Comments on Thought Skipper: What do you mean he's not singing? Just look!

Interesting.

2012-02-17T17:36:03.329-08:00

Interesting.

Im so glad I can sing along now. Thank you. And it...

2010-03-27T15:25:06.850-07:00

Im so glad I can sing along now. Thank you. And it has become my Favourite Song of all times and thus replaced Manamana. I love it

thanks for writing about this wonderful man. he is...

2010-03-26T10:05:18.123-07:00

thanks for writing about this wonderful man. he is really great. I'm just wondrin if it's true that he has been lobotomized in the 1950's???

Does anyone have any idea how to get the sheet mus...

2010-03-24T08:31:45.519-07:00

Does anyone have any idea how to get the sheet music?

Thanks for transcribing the lyrics!

I saw the video for the first time yesterday and haven't been able to get it out of my head. Really it just makes me happy!

I too thought the vid was hilarious when I saw it,...

2010-03-23T18:02:39.820-07:00

I too thought the vid was hilarious when I saw it, but then realized the guy was a master of body language (as you said) and had a killer baritone. So I checked out some of his many, many other videos posted on Youtube.

And I gotta say: I'm now a serious new fan of this old Soviet star. He was extraordinarily talented, and rather charismatic as a vocalist and was a sophisticated stage performer - and really, not a bad looking dude, especially during the 1960's. Give him another look, people.

As for its increasing popularity: I think it got a...

2010-03-18T10:27:14.672-07:00

As for its increasing popularity: I think it got a Colbert Bump, thanks to a helpful viewer who posted a link to this site on the Colbert site:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/265481/march-03-2010/jim-bunning-ends-filibuster

Love this. Especially enjoyed the lyrics. Terrific...

2010-03-18T01:53:54.531-07:00

Love this. Especially enjoyed the lyrics. Terrific arrangement.

So this was Russia's answer to The Beatles? No...

2010-03-15T21:55:17.000-07:00

So this was Russia's answer to The Beatles? No wonder the Soviet Union fell apart...

WOW!!! :)

2010-03-14T16:51:42.263-07:00

WOW!!! :)

Thanks for transcribing the lyrics! I realize that...

2010-03-14T01:44:50.919-08:00

Thanks for transcribing the lyrics! I realize that was not an easy task. I actually started doing it myself, but then found your blog, so I didn't have to. Lol, thanks.

This is really catchy. It's like the Commies&...

2010-03-13T14:09:12.978-08:00

This is really catchy.

It's like the Commies' answer to HEINO!

I saw this on facebook at ten to nine tonight. It&...

2010-03-12T19:16:59.349-08:00

I saw this on facebook at ten to nine tonight. It's now 3.12 am and still looping. There should really be therapy and support groups available to be honest.

I've always thought he actually sings. not eve...

2010-03-12T14:39:58.896-08:00

I've always thought he actually sings. not even close to lip-syncing.
I don't understand why people are making fun of this vid. I like it through and through. It's pretty catchy, to be honest.

originally that was song about Cowboy, who back to...

2010-03-12T08:23:23.678-08:00

originally that was song about Cowboy, who back to home, but soviet propaganda stop words... that what we have... (Maxim Lebedev from Moscow)

The vocalizing is funny, but the musical arrangeme...

2010-03-12T07:43:36.096-08:00

The vocalizing is funny, but the musical arrangement in the background is really good! Why do not peaople arrange music like that any more? Maybe that's the reasen for the new popularuty? (Excuse my english)

I...can't...stop...LISTENING!

2010-03-10T13:40:47.246-08:00

I...can't...stop...LISTENING!

This guy scares the hell out of me. That face is t...

2010-03-10T10:48:33.422-08:00

This guy scares the hell out of me. That face is terrifying, and the vocals don't match his movements. He's like a goddamn puppet. ._.

Thanks a ton for making the Russian Rick Astley to...

2010-03-09T20:34:56.347-08:00

Thanks a ton for making the Russian Rick Astley tolerable. I could actually sing along with that song now!

This blog must be placed on my "To watch" list.

Good comment! I suspect part of the reason "I...

2010-03-09T12:42:44.573-08:00

Good comment! I suspect part of the reason "I Am So Happy to Finally Be Back Home" is commonly used over the exact Russian transliteration, with all the comma punctuation, is because that phrasing is more difficult to parse in English. Punctuation means you have to think more by breaking the phrase into chunks, so people translating the title often opt to remove commas and simplify when transliterating it for English speakers.

The important aspect is that the gist of the feeling remain obvious in the title, and I think various transliterations can achieve that. Thanks for your reply!

It's actually "I'm very happy, since ...

2010-03-09T12:24:16.076-08:00

It's actually "I'm very happy, since I, finally, am returning home" it's being incorrectly translated all over the internets.

OMG this man has been haunting me :D can't st...

2010-03-09T03:12:05.763-08:00

OMG this man has been haunting me :D

can't stop thinkin abt it.. listenin to it or even dreamin abt it

it's my ring tone...

and ur sing along version ROCKS :D

Thanks for posting this, and thanks imemary for yo...

2010-03-07T09:55:21.989-08:00

Thanks for posting this, and thanks imemary for your comment. Made my day.

Your transcribing skills are quite impressive. I ...

2010-03-06T21:45:04.198-08:00

Your transcribing skills are quite impressive. I realize now that I had misheard many of the lyrics.

BRILLIANT

2010-03-04T13:35:35.444-08:00

BRILLIANT