So, the poll has ended and 72% were in favour of me blogging in German. As you can already see from this post - this blog is far from being a democracy! ;-)
I decided to keep it mixed depending on the post topic and my mood. I would like to encourage people to comment on the posts. From the stats I can tell that there are quite some people following this blog, but so far only two have left comments. I guess I need to change my style and become a lot more provoking. We'll see...
For yesterday's post I forgot to include another great cover: The Leningrad Cowboys feat. the Red Army Choir with their version of "Happy Together" (the original comes from "The Turtles" 1967).
The "Total Balalaika Show" in front of a crowd of 70,000 at Helsinki's Senaatintori square in 1993 featured covers from "Sweet Home Alabama", "Stairway to Heaven" to "Yellow Submarine". Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki created a documentary of this concert, after having worked together with the Leningrad Cowboys in 1989 for their debut film "Leningrad Cowboys Go America" (it seems impossible, but I have to get a copy over here in Malaysia to watch it again). Initially the concert in Helsinki was meant as a one off, but with the financial support of several Finnish companies they came up with a tour.
"When I was young, I would sit in the bath and ideas would come to me. But I'm not young any more, so now I just sit in the bath." (Aki Kaurismäki)
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