Posmotri Ma [Look Ma] is the new single from Milana. It is about not being a baby and having the responsibilities of growing older. It is a great fun up-tempo track that is ideal to dance to, it is Milana at her best. The video starts off with Milana‘s mother dropping her off with
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Summertime is from the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin. It was originally recorded by Abbie Mitchell in 1935 and was first a hit for Billie Holiday in 1936 and has been recorded more than 25,000 times. It is a lullaby that describes life as being easy and that the baby is
Gods & Monsters was originally released by Lana Del Rey on her 2012 EP Paradise. It is about the music industry, the land of Gods and Monsters, entering as an angel but being corrupted in the search for fame and success. Yasya gives a very chilling rendition of this song, made even more haunting
Nad Okoshkom Mesyats [There Is A Moon Above A Window] is originally from a poem by Sergei Yesenin that was made into a song by Jan Frenkel for the 1971 movie Korona Rossiyskoy Imperii, ili Snova Neulovimye [The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Once Again the Elusive Avengers]. It is about hearing a
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini was written by Sergei Rachmaninoff and was originally performed by Rachmaninoff with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1934. In the original the main leads are played on the piano but for this arrangement the lead lines are shared between the piano and Anastasia on the balalaika. This video is
Zazhigay [Light Up] is the new single from Milana. It is about everyone playing this song and calling everyone to get up and dance to the music together. It is a great, high energy dance track from Milana, assisted by Denis Bunin, that will have you up and dancing to the beat: if
Valenki [Felt Boots] is a traditional Russian folk song. It is about having your Valenki that are old and worn out so that you can’t visit your sweetheart unless you fix them but end up going to your lover barefoot through the frost of a Russian winter. This is an incredible performance from this
Rok Star [Rock Star] is the new single from Yasya. It is about life being empty, someone you don’t notice asks your friends who is this Rock Star, this kindled your fire and everything blossomed brightly again. This is a great rock track with a strong beat that will have you tapping your feet,
Credo was originally released by Zivert on her 2019 album Vinyl # 1 and as a single. It is about love and that if you’re not comfortable then you are with the wrong person but everyone needs someone, but sometimes it’s better to be alone. This is a great upbeat rendition from DoDoStar where
Den Pobedy [Victory Day] was originally performed by Tatyana Sashko at a Soviet Government competition to find the best World War II song for the 30th anniversary of the end of the war in 1975 but was made popular latter the same year by Lev Leshchenko. It is about celebrating Den’ Pobedy [Victory Day]