Who else misses the very iconic era of Romanian music? We seriously need to bring this kind of music back.

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AcanthocephalaSea410@reddit

Her music clip on the roof of a house in Istanbul, has been viewed 145 million times. inna can can <3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYaRoS71Mf8

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Happy-Hour88@reddit

No, we should start listening to Slovak pop music from the 70s and 80s, it was amazing.

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ILikeOldFilms@reddit

We actually don't need to bring this kind of music back.

This is me talking as a Romanian.

I really liked the old pop music from Romania that was made between 1998-2004.

Something changed after 2004. This techno-dance-pop shit started to become popular.

It might sound good for foreigners, but the old pop was sung in Romanian, it was really relatable. But I think the Internet started to be a thing and the target audience was not locals anymore.

It's also about the lyrics, about what the actual songs are about. I find the old pop quite diverse in thematics. This new dance is quite stereotypical. The old pop was catchy and melancholic in the same time, the old pop, was exemplified in the demo video, is about a guy that looks hot; btw, the song is just Inna saying Oh-beat-ooh-beat-ooh

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Happy-Hour88@reddit

Yeah Doar cu tine was much better than this shit.

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SignificantGBat@reddit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RyjqHE_UkU

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novi_prospekt@reddit

I do miss Maria Tanase

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amazingamy19@reddit

Mr. Saxobeat was huge

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Substratas@reddit (OP)

GIRL STAAAAAAHP 😭😭😭 Alexandra Stan was a legend!

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amazingamy19@reddit

She it the hottest and it was a banger

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

Going out sucks compared to 10-15 years ago. It’s objectively more expensive, more of a hassle, and less fun independent of getting older.

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zaddy-vladdy@reddit

And, everyone has a camera in their pocket so you worry that your dumb, drunken moments may become immortalized.

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

Or anything you say that can be used against you.

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BWC_Python@reddit

and police everywhere...I remember 20 years ago, you could make a party wherever...in a forest, on an island, on a remote beach......just a mixer, a player, generatir and speakers...nowadays you light up a cigarette and 10 policemen are around you instantly...

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Alex_1729@reddit

Is she not alive anymore??

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

She is.

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No-Sandwich2225@reddit

No, I’m glad this shit is dead.

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thenormaluser35@reddit

Popcorn deserves a proper comeback, one with actual lyrics

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Maya_Elisse@reddit

This genre is called "Romanian popcorn"

Here is a playlist of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT8BEa5liBI&list=PLyAWVzXPXmfFLWVcW_GgKg7DEVmrH40W3

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crazyleaf@reddit

YaBB

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ResistDull7601@reddit

lets don’t…

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Substantial_Back3710@reddit

Dacă și aia era muzica.. 🤔

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Few_Education1729@reddit

Middle-end of 00s. Inna, Alexandra Stan, David DJ etc.Fantastic songs. You could hear them in every European club.

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neckke@reddit

You forgot the goat

Pitbull😎

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Few_Education1729@reddit

Mr. Worldwide 🤣 is Brazilian not Romanian right?

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Motherbich@reddit

Cuban brother, Mr. worldwide is Cuban.

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Motherbich@reddit

Brings back memories

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Motherbich@reddit

Inna was bomb

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mahboilucas@reddit

She's performing in Poland soon and my friends really want to go lol I think it's still alive. Just more of a nostalgia thing

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itisnotstupid@reddit

We seriously don't. Even when it was the peak of this music I thought that it is the most annoying thing ever. Like i'd get turbo folk rather than this

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iadaci@reddit

I'd rather listen to a baby cry than turbo folk or any music with that oriental sound.

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itisnotstupid@reddit

don't get me wrong, turbo folk is terrible, but so is this

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iadaci@reddit

Nah, I would rather prefer this to be the "trash music" in Romania instead of manele and all that oriental crap.

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Substratas@reddit (OP)

Like i'd get turbo folk rather than this

https://i.redd.it/fxpq9s0ziaxg1.gif

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eferalgan@reddit

Inna, Alexandra Stan, Edward Maya, Morandi and many others....not bad at all

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SomeOneOutThere-1234@reddit

Now there’s only Marilena Stan left

https://youtu.be/LKHcnMrFiio

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eferalgan@reddit

Didn’t know this one. But, no matter what or how, Paulica de la Roman can’t be beat: https://youtu.be/CYLQ1w5z7gI?si=PrYs9kRARS8kxifd

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Appropriate-Cup-2693@reddit

Play & Win too brother

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Wishana@reddit

Morandi Angels was my ringtone😂

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tostra187@reddit

Sameeee!!

