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The Jerry Cans — Ukiuq
Album: Inuusiq
Avg rating:
6.7

Your rating:
Total ratings: 1979









Released: 2017
Length: 4:31
Plays (last 30 days): 1
Aullaqsimaguvit ukiuqtaqtumi
Anuraaqtillugu
Iqqaumajauqattarlanga taikanimiutaq
Nalligilaurakku

Piqsiliujjauguvit
Kuuk quaqqat
Ukiassaakkut
Uqqurunnaqsaqsimagaluarmangaat
Anuraaqtillugu

Nalligilaurakku
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Put your hands up and shout!
up in the attic
up in the attic
up in the attic
up in the attic
up with me
RP has only ONE TUNE by The Jerry Cans on the playlist.  PLEASE ADD MORE TUNES!  Thank YOU!
 mrpixel wrote:

RP does it again! This doesn't play on AM radio (except in Nunavut). I've never been sorry about supporting RP. Go team!



EXCELLENT TUNE!!  Nunavut must have a cool AM Radio station! RP introudced me to them, and now they are on "My Favorites" list. That is why we come here.  Thanx RP!  
RP does it again! This doesn't play on AM radio (except in Nunavut). I've never been sorry about supporting RP. Go team!
 mikegrinker wrote:

Hey RP. Stop exposing us to new music from other cultures that we wouldn't otherwise come into contact with. It's very destabilizing for those of us who thought our teenage/college record collections were the very center of the musical universe



haha ! 
 justin4kick wrote:

Somebody fell asleep on the keyboard while typing the lyrics?

Aullaqsimaguvit ukiuqtaqtumi
Anuraaqtillugu
Iqqaumajauqattarlanga taikanimiutaq
Nalligilaurakku

Piqsiliujjauguvit
Kuuk quaqqat
Ukiassaakkut
Uqqurunnaqsaqsimagaluarmangaat
Anuraaqtillugu

Nalligilaurakku


This comment is genuinely funny and yet it currently has three thumbs-up and six thumbs-down votes.  There is no denigration here of any people, culture, etc.  It's simply having fun with the attempt to render in a western alphabet a spoken language not at all like western languages.  Not a good match.  Were the Jerry Cans offended or something?  I doubt it.  I don't get people.
today, this followed a cover of the TH song "This Must Be The Place"  and then I read this wikipedia entry. Clever move Bill 



The line “sing into my mouth” in the Talking Heads song “This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)” was inspired by a photograph of two Inuit women performing this practice.

 albupp wrote:

Here's a translation of the lyrics from Lryics Translate

When you find yourself travelling in the Arctic
While the wind blows,
Remind them of me,
Remind them I used to love them.

If you travel through a blizzard
During the time when the river freezes,
In the early fall,
Make sure to dress warm,
Make sure they are warm.

I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.

When you find yourself travelling in the Arctic
While the wind blows,
Remind them of me,
Remind them
I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.22
I used to love them.




Thank You for the translation!   GREAT TUNE!!  
Great track. Great band.
I'll have Nunavut! Interesting as heck.
 mjbaumann wrote:


...Wiki it:

Eskimo (/ˈɛskɪmoʊ/ ESS-kih-moh) or Eskimos are the indigenous circumpolar peoples who have traditionally inhabited the northern circumpolar region from eastern Siberia (Russia) to Alaska (United States), Northern Canada, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, and Greenland.


Although the name "Eskimo" was commonly used in Alaska to refer to Inuit and Yupik people of the world, this usage is now considered unacceptable by many or even most Alaska Natives, largely since it is a colonial name imposed by non-Indigenous people.  Alaska Natives increasingly prefer to be known by the names they use in their own languages, such as Inupiaq or Yupik. "Inuit" is now the current term in Alaska and across the Arctic, and "Eskimo" is fading from use. 

It's what they desire to be called.  How hard is it to honor that? We can choose enlightenment, respect and decency without getting irritated that someone offered us insight.... but you be you mj baummann.
EXCELLENT!!  RP introduced me to them. I love it! Thanx RP!  PS: I don't care what anybody else says. I think it is a great mix of genres!  Cultural appropriation B.S. be damned!!   PLEASE PLAY MORE TUNES BY THEM! Thank You!   
 mread wrote:

This is a funny post, but in this age of hyper-sensitivity it must be down-vote.

