masterpiece in the lyrics department!
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Yea, I've moved on to the remix nao.Adams_BJ wrote:
kmar posted it. I dunno where though. I believe he even made it his face book DP lol
A good voice?west-phoenix-az wrote:
I'll have what he's having.
haha.. right onThe catchy tune has become an Internet sensation, but how much do people really know about it.
Garbed in a brown suit adorned with a yellow tie, Eduard Khil has become the latest viral obsession via YouTube, thanks to his 1976 melody that has no words as a result of Soviet censorship.
"We knew then that we had to give the song something special to make it work," Khil told the Times of London.
Originally written in 1966 with lyrics about an American cowboy, at the height of the Cold War, he and his composer knew the highly restrictive government would never allow them to sing it.
Instead, they decided to ditch words, and have Khil simply sing the melody.
The lack of lyrics is "why it has such a rich orchestral arrangement," Khil said. "I think that’s been the secret of its success."
As a result, the wordless tune has been heard by millions, some 40 years later.
Khil was a popular singer in the Soviet Union during the 1960s and 70s, but after the fall of the Iron Curtain, he slipped into obscurity.
Now 75, the St. Petersburg resident was shocked to learn that a forgotten performance he did on a Russian TV show has gained new fans.
"I found out about it from my 13-year-old grandson," he told RT, a Russian TV news program.
"He walked into the room, humming the song... So I asked him, 'Why [are] you singing it?'" Khil said.
The boy replied: "'Grandpa, you're home drinking tea here, [and] in the meantime, everyone's singing your song on the Internet.'"
The tune has generated dozens of parodies, and has been edited together with clips from "Star Trek" and "Lost." Even "Inglourious Basterds" Oscar-winner Christopher Waltz mocked it on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
"I love it," Khil said, as he mulled the possibility of going on tour with the tune, which he sings for fans online. "People [are] doing parodies, having fun. It unites them."
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LOL my stomach hurts from laughing!!!!Kmarion wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqxIZD4phJw
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