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ipr1118 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I didn't think about this. A good point! :)
Wwyzzard (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It may be that this bit of plagiarism was unofficially condoned to get the work of Ostrovskiy & Oshanin exposed to a wider audience. Be that as it may, Oshanin became a consultant in Western cinema studios before his death in 1997. And Ostrovsky is now a Russian correspondent for several Western news media. So both of them did get this exposure to the Western world. Good show!
Wwyzzard (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
If I am correct, what we in the West would call the intellectual property rights to "May There Always Be Sunshine" would have been owned by the Soviet government. So it might well be that they were doing what any good manager will do with his material, try to get it exposed to a wider audience. The Cold War being what it was in 1964, this would have required a bit of subterfuge. That would explain why they never protested this "borrowing".
ipr1118 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
There is not much argument about the origin. Soviet song is an anti-war political statement. This video's lyrics are a love song. But the tune sounds like a marching song with trumpets.It looks like somebody took Soviet song, created different lyrics and didn't care to change the style. A lazy, unimaginative steal. Bjorn is one of my favorite musicians, I wish he didn't participate in this show. But this has already happened, so be it. :)
piafedith (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
j'adore ABBA!
piafedith (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Bien! Merci! J'adore les singes
claura13abbafan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
OMG, so that is Bjorn... Shame on me:( I didn`t recognize him when found another vid of this song...ha haI`ve sung this song in Russian and Latvian lots of years ago, but still remember those words like it was yesterday...ha ha haThank you!
Wwyzzard (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Stange. I actually meant EXACTLY what ji61m meant. One way or another, I am sure the plagiarism has been dealt with. So kick back and enjoy the music!
ji61m (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thank you Jan for your great post of this great song. I'm sorry for my comment to the book writer below, I certainly mean no disrespect towards you or your vids. I just think a person doesn't need to thrust their beliefs on all who come to watch and enjoy.Peace, Jim~
ji61m (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Wow.....It's just a song/video dude, you either watch or you don't. Go start your own website and play there because we don't need anyone to preach to us here! |
