Moyen

Recently I’ve been really digging Sonia. She has plenty of songs with a lot of lesbian yearning. Especially her softer songs, though she also does have hype bangers like Kosketa mua (Touch me). Recently she also took a more explicit take on queerness with Fokus, feat. Evelina, which is specifically about wanting women in a gay way. And of course we can’t forget when she had a moment with her cover of the biggest hit from her hometown, Muijii stadis (Chicks in Helsinki), originally by Gettomasa. (Which is not even about the women to begin with, but I respect her for singing the original text as is and not even attempting to change pronouns).

This list cannot be made without Sanni. She also has that lesbian yearning thing down, and Sinä ja se poitsu (You and the boy) is just the most recent addition. I particularly love the song Tyhmä (Stupid), because yeag that's me when I think about girls.

I'd imagine Emma & Matilda can also largely count in the lesbian yearning category of music. Olivia is iconic.

One of the explicitly lesbian songs I particularly love is Tyttöystävä (Girlfriend) by Julia Rautio. Generally this style of pop is very appealing to me, reminds me of bands like Tiktak and that era of pop.

Etta also makes it to this list. Last year she returned to a more rap heavy style with Tytöt tietää (Girls know), a song she feared may be a bit too honest and direct but was loved by her girl friends, prompting her to release it. It's a flirtier track, and one of my favourites of hers. And then there is her collab with Sara Bee, Olla ku mä (Be like me), which is a very fun and a flirty song directed at girls specifically.

In the Finnish rap scene the girls are more than occasionally making songs for other girls, so I'd also like to put Senya on this list too with Häflä. it belongs here (as does her 'dump him' shirt. She will steal your girlfriend.).

In the same vein as Etta, Senya and Sara Bee is Olga. Teenage dream is obvious, but my fave is Kuumat tytöt (Hot girls).

Then we have one that I see dubbed as one of the Finnish pride anthems, Eva (Nukutaan kielletyllä iholla) (Sleeping on forbidden skin) by Jippu. I'm including it here especially because Jippu is on the next season of Vain elämää and I love her. Wonder if this song'll get covered.

I would personally like to include Kaija Koo's Sateenkaari pimeessä (A rainbow in the dark) on this list. It is one of my favourite songs of hers. It is not distinctly romantic, but it is an incredibly soft song, and with beautiful lyrics to match.

Of course no lesbian playlist is complete without Ihmisten edessä (In front of people) by Jenni Vertiainen, as someone in the original post's notes already pointed out. It's a classic, discussing forbidden or frowned upon love affairs on the more broad interpretation. In the song the singer describes walking hand in hand with a woman in public for the first time.

Honourable mentions include Rabbit Cult. They make music mostly in English, hence I couldn't put them on the list. Anyway, Cute AF is a banger live

KUUMAA Fantasy AU!

Hawke is insane and as much as he is not a fan of their music (yet, that is a threat) he has put up with me for months with this.

SO, April of this year I was falling head first into Käärijä and KUUMAA land. Armed with Autiomaa, Eteisvalssi, Huuda Lujempaa, and Aaveisiin on repeat I spent a day planning our local groups next Dungeons and Dragons session.

One problem, I had a fey prince with no name who had to drop a musical instrument if killed. Solution? Johannes Brotherus with pointy ears. A violin welding bard of fey enchantment was a perfect fit. (yes I am probably a horrible person for this but this but things do not go to plan)

BUT! new problem, he needs a right hand man, maybe a fashionable one. one that has sage wisdom but is quiet most of the time. Solution? Aarni Soivio with pointy ears. A fey artificer was a perfect fit. I didn't want to put him near Johannes because my players would catch on too fast so he was not in the castle when the players get there.

BUT! new problem, He is sealed away from the outside world, Who would protect this important fey? Solution? Jonntu Luhtavaara with pointy ears. To me and maybe nobody else he gives off druid vibes so he became the guardian who happens to have a quirk of constantly tapping out various rhythms.

I figured this would be a one off appearance and that I would forget eventually since this wouldn't be that consequential to the story. My players would simply kill the fey and we would be off running, no one would know.

WELL, I was wrong.

To get to Johannes I designed a two step puzzle that most average 3rd graders would take about 5 minutes with. after 1.5 hours they got through. the last part of the puzzle included a portrait hung on the mantle depicting three fey figures. This is where one of my players figured out the reference -_-

Once they got to the sleeping fey the party decided to steal half of Johannes socks, and abduct him. They did not kill him or just take his shit like I intended. Instead the Himbo of the group decided to FUCKING FLIRT WITH THE GUY AND TAKE HIM WITH THE PARTY.

Now I have a spare Johannes floating around, a dead Jonttu who maybe isn't dead and Johannes needs motivation to possibly get himself out of the party so, he is determined to find out where Aarni is.

Cue several sessions of ongoing chaos and the party has firmly kept hold of their new bard pal.

I wanted some visual representation of these three so I commissioned the same himbo who started this mess to draw the three of them as they exist In our D&D group.

(Thanks Hawke, You Bastard <3)

Behold: Aarni The College of Lore Bard

More of my yapping beneath the cut because I have spent so long thinking about this AU and might make a fic eventually.

KUUMAA Fantasy AU!

Hawke is insane and as much as he is not a fan of their music (yet, that is a threat) he has put up with me for months with this.

SO, April of this year I was falling head first into Käärijä and KUUMAA land. Armed with Autiomaa, Eteisvalssi, Huuda Lujempaa, and Aaveisiin on repeat I spent a day planning our local groups next Dungeons and Dragons session.

One problem, I had a fey prince with no name who had to drop a musical instrument if killed. Solution? Johannes Brotherus with pointy ears. A violin welding bard of fey enchantment was a perfect fit. (yes I am probably a horrible person for this but this but things do not go to plan)

BUT! new problem, he needs a right hand man, maybe a fashionable one. one that has sage wisdom but is quiet most of the time. Solution? Aarni Soivio with pointy ears. A fey artificer was a perfect fit. I didn't want to put him near Johannes because my players would catch on too fast so he was not in the castle when the players get there.

BUT! new problem, He is sealed away from the outside world, Who would protect this important fey? Solution? Jonntu Luhtavaara with pointy ears. To me and maybe nobody else he gives off druid vibes so he became the guardian who happens to have a quirk of constantly tapping out various rhythms.

I figured this would be a one off appearance and that I would forget eventually since this wouldn't be that consequential to the story. My players would simply kill the fey and we would be off running, no one would know.

WELL, I was wrong.

To get to Johannes I designed a two step puzzle that most average 3rd graders would take about 5 minutes with. after 1.5 hours they got through. the last part of the puzzle included a portrait hung on the mantle depicting three fey figures. This is where one of my players figured out the reference -_-

Once they got to the sleeping fey the party decided to steal half of Johannes socks, and abduct him. They did not kill him or just take his shit like I intended. Instead the Himbo of the group decided to FUCKING FLIRT WITH THE GUY AND TAKE HIM WITH THE PARTY.

Now I have a spare Johannes floating around, a dead Jonttu who maybe isn't dead and Johannes needs motivation to possibly get himself out of the party so, he is determined to find out where Aarni is.

Cue several sessions of ongoing chaos and the party has firmly kept hold of their new bard pal.

I wanted some visual representation of these three so I commissioned the same himbo who started this mess to draw the three of them as they exist In our D&D group.

(Thanks Hawke, You Bastard <3)

Behold: Aarni The College of Lore Bard

More of my yapping beneath the cut because I have spent so long thinking about this AU and might make a fic eventually.

kuumaa picture of the day #678

LFG THEY DID IT