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originally posted by: Cutepants
Well I didn't know this had an English version.
originally posted by: kurthall
a reply to: badw0lf
Never heard this before, and hope I never hear it again....Sorry. BTW, why would we know this song? Its not like it was aired worldwide. I don't recall it being top 40 or anything.
originally posted by: Woodcarver
a reply to: badw0lf
If you’re trying to lure the rooskies out, i don’t know if this is the best way to go about that.
originally posted by: dashen
Dschinghis Khan is ghengis khan in russian
but this group is singing in german not russian.
originally posted by: gort51
Well, this was the era of Boney M....with Rasputin etc. Boney M being, African Jamaicans recording in Germany.
Lots of Euro Music in the 70s...ABBA, Harpo, Umberto Totzie, Demis Russos, Nana Muscouri. etc etc.
The Words I remember to Moscow at the time, were....
Mos-cow, Mos-cow, La de da da da da da, Ha ha ha ha ha, Hey.!!!!
Thats what we sang at the time........
You youngins dont know,.......but 1980 was the year that the Olympic were held for the first time in Russia.....at Moscow.
This was a promo song for the Olympics at the time.
Famously boycotted by the USA and other parts of the West.......as per usual.
Im sure the Russians were most insulted by this, but that was the 70s...........
Now we can all......