http://www.the-ukrainian.co.uk is
where you will find iTunes releases,
and more Cd's mp3s vids & stuff. Songs also on Soundclick international mp3 chart here http://www.the-ukrainian.com, my myspace site here
http://www.myspace.com/ukrainians, home site here http://www.the-ukes.com . My Ukrainian web sites page is here http://www.ukrainians.co.uk which has some other Ukrainian bands amongst other stuff.
I was the original accordionist and co-songwriter for Vorony, Kultura and The Smiths EP of The -Ukrainians.
About "Rasputin the X File":
I uploaded this for Halloween 2006.
I thought the original Boney M 70s disco classic was a great candidate for a Ukrainian lyrical makeover. If Rasputin had lived at the same time as Scully and Mulder his mysterious powers would have been of interest to them. It was also a prime candidate for being given Slavic language treatment, and as Ukrainian although a seperate and distinct language, is similar to Russian, and the original tune already has a melody that follows Ukrainian or Russian folk song melodic patterns, it was crying out to me. From a musical perspective, I found that as well as being suitable subject matter for The X Files, the theme tune from this programme sits very comortably next to the Rasputin melody. This was a song waiting to happen!
"Rasputin the X File"
(Words:Stepan Pasicznyk, Music: Boney M & Mark Snow)
Although I sing it in Ukrainian, the following is the translation of my lyrics in English:
There once lived a bearded Russian man
And he was a mysterious Shaman
He pretended that he served the Saviour
Secretly he was in the Devils favour
Chorus:
Ra ra Rasputin lover of the Russian Queen etc....
Rasputin had the gift of prophecy
Saved the sick son of the Russian Queen
He was wild and he drank a lot of wine
He seduced spell bound women all the time
Chorus
Raputin then prophesized the future
He foretold that the Royalty would end
When the kings men poisoned shot and drowned him
Russia payed for his death as he had said.*
(*Execution of Royal family & revolution 1917)
Chorus
(© With permission & MCPS Clearance: EMI & SONY )
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