Thursday, February 20, 2014

Our Olympic Coverage: Punk Rock Women Take the Gold


There's something about punk rock women.  Rebel Girl suggests that you play it loud.

Putin Will Teach You How to Love the Motherland
translation:

$50 billion and a rainbow ray
Rodnina and Kabayeva will pass you the torch
They'll teach you to submit and cry in the camps
Fireworks for the bosses. Hail, Duce!

Sochi is blocked, Olympus is under surveillance
Special forces, weapons, crowds of cops
FSB - argument, Interior Ministry - Argument
On [state-owned] Channel 1 - applause.

Putin will teach you to love the Motherland.

In Russia, the spring can come suddenly
Greetings to the Messiah in the form of a volley from
Aurora, the prosecutor is determined to be rude
He needs resistance, not pretty eyes

An bird cage for protest, vodka, nesting doll
Jail for the Bolotnaya [activists], drinks, caviar
The Constitution is in a noose, [environmental activist] Vitishko is in jail
Stability, food packets, fence, watch tower

Putin will teach you to love the Motherland

They will turn off Dozhd's broadcast
The gay parade has been sent to the outhouse
A two-point bathroom is the priority
The verdict for Russia is jail for six years
Putin will teach you to love the Motherland


Motherland
Motherland
Motherland


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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very nice. Any news on the proposed dramatic re-allocation of ASIVC funds?

Anonymous said...

I was wondering where your Olympic coverage was. You guys really fell down on the job but this makes up for it. Was that a real Cossack with a whip?

Anonymous said...

Anyone remember when Geroge H.W. Bush "looked into Putin's eyes"? Anyone remember what he saw? Does anyone remember anything?

Anonymous said...

It was G.W., not G.H.W., BTW...

Anonymous said...

Long live Pussy Riot!

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