What For?
"What For?" is a song performed by Latvian singer Aisha, written by Jānis Lūsēns and Guntars Račs. The song represented Latvia in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway, and competed against sixteen other Eurovision entries in the first semi-final on May 25. It did not get voted through to the final, coming in last place in the first semi-final.
Lyrics
The lyrics, written by Guntars Račs, consist of a number of existential questions, for example in the song's refrain:
And the reply that
The song is a down-tempo number. Aisha and her female backing singers wore gold dresses, with one playing a Latvian accordion as an accompanist.
Eurovision Song Contest
The song was elected through the Eirodziesma 2010, on 27 February. where she received the highest number of votes from the televoting and the second highest number of votes from the jury.
On 25 May 2010 Aisha performed the song in the first semi-final of Eurovision, but did not get voted through to the final.
Charts
References
What For? (album)
What For? is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Toro y Moi, released on April 7, 2015 by Carpark Records.
Track listing
Personnel
References
What For
"What For" is a single by Mancunian band James, released in 1988 by Sire Records, the first after an enforced eighteen-month hiatus and also the first release featuring material off their forthcoming album Strip-mine. Both the title track and one of the two additional tracks, "Not There" were included on Strip-mine, while the other track, "Island Swing" remains otherwise unreleased. "What For" was also included on the compilation Just Say Yo and reached the 33rd spot on John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1988.
Track listing
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Podcasts:
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ALBUMS
- Indigo Blue presents the Best of the rest Volume 1 released: 1984
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ALBUMS
- Whatfor released: 2002
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Wasseo wasseo ijen wasseo
Neol gadwotdeon modeun geot never mind
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(nanananananana) mwohareo wae chamgo isseo
Da deonjyeobeorigo sorichyeobwa higher
Sorichyeobwa higher
We wanna get higher now
Da ijeo beorigo michin deusi louder
We wanna get louder now
Jigeumbuteo ja sijak
Da deonjyeobeorigo sorichyeobwa higher
Sorichyeobwa higher
We wanna get higher now
Da ijeo beorigo michin deusi louder
We wanna get louder now
Jigeumbuteo ja sijak
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