"Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys": 10 facts about the hit song "Į Venesuelą" recorded 10 years ago

"Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys" is celebrating a special anniversary: exactly 10 years ago, the band released their debut hit, "Į Venesuelą" (To Venezuela). Soon, these musical firebrands, who will be bringing the real heat of summer, dancing, and good vibes to their concerts, invite fans to party at special concerts on July 30 at the Oldman club in Kaunas and on July 31 at the Oldman club in Palanga. In addition, Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys will hold a special anniversary performance, "10 Years of Venezuela," which will take place on November 22 at the Vakaris entertainment hall in Vilnius. On this occasion, we present our readers with ten facts related to the song "Į Venesuelą" (To Venezuela).

Tickets for "Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys" exclusive summer concerts in Kaunas and Palanga, as well as the anniversary show "10 Years of Venezuela" in Vilnius, are now available on the ticket distribution platform Shownet.lt.

10 facts about "Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys" debut hit "Į Venesuelą"

01. The song was inspired by the work of poet and physicist Kęstutis Staliūnas-Plankas

The band members are big fans of poet and physicist Kęstutis Staliūnas-Plankas, and the lyrics of this song were written by him. The original poem was called "Į Izraelį" (To Israel), but the band decided that Venezuela would sound more exotic.

02. The song was produced by Aurelijus Sirgedas, leader of the band "Siela"

The final recording of the song was prepared by Aurelijus Sirgedas, leader of the band "Siela" and music producer for Alina Orlova and many other performers and bands.

03. The music video was directed by Saulius Baradinskas

The music video was directed by Saulius Baradinskas. Although this was one of his first music videos, he had already created videos for the band "Antis" ("Nauji metai", "Debesys"), and "Biplan" ("O mes prie jūros"). At the time, Saulius Baradinskas was working on the "Vilnius Temperature" project, in which "Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys participated a little later (in 2017) with the song "Žilvitis".

04. The Venezuelan border was set up at an abandoned gas station in Naujoji Vilnia

The abandoned gas station where the Venezuelan border was "set up" in the music video was located in Naujoji Vilnia. It has since been demolished. Immediately after the video clip was released, it became a popular location for photo shoots, including wedding photos.

05. The video clip premiere was supposed to coincide with Venezuela's national holiday

Initially, the video clip was planned to be released on July 5, during Venezuela's national holiday. However, more time was needed for editing and post-production, and the video was released on July 14. Time has shown that it was definitely worth the wait.

06. The video clip became a viral hit in Venezuela

No one knows for sure whether the 1,200 comments under this video clip are mostly in Lithuanian or Spanish. Since the video clip went viral in Venezuela, it is possible that the majority of comments are in Spanish.

07. The song's music video won "M.A.M.A." and "Kino Pavasaris" awards
The music video for "Į Venesuelą" was a huge success. In January 2016, it was voted "M.A.M.A. Music Video of the Year" and played a major role in the band winning the "M.A.M.A. Breakthrough of the Year" award. It was also the most popular music video in the "Kino Pavasaris" music video competition "Kažkas atsitiko".

08. The band's most viewed and listened to hit
This is the song by "Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys" that received the most views and plays. The number of plays on the music streaming platform "Spotify" is approaching 2 million, and the music video for the song has been viewed almost 5 million times on "YouTube". This song was released on the band's debut album "Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys" (2015) and on the vinyl record "Dantų plokštelė" (2017).

09. This is the second most frequently played song at the band's concerts
However, there is one indicator where this song falls short of another hit from "Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys". According to "Setlist.fm", the song "Į Venesuelą" is the second most frequently played song at concerts after "Mažulė."

10. The song is also recorded in Spanish
The vinyl record "Dantų plokštelė" includes a remix of this song created in Venezuela, "Saludos desde Venezuela (Akilin Remix)." It can be found not only on vinyl, but also on "Spotify, where this remix was released together with the band's single "Mieloji, ką tu valgai?" The band also recorded the song itself in Spanish in 2016. It can also be found on "YouTube" and "Spotify" under the title "A Venezuela."

Very soon, the musical rebels "Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys" will hold exclusive summer concerts, which will take place on July 30 at the "Oldman" club in Kaunas and on July 31 at the "Oldman" club in Palanga. The band will also hold a special anniversary performance, "10 Years in Venezuela," which will take place on November 22 at the "Vakaris" entertainment hall in Vilnius. Tickets for "Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys" concerts in Kaunas, Palanga, and Vilnius can be purchased on the ticket distribution platform "Shownet.lt".

"Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys" - "To Venezuela"

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