Yes, it's Anglo-centric, but so what.  English lyrics rendered in Inuit symbology would likely appear as if somebody fell asleep on their keyboard.  That's all there is to this humor -- no malicious intent.  Lighten up, my friends.

Sort of agree but it'd be more apropos for the Anglo-centric to be picking on Welsh, though.  Grygchchcryrch!  ;-)


 Larrygrrl wrote:

This would have been better without the filler Millennial swoop in the middle.  Where did that "woah oh oh oh oh" stuff come from?



Totally agree!
Did . . . did we just find the Inuit John Mellencamp?
Here's a translation of the lyrics from Lryics Translate

When you find yourself travelling in the Arctic
While the wind blows,
Remind them of me,
Remind them I used to love them.

If you travel through a blizzard
During the time when the river freezes,
In the early fall,
Make sure to dress warm,
Make sure they are warm.

I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.

When you find yourself travelling in the Arctic
While the wind blows,
Remind them of me,
Remind them
I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.22
I used to love them.

Thank you for letting us know about these wonders and sorry for my English

 justin4kick wrote:

Somebody fell asleep on the keyboard while typing the lyrics?

Aullaqsimaguvit ukiuqtaqtumi
Anuraaqtillugu
Iqqaumajauqattarlanga taikanimiutaq
Nalligilaurakku

Piqsiliujjauguvit
Kuuk quaqqat
Ukiassaakkut
Uqqurunnaqsaqsimagaluarmangaat
Anuraaqtillugu

Nalligilaurakku


This is a funny post, but in this age of hyper-sensitivity it must be down-voted for hurting feelings.

Yes, it's Anglo-centric, but so what.  English lyrics rendered in Inuit symbology would likely appear as if somebody fell asleep on their keyboard.  That's all there is to this humor -- no malicious intent.  Lighten up, my friends.
 mdnlsn wrote:
I suspect Inuit might say that English sounds like someone took Latin, German and Norse and threw them into a blender.

Inuit grammar
is pretty cool, for those who are interested...

Holy cow, that's eye-opening.  I thought I knew a little about language construction.  Turns out I knew less that I thought.

I really love everything about this song 
 GlobalPilgrim wrote:

Thanks for playing indigenous Canadian music from Nunavut. Awesome!


Yes!
 1wolfy wrote:

Mumford & Sons in a different tongue



Thought the same, then I read your comment 😂
 1wolfy wrote:

Mumford & Sons in a different tongue



 Not even close, that comment is an to  insult  The Jerry Cans 
Can it, Jerry. Whoa Oh oh oh oh oh!
 worldbeatboy wrote:

I usually listen between 7AM and noon.  And sometimes after 7PM.   This might be useful info for when to NOT program this song for airplay.  I love RP.  I don't love Ukiug.  




This seems strange coming from someone with the handle worldbeatboy.  Wrong part of the world for you then?


my only "objection" to this song is that it's so beautiful and uplifting, I want to sing along, and I simply cannot.  I mean, I can do "whoa oh oh oh oh", but, really that's about it. 
I particularly enjoy and respect the display of throat singing featured here.  It is glorious to live in a time when we can learn a little more about other peoples arts and culture. Just a little, of course, but perhaps that's going to be a gateway to more exchange of ideas. One can only hope. 

This is the "warm up" song ;-)
 ziggytrix wrote:

I didn't rate it 1 (I didn't rate it at all) but I'll tell you what I hate about it. There's this one voice just making this sort of "EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE" sound in the chorus that is a bit of a fly in the ointment for me. I like the rest of the tune, but I just want that one voice to shut up and quit ruining the song.

H8
 mikegrinker wrote:

Hey RP. Stop exposing us to new music from other cultures that we wouldn't otherwise come into contact with. It's very destabilizing for those of us who thought our teenage/college record collections were the very center of the musical universe




Ummm... Are you suggesting that my YES/Genesis/Pink Floyd collection isn't the acoustic pinnacle of the universe??

