hilarious!

[hannaugh]

So, it's pretty ridiculous and kind of immature and culturally insensitive... but I'll be damned if I didn't almost wet myself laughing when I saw this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B23Ksew7KJo

 

[SlingBass]

Sorry......my only word for it is STOOPID 

 

[m4rk0]

hahahaha you just made me cry at work!!!

 

[GoDrex]

the original Benny Lava

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw

 

[GoDrex]

Of course the Joe Cocker one with subtitles was the best I ever saw - so of course that one is gone.

 

[mayfly]

I passed this on to an Indian buddy of mine (who is also heavily into guitar).

I haven't gotten a reply yet.  I suspect he's horrified. 

 

[jackthehack]

So, it's pretty ridiculous and kind of immature and culturally insensitive... but I'll be damned if I didn't almost wet myself laughing when I saw this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B23Ksew7KJo

I'm afraid, but compelled to ask; what were you searching for to find that?

 

[hannaugh]

Well, it all started because my friend sent me this insane video of a guy who is a big pop star in Russia named Vitas.  I watched the video and showed it to my mom because the guy is a countertenor and sings crazy high pitched.  So then she was like "Geez, there are some bizarre pop stars," and I remembered the infamous "Moskau" German music video.  So we watched that and it was linked to one that was the same song but with English subtitles... or so we thought.  What we clicked on was the Buffalax English "translation" of "Moskau".  We laughed pretty hard at that, and it was linked to a ton of other foreign music videos with the same type of thing.  We decided that the subtitled "Moskau" and "The Indian Nipple Song" were the funniest ones.  Though I would give an honorable mention to "Benny Lava" and "Indian Thriller" too. 

Incidentally, if you are interested in "Moskau"... I find it funny on many levels; 1) The subtitles are hysterical 2) the whole concept of a German band dressed up as Genghis Kahn and his Mongolian cronies singing about Russia is funny 3) the costumes are shiny and silly looking 4) the bald guy and the guy in the green look like serial killers 5) the girl in the red looks like she is on all kinds of drugs 6) the dance moves are crazy melodramatic.  I also think it is funny because I understand some of it (took German in high school) and the song is pretty goofy to begin with. 

Anyways, here is that video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH8gtrD4_C4

 

[jackthehack]

Here is attempted translation, which might even be sillier?

Fremd und geheimnisvoll  / Strange and mysterious
Türme aus rotem / Gold Towers made of red gold
Kalt wie das Eis  / Cold as ice
Moskau /  Moscow
Doch wer dich wirklich kennt /  But who really knows you
Der weiß, ein Feuer brennt /  The white, a fire burns
In dir so heiß /  In you so hot

Kosaken hey hey hey hebt die Gläser  / Cossack hey hey hey highlights the glasses
Natascha ha ha ha du bist schön/  Natascha ha ha ha you are beautiful
Towarisch hey hey hey auf das Leben / Towarisch hey hey hey on the lives
Auf Dein Wohl Bruder hey Bruder ho / On your well brother hey brother ho

Moskau, Moskau  /  Moscow, Moscow
Wirf die Gläser an die Wand / Throw the glasses against the wall
Russland ist ein schönes / Russia is a beautiful country
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moskau, Moskau  / Moscow, Moscow
Deine Seele ist so groß  / Your soul is so great
Nachts da ist der Teufel los / At night, because the devil is happening
Ha ha ha ha ha, hey Ha ha ha ha ha, hey
Moskau, Moskau /  Moscow, Moscow
Liebe schmeckt wie Kaviar /  Love tastes like caviar
Mädchen sind zum küssen da /  Girls are kissing there(here?)
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moskau, Moskau /  Moscow, Moscow
Komm wir tanzen auf dem Tisch / Come we dance on the table
Bis der Tisch zusammenbricht / Until the table breaks down
Ha ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha ha

Moskau Moscow
Tor zur Vergangenheit  / Gateway to the past
Spiegel der Zarenzeit /  Mirror of the Czar's time
Rot wie das Blut / Red like the blood
Moskau /  Moscow
Wer deine Seele kennt / Who knows your soul
Der weiß, die Liebe brennt / The white, love burns
Heiß wie die Glut /  Hot as the embers(ashes?)

Kosaken hey hey hey hebt die Gläser / Cossack hey hey hey highlights the glasses
Natascha ha ha ha du bist schön Natascha ha ha ha you are beautiful
Towarisch hey hey hey auf die Liebe /  Towarish hey hey hey on the love
Auf Dein Wohl Mädchen hey Mädchen ho / On your well girl hey girl ho

Moskau, Moskau  / Moscow, Moscow
Wirf die Gläser an die Wand .  Throw the glasses against the wall
Russland ist ein schönes / Russia is a beautiful country
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moskau, Moskau  / Moscow, Moscow
Deine Seele ist so groß / Your soul is so great(large?)
Nachts da ist der Teufel los / At night, because the devil is happening
Ha ha ha ha ha, hey Ha ha ha ha ha, hey
Moskau Moscow
Lala lala lala la, lala lala lala la Lala lala lala la, lala lala lala la
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moskau, Moskau Lala lala lala la, lala lala lala la Moscow, Moscow Lala lala lala la, lala lala lala la
Ha ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha ha
Oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh Oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Moskau, Moskau Moscow, Moscow

Moskau, Moskau Moscow, Moscow
Wodka trinkt man pur und kalt / One drinks vodka pure and cold
Das macht hundert Jahre alt /  That makes [you?] a hundred years old
ha ha ha ha ha, hey ha ha ha ha ha, hey
Moskau, Moskau  / Moscow, Moscow
Väterchen dein Glas ist leer  / Father your glass is empty
Doch im Keller ist noch mehr /  But in the basement is more
Ha ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha ha

Moskau, Moskau Moscow, Moscow
Liebe schmeckt wie Kaviar /  Love tastes like caviar
Mädchen sind zum küssen da/ /  Girls are kissing there(here?)
Ha ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha ha
Moskau, Moskau /  Moscow, Moscow
Komm wir tanzen auf dem Tisch  / Come we dance on the table
Bis der Tisch zusammenbricht / Until the table breaks down
Ha ha ha ha ha, hey! Ha ha ha ha ha, hey!