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Abney Park attempts Katyusha for the first time...drunk.

submitted by Aard Vark

(oritteropo)
1 decade 1 month 2 weeks ago

YouTube Description:

Here is Abney Park learning to play the Russian folk classic Katyusha. This was our first time doing this as a band, and frankly, our confidence was a lot hirer the our sobriety.

Listen to our finished version of the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PwXsAiuYt0

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oritteropo

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In the description of the final version, they explain how they come to be covering it:

This song has haunted me for years. Its a very famous well love Russian folk song, and its melody just wormed in to head. One day were where touring through Liepzig, Germany, and in fact we were standing in the shadow of Bach's cathedral, when this weathered old man walked by playing it on his accordion. I said to the band, "man, I would love to cover that song, and put thats guys playing as the intro to it!" But he walked past, and that was that.

Later that night, I turn another cobblestone corner, and there was the old accordion master again! So I hit record on my iPhone, and walked up to him and requested that song. He didn't speak english, I didn't speak German, but we both spoke music.

This album has 13 songs, and they are all amazing!
Get it at www.abneypark.com, or any were else!