Nemo -- Nightwish
"Nemo" is a 2004 song by the symphonic power metal band Nightwish. It is taken from the album Once. The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields participated on the single. Once topped the album charts in Finland, Germany, Norway, Greece, Slovenia and Hungary.Widely successful, the single was certified gold in Finland on the day of its release. In the UK it could only chart at #87 after a chart entry of #101 the week before, but spent over 20 weeks on the top 200.
Nemo is Latin for "nobody".
Perhaps more significantly nemo also corresponds to the famous answer given by the Greek hero Odysseus to the Cyclops Polyphemus. In the Odyssey, when Polyphemus asks for his name, Odysseus tells him "Oυδίς" a name translated as "No-man" or "Nobody" which has been used allusively by later authors, such as Jules Verne. The line in the chorus "'Nemo' my name forever more" further suggests this meaning to be the intended one. Other thematic elements from the Odyssey appears in other Nightwish songs such as "The Siren".
Fun note.
It is a misconception that the song "Nemo" had something to do with the movie "Finding Nemo".
Length: 245
Rating: 4.90 (2534 ratings)
Tags: rock symphonic power metal
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