oh those russians

Dec 15, 2008 19:24

Everyone remember this song?

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Today YouTube informed me that a cover has been recorded.

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Actually I think this cover is decent, although I found the instrumentation more inspired than the vocals, and the video seemed to have been put together rather quickly by a director who was told he had to invoke the song's disco roots, but would have been ( Read more... )

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foxfour December 16 2008, 00:44:25 UTC
the thing about the people dancing in carnival is that you don't even realize that they're scantily clad.

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uncleamos December 16 2008, 00:46:13 UTC
As a cover its fine, although it doesn't quite have that same pure 70s silliness.

And I agree about the vocals.

And was that an Uruk-Hai in the music video?

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sikonawt December 19 2008, 14:50:08 UTC
Yeah, the best things about that second video are:

1. That the lead singer is alternately a very poorly dressed pimp and some sort of viking ogre.

2. The fiddling goblin dude.

That said, it did grow on me.

And wow, the giant baby float in the last video is frightening!

If you're serious about listening to metal I have suggestions!

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miraling December 20 2008, 05:49:22 UTC
Ohhh... those russians

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