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Sigur Rós

Hoppípolla

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“Hoppípolla” (, Icelandic for “Jumping into puddles”) is a song by Icelandic band Sigur Rós from their 2005 album Takk.... It was released as the album’s second single on 28 November 2005. The lyrics are mainly in Icelandic, with some nonsensical phrases, a “language” the band calls Vonlenska (“Hopelandic”). Written with spaces, the song’s title would be “Hoppa í polla” (the “—a” in “hoppa” is not pronounced). As with many of the band’s songs, it was given a nickname in the early stages of writing. “Hoppípolla” was “The Money Song”, as the band was certain they had written a song which would have commercial success. It is the band’s most successful single, charting at #24 on the UK Singles Chart in May 2006 due to the song’s increased... Read on...

Song lines: ♪ Og ég fæ blóðnasir And I get a nosebleed ... Engum stígvélum With no boots on ... En ég stend alltaf upp but I always stand up

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More songs by Sigur Rós (See Charts): Njosnavelin, Gobbledigook, Saeglopur, Svefn-G-Englar, Glósóli, and Hoppipolla.

Popular in Rock (See Charts): Bohemian Rhapsody, Stairway To Heaven, Beat It, Give In To Me, Wherever You Will Go, Stigmatized, Nothing'S Changed, Hotel California, Imagine, and Nothing Else Matters.

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