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[–] Vampire@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The hole in this theory is that the lyrics are very clearly about taking a flight back there.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

However, they also include basically name dropping many SSRs and coming up with some kind of barely veiled sexy compliment for the women from each region, implying the way to reunifaction is through a magical mystery tour of free love, man!

(Well) The Ukraine girls really knock me out (Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)

They leave the West behind

And Moscow girls make me sing and shout (Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)

That Georgia's always on my mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mind

Oh, come on!

...

Oh, show me 'round your snow-peaked mountains way down South

Take me to your daddy's farm

Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out

Come and keep your comrade warm!

...

I'm back in the U.S.S.R. (Hey)

You don't know how lucky you are, boys

Back in the U.S.S.R.​

Its 'California Girls' (Beach Boys), but for Soviets, rofl.

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 12 points 5 days ago

Song was right. They didn't know how lucky they were.

[–] JohnBrownsDream@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago

Holy shit, I like the Beatles now?

[–] SootySootySoot@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago

I'm personally Backin' the USSR

[–] huf@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago

it's about a big truck called USSR and you have to park it in reverse

[–] userofnames@hexbear.net 1 points 4 days ago

o lol i was thinking of eddy huntington song