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Gobbledigook (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Gobbledigook'" is the first track on Sigur Rs' album 'Me su eyrum vi spilum endalaust'. It premiered on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show in the UK on 27 May 2008.
On the European cover of the album, the song's title is spelled "Gobbeldigook". This song was number 55 on 'Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008;"[https://web.archive.org/web/20081229022602/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24947047/the_100_best_singles_of_2008/14 The 100 Best Songs of 2008]". 'Rolling Stone' (December 25, 2008) Retrieved 2009-01-12 it also placed at number 71 in Pitchfork Media's "The 100 Best Tracks of 2008" list.
This song is also available on the video game 'Rocksmith' from Ubisoft.
Music video
The video for "Gobbledigook" was released on 27 May 2008 on sigurros.com.
It was filmed in May 2008 by Arni & Kinski, who has previously directed the band's "Glsli", "Virar vel til loftrsa" and "Hopppolla" videos, as well as collaborating with Ryan McGinley, whose recent work has been used as the cover art for 'Me su eyrum vi spilum endalaust' and the consequent singles. Cinematographer Christopher Doyle shot the video.
The video shows a group of 10 or so young adults participating in nudism or naturism.
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Category:Sigur Rs songs
Category:2008 singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Flood (producer)
Category:2008 songs
Category:EMI Records singles
Category:Songs written by Jnsi
Category:Songs written by Orri Pll Drason
Category:Songs written by Georg Hlm
Category:Songs written by Kjartan Sveinsson
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