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Need to Complain About Something? Put It in Song.

Finland is a strange place.  Because Finns spend so much of the year in the dark, they find other pursuits. For example, they like to tango. They’re deep into cell phones.  And they used to kill themselves a lot (but not so much anymore.)

Finland is also home to the Helsinki Complaints Choir, a group of singers who turn daily grievances into song.  This has become a worldwide phenomenon with similar choirs showing up in Canada, the US, Singapore, Germany, Russia, Australia, Korea, Japan and a dozen other countries?

Why?  Well, why not? 

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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