as Anti-Christian...

Well the diference between Moldovan and Romanian is less than English and Texan. ^_^

However for some people the situation can be quite tense specially with the transdnistrian rebel republic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transdniestr

As for me, for once the little Molova has something to be proud of but wine and the gates of Chisianau, let's them have their minute of glory.