Some love him, some loath him, — and in general he just leaves you stunned!
You either cheer or jeer at Harry Merry. Some do not hesitate to call his music brilliant, while others wonder if these sounds should be called music at all. Harry’s music can best be described as strange tunes somewhere between Frank Zappa and The Bonzo Dog Band. It is completely loaded with unexpected turns and unusual background vocals. You might think that it definitely sounds too high or out of tune at times, but you are mistaken. It is exactly as it should be. The remarkable musician actually writes all these weird vocal arrangements for his singers.
The lyrics to his music are unusual too. Simply understanding the meaning of the words is out of the question. They form strange twists that can entertain you for hours, might you decide to solve the puzzles they present.
Rotterdam born Harry Merry is a songwriter and an entertainer, hypnotized since his childhood by the ever-spinning vinyl on the jukebox in the pub where his mother used to work. At a young age he was influenced by The Beatles and other rock ‘n roll bands of the ‘60s. After years of playing the piano Merry composed his first songs in the 90’s and has not stopped ever since. With his weird chansons and electro schlagers he has brought down the house in Europe and in the USA.
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Harry Merry
Songwriter and entertainer
Some love him, some loath him, — and in general he just leaves you stunned!
You either cheer or jeer at Harry Merry. Some do not hesitate to call his music brilliant, while others wonder if these sounds should be called music at all. Harry’s music can best be described as strange tunes somewhere between Frank Zappa and The Bonzo Dog Band. It is completely loaded with unexpected turns and unusual background vocals. You might think that it definitely sounds too high or out of tune at times, but you are mistaken. It is exactly as it should be. The remarkable musician actually writes all these weird vocal arrangements for his singers.
The lyrics to his music are unusual too. Simply understanding the meaning of the words is out of the question. They form strange twists that can entertain you for hours, might you decide to solve the puzzles they present.
Rotterdam born Harry Merry is a songwriter and an entertainer, hypnotized since his childhood by the ever-spinning vinyl on the jukebox in the pub where his mother used to work. At a young age he was influenced by The Beatles and other rock ‘n roll bands of the ‘60s. After years of playing the piano Merry composed his first songs in the 90’s and has not stopped ever since. With his weird chansons and electro schlagers he has brought down the house in Europe and in the USA.
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