The song “Do Russian People Stand For War” was written in 1961 by poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko with the participation of the famous Soviet singer Mark Bernes, who was its first performer. The song expresses protest against war and calls for peace. The song gained great popularity and was translated into several languages. This recording features […]
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The song “Eve of Destruction” was written in 1964 and reflects concern over a number of events at the time: the Vietnam War, Cold War tensions and specifically the Cuban Missile Crisis, the assassination of J.F. Kennedy, civil rights movements in different parts of the world. Eve of Destruction lyrics: The eastern world it tis
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The song “Stork on the Roof” was first released on the album “David Tukhmanov. War Songs” in 1985. The authors of the song are composer David Tukhmanov and poet Anatoly Poperechny. The first performer of the song was the Soviet and Russian singer Lyudmila Senchina, but the song gained the greatest popularity when performed by
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Saying “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind” is attributed to Indial polititian and social activist Mahatma Gandhi. It seems like we are approaching the result described in the saying – again.
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What the World Needs Now Is Love was written by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David in 1965. Its first singer was Jackie DeShannon: The song was used in the final scene of famous 1969 comedy “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice”: A very popular song, it was sang by numerous artists, for example: What the World Needs Now Is Love lyrics: [Chorus]What the world needs now is
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The song Truce was recorded by the Ukrainian female group VIA Gra in the fall of 2013. The video clip for the song was filmed in Kyiv. The video clip premiered on November 12, 2013 on YouTube. Just 3 days later, on November 15, the clip became the most popular video in Ukraine and Russia
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This month the attention of funs of the famous game franchise Grand Theft Auto were attracted to rock musician Tom Petty (1950 – 2017). His song “Love Is a Long Road” was used for the first trailor of long awaited game Grand Theft Auto VI. “Love Is a Long Road” is from Tom Petty’s 1989
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This song with very short lyrics was written and is performed by Andrey and Tatiana Shadrovy, the Shadrov Union. They comprise a married couple with many children that writes and performs soulful lyrical songs for 15 years already. Mantra of Peace lyrics: Peace on EarthLove in every familyLove all over the EarthPeace in every family..
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“Put a Little Love in Your Heart” together with the song “What the World Needs Now is Love” are two most famous songs of American singer and composer Jackie DeShannon (born in 1941). The song “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” was composed by Jackie DeShannon, Randy Myers and Jimmy Holiday and released in
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The song Farewell to Arms was written by Russian singer, songwriter and composer Irina Bogushevskaya. She creates music in the style of theatrical jazz. The song “Farewell to Arms” was included in her debut album “Book of Songs”, released in 1998. The album was well received by critics and recognized as one of the best
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