Soviet joke! - Page 2

Spiffor · July 7, 2003, 09:05

They seem to be pretty verbose against Pink Floyd (19). What do they say ?

Saras · July 7, 2003, 09:08

What Kitschum said, previous page.

Spiffor · July 7, 2003, 09:19

I didn't see that.

Az · July 7, 2003, 09:48

BC

Julio Eglesias- Neo-Fascism?

ahh, 1985, the decay...

Kidicious · July 7, 2003, 10:11

What the hell were they thinking? Seriously, does anyone know what went through their heads?

Saras · July 7, 2003, 10:28

--"Seriously, does anyone know what went through their heads?"

Marx, Engels & Lenin. You should watch out for sudden tinges of pain at the first sound of "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC

Gangerolf · July 7, 2003, 10:35

methinks the ussr was a sick joke

Saras · July 7, 2003, 10:42

It was funny by the 1980's. Sad, but also funny.

MichaeltheGreat · July 7, 2003, 10:44

Pretty hilarious, although you could see why they didn't like a band with the name "B-52"

Stefu · July 7, 2003, 10:47

Translate already!

Saras · July 7, 2003, 11:00

OK.

1. Sex Pistols – punk, violence;
2. B-52’s - punk, violence;
3. Madness - punk, violence:
4. The Clash - punk, violence;
5. Stranglers - punk, violence;
6. KISS – Neofascism, punk, violence;
7. Crocus – violence, “strong personality cult”
8. Styx – Violence, vandalism;
9. Iron Maiden – Violence, religious superstition;
10. Judas Priest – anticommunism, racism
11. AC/DC – neofascism, violence;
12. Sparks Sparks – neofascism, racism
13. Black Sabbath – violence, religious superstition;
14. Alice Cooper – violence, vandalism;
15. Nazareth – violence, religious mysticism, sadism
16. Scorpions – violence;
17. Dschingis Khan – anticommunism, nationalism;
18. UFO – violence;
19. Pink Floyd (1983) – myths about Soviet foreign policy (aggression of the USSR in Afghanistan);
20. Talking Heads – myths about Soviet Military threat (GOOD one);
21. Perron – erotism;
22. Buchannan – erotism;
23. Originals – sex;
24. Donna Summer – erotism;
25. Tina Turner – sex;
26. Junior English (Reggae) – sex;
27. Canned Heat – homosexualism;
28. Manic Machine ? – erotism;
29. Ramones – punk;
30. Van Halen – anti-Soviet propaganda
31. Julio Iglesias – neofascism;
32. Yazoo – punk, violence;
33. Depeshe Mode ? – punk, violence;
34. Village People – violence;
35. 10CC – neofascism;
36. Stooges – violence
37. Boys – punk, violence
38. Blondie – punk, violence

Stefu · July 7, 2003, 11:04

I think it's pretty rad that they accuse Village People of violence but not homosexualism

Saras · July 7, 2003, 11:05

I tell you, this doc is hilarious, even if a fake.

Gangerolf · July 7, 2003, 11:07

"17. Dschingis Khan – anticommunism, nationalism;"

moskau! moskau! that's one hell of a cool song!

BeBro · July 7, 2003, 11:09

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Originally posted by Kidicious
What the hell were they thinking? Seriously, does anyone know what went through their heads?

Pretty easy, they followed the good old party doctrine that all which doesn´t conform with the official party line has to be capitalist junk. Also consider that rock (esp. punk) and pop has a certain potential for opposition - rock is a lot about rebellion etc. In the eyes of those guys this was pure subversion - something the good people of the Soviet Union (and the entire Eastern block) must be save from.

For most of these countries there was a secondary reason to forbid western music, movies and books (not all, of course, a lot was still seen as "unpolitical" or even "progressive"): those had to be paid in hard currency, which was always a rare thing in communist economies.

Saras · July 7, 2003, 11:09

How on earth did they miss Boney M with Ra-Ra-Rasputin

BeBro · July 7, 2003, 11:11

Well, perhaps they thought Boney M are against old Cszarian (sp?) guys....that fits well to communist ideology

Paul Hanson · July 7, 2003, 11:13

I'm impressed that they could accuse Madness of being violent.

Az · July 7, 2003, 11:27

"Village people" is a classic.

Stefu · July 7, 2003, 11:48

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"Village people" is a classic.

Soviets obviously thought they were rich kulak bloodsuckers.

Solver · July 7, 2003, 17:17

Oh, BTW (forgot this thread

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Firstly, it's printed with a printer and on odd-looking paper. Secondly, none of the similar documents I saw started with ïðîëåòàðèè âñåõ ñòðàí, ñîåäèíÿòåñü. More likely for it to have Lenin's face, actually. The most ridicilous part though is íåîáõîäèìî îáåñïå÷èòü âñå ìîëîäåæíûå äèñêîòåêè ðàéîíà. Tell me, older Soviet people, how many youth discos do you remember in the ole good USSR that had foreign music, eh?

Buck Birdseed · July 7, 2003, 17:27

I thought "neo-fasicsm" was what the soviet union was practicing.

Kidicious · July 7, 2003, 17:30

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Originally posted by BeBro

Pretty easy, they followed the good old party doctrine that all which doesn´t conform with the official party line has to be capitalist junk. Also consider that rock (esp. punk) and pop has a certain potential for opposition - rock is a lot about rebellion etc. In the eyes of those guys this was pure subversion - something the good people of the Soviet Union (and the entire Eastern block) must be save from.

For most of these countries there was a secondary reason to forbid western music, movies and books (not all, of course, a lot was still seen as "unpolitical" or even "progressive"): those had to be paid in hard currency, which was always a rare thing in communist economies.

It just seems senseless. In the end I think it was the unnecessary oppression that hurt their rule more than the western expressions. Even if you didn't like any of those bands, why would you want to be ruled by such idiots?

Az · July 7, 2003, 17:33

Kid: remember, in the 80s, the leadership of the soviet union was old. Very old. That's what you get when you have your grandpa choosing music for you.

Solver · July 7, 2003, 17:35

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Kid: remember, in the 80s, the leadership of the soviet union was old. Very old. That's what you get when you have your grandpa choosing music for you.

Yeah, and the leadership was even more insane than it was old.

Kidicious · July 7, 2003, 17:37

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Originally posted by Azazel
Kid: remember, in the 80s, the leadership of the soviet union was old. Very old. That's what you get when you have your grandpa choosing music for you.

How old is very old? Some of our leaders are pretty old, and the elderly are very strong politically here in the US. You have to be 18, but you can still get anti-capitalist music.

Imran Siddiqui · July 7, 2003, 17:37

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remember, in the 80s, the leadership of the soviet union was old. Very old. That's what you get when you have your grandpa choosing music for you.

Grampa Antropov, can I listen to AC/DC?

NYET! Fascist scum!

Az · July 7, 2003, 17:37

The leadership certainly WAS NOT insane. they were complacent, and uncaring of the people. They were old and stale. But they weren't insane.

Solver · July 7, 2003, 17:40

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The leadership certainly WAS NOT insane. they were complacent, and uncaring of the people. They were old and stale. But they weren't insane.

Anyone running communism without switching to Democracy despire the war weariness is insane

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Kidicious · July 7, 2003, 17:42

Elderly do funny things, but it's not PC to say they are insane