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My clothes are all made by Balmain. And there are diamonds and pearls in my hair. Yes there are.

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Commiserating with everyone who has not trodden the asphalt of the boulevards with varnished shoes

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What can be said that hasn’t been said? What can be done that hasn’t been done?

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In 1979, the West German pop disco band Dschinghis Khan, known for their flamboyant costumes, unhinged dance routines, and platitudinous lyrics, released Moscow, a paean to the city of Moscow in all its historical and contemporary glory. 

 

The song proclaims: 

Moscow / City of mystery / So full of history… 

Drinking vodka all night long / Keeps you happy, makes you strong / Ho ho ho ho ho – hey!

Take Natasha in your arms / You’ll be captured by her charms…

Moscow, Moscow, throw your glasses at the wall / And good fortune to us all / Ho ho ho ho ho – hey!

 

This accompanying performance is certainly one of the kitschiest ever caught on video. 

 

In 1980 the song was released in an English-language version. Australia’s Channel 7, madly enough, used the song as the theme to their television coverage of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. It became a big hit in the country, staying at #1 for six weeks.

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Cave of Crystals

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cave of crystals

BBC News – A rare glimpse of the cave of crystals

Mexico’s Cave of Crystals stunned geologists when it was first discovered in 2000. The underground chamber contains some of the largest natural crystals ever found – some of the selenite structures have grown to more than 10m long. . .

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The last of the unicorns

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Boney M, go back home

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The beginning of this video is kind of awesome— but then it loses steam. Guess they didn’t have too much material in Russia to work with. Seems like they got off the plane, danced around a bit, and then were forced back home by racist and xenophobic ‘70s Russians.

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A streetwise Hercules

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