17 June is Icelandic Independence Day, when the country sent an awkward breakup text to King Christian X of Denmark. To celebrate, here's some choice tunes

It's no joke: One day in 1944, they just... told the Danish king that they were independent by letter. Seething, all he could reply with was a letter of congratulations. LOL.

PLAYLIST:

Sugarcubes - HIT
Laufey - Madwoman
Asgeir - King and Cross
Kaleo - Way Down We Go
Of Monsters and Men - Little Talk
Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum

[Photo by Theodor Vasile on Unsplash]