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Sashadroogie · Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:24 pm Post subject: Soviet pop songs in English

For any teachers based in Russia, here's a little resource for getting to know the pop culture that most your students know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfb8uoH2bvM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f7q74yV5b4&list=UUFastouESlR80XaBuJ9fGww&index=15

coledavis · Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1838

Thanks Sasha, I'd always wondered what that first one was about.

Sashadroogie · Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:00 pm Post subject:

The green, green grass of home!

Nexus · Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 189 Location: Moscow

Only listened to the first one (it happens to be a favourite of mine) but it's very wide of the mark isn't it? It hardly bears any resemblance to the original.