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They forgot Nastassja Kinski.
(That was too much work to make a joke.haha.)

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-Oh, I better get out of here lolll. Just having fun. Thanks guys. Had a good time.
 
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Zodiac (or Zodiak), a Soviet synth-pop from Riga, Latvia, was Soviet answer to the new wave/electronic era that was getting off the ground in Europe with bands like Kraftwerk and Space. A cousin of mine sent me their record around 1982.


The band, now in the independent Latvia, recently reunited.



 
I went to share this Tchaikovsky song I love and realized it was actually Mozart. Apparently my old brain has gotten confused over the years.
Alas, here it is....turkish march. I used to think it too 2 people to play this until I saw it live done by a young man.
Enjoy!


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I didn't know I liked Tchaikovsky.
After this brilliant performance I am now with an underscore!
(Notice Yuja's not using sheet music in this one).

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So, back in 1976, a family acquaintance sneaked me into the most coveted show of the year, a debut of a rock opera by one of the biggest bands in the old USSR. Except, I didn't know it was going to be a rock opera and was assuming it was going to be a collection of the band's most known pop songs. And, even worse, the band had to hire new members just for the show, including a female lead. And I was none too pleased about that.

Fast forward some forty years. The female lead is one of my Facebook friends. here she was back in 1978, performing a pop ballad with the aforementioned band. And playing the flute.

The lead here is Leonid Bortkevich, also known as Mr. Olga Korbut, and an ex-US resident. He went back after the divorce.


And earlier (1972) ballad with Bortkevich on the lead again. "Alesya".


From 1977, again with Bortkevich. "Veronika"


Their drummer Alexander Demeshko was given a Ringo Starr treatment and allowed a song per show. The song was categorized as too bawdy and, with a drum solo, wasn't allowed to be included on any record. Nonetheless, a video clip was made. "I got a headache" (1971)


And here the corniest version ever w/ the New Christie Minstrels (in two languages)

 
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Their drummer Alexander Demeshko was given a Ringo Starr treatment and allowed a song per show. The song was categorized as too bawdy and, with a drum solo, wasn't allowed to be included on any record. Nonetheless, a video clip was made. "I got a headache" (1971)
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I find myself repeatedly replaying the part where he drops his stick in the drum solo.
The audio doesn't seem to reflect that though,or does it? haha. Still, nice recovery. Oy.

 
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Gord.T said:
I find myself repeatedly replaying the part where he drops his stick in the drum solo.
The audio doesn't seem to reflect that though,or does it? haha. Still, nice recovery. Oy ...
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Done to a prerecorded audio track and, in those days, on a super tight budget. It looks like they had two cameras in the studio and even a set for a mini-film. The band was super-popular and they existed under the protection of the very important regional poobahs and were allowed way more leeway than lesser groups. And it was the only band to actually tour the US back in 1976-77 along with the New Christie Minstrels.

Here's a clip from a 1974 New Year themed musical comedy where they performed a number. On the lead vocal, Vladimir Mulyavin, the officially recognized founder and leader of the band. In the opening band entrance, Demeshko is carrying a Fender Precision bass ... because you can't really expect him to carry a drum kit.


Mulyavin again on the song he wrote, which was sort of like their "Stairway to heaven". This was from the late 1980's/early 90's where there was no censorship anymore and their lead guitar player imagined himself as the Belorussian Eddie van Halen.

 
For Fourth of July:


Neil Diamond- helluva woke musician



Amazing what was produced in the 60's & 70's. Time for that energy again!
 
This was popular even in the USSR (there were some rare "foreign music" programs, whose music was mostly from the socialist camp).


And you have to include this too.


And, since this is in HD ...

 
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In time for the upcoming holiday in the States. Skip to 1:00 for a remarkable rendition of our national anthem. Many people poo poo this video because Whitney pre-recorded this with the orchestra in a studio. Talent is talent regardless of where it was recorded. Go Whitney!

 
I think I posted this a few years ago.


And, on the 4th of July, nothing like Philly's finest. (Technically, not a music clip. But music to my ears.

 
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Mulyavin again on the song he wrote, which was sort of like their "Stairway to heaven". This was from the late 1980's/early 90's where there was no censorship anymore and their lead guitar player imagined himself as the Belorussian Eddie van Halen.
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Wow. That's good .Very enlightening. Thank-you.
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I'm checking out Beth Hart at this moment.
First one though that we grew up on and never managed to play this one live although not for lack of trying. -Cheers.


Beth Hart: Blues:

 
I was going to post some Russian clips from the 1970's. Well, here's a clip from Russia of a song written in the 1970's.

 
Alla Pugacheva celebrated her 70th birthday a few months ago. She first shot to fame in 1975 and, despite multiple feuds and multiple marriages, she never let go. In Russia, she's called "primadonna", which is a pretty accurate description of her personality. I saw her in concert three times back in the 1970's.

Her first hit, "Arlekino" (Harlequin)


"Miseducated Whizzard" (1978)


"Farewell to Summer" (1978)


"Song about myself"


"Please, come back" (from a 1978 film where she's playing a ... singer)


"The first grader song"


"What kings can't do .. is to marry for love"

 
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