That's gonna take some processing 
 a_geek wrote:
 


Are you that weak? I'd rather like to think that that was intended to be a joke.



i am certain it is a joke.
 terryweir wrote:


So does Pink Floyd's bass playing on One of These Days and Queen's panning of vocals in Bohemian Rhapsody, et al.  Not exactly groundbreaking production but whatever floats your boat.


It need not be "groundbreaking" to be awesome. 
And this is awesome. 
 sieversfam wrote:

Bravo, sir. 



I was thinking the same thing. That's not necessarily a negative. 
 newbolddrive wrote:
click through to see the lovely native alphabet!  but here's the translation:Arctic When you find yourself travelling in the Arctic
While the wind blows,
Remind them of me,
Remind them I used to love them.

If you travel through a blizzard
During the time when the river freezes,
In the early fall,
Make sure to dress warm,
Make sure they are warm.

I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.

When you find yourself travelling in the Arctic
While the wind blows,
Remind them of me,
Remind themI used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.
I used to love them.
When you find yourself travelling in the Arctic
While the wind blows.

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/ukiuq-arctic.html
 newbolddrive wrote:

YAY! This was my submission! 

Thanks RP!



Well, Thank You!
 mjbaumann wrote:
...Wiki it:

Eskimo (/ˈɛskɪmoʊ/ ESS-kih-moh) or Eskimos are the indigenous circumpolar peoples who have traditionally inhabited the northern circumpolar region from eastern Siberia (Russia) to Alaska (United States), Northern Canada, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, and Greenland.

Further down on the very wiki page you are quoting you will note:

"Many Inuit, Yupik, Aleut and other individuals consider the term Eskimo to be unacceptable."
 newbolddrive wrote:
That's awesome! Thanks :)
There aren't many stations would play Inuit music, other than in Iniut lands, natch. Viva RP!
I love it when this makes it into the rotation. 
We love to hear music from different cultures. Awesome choice.
 forthbrdge wrote:

The left-right throat singing near the end has a wild effect wearing the old ear-buds...



So does Pink Floyd's bass playing on One of These Days and Queen's panning of vocals in Bohemian Rhapsody, et al.  Not exactly groundbreaking production but whatever floats your boat.
 newbolddrive wrote:
YAY! This was my submission! 

Thanks RP!
 
Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing with us

I like the Madonna and Child album cover
Thanks for playing this kind of music!
Can't begin to understand what it's about but what the hell! It lifts my spirits, perhaps it shouldn't since I don't know what it's about
 scfujimoto wrote:

Inuit.
 

...Wiki it:

Eskimo (/ˈɛskɪmoʊ/ ESS-kih-moh) or Eskimos are the indigenous circumpolar peoples who have traditionally inhabited the northern circumpolar region from eastern Siberia (Russia) to Alaska (United States), Northern Canada, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, and Greenland.
Thanks for playing indigenous Canadian music from Nunavut. Awesome!
I love this song with the passion of 693 burning suns. 
Owa oh oh oh oh.. Owa oh oh oh oh.. Owa oh oh oh oh.

ad infinitum.  impressive.
 worldbeatboy wrote:
I usually listen between 7AM and noon.  And sometimes after 7PM.   This might be useful info for when to NOT program this song for airplay.  I love RP.  I don't love Ukiug.  
 
I suggest you give Pandora a shot.
Really like that album cover.
Music's pretty good too.
Sounds like James Hetfield singing
 mjbaumann wrote:
 … Eskimo …
 
Inuit.
Not my cup of tea. That's all I'm saying.
 1wolfy wrote:
Mumford & Sons in a different tongue
 
Bravo, sir. 

If you like this, check out the Pierce Brothers, from Australia.
Pretty cool to my ear!
 pherthyl wrote:
Scared the crap out of me when it first came on, but I'm digging it!
 
The average rating for this is 6.66. The whispery chant does give it an interesting edge. As this is the only song of theirs on RP, I'll have to go look up some more. My gut feeling is that it could go either way.
More Eskimo Music Please, I've head Sami on RP and now this; surely there is more out there....
Scared the crap out of me when it first came on, but I'm digging it!
 rhlrstn wrote:

I would also be interested in knowing how it translates. Unfortunately, Google doesn't understand Inuktitut... :)
 

https://lyricstranslate.com/en...
 dmcanany wrote:
Anyone have a translation for this?
 
