After Georgia's choice of a Eurovision song contest entry which pokes fun at Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin, now one of the country's most famous singers, Vakhtang Kikabidze - who's also popular in Russia - has recorded a tune expressing his sadness over last year's war. According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Against a backdrop of Russian fighter planes bombing Georgian apartment buildings at the height of last August’s conflict, the legendary Georgian singer Vakhtang Kikabidze - 'Buba' to his fans -- speaks of betrayal and "the smell of melancholy" in his controversial new song, You Disappointed Me. A video of the tune, which has appeared on the Internet, shows Russians and Georgians in happier times, interspersed with footage of Georgians wounded in Russian attacks, piling their belongings into cars, or crying for help on rubble-strewn streets. Kikabidze, who performs the song in Russian, says in the chorus, "You haven't betrayed me, you've disappointed me." The song has provoked outrage among many Russians, who consider the Soviet-era crooner to be one of their own.
The video is online here.
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Sorry,but Vladimir Putin is not the president, but the prime minister of Russian Federation,
cheers,
Sandro,
That's right, of course, although some analysts do insist that Putin's still pulling the strings even though he is no longer president. Anyway, many thanks Sandro, I'll amend it.
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