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vadsaduattdusasadu@reddit

Omg need to listen to them now😃

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Substratas@reddit (OP)

....not bad at all

The modesty!

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Usernamenotta@reddit

It makes me sad this is considered 'iconic' when we have bands like Phoenix, Cargo, Bosquito. Heck, even Voltaj in its later configuration was producing much better music.

Though, I guess it's still better than being remembered through Salam sau Babasha

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Sector3_Bucuresti@reddit

It's iconic because it had great success overseas. No one's heard of Bosquito in other countries.

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Happy-Hour88@reddit

I preferred the previous era, the first wave of Romanian hits that started with O-Zone's Dragostea din Tei and bands like Akcent and Aktiv.

Don't miss songs from Inna and Alexandra Stan, they were hot but I don't care about their music.

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kaleid1990@reddit

Activ, DJ Project, Class!

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Sector3_Bucuresti@reddit

Bravo, Class sunt underrated.

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Happy-Hour88@reddit

I love Doar cu tine.

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kaleid1990@reddit

Absolute gem! BRB gonna go into a corner and cry over the fact that it was released over 20 years ago 😫 And then cheer up by listening to it 😁 And then cry some more 🙃

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FabulousVile@reddit

Ja ovako nešto puštan na poslu. Pacijente smiruje 200%

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Natural_Scholar_1502@reddit

Russian group Hi-Fi was like that

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PaleInvestigator3921@reddit

"music"

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Empty-Pace-4228@reddit

Inna... I always loved you...

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Substratas@reddit (OP)

All Romanian music of that era

https://i.redd.it/mxcd570kb5xg1.gif

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FeelsLikeTrumanShow@reddit

If it helps some of us romanians also miss them

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Realistic-Ad-4372@reddit

I think it's called popcorn music

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P-l-Staker@reddit

Oh yeah, it's definitely the music...! ☺️

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

Did she your in Turkey

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sjolnick@reddit

She came to my high school's spring festival in Ankara lol. Inna and Shantel, it was crazy. Must've been 2011 or 2012

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

That’s pretty impressive that she performed at a high school. I don’t think that usually brings in a lot of money for performers.

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sjolnick@reddit

Yeah, it was mind baffling. I heard they also brought Teoman in the previous years - one of the most famous musicians in Turkey.

Nermin Mehmet Cekic Anatolian High School was a nice lycee, required very high entry points, had amazing student-made large graffitis on all the walls, locsted in a left-center & opposition voting neighborhood and was influenced by that, but I read on the news that after Covid, Erdogan's party did a crackdown with a newly appointed principal and removed all the graffiti, brought a strict conservative dress code (there was none before), forced attendance to some religious events, destroyed the culture.. the festivals were already gone in the previous years, as the Party had already banned all youth festivals and spring events, even in universities. I no longer live in Turkey but, really miss those free days..

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

Wow, that’s crazy. Those times are gone. Do you still live in Ankara?

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sjolnick@reddit

Unfortunately (or fortunately?) no, I left Turkey as soon as I graduated that school, I've been living in Estonia for a long time now.

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

Cool! I’ve never been to Estonia, but I’ve heard quality of life is very good there. You have to go where the winds set your sails. Have you visited Romania?

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sjolnick@reddit

Btw nice nickname, the oldest known bird!

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

When I was a kid, this fossil inspired me to study science.

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sjolnick@reddit

Yeah, it's pretty good! The economy has been tough since the war in Ukraine started, and the locals in countryside are struggling due to that, but I love that it's extremely safe, quiet, clean and religionless, can't complain much really. It's a beautiful place to visit for a 2-3 days vacation if you find cheap tickets.

Sadly no, I haven't set foot in the Balkans yet, been able to visit less than a handful of countries so far. However, every year I try to go to at least one new place, and this year it'll be Denmark just next week. Though I've had Romanian neighbors growing up, and now some colleagues. They're really fun people and good friends. Someday I hope to visit!

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

Nice! You should definitely visit. I’d like to go to Turkey at some point too, but I live in the US, so it’s far away.

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Empty-Pace-4228@reddit

She's from the same generation with my mother man.

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Realistic-Ad-4372@reddit

God I'm old...

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

Or that kid is too young to be on Reddit. Inna is only in her 30s.

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Realistic-Ad-4372@reddit

Bro she's 39, but nevertheless my statement stands even if she was 30.