I would also be interested in knowing how it translates. Unfortunately, Google doesn't understand Inuktitut... :)
 mikegrinker wrote:
Hey RP. Stop exposing us to new music from other cultures that we wouldn't otherwise come into contact with. It's very destabilizing for those of us who thought our teenage/college record collections were the very center of the musical universe
 

I very nearly had a coffee-keyboard moment after reading this comment 
Yay, this was one of my submissions! I see it was originally turned down, but glad someone changed their mind!

Now maybe you could take a second look at Whitehorse's Kicking Down Your Door, please?
Anyone have a translation for this?
7 ---> 8 
Keeps getting better. Lots of energy. Where else would you hear this besides Nunavut?
You know I was just in Africa
 mikegrinker wrote:
It's very destabilizing for those of us who thought our teenage/college record collections were the very center of the musical universe


Are you that weak? I'd rather like to think that that was intended to be a joke.

Indie-rock Inuit music. This is one of my favorite tracks I've ever found through RP. Thank you, newbolddrive and Bill! 
Is this the second time this song has been played in two days? In my view, that is not often enough.
I usually listen between 7AM and noon.  And sometimes after 7PM.   This might be useful info for when to NOT program this song for airplay.  I love RP.  I don't love Ukiug.  
I'm having hard time to define my feeling about this song. Some parts of it are a strong 1 rating while the rest is a neat 10. And while i pushed very hard the 1 button by listening to the first 2 minutes, after hearing the whole thing, i removed my 1. But I have no idea where to put my score now i want to hit 1 and 10 at the same time. 
I always increase the volume on this one
 newbolddrive wrote:
YAY! This was my submission! 

Thanks RP!

Thank you newbolddrive

Great!
 chefhahn wrote:
Sounds like Gollum vocalizing, a touch creepy. 
 

A soundman's worst nightmare
 chefhahn wrote:
Sounds like Gollum vocalizing, a touch creepy. 
 

Bill meant to say, “ ... from the far northern Canadian Territory [not province] of Nunavut. All the same - thanks for playing this fine track.
 justin4kick wrote:
Somebody fell asleep on the keyboard while typing the lyrics?

Aullaqsimaguvit ukiuqtaqtumi
Anuraaqtillugu
Iqqaumajauqattarlanga taikanimiutaq
Nalligilaurakku

Piqsiliujjauguvit
Kuuk quaqqat
Ukiassaakkut
Uqqurunnaqsaqsimagaluarmangaat
Anuraaqtillugu

Nalligilaurakku
 
That it appears so is in big part because they're hindered by having to transliterate into English.  If they were written in the actual Inuktitut language you could see the beauty of their  syllables.   They have an art in their form that's totally lost when crushed into latin alphabet. 
All I hear is the bass line from "Bella Lugosi's Dead"
Beyond that, this is not so good.
... and the mandatory PF reference - several species of small furry animals in a cave (igloo) and grooving with an Inuit...!
“This would have been better without the filler Millennial swoop in the middle. Where did that "woah oh oh oh oh" stuff come from?” I am really glad someone else has noticed this and also glad you named it. I like this song despite it though.
 justin4kick wrote:
Somebody fell asleep on the keyboard while typing the lyrics?

Aullaqsimaguvit ukiuqtaqtumi
Anuraaqtillugu
Iqqaumajauqattarlanga taikanimiutaq
Nalligilaurakku

Piqsiliujjauguvit
Kuuk quaqqat
Ukiassaakkut
Uqqurunnaqsaqsimagaluarmangaat
Anuraaqtillugu

Nalligilaurakku
 

I suspect Inuit might say that English sounds like someone took Latin, German and Norse and threw them into a blender.

Inuit grammar
is pretty cool, for those who are interested...
Bill, Nunavut is a Territory, Not a Province.
Just saying.
Nunavut isn't a province, it's a territory.
 DocStrangelove wrote:
awesome -- thanks bill
je suis canadian
 
Mais un peut disrespectful of the few of us who like "Canadian" spelled with a capital "C", you know, like when you also add a capital after a period. But you're in a hurry, I know.
That kid can sing!
Nice to hear some indigenous music on RP.  How's about a little Kashtin?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
awesome -- thanks bill
je suis canadian
 newbolddrive wrote:
YAY! This was my submission! 

