In the early 90s in Estonian music there was nothing but Rock Hotel and country style songs, but young people wanted dance music. In general, what was available for listening on MTV at the time was broadcast in nightclubs. However, Marju Länik suddenly discovered the rock side of her and found herself in real trouble. Thanks to Mikk Targo, with whom Marju collaborated a lot, the song “Karikakar” was written in a new environment, which brought a new breath of life to the Estonian music scene.
What do today’s children think of Marju Länik’s hit song “Karikakar”?
Lukas, 12 years old:
“There’s a little bit of funk to it,” Lukas said shortly, adding that the song sounded familiar to him.
Chicken: 5/10
Karl, 12 years old:
“I heard it somewhere,” Karl said, but criticized the lyrics for being too repetitive.
Go: 7/10
Lenne Marie, 11 years old:
“This costume is creepy!” She told Lenne Marie as soon as she saw the music video. The song itself was familiar to him and he claimed to have heard it many times before.
Go: 7/10
Emma, 11 years old:
“It would be quite easy to dance to this song,” Emma said and noted that the song is beautiful and rhythmic. She would not add the song to her favorite music list.
Go: 3/10
2 Quick Start, led by Pearu Paulus, brought people to the clubs to really party. For 30 years, this particular band has been driving people crazy and to this day no one is tired of them. The goal of the young musicians was to create good dance music in Estonia, which was lacking at the time. 2 Quick Start worked closely with Mikk Targo, whose new arrangement for Jaak Joala’s song “Naerata” caught the band’s attention.
What do kids today think of 2 Quick Start’s hit “Then I Didn’t Know You”?
Lukas, 12 years old:
“There is still a drummer and not just singing,” Lukas praised the song. “I’ve never heard this song before, but I can tell straight away that it’s really cool!”
Chicken: 9.5/10
Karl, 12 years old:
“Oo! This beginning of the song is very beautiful,” Karl said enthusiastically, praising the synthesizer.
Chicken: 10/10
Lenne Marie, 11 years old:
Lenne Marie waved like the crowd in the video and praised the music video. Yes, but the girl said there isn’t enough paint. “It certainly would have been more exciting if it had been in color.”
Go: 6/10
Emma, 11 years old:
Emma once again praised the song’s beat and gave the song full points.
Chicken: 10/10
Suddenly a product like Nancy was created. DJ and radio host Kaidi Klein recalled the moment Nancy first appeared on stage: “I don’t want to say a product, but to some extent she was a product. Everything was already set up very perfectly. Everything Nancy’s style, external image, music, guys dancing. I think it was all very well calculated.” Radio 2 host and DJ Märt Rannamäe instead thinks that Nancy was her and is an artist and not a product.
What do today’s kids think of Nancy’s success story “Eyes and Arrows”?
Lukas, 12 years old:
Young Lukas immediately criticized Nancy’s stage costume: “These clothes! It’s hell!”
Chicken: 6.5/10
Karl, 12 years old:
Karl defended Nancy’s outfit and told Lukas that it wasn’t that bad. Karl also praised the music: “Good rhythm, nice voice.”
Go: 7/10
Lenne Marie, 11 years old:
Lenne Marie immediately announced that she knew Nancy’s story. “What a great story! I like it!”
Go: 7/10
Emma, 11 years old:
Emma really liked the song and praised its rhythm.
Go: 6/10
However, music producer Mikk Targo wasn’t done creating cult artists yet and put together a new band, Code One. Namely, Targo attracted the attention of young Koit Toome, who at that time dreamed of becoming a pianist. At that time, the young man had no intention of starting to sing. Targo and Toome teamed up and Koit was paired with singer Sarah. However, it was difficult for Dawn to find her place on stage. “On a big stage, you don’t even have a band, so you’re like just dill on a matchstick, so you have to fill the stage somehow and you have to say something, do something there. It doesn’t make sense I was just talking nonsense,” he remembered Koit early in his career.
What do kids today think of Code One’s hit song “Hot”?
Lukas, 12 years old:
Lukas said that the song is quite good in his opinion, but he didn’t give the song full marks,
Go: 7/10
Karl, 12 years old:
Karl Koit didn’t know Toome, but said he knew Koit Raudseppa. “I don’t know the old singers,” Karl defended himself, but said it was the most beautiful song they had heard all day.
Go: 8/10
Lenne Marie, 11 years old:
Lenne Marie looked at the screen with her mouth open and asked in amazement: “Koit Toome?”, to which the other children also immediately recognized the singer with amazement.
Chicken: 10/10
Emma, 11 years old:
Emma liked Sarah’s dress.
Go: 9/10
“Estonian hits of the 90s” bring into the air memories of the time when Jam, Onu Bella, Push Up, Hovery Covery, Mr. Happyman, Henrik Sal-Saller, Code One, Nancy, Koit Toome, Marju Länik and many others, which still drive people crazy every day, shone in the air.
Watch the program “Estonian Hits of the 90s” again on TV3Play!
2024-01-17 20:00:00
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