{"id":276,"date":"2018-06-04T00:25:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T00:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bragi.co.za\/wp\/?page_id=276"},"modified":"2022-06-03T01:48:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T01:48:10","slug":"singer-rokklingarnir","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bragi.co.za\/index.php\/singer\/singer-rokklingarnir\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer &#8211; Rokklingarnir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rokklingarnir was a (maybe surprisingly) huge phenomenon in Iceland in the years 1989-1993. &nbsp;Albums sold in their truckloads, there were hundreds upon hundreds of fans at the well-promoted gigs and poster and album signings. &nbsp;Some of the TV performances and videos have made it onto Youtube (thanks, Youtube!) and here they are for your entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>On TV show &#8220;Live with Hemmi Gunn&#8221; 29. november 1989. Bragi (the chubby kid in the strange pink outfit) sings solo around 05:20 in the video: \t<video id=\"wp_mep_1\" src=\"http:\/\/bragi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/rokklingarnir.mp4\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"  >\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/video>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n\t$('#wp_mep_1').mediaelementplayer({\r\n\t\tm:1\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen']\r\n\t\t\r\n\t});\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/p>\n<p>In this music video, Bragi doesn&#8217;t actually sing, but plays two whole acting roles, on one hand the all-understanding bartender (to whom the hero is telling his sad story) and on the other hand the love-interest&#8217;s new boyfriend, a goofy looking fellow seen in the very end of the video: <figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_10032\"  width=\"640\" height=\"480\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4xGmdzzA8xc?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>In this TV performance from 1990, Bragi is awesomely cool as he sings a solo around 05:30 in the video: <figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_37600\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cc7ikXoveSg?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>The group performed on the same live show yet again in 1991. No solo singing from Bragi here &#8211; just some background stuff, including very convincingly faking some bongo playing: <figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_52141\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cD1kLTYQqRI?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>What follows are four official music videos by Rokklingarnir. How much Bragi appears in them varies but they&#8217;re all posted here for the sake of posterity. The lack of modern-day quality can be blamed on the fact that these music videos are all from VHS tape:<\/p>\n\t<video id=\"wp_mep_2\" src=\"http:\/\/bragi.co.za\/images\/rokklingarnir\/musicvideo1.mp4\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"  >\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/video>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n\t$('#wp_mep_2').mediaelementplayer({\r\n\t\tm:1\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen']\r\n\t\t\r\n\t});\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<video id=\"wp_mep_3\" src=\"http:\/\/bragi.co.za\/images\/rokklingarnir\/musicvideo2.mp4\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"  >\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/video>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n\t$('#wp_mep_3').mediaelementplayer({\r\n\t\tm:1\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen']\r\n\t\t\r\n\t});\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<video id=\"wp_mep_4\" src=\"http:\/\/bragi.co.za\/images\/rokklingarnir\/musicvideo3.mp4\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"  >\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/video>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n\t$('#wp_mep_4').mediaelementplayer({\r\n\t\tm:1\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen']\r\n\t\t\r\n\t});\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<video id=\"wp_mep_5\" src=\"http:\/\/bragi.co.za\/images\/rokklingarnir\/musicvideo4.mp4\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"  >\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/video>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n\t$('#wp_mep_5').mediaelementplayer({\r\n\t\tm:1\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen']\r\n\t\t\r\n\t});\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rokklingarnir was a (maybe surprisingly) huge phenomenon in Iceland in the years 1989-1993. &nbsp;Albums sold in their truckloads, there were hundreds upon hundreds of fans at the well-promoted gigs and poster and album signings. &nbsp;Some of the TV performances and videos have made it onto Youtube (thanks, Youtube!) and here they are for your entertainment. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bragi.co.za\/index.php\/singer\/singer-rokklingarnir\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Singer &#8211; Rokklingarnir<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":228,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-276","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9XTWd-4s","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bragi.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bragi.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bragi.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bragi.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bragi.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/bragi.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4235,"href":"https:\/\/bragi.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/276\/revisions\/4235"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bragi.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bragi.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}