December 26, 2011

Optikler - Köylü Kizi (1967)

This is the only band I’ve seen from the ‘60s (or any other decade) to be from Turkey. Composed of mostly nineteen year old students and one sixteen year old lead guitarist, the group’s name translates to “The Optics” in English.

They were headlined “future stars are born” by the Milliyet newspaper after appearing, and winning, a contest which was broadcast to more than twenty-thousand people. Played in their final set list at that contest, this song’s title translates to “Peasant’s Daughter” in English. The song starts off sounding baroque and then takes an awesome surf-sounding twist.

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Optikler - Köylü Kizi (1967)

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Lyrics:

Hey-hey!

Hey-hey!

Hey-hey!
Posted by Zolland at 12:00 PM
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    There were a lot more surf rock bands in 60's Turkey. Check out this little compilation I made:
    http://www.mixcloud.com/cappuccino/surf-rock-alla-turca-the-turkish-way-to-surf/

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  2. ZollandJanuary 22, 2012 at 8:14 PM

    I'm listening to it right now and it sounds great. Thank you very much for sharing!

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2012 at 5:27 PM

      That's nothing, I am happy that you like it. :) Nice blog by the way.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2012 at 8:31 PM

    You can download and extended compilation (20 songs) I made here:
    http://www.mediafire.com/?gfalt6boc2xv6be

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