A few Greeks, all of them in a bit of a mood

OK, let’s start with the negativity: I am rubbish at updating this blog and should probably make my peace with that (and try harder).

And now let’s be more positive: Greek music exists. Here are the four biggest Greek songs of the moment (they separate out the Greek and foreign songs, though):

1 – Michalis Hatzigiannis / Μιχάλης Χατζηγιάννης: Anapoda / Ανάποδα (Upside down)

Number one last time I mentioned Greece on this blog, here’s the new single from Greece’s best-selling album of 2008. Warning: very much not the Diana Ross song.

2 – Goin Through feat. Nevma – Den kano diakopes / Δεν κάνω διακοπές

To vote ‘there should be an age limit on rap’, press 1. To vote ‘really makes me wish I was racing down a street in Athens with this on full blast’, press 2. I think I might just press both.

3 – Elena Paparizou / Ελενα Παπαρίζου - Pirotechnimata / Πυροτεχνήματα (presumably something to do with fire)

Greek-but-Swedish-but-Greek winner of Eurovision in 2005, Elena Paparizou is no stranger to a very, very catchy tune. But now it seems that she went to 1992 for her last holiday and left the tunes behind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVSYcv2t0gM

4 – Eleonora Zouganeli / Ελεωνόρα Ζουγανέλη: Ela / Ελα

And finally, someone I haven’t actually heard of until now. What I can tell you is that, surprisingly, she wasn’t on the Greek version of the X Factor (I assumed for some reason, probably because these shows always have the token woman with hair like that), and that I would like this song very much if it weren’t for the beeping all over the verses:

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