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Vladimir Putin

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More songs Vladimir Putin won’t like

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Invasion, Pro-Democracy, Russian, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

The anti-Putin songs keep coming and will be with us for decades. Oreo has uncovered a couple more, including this

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Meanwhile back in Ukraine, this guy was part of the Eurovision winners. Now he’s off to war.

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eurovision, InvasionWar, Kalush Orchestra, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra was the big winner in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (details here). And now after all the

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How about a selection of anti-Putin songs? Happy to help.

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Invasion, Parody, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the biggest social media war we’ve seen to date. All the social media networks are

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A member of Pussy Riot, Vladimir Putin’s least favourite punk band, managed to escape Russia. This is right out of a spy novel. (MORE UPDATES: How this was done.)

May 12, 2022May 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Masha Alyokhina, Pussy Riot, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

The members of Pussy Riot have been poking Vladimir Putin in the eye with a stick for years. For their

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Can Putin be ousted? Pussy Riot weighs in

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ari Melbor, MSNBC, Pussy Riot, Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin probably isn’t a punk fan and he’s certainly not a fan of Pussy Riot, which is among his

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 20, 2022

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Death Row, Liam Gallagher, One-Hit-Wonders, Snoop Dogg, Vladimir Putin

Exploding kittens. That is all. Unless you want to continue with music news for April 20, 2022. Here are songs

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With apologies to Boney M, there’s a song about psychopath Vladimir Putin

April 17, 2022April 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Boney M, Cover Version, Parody, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Given that the original Boney B song told the story of Rasputin, the psychotic monk of Czarist Russia, I’m surprised

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This guy crashed a Texas city council meeting to rap about the Russian invasion of Ukraine

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Stein, Invasion, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Alex Stein is a comedian and (as far as politicians may be concerned) a troll who hijacks meetings. He crashed

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Roger Waters calls Vladimir Putin “a gangster.” He’s right, obviously.

March 14, 2022March 15, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Invasion, Roger Waters, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Roger Waters can be difficult to deal with on some subjects, but he’s bang-on about what’s going on in Ukraine.

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Pussy Riot continues to fight for Ukraine against Russia

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments International Women's Day, Invasion, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Pussy Riot, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Pussy Riot has to be Vladimir Putin’s least-favourite band. Despite clampdowns, arrests, and imprisonment, Pussy Riot continues to poke him

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Stevie Nicks has written a poem for Vladimir Putin and…wow.

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Alan Cross 12 Comments Russia, Stevie Nicks, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Stevie Nicks has been watching what’s happening in Russia. She has this to say.

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