Stranglers, The - Vladimir And The Beast Lyrics
Thank you, my fatherland
For helping me to be totally reintegrated and normalised
Only in the world's greatest socialist democracy could one hope to be forgiven for losing temporary sight
of the aims and goals of the of the Marxist/Leninist revolution
Being still a relatively young and fit man
I was still in search of fulfilment
The memory of Olger, Sergey and my two children
Motivated me to seek an occupation
That would both repay my debt to my great party
And obviously help the way to international socialism
I was still unable to resume my lectureship at the sub-nucleonic particle physics
And therefore volunteered to help our Afghan comrades
In their great struggle for liberation
I was readily accepted
It was not long before I realised that our support
For the liberation struggle of our comrades in Afghanistan
Was not viewed at all together unanimously by the local population
In fact, we were not allowed outside of the barracks unless we were in large armoured groups
During our brief stay in Afghanistan
We had discovered some of the very few pleasures open to visitors to this desolate place
A local concoction called "hashish" was being increasingly used by our troops
And many of the helicopter gunship and tank crews, moreover
Would smoke large chillums and joints before embarking on missions around the mountains, surrounding Kabul
Every week comrades who had fallen into the hands of the rebels
would be found in various states of dismemberment around the camp
Those unlucky enough to be still alive
Were sent from rehabilitation
to the German democratic republics
Since this would prevent any undue alarm by our loved ones back home
The wisdom of this policy is evidence of our leaders' great care for their people
Apart from hashish there was not much to divert or endure the cold mountain nights
And increasingly there were signs of the troops acquiring the illness of which I had previously been cured
And therefore, my attention was focused more on looking at the few animals that were kept within the military compound.
As is often the case between human beings and animals
A close bond of affection can develop
And I became increasingly close to a camel I named Dimitri
Ah, dear Dimitri
No one can really understand the relationship between a man and his camel
As was the case with the army doctors and my superiors
Who sent me to convalesce in the German Democratic Republic.
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Stranglers, The Vladimir And The Beast Comments
The lyrics !! Tel us the lyrics please !!
Thank you, my fatherland
For helping me to be totally reintegrated and normalised
Only in the world's greatest socialist democracy could one hope to be forgiven for losing temporary sight
of the aims and goals of the of the Marxist/Leninist revolution
Two years it took me to be cured of my illness
Being still a relatively young and fit man
I was still in search of fulfilment
The memory of Olger, Sergey and my two children
Motivated me to seek an occupation
That would both repay my debt to my great party
And obviously help the way to international socialism
I was still unable to resume my lectureship at the sub-nucleonic particle physics
And therefore volunteered to help our Afghan comrades
In their great struggle for liberation
I was readily accepted
Into a motorized maintenance unit
It was not long before I realised that our support
For the liberation struggle of our comrades in Afghanistan
Was not viewed at all together unanimously by the local population
In fact, we were not allowed outside of the barracks unless we were in large armoured groups
During our brief stay in Afghanistan
We had discovered some of the very few pleasures open to visitors to this desolate place
A local concoction called "hashish" was being increasingly used by our troops
And many of the helicopter gunship and tank crews, moreover
Would smoke large chillums and joints before embarking on missions around the mountains, surrounding Kabul
Every week comrades who had fallen into the hands of the rebels
would be found in various states of dismemberment around the camp
Those unlucky enough to be still alive
Were sent from rehabilitation
to the German democratic republics
Since this would prevent any undue alarm by our loved ones back home
The wisdom of this policy is evidence of our leaders' great care for their people
Apart from hashish there was not much to divert or endure the cold mountain nights
And increasingly there were signs of the troops acquiring the illness of which I had previously been cured
And therefore, my attention was focused more on looking at the few animals that were kept within the military compound.
As is often the case between human beings and animals
A close bond of affection can develop
And I became increasingly close to a camel I named Dimitri
Ah, dear Dimitri
No one can really understand the relationship between a man and his camel
As was the case with the army doctors and my superiors
Who sent me to convalesce in the German Democratic Republic.
And the last chorus with dimitri's bowing to his master's willis just insane ;-)
Quite of a great bass line here, try and play it. Thanks guys for this techno waltzing groove 37 years old. Crap video though but nice audios
The Stranglers at their finest. brilliant musicians and wordsmiths.
Still relevant. Just swap Russians for Americans.
+Edward Romero I thought this was amusing back in 1986... no more.
And for russians again... in Syria
+Tobrukas Marduk Indeed. It seems that we've learned anything in the last 30 years.
+Edward Romero "It seems that we've learned anything in the last 3,000 years."
(Fixed for you)
+Edward Romero "It seems that we've learned anything in the last 3,000 years."
(Fixed for you)
Afgany black mmmmmmmmmmmm
The unpublished diaries of Vladimir Putin!
speaking of diaries, this is before it's popular: http://metacurl.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/fake-social-dynamics.html
My superiors did not understand the love between a man and his camel. Lucky enough to to be alive, I was sent to the German Democratic Republic.
written whilst on drugs.....great!!
As was the case with my army Superiors who sent me to convalesce in the German.Democratic.Republic.
No one can really understand the relationship between a man and his camel....
I could not continue my work in sub-nucleonic particle physics. Yet I wanted to help the great socialist struggle. I was placed in a motorized maintenance unit.
HA HA
Great post. 10 out of 10. I've got the whole lot of these. Just shows what a talented band The Stranglers are.
fuck yeah!!! i love getting high, turning off the lights, and trip out on the song and story!!!!
@NickB1967 "reintegrated and normalized" ha ha
this has always been one of my fav stranglers tunes, thanks for the vid. I always thought the Vlad saga would make a great movie!!
dear dimitri - lol
It's about time more chapters of The Chronicles Of Vladimir made it's way onto YouTube! Thanx 4 posting!
Not just hashish; Vladimir also falls in love with a camel, and is sent for "rehabilitation" (sic) in the "German Democratic Republic" (sic)
I remember this from the 1980's; it was hilarious.