I absolutely don't like songs in Latvian, except for tracks by the band Prata Vetra (Brainstorm)
I was sitting at lunch and figured out the reason: the Latvian language is melodic and good-natured, and doesn't fit at all with music styles that clash with this quality. I mean, metal in Latvian grates on the ears, rap is passable (sounds like French rap, probably)
You'd think schlagers (those songs with an accordion for people pushing 50) should sound wonderful. Maybe they do, but I really dislike this genre in and of itself, because it's a close relative of chanson.
Or maybe it's all much simpler — I've just heard too much Latvian in my life, and any long text in Latvian annoys me.
Texts in Latvian
2006-09-08