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

😢😢😢

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Empty-Pace-4228@reddit

Inna is born in 80s, so does my mother. But 80s contain 10 years.

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Serhide@reddit

Who is this

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ApprehensiveBus7317@reddit

Inna

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Dramar92@reddit

No.

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ninjaslikecheez@reddit

[O zone - Dragostea din tei[(https://youtu.be/27nK0AeHLg0?is=mkClfx2rhh2q7nu_)

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SelfDestructiveTAWAY@reddit

LOVE ME CAUSE INSIDE I'M SLOWLY DYING

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Vac_65@reddit

No.

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fullbl-_-@reddit

I preferred I SATELITI

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NotSoAngryRussianGuy@reddit

Please, don't!

Thank you!

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Professional-Fee-488@reddit

Dragostea din tei!

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JimbosBalls@reddit

The most beautiful woman in the world

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BBkal@reddit

Don't know about Romanian music specifically.. but the ATB, and Antiloop era music was amazing

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ShortStuff2996@reddit

I never was a huge fan of pop music, but these older swongs were kinda nice and passable. Wouldnt mind them being played in a coffee shop of something.

I see now a lot of songs try to add that mandatory rap/hip-hop guy part, and its so cringe.

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bar4bule_4_sugerani@reddit

I don't...I'm glad I discovered rap rock and metal. If you liked this kind of music good on you.

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IntenseEnema@reddit

Fun fact, I was in the same hughschool as Inna, her nickname was Piti, and she had gapped front teeth. I had a classmatr that dated her. She was just a normal girl back then, also she was super short.

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Substratas@reddit (OP)

Fun fact, I was in the same hughschool as Inna, her nickname was Piti, and she had gapped front teeth. I had a classmatr that dated her. She was just a normal girl back then, also she was super short.

OMG SPILL THE TEAAA!!! 😍😍😍

Funny, some people in Albania used to say ”piti” as a baby talk for the word ”shpirti”, which means sweetheart (soul, literally), when they talk to their friends or partner.

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IntenseEnema@reddit

Well the earliest memory I can recall of her was when she was a fake red-hair(like the chrome red bot the red red),with curly hair(if memory serves me right she had natural curly hair). We finished the Economic College of Mangalia, she was class 2006 I remember correctly.

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Substratas@reddit (OP)

Well the earliest memory I can recall of her was when she was a fake red-hair(like the chrome red bot the red red),with curly hair(if memory serves me right she had natural curly hair). We finished the Economic College of Mangalia, she was class 2006 I remember correctly.

Idk why I’m imagining her biopic now with the narrator saying ”Piti had gapped front teeth, curly red hair & a dream” 😂😂

Idk if u know Alexandra Stan but my friend told me once that saw her irl from very close and she said that she was super short too. These short queens be making

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IntenseEnema@reddit

I do know her and several other regional artists like Costi Ioniță, Liviu Varciu from the former LA group, and Claudia Pavel(Cream), and several several others.

The Romanian seaside cities had their music debut in the eqrlt 2000s with a lot of artists, and current international singers.

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neckke@reddit

Ohh, to vibe to this music in clubs instead of FUCKING DESINGERICA

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neckke@reddit

PEAK MUSIC!

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ObliteRadio@reddit

We seriously don’t, it was crap…

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St_Ascalon@reddit

That era of music is called Romanian popcorn.

I think this type of music won't be coming back charts anytime soon.

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

People want it back tho

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St_Ascalon@reddit

I like any type of music, I'm not against it. I've even heard Inna or stan's whole albums before. But you have to check global trends. When Romanian popcorn was popular, similar type of positive electronic club music (gaga, kesha, katy perry, hell even fuckin pittbull) was popular in America and global. But now pop is changed even those big names either floped(katy) or had to reinvented(gaga and kesha) themselves

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

Yeah, pop music used to be more fun.

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Happy-Hour88@reddit

You're looking at the past with rose colored glasses, it was trashy music that makes songs from 2020 like Blinding Lights, Say So and Dynamite look like Mozart. If anything the earlier Romanian hits from 2003-2005 by bands like Akcent and Active were better.

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

Yeah, the past is always fun to reminisce about tho. No one can replace Avicii tho RIP.

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St_Ascalon@reddit

The Chainsmokers were great too

Poor Avicii 😭

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Archaeopteryx111@reddit

🙏🙏🙏

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Happy-Hour88@reddit

I genuinely prefer Doja Cat and BTS circa 2020 to that era of music.

