Re: music criticism

[Chris Doss <lookoverhere1@xxxxxxxxx>]

That was great!

Zh's father was Jewish, actually, despite his image.
(As he put it, "my mother was a Russian; my father was
a lawyer.")

Check out this photo of Zhirik singing his song (a bit
down the page, with the woman):
http://www.vokruginfo.ru/news/news3187.html

More:

BBC Monitoring
Russian Duma deputy speaker records rap-style song
against war in Iraq
Source: Ekho Moskvy radio, Moscow, in Russian 1400 gmt
3 Apr 03

[Presenter] It is possible that MTV will soon start
broadcasting a new song - one recorded by [State Duma
Deputy Chairman and leader of the Liberal Democratic
Party of Russia] Vladimir Zhirinovskiy.

The military-patriotic song dedicated to George Bush -
please allow me not to give you its title - was today
presented at a press conference by the Liberal
Democratic Party of Russia [LDPR].

Our correspondent Yuliya (?Kosilova) was there when
the masterpiece was presented.

[Correspondent] It was not long ago that Madonna and
Lenny Kravitz recorded songs titled American Life and
We Want Peace as a protest against the war in Iraq.
Why is it that Russia's pop culture has been ignoring
the military action in the Persian Gulf? LDPR
representatives were not afraid to ask themselves this
question. They decided to try to rectify the situation
despite the fact that they had nothing to do with pop
music. They decided to write an anti-war song.

[An extract from the song is played. The singer -
presumably Zhirinovskiy - is singing "war is no joke",
repeatedly]

[Correspondent] The same offensive words were used for
the song's title as the ones used in a televised
interview with reference to US President George Bush
by a man who looked very much like Vladimir
Zhirinovskiy.

By the way, the song is actually performed by Vladimir
Volfovich [Zhirinovskiy]. It is not as if the song
only includes a backing vocal performance by
Zhirinovskiy. This is actually a solo performance.
"War is no joke. You are losing Baghdad. Dollars are
dirty bits of green paper." These phrases recur
throughout the song.

The State Duma deputy is reading the rap lyrics
against a rather tough musical background. The rap
music at times develops into a folk theme. It is then
followed by Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. Then the whole
thing just repeats itself.

[An extract is played. "You are killing children.
These are children, George, just children, George,
children. The world is listening to Tchaikovsky,
Dostoyevskiy. The entire world is listening to
Dostoyevsky. There is no writer for you. You are going
to commit an historical error. War is no joke."]

[Correspondent] The potential hit by Vladimir
Zhirinovskiy will be released on audio and CD. There
is going to be one million copies. For the record, the
song was arranged and put together by a DJ from
Sevastopol, (?Proseyfer).

State Duma deputy Aleksey Mitrofanov says the song is
a cry from the heart. This is a protest against the
war in Iraq. It is possible that a video will shortly
be made for the song. According to Mitrofanov, there
is no need for a scenario. TV news footage will be
more than enough.

[An extract is played]

LDPR representatives believe that their anti-war song
is a good example of the new age music. The Russian
language is used accordingly.








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