Wednesday, May 19, 2010

The Syrian comrades' rendition of the Soviet/Russian anthem, performed during Medvedev's visit to Damascus last week:



Normally, I'm allergic to this tune, but it's so comically off-key here that I couldn't resist sharing it... :)

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  1. o, bozhe!

    Sasha

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  2. Holy crap! It's an act of musical terrorism:)

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  3. I forwarded this page to some of my Russian friends... they were polite, but thought it was an abysmal rendition!

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  4. Holy crap is right! That was my exact reaction also! How did Medvedev not turn around and STARE at the orchestra with a "you have GOT to be kidding me" expression!

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