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St_Ascalon@reddit

Same i mean outside of gaga's fame monster i don't think any album from that era/style were good lol. Just couple of hits that nostalgia addicts ones can recircle

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CataphractBunny@reddit

INNA was the best. 🔥🔥🔥

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DeeaM36@reddit

oh inna never left..she's still around ...:))

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SerbianHustle@reddit

Bruh we need Costi features and trash music as well to come back.

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Dear-Ad1582@reddit

Bubba newsflash... Costi is conspiracy theories vegetarian imbecile these days.

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No-Consideration3349@reddit

Yet he released Solo Tu which is already #1 on many platforms, say what you want about him but he knows how to create good and catchy sounds

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prodigioustimekiller@reddit

God I miss the whole era of Romanian house. The summers, the songs, the whole vibe. I hope Romania does a whole new reboot era once again.

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ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit

Hallo,Salut …..

https://youtu.be/YnopHCL1Jk8?is=HCGRaXcO_R6KEzuX

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tractir13@reddit

Don't want to be that guy, but O-zone are from Moldova (which are still mainly Romanians, but I'm sure they'll get offended if Romania claim this band)

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DougDHead4044@reddit

Well, I'm sure she's not looking "like that" anymore 🤣

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Super-Albatross-7134@reddit

❤️🇬🇷

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No-Curve4509@reddit

OMG🥺

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NiceOil1588@reddit

Men of culture here we meet again...

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Likeanu@reddit

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Substratas@reddit (OP)

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ArthurScherbius@reddit

What a nostalgic hit…life was so good when inna was blasting from the speakers 15 years ago

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tormentius@reddit

No music style is ever coming back. You are missing yourself 20years ago rather than the aong

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Should_have_been_ded@reddit

I miss the 2000 era pop music

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massive_raider@reddit

The only iconic Romanian tune

https://youtu.be/Z0DO0XyS8Ko?si=1qA4tgvp0nlCWXVh

Enjoy 🤣

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Dear-Ad1582@reddit

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NiceOil1588@reddit

It is literally exra moving and fun Black sea region music lol.

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Substratas@reddit (OP)

Romanian music so great that they needed a 🧿 song like this, too.

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Double-Aide-6711@reddit

I love Inna so much like a family member that to me she probably has Romani ancestors

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HalfProfessional3227@reddit

Chill with the romani

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Substratas@reddit (OP)

I love her too - she is such an icon! 😍

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Awkward_Writer5990@reddit

i miss ketchup song

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NonickGG@reddit

Romania has some good summer music

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fk_censors@reddit

That music sucks. First, it's in some Borat English that's embarrassing. Second, it's devoid of any soul or melody or even rhythm. Balkan beats are 1000 times better, and 100000000 times more authentic than any of they Eurovision type slop sung in bad English by illiterate village girls.

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LingonberryDizzy6633@reddit

Essentially you're right. It's a generic pop melody paired with a hot girl that went viral at the right time.

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Double-Aide-6711@reddit

I feel for you, man. You're not even sensitive to the vibe of Inna's music as a Romanian and Balkan. Life must be tough.

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fk_censors@reddit

I prefer Sinan Hoxha 10000000 times more, if that makes sense. It's more authentic and not so forced. At least he knows the language he is singing in, and it sounds so much better to my Balkan ears. There's nothing Balkan about Inna and that type of music.

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Double-Aide-6711@reddit

The accent and atmosphere are very Balkan, it's certainly not folk pop, but the influence is still noticeable. At no point does Inna give the impression of not being from the Balkans.

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Substratas@reddit (OP)

https://i.redd.it/517f0neaf5xg1.gif

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youngtorab@reddit

Tony Ray

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crivycouriac@reddit

Please send INNA to Eurovision

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thatsexypotato-@reddit

Childhood memories mn, House and edm are still some of my favorite genres because of Romanian music

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bbitb@reddit

Sorry not for me, my bullies loved this kind of music

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Substratas@reddit (OP)

Sorry not for me, my bullies loved this kind of music

This is a very interesting observation.

I was never a bully but I used to hang out mostly with baddies and this was indeed their kind of music.

https://i.redd.it/2evbm35sh5xg1.gif

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bbitb@reddit

Yeah, they bullied me for being a virgin (at 13-14 btw😭😭😭 gotta love the balkans) I seriously resented every baddie and was very much like a "notlikeothergirls" type but thankfully I grew out of that. I wish I had baddie friends😭

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