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Pollapönk—Iceland’s only kid-appropriate punk band—has released its official video for “No Prejudice”. Yes, you read that right. The group has done away with “Enga fordóma”, the Icelandic version of their song, and will throw it down in English in Copenhagen.
It’s safe to say that the boys weren’t fighting depression whilst shooting the video. “We just wanted to have fun and make a good video without dramatizing it too much,” the band’s drummer Arnar Gíslason has said. “You certainly will not be seeing horses running in slow motion or anything like that.”
The positive messages about tolerance and acceptance are still there, and they’re wrapped up in colorful visuals. Singer-songwriter John Grant, who is good friends with the guys, helped prepare the English text, and nothing is lost in translation. ”I may stutter when I speak/ (but) you don’t need to call me freak/ it’s not trigonometry/ inside we’re the same.”
So how about we cast away our prejudice and just enjoy ourselves for a few minutes? I know the all of the guys will.
“No Prejudice” lyrics — Pollapönk
Lala lalalala lala lalalala lala lalalala lala la
Life is way too short for short-sightedness
and tell me who has got the time
for narrow-mindedness
Listen to what I say
cause every-buh buh buh buh buh buh
body looks the same on the inside
And it puh puh puh puh puh puh puh puh
pays:
to wear a smile
Let’s do away with prejudice
don’t discriminate, tolerance is bliss
we got to get together on this
cross this problem off our list
I may stutter when I speak
(but) you don’t need to call me freak
it’s not trigonometry
inside we’re the same
HEY
Even if you’re taller
Or someone who is smaller
Or perhaps you’re thinner
Or one who loves his dinner
Listen to what I say
cause every-buh buh buh buh buh buh
body looks the same on the inside
And it puh puh puh puh puh puh puh puh
pays:
to wear a smile
Let’s do away with prejudice
don’t discriminate, tolerance is bliss
we got to get together on this
cross this problem off our list
I may stutter when I speak
(but) you don’t need to call me freak
it’s not trigonometry
inside we’re the same
buh buh buh buh buh buh…
HEY
Let’s do away with prejudice
don’t discriminate, tolerance is bliss
we got to get together on this
cross this problem off our list
I may stutter when I speak
(but) you don’t need to call me freak
it’s not trigonometry
inside we’re the same
Lala lalalala lala lalalala lala lalalala
Lala lalalala lala lalalala lala lalalala
Lala lalalala lala la
Let’s do away with prejudice
don’t discriminate, tolerance is bliss
we got to get together on this
cross this problem off our list
I may stutter when I speak
(but) you don’t need to call me freak
it’s not trigonometry
inside we’re the same
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