Thanks RP!
 
Good one, newbolddrive! Thanks for helping broaden our collective musical landscape and thanks to BnR for adding it to the mix. LLRP!!
 1wolfy wrote:
Mumford & Sons in a different tongue
 
Absolutely nailed it. 
Thanks for playing this Bill, but I gotta say Nunavut is a territory, not a province.   
This would have been better without the filler Millennial swoop in the middle.  Where did that "woah oh oh oh oh" stuff come from?
Reminds me of some of Ursula Dudziak's vocal work.
Somebody fell asleep on the keyboard while typing the lyrics?

Aullaqsimaguvit ukiuqtaqtumi
Anuraaqtillugu
Iqqaumajauqattarlanga taikanimiutaq
Nalligilaurakku

Piqsiliujjauguvit
Kuuk quaqqat
Ukiassaakkut
Uqqurunnaqsaqsimagaluarmangaat
Anuraaqtillugu

Nalligilaurakku
Hey RP. Stop exposing us to new music from other cultures that we wouldn't otherwise come into contact with. It's very destabilizing for those of us who thought our teenage/college record collections were the very center of the musical universe
 chefhahn wrote:
Sounds like Gollum vocalizing, a touch creepy. 
 

It's traditional Inuit throat singing from Northern Canada.
YAY! This was my submission! 

Thanks RP!
Sounds like Gollum vocalizing, a touch creepy. 
 lalipose wrote:
why so many sucko-barfos? Get over inut singing!!

And then check out "Bancate ese defecto" by Charly García -->
 
I didn't rate it 1 (I didn't rate it at all) but I'll tell you what I hate about it. There's this one voice just making this sort of "EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE" sound in the chorus that is a bit of a fly in the ointment for me. I like the rest of the tune, but I just want that one voice to shut up and quit ruining the song.
ok, I was really liking this until th3 idiotic 'woa oh oh wao oh oh" shit came in.
Thank you Bill!!! As a Manitoban huge respect and thanks for playing these guys. They are so good and could use any exposure they can get.
So glad this is in rotation!  And then to somehow segue seamlessly to Tears for Fears.    RP is a treasure.  Time to ante up my donation and get back on the proper side of BillG's ledger.  
 lizardking wrote:

I'm kinda digging this, not quite to the Matias Duplesey level of liking (yet?) though it's got something enjoyable to me...call it a 7 for now....Long Live RP and these eclectic playlists I've grown to really enjoy!!
 
I bumped this funkiness to an 8....I love how this tune keeps going throughout the entire duration....LLRP!!
why so many sucko-barfos? Get over inut singing!!

And then check out "Bancate ese defecto" by Charly García -->
Glad you gave it a rip.
Right on Bill! So glad you decided to play this. 

Inuit throat singing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Also check out "Fall Away" by an older 70's Inuit band, Sugluk. 
always great to hear something different. 
 rhlrstn wrote:
Wow, nice to hear some Canadian Indigenous content on RP! I'm from Halifax, NS where this group's violinist is from, and in fact I'm familiar with the other band she's part of, Gypsophilia (another group to look into, Bill?)

I was initially surprised to hear the throat singing at the beginning of the song, which prompted me to look at the Wikipedia info :)
 
I'm kinda digging this, not quite to the Matias Duplesey level of liking (yet?) though it's got something enjoyable to me...call it a 7 for now....Long Live RP and these eclectic playlists I've grown to really enjoy!!
The left-right throat singing near the end has a wild effect wearing the old ear-buds...
Okay, wow.
Mumford & Sons in a different tongue
Wow, nice to hear some Canadian Indigenous content on RP! I'm from Halifax, NS where this group's violinist is from, and in fact I'm familiar with the other band she's part of, Gypsophilia (another group to look into, Bill?)

I was initially surprised to hear the throat singing at the beginning of the song, which prompted me to look at the Wikipedia info :)