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Candan Erçetin - Kaybettik Biz

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[bimuzeyyen]

Gece gece ne iyi gittin be

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Kıbrıs'ta Candan Erçetin fırtınası

Kıbrıs’ta Candan Erçetin fırtınası

İki gün üst üste sahneye çıkan Erçetin, sevilen şarkılarını seslendirdi. Konseri izleyenler arasında işadamı Hayri Yazıcı da vardı. Doğum günü olan Yazıcı için mini bir kutlama yapıldı. Pastayı, ünlü şovmen M. Ali Erbil getirdi. 

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Mademki benli hayat sana kafes kadar dar  Uzaklaş ellerimden uçabildiğin kadar

[songsfromturkey]

Candan Erçetin - Hangi Aşk Adil Ki:

I'm posting this one just because the video is so weird and funny. If I ever have a change of career one day, I'll become a recent-ish pop music historian. I get a vicarious-shame (you know, "The Office UK effect") kind of kick out of observing and re-living what we used to think was cool and fresh and new no more than two decades ago. 

Anyway, the pivotal point of this video is right at the beginning, where the text says: "Sunday, December 3rd, 1995; 14:30; No bodyguards were used during the filming of this video. THANK YOU BEYOGLU".

I don't know whose idea this video was. It's kind of brilliant in its own way. It makes me want to say a bunch of things and I should organize them into a coherent narrative - for which I don't have the energy. So here's a bunch of things I want to say:

There was always a hint of sex appeal in her stage persona at the beginning of her career. This was probably the producers' idea, and I've always felt she was more awkward than sexy. Maybe it felt awkward specifically because the "hint of sex" was tacked on, it's just not her; or the fact that it's forced hinders her expressivity. This video is a perfect example of this clash. Her outfit and "a mass of men following her" are intended to evoke sexuality, but just watch her body language. I can't help but keep grinning as I'm watching the video for a third time now. 

Case in point: fist pump at 0:42.

More proof? Here's her first ever music video. Just the first 15 seconds will be convincing enough, I believe.

The sheer joy on the face of the balloon guy. I'm hoping that was not arranged beforehand.

Maybe she was just generally awkward at that age.

The building at the beginning is the private high school where she used to teach music - yep, she's originally a music teacher. Maybe that's why she's actually a good musician and not a tabula rasa barbie doll for the producers.

The guy wearing the cap and several others who are all "SERIOUS BUSINESS" and the goofy-looking bald guy in contrast.

As I'm watching the video, I get the feeling that I'm watching a video shoot, and not a video. I guess that was the intention? No way to tell, it's a 90's Turkish pop video, leave logic at the door please.

What is she doing at 3:53, and again, was that intentional? I'm guess they had a maximum of one take to shoot this video. In which case, great job! Catastrophe averted with endearing awkwardness <3

Ok, enough about the video. Side note before I finish:

I was happy to be reminded of this song from the same album. I almost can't believe that this was "pop" music during that time. It's. So. Good. It's a perfect blend of Balkan Folk and Western Pop, with a really great arrangement and top-notch musicianship. A hint of sadness briefly clouds the sunny cheerfulness occasionally. It reminds me of Gökhan Kırdar's work from the same era, which I find really special and hold dear. It's a goddamn Gökhan Kırdar song, that's why I can't stop raving about it. Apparently he wrote half the music for Candan Erçetin's debut album. I don't know if there's a connection, but having realized this, somehow I'm not that surprised now that she has weird videos from that period.