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Putin on the Hits

October 25, 2011 – 5:41 pm | No Comment

It seems that strange things often happen when Russian leaders get behind a microphone.
Back in the 60s, Krushchev took off his shoe at the UN and pounded the podium with it. Flash-forward fifty years and …

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Putin on the Hits

Submitted by apoc on October 25, 2011 – 5:41 pmNo Comment

It seems that strange things often happen when Russian leaders get behind a microphone.

Back in the 60s, Krushchev took off his shoe at the UN and pounded the podium with it. Flash-forward fifty years and we get this.

Russian Prime Minister Putin covering Fats Domino’s Blueberry Hill.

But he’s no Mr. Trololo now, is he?

Ah, yes. Who could ever forget Mr. Trololo guy, Eduard Khil. What a, shall we say, unique performance. But Some say that he was actually the second Mr. Trololo Guy. There’s a rumor that way back in the 60s the “Soviet Sinatra” Muslim Magomaev performed this same song, this same way in the movie, The Blue Spark.

Is this the original Mr. Trololo Guy or just a mashup job with clever editing. You be the judge.