Music Video: Aquarium - Зум, зум, зум

A little over 25 years ago, as the Cold War was slowly sputtering to an end, a friend introduced me to an interesting compilation album called "Red Wave".  It consisted of recordings by around a dozen dissident rock bands from the Soviet Union.  Among the bands was one that I particularly liked: Aquarium.

As I got to thinking about something to post here today, I thought it might be fun to try to find that band again, and maybe even to find an old video for that song on the "Red Wave" album, to feature as a Blast From the Past.  Well, I couldn't find a video for that song.  However, I found something better.

After all of these years, much to my surprise and joy, Aquarium is still around.  Even better, they are still producing interesting and enjoyable music.  In Зум, зум, зум you get an almost Paul Simon "Rhythm of the Saints" vibe, with complex international rhythms punched up by a horn driven chorus.  It's toe tapping and finger snapping, and will probably eventually find its way into steady rotation on my iPod.

Blast from the Past: t.A.T.u. - Nas ne dogonyat

What seems like a lifetime ago, my wife was at the gym when she first heard this catchy little dance number being played repeatedly over the sound system.  After a little research, she discovered that it was Russian group t.A.T.u., and the English version of their massive hit song Nas ne dogonyat.  Fast forward a decade, and my young daughter finds this song buried among our old CDs.  Now it's her favorite song to sing on the way to school, even though she still struggles a little with the Russian lyrics.